Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-30
LIFE OF TRAPPER.
GETTING FRS FOR MARKET a
LONESOME OCCUPATION.

lONESO4E OCCOkAT1ON.
rnn vuR COUNTRY o. TzIE FAB NORTH
--nnApY INGENUITY eF PRoFEs-
SIGNAL TRARP8R.
4 large proportion Of tAs furs which the
woeld's psople wear for garments still
conss from North America, despite the
great changes which have occurred,
within tho last atty years, BY
the settling of what was formerly .
Wilderness.
Ia value Of the yearly fnr-hunt on sea
and land throughout the world is about
0,eo, 900. OF this amount Canada
and Alaska contribute nearly oDe-hfth,
noe because Of the large number OF skins
secured BY the hunters. bat because 90
many Of them are rare and valuable, for
re must remember that the seals taken in
/ be waters Oh North America alone repre-
sena . very large sum each year.
ne history Of the Hudson Bay Co.
might be called history Of the American
fur industry; because, since 1t was
VI
this corporation has had its agents and
hunters scattered over an enormous terri
tory. Over century ago 1t bad no less
t,hsn in trading po~ts . nd .sf.c, or;esn--th he
term factories meaning stations in charge
Al ~ f,ctors a, huver.. II not only OBJ
taine<, furs from uoost al that part Of Canada
which 10 north and vest Of the Great
IAkas. hut many thoosand malta were r.
ceiv,d from the p,cisc Northwsst-that
porsion Of the United SKATES comprisine
:. .s.t.. AZ f,v.~on. w.shin~ton ana
Nev.da-at that Il me almo~t unknown to
the White man.
In tho,e DAYS Winniper vs. the head
centre AZ the Hpdson Bsv Co. the To- fort
vh,ch n coustrucAed h.inr The foundation
az the pre.,pt civ. Long aeo the tort be-
came : min. and Il now \ landmark
.uyro-nded bv : pubaic p.rk. : modern
ma pro..;c hr;cA hui,asn- containing the
comn.nv,s stor... var.Aons,s and of,c;al.
t.kin. -. nl.c.' No HANGAR i. thi. the
49, c.ntrs' - civili.etsen In. crowded
N. fp,- huntsr ana trnder farther north.
,,n4s, vv,rr;r., i. or,x a,,. ~ Tho r,;ro,
cotton. ~ N. .r..t co,ns--s;on
800 hunar.d m;,e. q to north~es.
Of il ID Edmonton, the larrsst market for
''nw" furs in the nav world, the capital
OF Alberta, and the most northern point
on Tie North American continent to be
reached By continuous line Of railroad.
It 10 located ON the saskatchswan river 1t
the terminus Of . branch o. the Canadian
Pacific which leaves ths rain line at
CAigary. Practically it, only kivsi in the
vhcae Northwest II Prinse Albert, in
6askatcAewan.
Picturesque, yst modern, End an ont
post Of empire. Edmonton in the old
days was an important ssttlsaent in that
section, the extreme northwestern market
in the fur country. Il was founded cen
tury or 70 ego BY the old Nsrthwcstern
Fur Co., for . brief time ooApstitor OF
the Hudson Bay Co Edmonton has now
developed into city OF 1905 people, and
extending for many miles around it are
the homes Of farmer; but, = already
stated, it i the greatest fur market- and TO
it comeA The bulk Of TIE skins Obtained in
North America By tho Hudson Bay Co.
and other Of the great fur corporations.
ONE YUR INDUSTRY.
~. io8p.erv i nov DIVIDED into
$500. Rrs - ~ ~. .L;n. ~, -
$3.50 =, -. huv.r, dir.cs from -. h.nt-
No.. ~ tn.,, h.;.- -
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