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‘There is no reeord of what furs Groseillers brought back, but the next move was significant. With great secrecy application was made to King Charles for a charter granting Gentlemen Adventarers of, England" a monopoly of trade for all time to come. The applicants for the charter were Prince ‘Rupert and seventeen others, among them Carterett. The charter granted them all the land bordering Hudson Bay and Hudâ€" son Strait not awned by any other At Oxford, they had met Prince Rupert and he spoused their cause with great enthusiasm. King Charles was prevented from giving aid on account of the plague, the great fire in London and the Dutch War. But within a year from their landing the King wrote to the chief of the navy ordering the Ad< miralty Department to loan the two Frenchmen a ship. the Ea«let, for a voyage to . Hudson Bay. Prince Rupe rt and half a dozen friends were to bear the expense of servants, wages, etc. ‘The year 1667â€"68 was spent in preâ€" parations for the voyage. In addiâ€" tion to the ‘*Eaglet"‘ the ship ‘*Nonâ€" suech"‘ was chartered. such"‘ was chartered. At last ‘*‘The Gentlemen Adventurâ€" ers of England trading to Hudson Bay*" set out to find a bigger Empire for England than that of any other eountryv. ‘The Weat'her was Jupe the next year ed for England. At last, after five years from the time they had discovered the Sea of the North, Radisson and Groseillers set sail for Hudson Bay from Gravéâ€" send in June, 1668. "They encountered great storms on on the end of 19th o Senten uts traded ‘When the King moved from Oxford to Windsor, Radisson and Groseillers were ordered to accompany him and when he went to London, they took lodgings within reach/ of the court and wereâ€"gciven £2 a week maintenâ€" Radisson told his story to King Charles and the King was especially interested in the story of the Sea of the North (Hudson Bay) which Henry Hudson had disecovered in 1610 and from which, sixty years later, Radisâ€" son had brought the beaver. The carâ€" go that had been brought down from the North was worth over a mllhon diollar‘s.s L wp*. o § The two Fren@limen were ones of whom famous stories had been told ten years before. It was they who had brought six hundred thousand beaver skins to Quebec on a single trip from the North. They were the most _ renowned _ andâ€" farâ€"travelled wood runners in New France. The two Frenchmen were Radisson and Groseillers. They had been hounded by perâ€" sistent illâ€"luck and were left destiâ€" tute after a lawsuit in Boston. They were met there by Carterett and perâ€" suaded to zo to England with him. They had set sail from America in July, 1665. When off Spain they were captured ‘by a Dutch ship and landed there and from there had gcone to England. ort afte U I King Charles II. had fled to Oxford. It was sshile he was there that word cametdat the royal commissioner, Sir George Carterett, had just arrived from America with two Frenchmen with an astonishing story. The Hudsonis Bay Company was a corporation formed for importing into Britain skins and furs which it obtained chiefly through barter, from the Indians ofâ€" British North Amâ€" erica. It was founded by Chouart de Groseillers and Pierre Radisson. Durinc the great plague in London Sécond Prize Following will be found the essays winning second places in the various classes of the essay competitions unâ€" der the auspices of the Timmins Goldâ€" en Chapter of the Daughters of the Empire. â€" The first prize essays were published last week, and the third prize ones will Ibe given in these columns next week. Second Prize Winners in the 1.0.D.E. Essay Contests e wa\ THE HUDSON‘S BAY COMPANY (By M. Colborne) PAPERS WINNING SECOND PLACE IN RECENT COMPETITION®S FOR HIGH, PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SCHOOL PUPILS, AUSâ€" PICES OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE, PoOoVYVIston s he itered great storms on the ocean and one ship, is badly damaged. io from the Eaglet, the driven ahead for Hudâ€" d reached the entrance i High School Pupils Gr on ie and in such sailâ€" 1 iniver Rupert otf cweniv.one vears the monopolvy trade of the west and north west. In 1823 the Hudson‘s Bay Company acquired the sole rights of trade and possession for itself and since that ed obtaining a licens twentyâ€"one years the trade of the west and and openly accused Radisson and Grogeillers of being