Albanel, Father, at Rupert, 51.
Albemarle, Duke of, member of Hudson's Bay Company, 36.
Allen, Captain, take Port Nelson from French, 96;
killed, 97.
Arlington, Earl of, 36.
Assiniboines, or Stone Boilers, tribe of Indians, 29, 104, 106, 112, 115.
Baffin Bay, named after mate of Bylot's ship, 21.
Bailey, Captain, sent to Nelson, 94;
defends fort, 95;
surrenders, 101-102.
Bayley, Charles, governor of Rupert, 48;
on cruise with Radisson, 51;
accuses Radisson and Groseilliers of duplicity, 52.
Blackfeet Indians, 115, 116.
Bond, Captain, 68;
sails for Hudson Bay, 73;
captured by d'Iberville, 92.
Boston, Radisson and Groseilliers at, 32.
Bridgar, John, governor of Rupert, 60;
taken prisoner by Radisson, 63;
released by La Barre, 64;
again governor, 74;
ship captured by d'Iberville, 83-84.
Button, Thomas, sent to search for Hudson, 21.
Bylot, Robert, his search for Hudson, 21.
Cadotte Rapids, 120.
Carteret, Sir George, commissioner, takes Radisson and Groseilliers
to England, 34.
Charles II receives Radisson and Groseilliers, 34, 36.
Charlton Island, where Hudson probably set adrift, 18;
Captain James winters at, 27;
spies marooned, 79.
Chateauguay, d'Iberville's brother, killed at Nelson, 95.
Chesnaye, Aubert de la, fur trader, 54;
fits out expedition, 55.
Chouart, Jean, helps La Chesnaye's expedition, 55;
tricked on board 'Happy Return,' 69;
joins Hudson's Bay Company with the intention of betraying it, 70-72.
Churchill, Lord, Duke of Marlborough, governor of Hudson's Bay Company,
42, 73, 80.
Churchill, port, discovery of, 23;
Danes winter at, 24;
fur traders at, 26;
strength of fort at, 107.
Colbert, minister of France, 53-54.
Cold Rapids, 120.
Colleton, Sir Peter, 36.
Columbia river, explorers on, 7.
Company of the North, 55-56, 72.
Craven, Earl of, 36.
Crooked Rapids, 120.
Dablon, Father, ascends the Saguenay, 28.
Danby Island, 19.
Denonville, M. de, governor of New France, 76.
Dering, Sir Edward, rewarded for pushing claim against France, 90.
Digges, English merchant adventurer, 9;
finances search for Hudson, 21, 22.
Dobbs, Arthur, and the North-West Passage, 110-112.
Drax, Lady Margaret, 36.
Drueilletes, father, ascends the Saguenay, 28.
Evance, Sir Stephen, governor of Hudson's Bay Company, 74, 81, 92.
Fletcher, Captain, 98, 100-101.
Fort Albany, 74, 75, 107;
PÉrÉ imprisoned in, 79.
Fort Charles, established by Groseilliers, 39, 49.
Fort Chipewyan, 6.
Fort Edmonton, 7.
Fort Frances, story of a resident of, 19.
Fort Garry, 1.
Fort La Corne, 120.
Fort Moose, 47, 81, 83, 107.
Fox, Captain, 26, 27.
Frontenac, governor of New France, 51;
meets Radisson and Groseilliers, 55.
Geyer, Captain, 68.
Gibbon, Captain, 21.
Gillam, Ben, 58;
arrested in Boston, 64;
becomes a pirate and is executed, 64.
Gillam Island, 58.
Gillam, Zachariah, Boston sea captain, 32;
in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, 35, 37, 39, 48;
at Fort Charles, 52;
perishes, 61.
Gorst, Thomas, secretary of the Hudson's Bay Company, 35;
sails for Hudson Bay, 48.
Grand Rapids, 3, 4;
portage, 6.
Greene, Henry, with Hudson, 10, 15;
mutiny, 17;
death, 20.
