The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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Page 154
... trading Companies - under the new British rule of that country- was carried to such a ruinous extent , and the natives were so demoralised with spirits , that the whole trade became disorganised , and the traders ruined alike in purse ...
... trading Companies - under the new British rule of that country- was carried to such a ruinous extent , and the natives were so demoralised with spirits , that the whole trade became disorganised , and the traders ruined alike in purse ...
Page 156
... trade did not intervene , they had no mercy where the interests of their rival Companies were concerned . Forts were taken and burnt , the officers in charge and the servants imprisoned and half starved , and sometimes even obliged by ...
... trade did not intervene , they had no mercy where the interests of their rival Companies were concerned . Forts were taken and burnt , the officers in charge and the servants imprisoned and half starved , and sometimes even obliged by ...
Page 158
... trading on a small scale , and " calculated to do a right smart chance of a trade . " But he reckoned without his host , or , rather , his next door neighbour occupying the picketed fort on the prairie . No sooner did Angus M'Tavish or ...
... trading on a small scale , and " calculated to do a right smart chance of a trade . " But he reckoned without his host , or , rather , his next door neighbour occupying the picketed fort on the prairie . No sooner did Angus M'Tavish or ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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