Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-08-29

onc-nnth OF the soil OF the globe. i he great
business OF this Company Is the FUR trade, oil
which il is now nearly the sole monopollst
throughout all the choicest iur-bearing regions
of North America. with the exception OF the
portion occupied by the Russians. The bulk
oil it, empire is secured TO it by charters but
ii is in possession of Oregon "a dcbatcablc
land, under stipulations between Britain and
the United States. The stockholders are
British; tho management OF It's affairs IN
America Is carried OH BY partners. so called,
but IN point OF fact, agents paid by proper
ton OF the net income OF the company.
Thee arc scattered in various posts over the
whole tcrritor, between liudson's Bay and
the Pacific. The Governor-gcncral resides
in York Factory. on the former. They are
chiefly Scotchmcn and Il greater proportion
OF shrcwdncss, daring, and commercial actl-
witty. is probably not to be found in the same
number OF heads in the world. Before 1870,
this body carried on Il fierce contest with the
North " est Company, attended with ndeous
battles of Indians and hali-brccds. and the
burning and sacking OF each others posts.
In 1871, the two Companies were CONSOLIDATE
cd since which they have had no British
rival, and have cxcrtcd all their policy to re-
press Interference on the part OF the Amcri-
cans. In this they seem TO have thoroughly
succeeded. The attempts OF tie Americans
TO establish a iur-tradc OF their own, one by
one have ended in disappointment. Their
own trappcrs and hunters prefer the markets
of the Company. It's agents seek out the
/ Amcricails->o.a at least they ompiain-outbid
them and undcr-scll them, in every point to
which they can penetrate. The 'Paciilc Fur
Company, the scheme OF John Jacob Astor.
concentrated by Washington Irving, those
of Captain Wycth, and many OTHER Amcri-
can adycnturcrs, have failed against the
strength and perseverance of the old moAop-
". It's traders supply the demand, such as
II i. both of Indians and white hunters for
European good, al over the north west Tor
they arc said to sell twenty or thirty per cent
cheaper than the Americans and there
seem, certainty, says Mr.. farnham, that
the ilud-on's BY Company will cngroSs the
entire trade of the North Pacific, it has
that of Oregon. So powerful i this body on
the continent, that il has actually established
Il Kind of game law over Il region twice Is
large a. Europe. regulating the quantity OF
trapping to be done in particular districts,
and uniformly diminishing it whenever the
returns shows a deficiency in It's production
of animals 1t keeps both sayagcs and
Whit in order, by putting into serious Prac-
tee the threat OF exclusive de ling. Mr..
l'arnliain met with an American in Oregon.
WHO informed him that. in consequence OF
some offence taken very unlustly OF oour>c.)
the llud,ons Bay Company rciuS q, tor Il
number of years. to sell him Il shred OF cloth:
and. rs there are no other traders IN the coun-
+ try. he was compelled, during thcir pleasure
+ To wear skins.
VINO sn,LL possEss THE OREcoN ,
The land which is TO command the North
Pacific. and give the law to Its myriad islands,
cannot remain long unoccupicd. IL call'
loudly on those who have lorcslght-on those
who can estimate the promise OF the future
To forecast it, destiny. The Americans never
. show themselves deficient in this branch OF
political wisdom. They are familiar with
: what we can scarcely rcalizc-thc rapid
t march of time in the Western world. AZ
9 most before we have satiatcd ourselves with
\ the mere contemplation of Il newly discover
= cd portion of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Its lines
+ are mapped out. and the names OF Its natural
' features become familiar to our cars-the
= wilderness i gone. the mountains stripped oil
: their forests. the rivers alive with navigation
c The far West will change us rapidly as the
: East has done. In the words OF W ashingtor
II lring-'.'Thc tur-bcaring animals extinct. Z
: complete change viii come over the scene
D the gay iur-trappcr and his stcod. dcckcd on
= in wild array. and tinkling with bells an'
II trinkctry the savage war Chief. plumcd, an'
n ever on the prowl the traders cavalcadc
: winding through dctilcs and over nakct
II plains. with the stcalthy war party lurking OF
c its trail the buffalo chaisc. the hunting
VI camp. the mad carou>c iii the midst OF dan
:. ger. the night attack. the scampcr. the hcrc'
p skirmish among rocks and olils-all tins 70
c nance OF savage life. which yet exists anon:
c the mountains. will then exist but III the from
: tier story. and seem like the fctions OF chiv
If airy or fairy tale.
e .Sar, !, il well bchoovcs us WHO have al
Is interest in every new corner Of the earth. L
c note the signs of these changes, ard turi
: them to our profit when may. and on
: thing strikes Us forcibly. However the poll
= teal question between England and Amcfci
g rs TO the ownership of Oregon. may be set
' lied. Oregon will never be ooloniz d ovcr!an
a from the Eastern States. Ii Is with s.ey
h Of pointing out the entire distnctncs> OF tn
t two regions that We have gone, perhaps a
/ tedious length. into Il description OF the geo
gr,phical pcculiaritics the vasts space wmc
IF scparatcs them. Ii Is six or seven hundrC'
&c miles from the wcstcrnmo,t limit of the icrtil
/, part of the Prairics. to the cultivated region
n of the Columbia. Six months OF the year
lc the whole OF tbs space Is Il how ling wilder
: ness OF snow and tcmpcsts. i;unng the 9th
n or SIX it exhibits every variety OF hoPelcs
h -tcrility plains and arid sand. dciilcs an