The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10

ear ~ ~ ps~s.pl a., 10 asesruss 10 cv,ns w,ts
p,ss r.s . e,rhsss ss ~ lass~r NsM a ,ns Sorsh
sero nss's wn't~ Aso ~~ me prevailing iies thss
ne t,rtcry s orD o. for the ressiss of,hs fp bear
10 srnss TOO 1s ses es.sn, % ne asdsoas b., Com
pay. A M Get % mech labor, research snd pains
tskHs Asmeotns, Hsron and oshsrs bed done
u.ch 70 rsnevs me mwes.sss. nus oAnAdisas ~oa,d
fatsa ssiaaa sus merely sse~lss THAI lsees go 90
ssfl q ssssesc~ rAey had . duty " perform
w -ssfe 70 and % tsos svhs - I'D has they oos
nst w,rnc.y could psss q thssr Mazda which they
ush pc~ rssrd = already shsirs. ospsAls Keasedy
,.Sy : ne ,ssrss,y, sss sss s.s- q sA"ss: ~
a. jlstcs ueosv u n mAAAe~m<us He aliaisd 70
ne ssssgs NE, .s.. -. sa.,ss 70 ss,a,a no .ns
the shores 81 Hsscs ssd Superior tAey could.
rtsy he'd made . siuiias sAAs@ps . fsw year,
vsl The ur trade BY tsxns naser ioeases Tor
vsst tsetcss q county the q iAwresse and the o.
,ssa my OAR sissspst 70 lanss. on sas 0..s.,
20 the orsBsl ospers ana 70 sub1a moreover
vss u her tri hsry, shcA they nsa loos p~osc,
psl, .e s.ss essp sa' s,s.e n = ss'es Inc ,so
Sls rscsr vkich The HsdscD's ny COMPANY he'll the
country cue portion eips chartered syisovy the later
rpcer sse for twenty one years, expiring Ia lsp.
The lN, time The vss 10 expse ne coupsnv, three
tour years beforehand. srdaeny TIRES u and IN
,ssl ierrtorF hus ,h,o~ lhsr hsn6s sud benz
without spy tor e. kc,trrnsp. 70 provide " y, we're
slss 70 re.ss N: les.e IN. s.asa.n soysraases
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la marc yre 81 the prsseit tine Mr. ksnaedS
ihsn gave some adan oeAl iniorrasoa W thai CON
mpnsaed BY Mr.. xscdonea 10 regard 70 the
resources ara csp.bnllss Ct the coussry. o. The
coat Of The porusn Of the territory where he
bad lived FOR eisht ysars, whales. or rssnes psposs.
we're 30 abundant that they could Be eAugot by
sspcs smaller whales sere aho W be c4ptaret, an
ssakrs and othe, ius could be got IN abundance Goa
ard plrnbseo sbourdea IN Hos1ih's Inlet, much 30
nerous we're the rem ceer thai tbose familiar vita
rsrrslye Of Dr. Fac would RENE nber Doe be and M
.vtx Az
without tavig 10 The of tse nstses
He Captain X mad kinseif ~th . party OF IL
- ten or twelve sowand Of them ., v,ew But tae
tar trade wn socncary consideration. re entire
country, exierdrs 40 miles from the boundary linz %
the north, wss capable Of cuysuou OF the sane kid
VA carried o. In Carada Particularly nsx, tAlow aad
kideK which sary procure frcm Russia
could jur, as easily be rasea on those prss roe coas
Try VAS 10 fertile ~ could possibly BE- rne Red rivei
s. Pauls' ana occasionally rs1rsd % ssM city IN
cuce there, ard peurs ADcycan produce In sxcasnse
they found that aivaItAx than trading wtn
the H1csons Bay Company Who bad done everything 70
their power, resortirg TO VARSITY Of expoc isnss "
sruct the progress Of the 90 tement Tue Whole terrific
~ was arser ihsn Earope ana ~ ~ruie and pnssess
ed mary facilities Tor commerce bon Ia the west AMI
the east Cold IN great quantities found VAncou
vtrs leland He had IN his pnss Q spccimes OF
colo quartz from Governor Doug~ o~n ssrden. He hsd
. specimen also from Queen Char o,tes Island and
reported iLst the p~py bad brbed 70 silence
VITO bGo found the tame reia the Red River, knosing
region, her and power gone. In the Red
settlement the season comrerced N be severe about tne
brat Nov Der larmiss opers"ns began about be 70.
May. He believed meteorological taoes sout
IRE climate ai Red RIVER wa than as rocnto
tasirg the moan temperature d the whole year. snow
was 50 thin ,bsi he suasoes d,d 10, migrate .outh
bit erazed on bem The no winter In reply 70 gues
tons from Mr. Bransx,il, Mr. Jas Browne Jr, Mr. RE
Lewis, Nj Aaclear. ard other gentlemen Csr Kennedy
laid tbe country sef favorable for the construction
Of railroads. The df,arce between Lake Superior aad
Lske Mnhipse. II direct nae was zoo Mules, and .he
was moi 40 difficult many OF the rapids could bs easily
msioved by blasting . few Of tie rocks rnsre were
such puuber Of pornsts on lake Superior and Rainy
Lake that he OF 'sts would involve q loss OF time
would be he things 10 Tue number of white
inhabitants In the Re- RIVER settlement very smAd.
