. 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. TIIE FUR-
. 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. TIIE FUR-TUADE OF THE HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORIES. 307 iroiir," deeper and deeper into the wilderness, xintll finally they reached on the Atliabasoa and the Churchill Itiver the Indian hunters who used to sell their skins in the settlements of the Hudson's Hay Company. Tliis company was founded in the year 1G70 by a body of adventurers and merchants under the patronage of Prince Rupert, second cousin of Charles II. The charter obtained from the Crown was wonderfully liberal, com[)risin;4 not only the grant of the exclusive trade, but also of full territorial possession to all perpetuity of the vast lands within the watershed of Hudson's Bay. Tho Company at once established some forts along the shores of the great inland Boa from which it derived its name, and opened u very lucrat< j trade with the Indians, so that it never ceased paying rich dividends to the fortunate share- holders until towards the close of the last century, when, as I have already men- tioned, its prosperity began to be seriously affected by the energetic competi- tion of the Canadian fur-traders. In spite of the flourishing state of its affairs, or rather because the monop- oly which it enjoyed allowed it to prosper without exertion, the Company, as long as Canada remained in French hands, had conducted its affairs in a very indolent manner, waiting for the Indians to bring the produce of their chase to the Hu
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