The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-31
THE HUDSON BAY REGION.
Hudson Put Beginning and End Of Re
cent Balloon Trip on Map.

, WIN NSAsNSA ttE
I'm coming to earth near Moose Fac
tory, at the southernmost point Of Hud
son bay pilots OF the United State
naval balloon. which recently wa
blown to the frozen north in relativel,
few hours, came upon a country riel
in the history and traditions of thu
picturesque old Hudson Bay company,
says a bulletin issued from the head
quarters of the National Geographic
society.
Henry Hudson--'Hendrick Hudson
to his Dutch employers-was response
BILE for putting on the map both tbs
starting and ending point of this re-
cent chance balloon trip. He anchored
his famous Half Moon in 1909 close tc
the present location OF New York's
Goddess of Liberty, and the following
year, still searching for the elusive
northwest passage, he sailed into Hud-
son bay and followed it's eastern shore
south TO near the present Moose Fac
| tory.
at was there in James bay, the shall
low southern arm Of Hudson bay, that
| Henry Hudson suffered the keenness of
disappointment, such as can come only
to the worlds great dreamers. His
dream was TO find a passage to the
South sea- and therefore, a short cut
TO India. When he sailed into Hud-
son bay and found that it was a great
body of water he was sure his dream
was about to be realized. But when
he reached the shallow James bay and
nosing across, found that there was
west coast to the great expense of wa.
ter, his dream came TO an end.
wintered on Shores Of James Bay.
at was on the shores of James bay
that Hudson and his surly crew win
tered following his discovery, and only
short distance to the north that the
great explorer met his tragic end next
spring, when, bound by mutineers, he
was set adrift in a small boat with a
handful Of sick men, 20 perish.
"'The Company of Gentlemen Ad.
venturers Trading to Hudson Bay
which carved dominion for Great Brit.
ain across North America, established
its fra post near Moose Factory soon
after King Charles III, signed it's char.
ter in 1910 and blithely made its mem
hers true and absolute lords Of three
quarters of a continent, vested them
with trading rnonopolies, rights TO pass
laws and impose punishments, and
even gave them power TO make war on
non Christian peoples. During the three |
aud a half centuries since that time /
Moose Factory has remained one OF |
the important posts Of the Hudson Bay |
gathering a rich harvest Of /
furs Ii was the scene Of many raids 1
and counter raids in the early days be.
tween the French and the companys
employees.
Hudson bay j. one Of the most char.
acteristie features on the map Of North
America. standing out as strikingly a.
the Gulf Of Mexico and covering almost 4
~ great an area Though il fall far
short Of furnishing a passage TO the
South sea a. the early explorers 1
hoped, it, westeTnmost coast j. on the
very center line II the continent. Much
" the surrounding territory Of the
hay IL UNEMPLOYED wilderness. This
= especially true Of the eastern coast
.Oward Labrador.
"On the west coast are Port Church.
n. the hays best port, and about 100
niles 10 the south, Port Nelson. These
'orrs are to b. connected by railroads
With Winnipeg and the wheat and cat
u country 20 the west. Sailing YES
els ply Hudson bay between July Is
nd October ], and steamers for
lightly longer period When the rail
osds increase the Importance Of the
iudscn hay ports j i believed that
ee-erushinz shirs win make possible
he shipping 81 carEnes between june
) and Nov Ry the Hudson hav
crar Efmaufou. Afherta. "a n00 milo