Grimmington, Mike, with Ben Gillam, 59;
with the Hudson's Bay Company, 68, 73;
taken prisoner, 78;
re-captures Albany, 93;
sent to Hudson Bay, 98, 100;
flees to Nelson, 101;
sails for England with refugees, 102.
Groseilliers, Medard Chouart des, French pathfinder, 27;
veteran of Jesuit missions, 28;
goes to Hudson Bay with Radisson, 29, 30;
goes to France for redress for seizure of furs, 31;
returns to Three Rivers, 32;
goes to Anticosti, Port Royal, and Boston, 32;
presented to Charles II, 34;
receives gold chain and medal, 36;
explores Hudson Bay country, 39;
with 1670 expedition, 48;
back in England demanding better terms, 53;
goes to New France, 54;
on fur-trading expedition, 56;
returns to Quebec and to France, 64, 65;
retires to home near Three Rivers, 66.
Hannah Bay, 12,
d'Iberville crosses, 83.
Hayes river, named by Radisson, 49, 57.
Hayes, Sir James, secretary to Prince Rupert, 36, 37;
meets Radisson, 67.
Hearne, hears fate of Knight's party, 109.
Hendry, Anthony, his inland journey on behalf of the Company, 112-122.
Henley House, 107.
Hudson, Henry, his search for North-West Passage, 9-13;
shipwrecked, 13;
his hard time on shore with mutinous crew, 13-16;
cast adrift, 18;
traditions as to end, 18, 19.
Hudson's Bay Company, dog brigades of, 1-2;
extent of empire, 6-7;
origin and formation of, 34-50;
engages Radisson, 67;
dividends and vessels of, 72-75, 102;
disastrous conflicts with the French, 75-88, 92-102;
activities of in council, 89-90;
claims damages against France, 91;
their charter confirmed, 103-104;
forts restored by Treaty of Utrecht, 107;
commissions James Knight to find North-West Passage, 108-110;
parliamentary inquiry into charter and record of, 110.
Hume, Captain, 73;
taken prisoner to Quebec, 78;
ransomed, 80.
Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d', his raids in Hudson Bay, 83-84, 92-93;
attacks and takes Port Nelson, 94-95;
in command of five French warships, 97-98;
naval battle on Hudson Bay, 99-101;
again takes Nelson, 101-102.
Isham, James, governor of
York, 122.
James, Captain, 18;
searches for North-West Passage, 26;
meets Captain Fox and winters on Charlton Island, 27.
James, Duke of York (James II), 36, 42.
Jesuits, their expedition overland to Hudson Bay, 28.
Juet, mate of 'Discovery,' 10;
mutinies, 12, 17;
death, 20.
Kelsey, Henry, 68;
sent to Nelson, 94;
defends fort, 95, 101;
his journey of exploration, 104-106;
searches for Knight, 109.
Kirke, Sir John, 35, 36;
his claim against France, 54.
Knight, James, 81;
governor of Albany, 94;
commissioned to find North-West Passage, 108;
his fate, 109.
La Barre, governor of New France, 63-64.
La Chesnaye, fur trader, in attack on Hudson Bay posts, 81, 84-87 .
La Forest, surrenders at Nelson, 96.
La MartiniÈre, 75, 76, 80.
La VÉrendrye, establishes fur-trading posts on Red river, 112.
Le Meux, Captain, surrenders at Fort Albany, 93.
Le Moyne brothers, adventurers of New France, 79, 81-83.
See Iberville, Serigny, and Chateauguay.
Middleton, Captain, and the North-West Passage, 111.
Moon, Captain, 93, 111.
Munck, Jens, winters with ship at Churchill, 23-24;
record of voyage, 24-26.
Nelson, Port, Button's crew encamped at, 21;
fur post, 81;
captured, 101;
restored, 107.
See York Factory.
Nepawin, 121.
New France, explorers of, 27;
Jesuits in, 28;
fur trade of, 29.
Nixon, governor at Moose, 74, 7
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