. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. the most experienced ofIndian wanderers. It extended over the prairies and in time reachedthe Selkirks and the Rockies; it came to the far shores of the Pacificand into the Island of Vancouver, down the coast and over theOregon and Washington of the future; it expanded north into thewilds of Russian America and the Klondike and Alaska of a latertime
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. the most experienced ofIndian wanderers. It extended over the prairies and in time reachedthe Selkirks and the Rockies; it came to the far shores of the Pacificand into the Island of Vancouver, down the coast and over theOregon and Washington of the future; it expanded north into thewilds of Russian America and the Klondike and Alaska of a latertime. The growth and extension of the Company was, however,a slow and natural one. In the earlier days of its history the warsof the French and English reached the gloomy shores of the greatBay, as they did to the furthest southern point of the 1670 and 1697, the Company lost ^215,000 through Frenchincursions—a very large sum in those days. And so matters con-tinued for nearly a century. But, despite the issues of loss or gain,of war or peace, the Company kept on its way and built forts, tradedwith the Indians, fought the French if need be, increased its stock,and managed to make profits so large in some years as to far more. THE HON. LUC LUTELLIER DE ST. JUST Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, 1876-79 THE HON. SIR ALBERT J.
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