The conquest of the great Northwest; being the story of the Adventurers of England known as The Hudson's Bay CompanyNew pages in the history of the Canadian Northwest and Western States . he heavyiron went splashing overboard. This was too muchfor Juet. The mate threw down his pole and re-fused to serve longer. On September lo, Hudsonwas compelled to try him for mutiny. Juet wasdeposed with loss of wages for bad conduct andRobert Bylot appointed in his place. The trialshowed Hudson he was slumbering over a powdermine. Half the crew was disaffected, plotting topossess themselves of arms; but wh
The conquest of the great Northwest; being the story of the Adventurers of England known as The Hudson's Bay CompanyNew pages in the history of the Canadian Northwest and Western States . he heavyiron went splashing overboard. This was too muchfor Juet. The mate threw down his pole and re-fused to serve longer. On September lo, Hudsonwas compelled to try him for mutiny. Juet wasdeposed with loss of wages for bad conduct andRobert Bylot appointed in his place. The trialshowed Hudson he was slumbering over a powdermine. Half the crew was disaffected, plotting topossess themselves of arms; but what did plots mat-ter? Hudson was following a vision which his mencould not see. By this time, Hudson was several hundred milessouth of the Straits, and the inland sea which he haddiscovered did not seem to be leading to the the south shore to the westernmost hay ofall—James Bay on the west—Hudson recognizedthe fact that it was not the South Sea. The sirenof his dreams had sung her fateful song till she hadlured his hopes on the rocks. He was land-boundand winter-bound in a desolate region with amutinous crew. The water was too shallow for the boat to moor. 58. The famous bushranger who raided the English forts from NewEngland to Hudson Bay and rose to be the first naval commanderof France. Hudsons Fourth Voyage The men waded ashore to seek a wintering was found in plenty and the footprint of asavage seen in the snow. That night, November 2,it snowed heavily, and the boat crashed on therocks. For twelve hours, bedlam reigned, Juetheading a party of mutineers, but next day the stormfloated the keel free. By the loth of November,the ship was frozen in. To keep up stock of provis-ions, Hudson offered a reward for all game, of whichthere seemed an abundance, but when he orderedthe carpenters ashore to build winter quarters, hecould secure obedience to his commands only bythreatening to hang every mutineer to the the midst of this turmoil,
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