The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-29

Tor the North Dakota state Historical
society. II smbodies much compre-
hensiye information regarding the
early Indian and fur traders history
OF this section, particularly OF the
Turtle Mountain region, and will be Of
interest Of students Of North Dakota's
earlier historical career: II
4. All feel the magic of such sentences
as, "voyageurs! Fur Brigades! seig-
neurs Of New France! Courier du.
bois! The great land and times Of
romance!" Certain It is that very
many OF our greatest literary sue.
cesses have been founded on the great
American fur trade. It was the only
Homeric age In America, when men
risked life simply for glory. And how
odd to find that Of all the fur locations.
the traders and trappers' paradise lay
between the Red river country and
Turtle mountains and Souris river and
Swan river to the North. Space is too
limited here to give more than brief
GLOSSARY Of events that led up to the
occupation of our vicinity by the great
trapper bands.
To attempt history of the fur trade
without mention of the Ojibwa and
Cree Indians would be Impossible. For
as their camps lay right in the line of
the best fur lands, from the great
lakes west, the Anglo-Saxon has had
more to do with the Algonquin tribes.
than any other IndianSeOf North Amer
lea. The result of intermarrying be-
ing the Bots Brule or Metis of the
Northwest, a race in themselves. AS
the Turtle mountain country was the
choice fur spot, SO 1t has been the most
dreadful in the Northwest. From 1905
to 1915 a desperate and continuous
battle WAS waged between the *. ""
Northwest" and Hudson Bay" COM
panies for the monopoly. The COM
panies used every means-bribery,
treachery and whisky. Bands Of men
and Indians were constantly running
riot in that land. Beginning with the
Hudson Bay company's attack on the
Northwest company's post on Souris
river in 1900. to the bloody affair of
Seven Oaks" at Lord Selkirk's Hud-
son Bay colony on the Red river in
1916. The Hudson Bay records for
1910 show that their hunting "outflt"
from the Hudson Bay Pembina post
alone cost $11S,000. When one recalls
that the company got ''ten for one,"
some idea can be gotten of what a
hunters paradise must have been
there, in North Dakota.
About 1900, the Ojibwa Indians had
their westermost village or mede
lodge and winter headquarters up to
and east of Northumberland. BY
some trouble they split up and be-
came, about 1900, ~ Ottawas, (2)
Ojibwas, and go Pottamatimies. They
do not remember the ancient name
they had. About 1850, the Ojibwas
were as far west as La. Pointe, on the
southwest shore of Lake Superior.
1541-Jacques Cartier built French
fort near site of Quebec. After year
the colony returned to France.
1608-Champlain established trad
ing station at Quebec.
1615-Champlain led Canadian In.
dians and some Western Ojibwas
against Iroquois and Dutch in New
York and New England.
1612-Dutch traders on Hudson
river.
1650-First white traders see Ojib-
rior. ~.
1s5o-ojibwas begin to go to Que.
bee. 5
165o-Ojibwas first got their arms
and firewater.
1660-Oj ibwas, now having guns.
began to move out to mississippi val
ley, via Chippewa valley Of Wiscon-
sin. to drive Sioux. south and west of
Mississippi river.
1661-Radisson and Grosellier did
some exploration of Lake Superior,
noting Ojibwa fur land.
1664-Dutch surrender New York to
British.
z 1667-Hudson Bay company formed.
1868 Grossellier for. the Hudson
Bay company estab lished first English
(the first post on Hudson bay) post on
Hudson bay, about 160 miles north
from nearest French post.
1671-Sieur de st. Lusson first
treaty for French Cor. any one) with
Ojibwas at st. Marie.
1761-.In the train of Sieur de st.
Lusson, the envoy Of the French king
was a Mons. Cadeau. His son. John
Baptiste CABOT. became great trad
er and married ''Anastasia,," an Ojib-
way woman. They had two sons,
John Baptiste CABOT, Jr, and Michel
CABOT. They were the ancestors Of
the Cadets of the Northwest,
1896 Chingcabee, OjibWa chief.
went to Quebec and asked Count
Frontenac for. help against the Soc
and Fox Indians. Z,
100 First French fur post I'M
Northwest built at Pigeon river. ss Il
1913 Treaty Of Utrecht French re-
leased all on Hudson's bay to Great
Britain. f.Et a s;s s9 /, q M
1881 -verandye's Port French Port,
Rainy Lake. .; ss ~