The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-08
The Iiudson's Hay Company aud the Or
goa Gold Disc0Scttes

] The luuson's Hay Company nnu thr Or.
| gon Gold DiscOSc,ies.
From The London Mercantile u.letic, Juoes
Our Canadian adviccs report that III,
Colonial Parliament is about To tnke up the
question OF the monopoly of the Hudson
Bay Company in right earnest. The loca
government. 1t appears, bave prepared Ger
tain resolutions on the matter which will be
submitted to the Legislature on an early
day, and notice has appeared in the Official
Gdsdte OF their intention, at the expiration
OF eighteen months, TO cancel the lease OF
( the IN ings Posts" on the northern shores
OF the 81. Lawrence, granted 10 the Compa.
ny IN 1882 ior twenty years while the Ca.
madam Commissioner of Crown Lands has
expressed his determination TO restore 10 the
Canadians the fishing stations hitherto en-.
joyed exclusively by the Company, to the
great dctriment Of the interes, Of the Upper
Province. IL is stated, moreover, that the
Provincial Secretary will move Il series OF
resolutions respecting Rupcrt's Land, the
Indian Territory, and the Hudsons Bay
Company. Mr.. Brown, also, the leader Of
the opposition in the House OF Assembly,
viii move ior a committee OF inquiry on the
general subject and Colonel Playlair will
also seek for select committee 70 consider
the necessity OF the survey Of the trac, be-
tween Lake Superior and the Red River
settlement, with view to establishing line
OF railway and Mr.. Dawson. bro!acr o!
the engineer in charge Of the survey Of the
route between Canada and the Northwest,
will also bring forward u set Of resolutions
aud move AN address 10 the Crown on the
subject Of the monopoly, the condition Of
the Northwest provinces, and OF the Indian
territories.
In immediate connection with this sub
ject we may direct the attention OF our
readers TO the few remarks Of correspon-
dent which We give elsewhere, and which
relates to the discovery Of gold In distant
portion OF the company's territories name
iy: Oregon. This discovery. it il antici.
pated, will, IL fully realized, completely an.
nihilate the company's sway in that distant
region. There will be rush Of adventur-
ers from California and other parts of the
United States, and probably also from Gan.
ada. who will care very little for the social.
ed rights of q usod.up fur company. II those
rights clash with the wishes and intentions
OF god-diggers, many Of whom will, of
course, become settlers Hitherto, Il ap-
pears, the company have been in the habit
Of charging 20s IN mere for lands in Oregon,
while the American government in order TO
stimulate immigration into the United
States portion OF tie territory referred to,
give 100 acres free TO actual settlers, and az
much land TO spectators as they choose TO
take at 5s per acre. The result has been
hitherto that American Oregon has absorb.
ell all the emigrants TO that part Of North
America, while British Oregon has been
abandoned 10 fur-producing animals, more
valuable, no doubt, In the eyes Of the CON.
pany than the most energetic body OF imm.
grants. All this must be changed A line
Of steamers from San Francisco 20 Oregon
will bring the nearest ports Of the region
within forty or fifty days Of London and
thirty or thirty.fve Of New York The
CHIEF obstacle hitherto 10 the settlement OF
Oregon and Of Vancuoycr's Island have been
the extreme distance Of these territories, ad.
ded 10 the interested jealousies Of the Had
sons Bay Company. The latter, however,
have formally. offered TO surrender Vancou
yer, the Red River, and the Saskatchewan
districts, on condition Of being allowed 10
retain the remainder Of their vast hunting
grounds. The discovery Of gold 10 which
We have referred, with The immediate inter.
cOune with California and other parts Of
the United States 20 which this discovery
must inevitably lead, will result in the CON
piete dispOssession Of the company 10 Ore-
gon, and will open up that 6ne region 10
settlement and colonization. the company
10 the contrary notwithstanding. All clas.
ses oil denominationa every interest in our
North American Provinces, 40 far "a they
have given expression 10 their feelings, unite
III the denand for the termination Of the
sway hitherto exercised by TIC Haisons
Bay Company over the vast regions of
British America, u the exclusion Of the
natural rights, %, only Of the population Of
our North American Provinces, ba, Of ev.
cry enterprising individual in that part Of
the world who oxe allegiance 10 the Brit.
lsh crown.