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 Navigation of them—In the Great Narrows—The Sea at last—Winter among the Flatheads—Home again. 175
 * Construction of Canoes—Down the Columbia to the Great Falls—Successful

CHAPTER XI.

Discovery of Behring Straits—Cook and Meares—Rescue from Starvation—Encounter with Natives—Vancouver on the Western Coast—Gray's supposed Discovery of the Columbia—Coxe's Survey of Hudson's Bay—James in Distress in Hudson's Bay—Foundation of the Hudson's Bay Company—Discovery of Rupert's River—Disputes with the French—Knight's Voyage and his terrible Fate—Discovery of Relics of Knight and his Comrades—Moore and Smith in Hudson's Bay—Cession of Canada to England, and its Results—Heroes of the Transition Time—Hearne's Discovery of Athabasca Lake and the Coppermine River—Massacre of Esquimaux—Discovery of the Arctic Ocean—Result to Geographical Science of that Discovery—Hearne's Return to Hudson's Bay—The Indian Exile wrestled for—Enthusiasm of the Company—The Rise of the North west Company—Mackenzie's Journey to the Slave Lake, and Discovery of the Slave, Athabasca, or Mackenzie River—His Voyage to Great Bear Lake—Return to Fort Chippewyan—Journey across Country to the North Pacific—The Work of all Explorers united by his last Trip. 200

CHAPTER XII.

The Pacific Fur Company—Voyage of the Tonquin—Foundation of Astoria—Massacre on the Tonquin—Terrible Revenge—The great Small-pox Chief—Start of the Land Expedition—An Ambush—Unexpected Rescue—Treachery of an Interpreter—Among the Crow Indians—The Black Mountains—The invisible Lords of the Mountain—Arrival on the Banks of the Mad River—Across Country to the Henry River—Construction of Canoes—Embarkation on the Henry—A Canadian drowned—The Lion Caldron—Across Country again—Among the Akai-chies—News of the Astorians—Threatened Attack of the Natives—Arrival on the Banks of the Columbia—Along the River to Indian Encampment—News of Tragedy on the Tonquin—Down the Columbia to Astoria. 220

CHAPTER XIII.

Cass's Voyage up the Mississippi—Long and James on the Platte, or Nebraska—Discovery of the two Sources of the Platte—Among the Mountain Passes—Eating of poisonous Berries—Meeting with a Bear—Ascent of Pike's Peak—Search for Head-waters of the Arkansas—The Canadian taken for the Arkansas, and followed to its Junction with the latter River—Start of new Expedition