in coMlusion with their rivals. The fort was a tempest until the Jesuit departed. Radisson decided to go to England and lay the whole ecase before the Company. He was dissatisfied with the adventurâ€" ers. â€" He had discovered the terriâ€" tory ; he had founded the Company. When he returned to England, they accepted proof of his loyalty but he was not to be a partner. Mix weeks aftter he left the bay Radisson quit the Company‘s services in disgust. Now that the Hudson‘s Bay Comâ€" pany was to ‘become an international struggle for two years we will glance ahead and sée the influâ€" ence and power on the history of North Amerrea. eompamies. bLne indians were given liquor by the rival traders who tried to attract them by this method. The supply of furs threatened to become exhausted on account of the great slaughter of the animals. When Charles granted â€"the _ sole rights of trade and possession to alll countries bordering on Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait, to the **Gentlmen Adventurers of England,""‘ he had no notion that he was giving away threeâ€" quarters af a neaw continent. â€" Only one specification was made in charter of 1870â€"the lands must be those NOT already owned by any other Christian nation. It was 1 made into When F the North W Arst N nade In While simmer took the inal Christian nation. Prince Rupert was to ‘be first Governor and there were to be seven on the committee. Elections were to be held each No# vember and their territory was to be known as Rupert‘s Land. They were to pay * two elk and tiw o black beaver‘‘ to the king as a token O6f allegiance whenever he entered these dominions. 1 not ind ana passed 1 3 advisor to the In the summer 1¢€ Durin On ) C 1N V th(_) TL rreat losses amounting to n dollars, were suffered | ny through the â€" French raids on the forts. )Y 1t ; did not know what to ‘do but decided to spend, the summer down the bay. When he reâ€" he found a Jesuit priest there enlv â€" aceused Radisson and Any wis JImmense ) a numiber oP Tur traders d on the Hudson Bay terriâ€" hese firnally joined to form ~West Fur Company. Fierce m sprung up between the . The Indians were given the 1 sShnOoI the tw« at Ch: small ho the winter he went to Ingâ€" passed the winter in London y DetTore he interi rliament v ~of" its he Us1IM hark commercial suceess o as immense from the _ the Companies joinâ€" license to hold for Ts â€" Cnarter ig the inte mpany had rIes POrb, 6 at, the Waver ap anvy advance was spent on the bay, there he fact that not re brinzing their ships spent rs ruled their ed years. The in May, 1670. ck on the bay Wavero, the Prince Rupert, from the Adâ€" in all albout ‘ nhad of and only one rular employâ€" ort, J'"{zxdisson Wavero;s along apparently to â€"the South to deprive T the the Holland. At nineteen years of age, he was colonel of a regiment, a briâ€" gadierâ€"general at twentyâ€"six. After a brilliant career in the army, he was sent as gevernor to New France. , In order to be able to understand Frontenac‘s egreer in Canada, two points must ‘be When Frontenac came to Canada, in 1672, he was a ruined man, financialâ€" ly, and very often thmgs were sold, aceording to his profit; 2nd: He was Wormerly every shareholder had to take a solemn oath. A similar ogath was required from the Governor. The shareholders met, usually in Novem: ber, in a general session, called the General Court, to elect officers. Anyâ€" one who violated his oath was liable to forfeiture of wages and stock in the Company. ‘ The Company has always been lin- der royal favour. % Beginning with a score of men t;le Company servants now number s many as the wolunteer army of Canaâ€" da (1909). Railways to Eastern parts now do the work of four or ‘five armâ€" ed frigates, lbrigades of canoes carryâ€" ing furs can still ‘be seen at remote posts like the Albitibi; and the of the dow teams can still be heard Sscond Prize Emntrance Class Pupils FRONTENAC (By Stella Chenier) l»ut only the Hudson‘s Bay Company remains. _ ‘The charter which by ithe stroke of a pen gave away threeâ€"qutarâ€" ters of a continent was pure feudaâ€" lism. Oaths off secreecy and implicit obedience from every servant to the man immediately above himâ€"all was pure feudalism. ten tenad{t to f(‘l‘ t)t ion of The In 1860 the Company surrendered to the Queen the rights of governâ€" ment and all the privileges which had been granted to them by Charles 11 and also the rights assumed by Govâ€" ernors and Company and all thé terâ€" ritory within Rupert‘s Land suh)e(-t »to the tepms,.of. the. Deed,.of..