Fort Douglas 226 Seven Oaks Monument 232 Lord Selkirk 260 Sir George Simpson 260 Fort William, Lake Superior 272 Red River Note 284 I.--Portage 304 II.--Décharge 304 Block House of old H.B. Company Post 310 Map of the Far North 314 Searchers in the North 320 Fort Edmonton, on the North Saskatchewan 336 Jasper House, Rocky Mountains 336 Map of Labrador, and the King's Domains 378 Map of Mackenzie River and the Yukon 388 Sir James Douglas 398 Fort Victoria, B.C. 406 Indians of the Plains 432 Council of Hudson's Bay Company Commissioned Officers held in Winnipeg, 1887 442 Fort Garry--Winter Scenes 460 Commissioner Chipman (Winnipeg) 470 Hudson's Bay Company's Stores and General Offices, Winnipeg 472 Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. 478 THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY CHAPTER I. THE FIRST VOYAGE FOR TRADE. Famous Companies--"The old lady of Fenchurch Street"--The first voyage--Radisson and Groseilliers--Spurious claim of the French of having reached the Bay--"Journal published by Prince Society"--The claim invalid--Early voyages of Radisson--The Frenchmen go to Boston--Cross over to England--Help from Royalty--Fiery Rupert--The King a stockholder--Many hitherto unpublished facts--Capt. Zachariah Gillam--Charles Fort built on Rupert River--The founder's fame.