. 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 HON. SIR ADAMS G. ARCHIBALD ^j^g HON. THOMAS D ARCY McGEE, of Manitoba and of Nova Scotm THE HUDSONS BAY COMPANY AND THE EAR WEST 271 than counterbalance incidental losses. Iwerywhere throughout the wil-derness its traders journeyed from fort to fort, meeting the Indiansfin picturesque pow-wow, and exclianging ar
. 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 HON. SIR ADAMS G. ARCHIBALD ^j^g HON. THOMAS D ARCY McGEE, of Manitoba and of Nova Scotm THE HUDSONS BAY COMPANY AND THE EAR WEST 271 than counterbalance incidental losses. Iwerywhere throughout the wil-derness its traders journeyed from fort to fort, meeting the Indiansfin picturesque pow-wow, and exclianging articles of trivial value butpretty appearance for almost priceless furs, or for the more commonones which were then so exceedingly plentiful without being deficient invalue. Everywhere they found the element of adventure, the weirdentertainment of savage life, the pleasures of a wild liberty, the joy ofthe chase over boundless regions teeming with game and animal the mastery of the continent remained at issue betweenEngland and France the Company was not subject to much externalinterference or control, outside of the raids upon its territory alreadymentioned. In 1720, it was, therefore, able to treble its capital stockfor a second
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