Transcriber’s Notes Hyphenation has been standardised. Changes made are noted at the end of the book. THE CONQUEST OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST [Illustration: Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, formerly Donald Smith; Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.] 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 [Illustration] 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