The poprlsion v0 . mingled one and bed been
riousy estimated ~ from 5000 TO 10 0o1 Too peopc
not very indutuou but tots could not be meter
which iher energies we're cramped. Not DOLLY were
they noizied bat every enor winch they pas forth
TO better Their condition, and render them inde
p Dctnt, was thwariec by the Brdson's Bay Com
paDy. The policy acortef BY the company wbeo
ever any body Of men entered the territory
for the purpose Of engaging In tas, 10 provoke
enabled Z, say thai 90 long they left alone the
country continued In peace There Gas an abundance u
coal ssrg tre banks o. the Markerz and oher
4 indeed fairy oropr~d TIE banks and mineral TAR
be ohtair ed there In sach quantities thai the oempl
Copper also sbupoant ard in pure state ltai
might be chpell.d out rather than mined from the
bees The entire coast Abounds with marine Animsls
and probably ere ons the oeoovery wouli oe made By
the people 81 San y, Ancsco, weo wouldcnd orped
lions I, gather them The siberian country abornds
with fossil. well as natural ivory He (capt Kennedy
had brother resicng Red river and he had request
ed him 10 convene meeting OF the Inhabitants Of the se
uemcnt 10 expreu their views and opinions 10 tho
country under whose jurisdiction they would Ike 70 be. n
be had Misunderstood him. the people very
Of being under some oher jurisdiction than that Of the
Hudson. Bay Con and seemed 70 prefer that Of c.
Daos. II vas very likely that the vess OF the people
would be embodied In petition vhich would be sent
down 10 the Legislature Of this c,cnty In the
We should then have opportunity u knowing whether
the provincial govern ment would be more ssntve W
the wants Of their fellow subjects than the imperial r.
vernntnt Al this season Of the year would
take frtm twenty 10 twenty i've days 70 70 the Rel
river In summer the distance might be accomplished
In less time, but not much hes than twenty days The
Of the Hucson's Bay Company. The government pro
esd 10 sppont civil Governor OF The colony, but tue
magistrates we're appointed exclusively By The Company
Unocr tho Governor ~ an official ~ho acted jointly
recorder and Judge Formerly there was . sort o
militia aud them persoa called the Warden OF
the Plains. generally half breed who possessed
sive Ius the settlers OF the country and pro
bnby the tribes OF Indians 10 that mmeiiste neigh
borbocd The last warden bot and
Decessry TO pay high salary win view 70 secure his
interest In case OF emergency There was no harrison
But few ysarx'sso-n all likelihood ct the time when
the rebellion took place N Canada number Of pension
introduced, under The prclsnce OF being pre-
pared defend the country In toe OF invnson
BY tho Americans but was more than suspected With
view protect the company rom the settlers. Tbey
did hostver remain long 10 the country they toox
oislhe 10 u ard returned. The settlers were ai pre-
cent the friendly terms with the Indians. There
O wkea the Indians In the habit q attack
Ing parties they went frem TIC Red river settlement 10
the city of ~ PAUL but The American government hst
ssrrsons which proved sufficiently poserful 10 quoll
tnem. There wn no Newspaper 81 present 10 The setsie
meIt
M W.T. G. X and p. L :. (Prescot,), also made
statement esscrpve Of the interesting country lnow
nopollxsd by the Hu1sou Bay Company, and or tue
rious souroes Of 1sfc copnected tnerevth with view
Of eorroboratpg what had fallen from M Mcdonnell and
CAPT. kennedy. vas made up chiefly Of extracts Of
letter which he had sddressed 70 Lord EGn In tue ye1
4fss1.
Rycp IrwIs Esq., then submitted . resolution. n vm
10 The eject tas be thanks Of the meeting Due aad
were sepdored, 70 A mcdonnell, Esq.. and William Ken
nsdy ESQ, Tor the fuli asd interesting sccoun2 wncn
hey had siven Of the Hudron- Bay rerrtry-a country
which at no o.ssnt day. Ia he opiniJn 81 the meeting
would be thrown ops TO commercial enterprise.
TRoNhs tsrSsKni- Eco seconded The resolution, whoh
vas carried utanmousy
FL. BEwArD. Eco, then proposed "rhat the claim Of
the Hudsons BAY Company 70 exclusive right Of trade
over arse PORTION of BRUSH North America injurious
the interests Of the country 80 morcpolsed, and In
conraventon a the vehv " the people OF The Britain
North American Provinces (Cheers.)
Seconded by W. J. McDoySri, Eaq., and unanimously
adtpted.