The Fur Trade and the Northwest to 1857

accepted Albany American Assiniboines Athabasca Bayly beaver British brought buffalo Canada Canadian canoes Champlain Charter Churchill River claims coast Columbia command Company's coureurs Crees Cumberland Dobbs England English posts established Exclusive Trade expedition exploration France French Frontenac frontier fur trade fur-traders Governor Grand Portage grant Groseilliers half-breed Hayes River Hearne Henday Henley House Hudson's Bay Committee Hudson's Bay Company hunting Hurons Iberville Ile-à-la-Crosse Indians inland Iroquois Journal journey Kelsey Lake Superior Lake Winnipeg Macdonell Mackenzie maintained McGillivray McLoughlin ment Métis Michilimackinac Montreal Moose MSS Fonds Français Nelson River Nor'westers North West Company northern Oregon overland pany party passage peace Pedlars Peter Pond prairies Quebec Radisson Red River Rockies route Rupert's Land Saskatchewan secured Selkirk sent settlement settlers ships Simpson sloop St Lawrence supply territory Thompson took Toronto Treaty Turnor Vérendrye voyage William winter York Factory