. The Selkirk settlement and the settlers. A concise history of the Red River Country from its discovery, including information extracted from Original Documents lately discovered and notes obtained from Selkirk Settlement Colonists . now known as St. Johns,though it then formed a part of was not until the 28th of October, 1853, settler. Resides an experimental farm,oneof these was the growth of flax, but whilethe plant grew well, and abundant harvestswere gathered, the result of the venture failure, on account of scarcity oflaborers and absence of skilled next un
. The Selkirk settlement and the settlers. A concise history of the Red River Country from its discovery, including information extracted from Original Documents lately discovered and notes obtained from Selkirk Settlement Colonists . now known as St. Johns,though it then formed a part of was not until the 28th of October, 1853, settler. Resides an experimental farm,oneof these was the growth of flax, but whilethe plant grew well, and abundant harvestswere gathered, the result of the venture failure, on account of scarcity oflaborers and absence of skilled next undertaking was the formationof The Tallow Company in 1832. Nearly500 head of cattle were secured in the set-tlement and placed under the care of herd-ers who were inexperienced and incompetent,with the result that 111 animals were lostduring the first year. Though the investorshad been promised great profits from thehide and tallow export trade,none appeared,and the company was broken up in 1834. In 1833 a joint stock herding companywas formed with a capital of IT,200. Twomen were sent to Missouris for sheep tostart a ranche, but owing to personal dis-agreement between them they pushed on toKentucky to make their purchase. Some. First Anglican Chtrcr- that St. Johns church was consecrated bythat name. From 1821 to 1830 a largenumber of retired officials and servants ofthe company became residents of the settle-ment, most of them taking up land north ofFort Garry along the Red river. Owing tothe attitude of the French Metis to theHudsons Bay Company, Governor Simpsonin 1831-34 erected, in the heart of the Eng-lish settlement, the establishment ever sinceknown as the Lower or Stone Fort. \ SPECULATION MANIA PREVAILS. The Selkirk settlers were greatly in debt tothe Selkirk heirs, and as the market forfarm produce was extremely limited, theywere unable to pay off the existing indebt-edness. Several schemes were entered intoin the hope that the export of farm producewould increase th
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