=Ferland, John Antony Baptist= (1805-1865). Member of faculty of Laval University, 1855-1865. =Index=: =L= Quoted as to difficulty of educating young Indians, 63; passage quoted from on Mère de l'Incarnation, 93-95; on enterprise of Talon, 114; on creation of bishopric of Quebec, 133; on advantage of connection of seminary with Foreign Missions, 140; on La Salle, 149; on educational labours of the nuns, 155; praises stand taken by Laval in regard to liquor traffic, 173; on return of Laval in 1688, 220. =Bib.=: Works: _Cours d' Histoire du Canada_; _Opuscules_; _La Gaspésie_; _Joseph-Octave Plessis_; _Voyage au Labrador_. For biog., _see_ _Cyc. Am. Biog._; Bibaud, _Pan. Can._; Morgan, _Cel. Can._ =Ferrier, James.= =B= His account of the negotiations between Brown and the government prior to Confederation, 152. =Fidalgo, Salvador.= Accompanied Elisa to North-West Coast, 1790; founded a Spanish settlement in Fuca Strait, 1792, and removed the post the same year to Nootka. Still there in 1793 when Vancouver visited the place. =Index=: =D= Sent by Elisa to examine northern coast, 1790, 26. =Bib.=: Bancroft, _History of the North-West Coast_. =Fidler, Peter= (1769-1822). Entered service of Hudson's Bay Company, about 1791. Carried on extensive explorations and surveys in the North-West. Left a series of manuscript journals, covering the records of his explorations for over a quarter of a century. These are said to be in the archives of the Hudson's Bay Company in London. Also left an eccentric will, of which Bryce gives a synopsis. =Bib.=: Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_; Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_. =Fiedmont, Jacquot de.= =WM= Engineer, fortifies bridges over River St. Charles, 85-86; opposes capitulation, 225; directs artillery fire against British camp, 230. =Finances of Canada.= =Sy= Sydenham's efforts to rehabilitate, 315-320. =Finlay, Hugh.= =Dr= Deputy postmaster-general, 243; expresses views of the English-speaking people of Quebec in letter to home government, 248. =Hd= On political situation, 174. =Finlay, James.= =MS= Leaves Montreal for western fur country, 3. =Bib.=: Mackenzie, _History of the Fur-Trade_ in his _Voyages_; _Hendry's Journal_ (R. S. C., 1907); _Cocking's Journal_ (R. S. C., 1908). =Finlay, James, Jr.= =MS= Joins XY Company, 14; on Peace River, 1792, 62. =Finlayson, Duncan.= =MS= Chief factor Hudson's Bay Company, 1832, and governor of Assiniboia, 225; Alexander Ross on, 225. =Finlayson, Roderick= (1818-1892). =D= Second in command at Victoria, 1843, 180; chief officer on death of Charles Ross, 1844, 181; his birth, 181; joins Hudson's Bay Company, 1837, 181; his service and character, 181; his narrative, 181; responsible for story of Captain Gordon and the salmon that would not rise to a fly, 183-184; becomes chief accountant of Western department, 188; holds position up to 1862, 188. =Bib.=: Bancroft, _History of British Columbia_; Walbran, _British Columbia Coast Names_.