Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE CONQUEST OF
THE GREAT NORTHWEST

THE CONQUEST OF THE
GREAT NORTHWEST

_Being the story of the ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND
known as THE HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY. New pages
in the history of the Canadian Northwest and Western States._

BY
AGNES C. LAUT
_Author of “Lords of the North,”
“Pathfinders of the West,” etc._

IN TWO VOLUMES
VOLUME II

NEW YORK
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
MCMVIII

Copyright, 1908, by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY

Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London, England

_All Rights Reserved_

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II

PART III--(_Continued_)

CHAPTER XXI

PAGE

“The Coming of the Pedlars” (_continued_)--Voyage up to
Fort William, Life of Wild-wood Wassail and Grandeur
There--How the Wintering Partners Exploited in the
Pays D’en Haut 3

CHAPTER XXII

“The Coming of the Pedlars” (_continued_)--Henry’s Adventures
at Pembina--The First White Woman in the West--A
Stolen Child and a Poisoner and a Scout--How
Harmon Found a Wife--The Story of Marguerite Trottier 26

CHAPTER XXIII

“The Coming of the Pedlars” (_continued_)--Thirty years of
Exploration--The Advance up the Saskatchewan to
Bow River and Howse Pass--The Building of Edmonton--How
MacKenzie Crossed the Pacific 47

CHAPTER XXIV

“The Coming of the Pedlars” (_continued_)--MacKenzie and
McTavish Quarrel--The Nor’westers Invade Hudson
Bay Waters and Challenge the Charter--Ruffianism of
Nor’westers--Murder and Boycott of Hudson’s Bay
Men--Up-to-date Commercialism as Conducted in
Terms of a Club and Without Law 68

CHAPTER XXV

David Thompson, the Nor’wester, Dashes for the Columbia--He
Explores East Kootenay, but Finds Astor’s Men
on the Field--How the Astorians are Jockeyed out of
Astoria--Fraser Finds His Way to the Sea by Another
Great River 81

CHAPTER XXVI

The Coming of the Colonists--Lord Selkirk Buys Control
of the H. B. C.--Simon M’Gillivray and MacKenzie
Plot to Defeat Him--Robertson Says “Fight Fire with
Fire” and Selkirk Chooses a M’Donell Against a
M’Donell--The Colonists Come to Red River--Riot
and Plot and Mutiny 113

CHAPTER XXVII

The Coming of the Colonists (_continued_)--MacDonell
Attempts to Carry Out the Rights of Feudalism on
Red River--Nor’westers Resent--The Colony Destroyed
and Dispersed--Selkirk to the Rescue--Lajimoniere’s
Long Voyage--Clarke in Athabasca 141

CHAPTER XXVIII

The Coming of the Colonists (_continued_)--Governor Semple
and Twenty Colonists are Butchered at Seven Oaks--Selkirk
to the Rescue Captures Fort William and
Sweeps the Nor’westers from the Field--The Suffering
of the Settlers--At Last Selkirk Sees the Promised
Land at Red River 166

CHAPTER XXIX

Both Companies Make a Dash to Capture Athabasca Whence
Came the Most Valuable Furs--Robertson Overland to
Montreal, Tried and Acquitted, Leads a Brigade to
Athabasca--He is Tricked by the Nor’westers, but
Tricks Them in Turn--The Union of the Companies--Sir
George Simpson, Governor 202

PART IV

CHAPTER XXX

Reconstruction (_continued_)--Nicholas Garry, the Deputy
Governor, Comes Out to Reorganize the United Companies--More
Colonists from Switzerland--The Rocky
Mountain Brigades--Ross of Okanogan 235

CHAPTER XXXI

Journals of Peter Skene Ogden, Explorer and Fur Trader,
Over the Regions now Known as Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah--He
Relieves Ashley’s Men of 10,000 Beaver--He Finds
Nevada--He Discovers Mt. Shasta--He Tricks the
Americans at Salt Lake 261

CHAPTER XXXII

McLoughlin’s Transmontane Empire (_continued_)--Douglas’
Adventures in New Caledonia, How He Punishes Murder
and is Himself Almost Murdered--Little Yale of
the Lower Fraser--Black’s Death at Kamloops--How
Tod Outwits Conspiracy--The Company’s Operations
in California and Sandwich Islands and Alaska--Why
did Rae Kill Himself in San Francisco?--The Secret
Diplomacy 304

CHAPTER XXXIII

The Passing of the Company--The Coming of the Colonists
to Oregon--The Founding of Victoria North of the
Boundary--Why the H. B. C. Gave Up Oregon--Misrule
of Vancouver Island--McLoughlin’s Retirement 352