Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-01-09
The Iiudson's Bay Company and Red River Settle


The Hudson Bay Company Red River Settle
We are enabled to make the following ex,racts
from a work Tin press) on " Minnesota and the nro.
posed Territory of Dacotah," by c. c. Andrews
Esq, which is to be published by r. Farnbam'
of Washington:
g The settlement is seventy miles north of Penn
bina, and lies on both sides of the river It's uopu-
ation is estimated at 10000. 1t owes it origin 10
the enterprise and success of the Hudsons Bay Com
pany Many of the settlers came from Scotland
but the most were from Canada. They speak Eng.
fish and Canadian French. The English style of so.
ciey is well kept up whether regard the church
with its bishop, the trader with his wine cellar the
scholar with his library the officer with his sinecure
or their paper currency They have a Judge who
gets good house to live in, and 9l,0O0 sterling
year but he has nothing of consequence to do. He
was formerly leading lawyer in Canada.
"The great business of the settlement, of course,
is the fur traffic. An immense amount of buffalo
skins is taken in the summer and autumn, while in
the winter smaller but more valuable furs pro-
cured The Indians also enlist in the hunts; and it
is estimated that upwards of 100000 worth of furs
are annually taken from territory and sold 10 the
Hudson Bay Company. 1t is high time, indeed, that
military post should be established somewhere on
the Red River of the North by Government
The Hudson Bay Company is now powerful mono.
poly. Not so magnificent and potent as the East In
dia Company, it is still powerful combination,
showering opulence on its members, and rejecting
a peculiar feature in the strength and grandeur
of the British Empire-a power which, to use the
eloquent language of Daniel Webster, has dot.
ted ovec the whole surface of the globe with her
possessions and military posts-whose morning
drum beat following the sun and keeping company
with the hours, circles the earth daily with one
continuous and unbroken strain of martial music -
The company is growing richer every day. and its
jurisdiction and its lands will soon find an avaabili-
ty dreamed of by its founders, unless, as may
possibly happen, popular sovereignty steps in to
grasp the fruits of lis long apprenticeship.
Sometime ago believe the Canadas sought to
annex this broad expanse TO their own jurisdiction
There are about two hundred members in the Hud-
sons Bay Company The charter gives them the
power to lagisaie for the settlement. They have
many persons IN their employ in Enga as well as
in British America. clerk after serving the COM
any ten years. with salary of about $500 per an
mum. is cons dered qualified for membership, with
the right to vote in the deliberations of the company,
and one share in the profits. The profits of share
last year amounted to $4,000. A factor of he com
pany, after serving ten years, is entitled to member
ship with the profits of two shares. The aristocracy
of the settlement consist principally OF retired factors
and other members of the oany who possess large
fortunes dine on juicy roast-beef with old port and
enjoy life in a very comfortable manner Two Of
the companys ships sail up into Hudsons Bay every
year to bring merchandise to the settlement and take
away fufs."
FERNAND1NA AND CEDAR KEYS RA1LRoAD.-We
find the following announcement in the Jacksonville
News of Saturday, the Goth uIt:
1--WE announced recently that the Florida Railroad
Company had purchased ten thousand tons OF iron
for their road. We learn from reliable authori
ty, that this company have closed contract for the
balance Of the iron (8,004 tons) necessary TO carry
them to Cedar Keys, delivery to commence in March
at the rate of 1000 to 1900 tons per month.
This is an important announcement to our friends
in the interior, it insures the completion of this
road at an early day.
AFFECTING DEATH-BE ScENE.-"A All Angus
us, said voice from the Marseilles quilt and rill
ed pillow case, g shall die before morning MY
feet and limbs getting cold and nerveess III shall
be dead by day. break !"
Don't trouble yourself about it," replies Augustus,
with great eduanimiY-" nlease yourself y