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R. M. Ballantyne. Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay
Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to Fourth Edition
Chapter One
Appointment to the service of the Hudson Bay Company—The “Prince Rupert”—The annual dinner of the “H.B.C.”—Fellow-voyagers—Threatening weather—A squall—Island of Lewis
Chapter Two
Stornoway—The ball—At sea—Go out to tea on the Atlantic—Among the ice—Sighting land—A sleepy sight—York Factory and Bachelors’ Hall
Chapter Three
Description of the Hudson Bay Company—Their forts and establishments—Food—Articles of trade and manner of trading
Northern Department
Southern Department
Montreal Department
Columbia Department
Chapter Four
North Americas Indians—Their manners and customs—Costume, dwellings, Implements, etcetera.—A tale of murder and cannibalism—A night excursion with an Indian—A deer hunt
Chapter Five
Voyage from York Factory to Red River—Voyage begun—Our manner of travelling—Encamping in the woods—Portaging and shooting wildfowl—Whisky-jacks—A storm—Lake Winnipeg—Arrival at Red River Settlement
Chapter Six
Red River Settlement—Origin of the colony—Opposition times and anecdotes—The flood of 1826—Climate—Being broken-in—Mr. Simpson, the Arctic discoverer—The Mackenzie River brigade
Chapter Seven
Norway House—Adventure with a bear—Indian feast—The portage brigade—The clerks’ house—Catching a buffalo—Goldeye fishing—Rasping a rock
Mr. Cumming’s Adventure with a Bear
Chapter Eight
York Factory—Winter amusements—Intense cold—The seasons—“Skylarking”—Sporting in the woods and marshes—Trading with Indians—Christmas doings—Breaking-up of the ice in spring
Bachelors’ Hall
A Canoe Excursion on the Shores of Hudson Bay
Chapter Nine
Voyage from York Factory to Norway House in a small Indian canoe—Departure—Life in the woods—Difficulties of canoe navigation—Outwit the mosquitoes—“Lève! lève! lève!”—Music in the pot and on the organ
Chapter Ten
Voyage to Canada by the great lakes of the Interior—A black bear—Harassing detentions—Another bear—Meet Dr. Rae, the Arctic discoverer—The guide’s story—Meet Indians—Running the rapid—Lake Superior—A squall—The Ottawa—Civilised life again—Sleighing in Canada
The Death of Wapwian
Chapter Eleven
Winter-travelling in Canada—Departure from Lachine—Scenery along the road—“Incidents” by the way—Arrival at Tadousac—Mr. Stone’s adventure with Indians—Clubbing seals
Chapter Twelve
A journey on snow-shoes—Evils of snow-shoe travelling in spring—Value of tea to a tired man—Encamp in the snow—Isle Jérémie—Canoeing and boating on the gulf of St. Lawrence—Amateur navigating—Seven Islands—A narrow escape—Conclusion
