, 1869-06-01
THE NEW NORTHWEST.
The Transfer of, ,salkirk and saa-
katchewan to Canada.
New Life in Hudson Bay Company
Vast Landed Reserves-Fur
Traders aud Speculatczs<
Canadian Policy Wanted-sur'
Observation-Disclosures
Apd Pacific Railroad.

{YRoA OUR sFECIAL CORRESPONDENT
; 81. Plr1- Mye =, 1853.
Canada win not take possession OF Central
British America In June. The chariot cs the Do
ninion fingers. The NrTnEtsh, With NIL bis royal
ues as Chief Of the Fur Trade and Govunof Ct
AAstnnlbots, has returned to Fozt Ga11J. azsd VII
ewa ait, with hta accustomed patience, the appoint.
znent and arrival OF Canadian 8uccessoE HR So |
tou1n in St Paul hardly exceeded tweuty3ous
hours: and before this letter Is in type, hts party
will be steaming down north On Red RTet to sel-
kirk.
Governor AcIaylsh was IN excellent spirits. A.
factor Of the Hudson Bay Company, In command
OF the great centre OF distribution to hfty remote
posts, his dutiea arc sufficiently ariuous: but in
addition, since the settlement Of Minnesota. he
has found his function ef civil magistrate greatly
complicated by the advent Of considerable MI
grafton from Canada and the United States. The
only government, legislative and Iud!cial, was by
appointment or the COMPANY, a circumstance
fruitful OF Jealousy and turmoil; and the wonder
Is that the public peace has been well preserved.
The McTa<isn administration has been emtnently
wise and couc.ltaoTy, but Its authority wl be g!aA
1y surrendered TO Canadian Commissioners. The !
Governcrs only regret IS that he Is not ?ct m c1-
Governor, anh bis CHIEF solcltule on taking his |
scat in the train TO St. Cloud WIS the safety Of
valuable barometer ac.oss the prlrtes Of Northern
Minnesota. |
for month, but we hear Of no measures at Otta-
va, accepting the terms OF the compact recently
executed In Laudon With the Hudaens Bay Com
pauy. Wnat Is the matter begins to be asked by
ooservers OF the Northwest question Is Canada
dissatisfied that the "comrany Of adventureta
trading tn.o Hudsons Bay hna escaped the fate
OF that greater company Of merchants OF Ion-
don trading to the East Indles3 Z" The omnipo-
teRce OF Parliament suddenly closed the wons1ef%
ful history Of the East India Company On the mp
preston OF the muuny and strong CANADIAN
sentiment demanded that the Home Government,
In the Interest Of Western colonization, should
e1ungulsh as eummafsly the territorial claim
OF the Hudson Bay Company. under the charter
| Of the Second Chs1Ies. On the contrary, the com
pany-at least ts representatives on this continent
-regarA The protocol Of the Earl Of Granville a.
new and yHluabla affirmation Of their corporate
rights. With the concurrence Of Cnnada win cease
all further couuovessJ-itss1r ract Of great com-
| mcrctal Tulut. Thea Canada Ia to pay the conn.,
pa1y SEQ 900 for the posse4stou OF the territory
with the corresponding obligation 10 occupy, In
| prove and govern tt; tho company retaining AL
thctr trading pozts and land enclosing them not
exceeding an aggregate Of 81, Coo acts, and also
retaining one-twenr1eth OF the tFerti,e Bel,," u
the urea from longitude 94o to 113o and from lat
ttnde 49e to SIC ls designated. estimate this
area At W,ooo,odo acres, embracing the
fertile and temperate yalieys Of the
/ He0 HFer OF TUE SOF{Q auH TIC
Saskatchewan The landed eatate Of the company,
thus re-conseyed by an unquesttonable title, Will
be 1o,ooooao acres, representing marketable
value Of as many dollars With the establishment
Of q provincial government Meanwhile, az an
organization Of fur traders, the company Will be
as ailrantageously situated ns the American Fur
Company during its most prosperous epoch IN the
Northwest. They are only rcstratned from assert-
Ing right Of exclusive trade (which has been ob-
| ha AY1-tt1 -
Mackenzie and Hudsons Ray-tne great preserve
OF fuFbeat1ng nnlmals-wfl be couslguet for al
indefinite period 10 the salutary and sufficient 20
lice OF the company's posts,
Meanwhile great excitement prevails In file
selkirk Settlement. That community oi
1900 SOULS founded half century
ago In wilderness, Is now reached by the Amer
lean frontier Of population. etcaf7ers, buIlt ans
J owned In Minnesota, navigate the Kctl River ol
the North. md, before the close Of 1s7o, will re-
ceive and discharge at station Of the ST. Paul 1
Pacific Railroad. All communications, CONNER,
cial and postal, arc at present through Minnesota
In the face Of these facts anal tendencies the DO
minion Of Canada assumes jurisdiction In Selkiri
and Saskatchewan. The noble ambition Of secur
Ing Great West-a thentrc ample for the migr8
ttou Of the Eastern Provinces nnd the relief o
English wants. announced anh t.sttneh as india
rcnsable to the existence and prosperity Of Cam
dian nationality. Who wonders that the peopl
Of se1kirk, now largely American. receive th
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