=Colonial Empire.= Newspaper, published at St. John. =Index=: =T= Brings charge against government, 51. =Colonial Gazette.= Newspaper, published in London. =Index=: =Sy= Publishes article on Poulett Thomson's mission to Canada, 135-141; not entirely confident of his success, 140. =Colonist.= Newspaper, published in Toronto. =Index=: =B= Edited by Samuel Thompson, 4; George Sheppard, editorial writer on, 135. =Colonization.= =L= Laval's interest in, 77; arrival of colonists from La Rochelle, 1663-1664, 77; system of apprenticeship, 77-78; Sovereign Council asks for men from north of France, 78; Bourdon brings out a ship-load of girls, 79; soldiers of Carignan Regiment come out as colonists, 79; Talon's immigration policy, 80; Colbert's opposition, 80. =F= Cartier's attempts at, 2; settlement at Port Royal, 6-7; at Quebec, 7-8; and the trading Companies, 19, 28; of Montreal, 33-34; marriageable girls sent out, 57. =Ch= Character of, in New France, 143-147; by Company of New France, 168-169. =D= Impetus to, from western side, 2. =Coltman, W. B.= A merchant of Quebec, and lieutenant-colonel in the militia. Sent by Governor Sherbrooke, 1816, to Red River, to investigate dispute between the Hudson's Bay and the North West Companies. =Index=: =MS= Sent to Red River to investigate troubles, 195; his report, 196. =Columbia.= =D= Hudson's Bay Company, vessel, 183. =Columbia Fur Company.= =D= Organized, 1822, by recruits from the North West Company, 134. _See also_ Astor; Astor Fur Company. =Columbia River.= Rises in Upper Columbia Lake, lat. 50° 10', long. 115° 50', and flows into Pacific Ocean. Total length about 1150 miles. Its mouth was discovered by Robert Gray, of Boston, May, 1792, and named by him after his vessel. It was first reached overland by Lewis and Clark, in 1805; and first explored throughout its entire length by David Thompson, of the North West Company, 1807-1811. Its principal branch is the Kootenay. =Index=: =D= Carver's "River of Oregon," 19; Russian colony projected at, 44; named by Gray, 57; Fraser raised mistaken for, 59; Lewis and Clark on, 67. =Comfort, Thomas.= =Mc= Aids Mackenzie's escape, 384. =Commerce.= =Bk= In Upper Canada, 50. _See also_ Trade.