§ icâ€" er includino the paynrent to the ‘omâ€" pany by the Canadian . Government of £330,000 / sterling on the transâ€" fer of Rupert‘s Land to the l)ognin- He is known to thousands of people through his many contributions to leadâ€" ing educational publications, timé6 Mr., Morgan has made for himself a high place on the lecture platform. Wherever he appears there are always insistent demands for a return engageâ€" ment. make for success in life, and is a Chauâ€" tauqua favorite, O : eudalism "Suecess with Ease" is full of sound philosophy, good humor and common sense, It deals with the qualities that "Success with Ease" is the subject of the lecture to be delivered at the coming Dominion Chautauqua by Geofâ€" frey F. Morgan, wellâ€"known lecturer and humorist. Audience Will Hear Notable Address on Topic of Universal Interest. WIDELYâ€"KNOWN ORATOR COMING Geoffrey F. Morgan to Lecâ€" ture at Chautauqua Here. V Was THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO e.nad always shown to become a soldier fully gratified by aet the wastes iter dfurs #f: old who namplain, aAan France in 1620 ntil he was fifte district tran x the governors since the plain, and been e in 1620. He lived at > was fifteen years of s younger days, Fronâ€" ays shown a strong deâ€" _ a soldier. His desire fied by active service in nineteen years of age, l of a regiment, a briâ€" (O)the any has the distine ie only instance of lanted. from Enrope her royal companies the new democraey. ompany surrendered e rights of governâ€" privileges which had them by Charles II ts assumed byv Gov. *Aan brin des n H WX 11 (doIwin North, surcellk lantâ€" of E~OL . the godâ€" opemnm to the The forests were full of deer, moose, eariboo, and many other anâ€" imals. Of course, this meant an easy matter of gettin food. The rivers also feamed with fish so this was anâ€" 1NneV to shoot anima@‘l}s 1¢ food as it ‘was imipossible to enough for this lone journey took them several months. The Indians also helped th making them »eanoes and di them from place to place, an ing with the food. These men, of course, were 1 They had many portages to e their way from the Atlantic Pacific. They had the mount: cross also on this journey. Th very few guns and little amt So, ‘this meant they would fi use boiws and arrows or sta death. " We are drawn to camp by hearing noises of woodecutters. But just as we reach the caimp we see one of our comrades run ‘before a tree that is being chopped. MHe. is killed. This often happens to a man. Second Prize ACROSS CANADA IN THE EIGHâ€" * TEENTH CENTURY (By Hugzh Cottrell) Now in the Eigzhteenth Century But the glory of deeds is something@ monthns Thev ~ow in the ri@ghteenth ventur when the trip was made across Canâ€" ada, there were very few colonists Most of the inhabitants were Indians Here and there were a few whit IoOurney â€" wa We haven‘t the real â€" idea of tlhe hardships that those ‘brave men sufferâ€" ed, ibut we know quite a lot of them. Besides havin‘@ ‘to work, they were in danger of their lives. You must krnow chow much timber there «was then. This wood sheltered wild anâ€" imals and Indians, while a forest fire vas often travelline. ~Of course., the nc r} unable to tolerate rivalry, and this very often led to raising him to great harshness. Frontenac (was very suceessful with the Indians, and was respected, and esteemed by them. Where was a great deal of firmness in his voice, as may be gathered from a speech he made ibefore them at Fort Frontenac, where Kingston now stands:â€"*‘‘*My dear friends, and children, 1 am pleased to see so many of vou here. where Kingston now stands :â€"*‘My dear friends, and children, 1 am pleased to see so many of you here, to smoke around the fire I have had lighted for you. I do not come for (war; my imind is full of peace; but be caréful not to offend me, for if T can bring so many men with me in time of peace, merely to pay yqu, my good friends, a visit, how many would I bring in time of war?‘‘ The Indians departed, filled with the words of the ‘*‘Greur Qnontio,"‘ as they called him. so feamed with fish so this w her matter of getting food. The for Orests ind rive was all makC is _ absence, succeeding ade war ‘with the Iroâ€" no other result than stirâ€" to revenge. 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