. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. â iiiiii
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. â iiiiiiii. 804 TUE POLAR ;. CHAPTER XXVIII. TIIK FUR-TRADE OF THE HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORIES. The CdUi'ciir ik's liuis.âTlio Voyai;ctir.âThe liircli-bark Canoe.âThe Canadian Fiir-trudc in tlip hist Century.âTlic iiadson's Buy ('()ni])any.âIMoody Feuds between the N(irth-wrst ('(inipaiiv of Cm. ada and tlie Iliid-nn's Hay Company.âTheir .\nialj^aniation into anew ('onipanv in \x2i. Itccoii- struc'tioii of llio Hudson's Hay (,'onip:iny in lHt;3.âForts or Houses âThe .\ttiha\\nie^'âInllncme of tlie Coni)iany on its sava,!:;o Dependents.âTlie Black Bear, or Bariliil.âTh^i Brown \]:\r Tlio Cirizzly Bear.â'I Ik^ liiK'cooii.âTlie .American Glutton.âThe Fine JIarten.âThe P<'kan, or Wood- shock.âThe Chiiif^a.âThe Jlink.âTlio Canadian Fish-otter.âThe Crossed Fox.âThe jilatk or Silvery âTho Canadian , or Fishu.âThe Ice-h ire.âThe Beaver.âThe Musquash. 4 S the desire to reach India by the sliortest road first made the civilizi'd -^â¢*- M'orld acquainted witli the eastern coasu of North America, so tlie extt'ii- 8ion of the fnr-lrade has been tlie chief, or rather tlio only, motive wliicli oriifi- nally led the footsteps of the white man from tho Canadian Lakes and tiie bor- ders of IIudsoiTs Bay into the remote interior of that vast continent. The first European fur-traders in North America v/ere French Canadiiinsâ coiireiirs des boisâa fitting
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