204 



Inasmuch 



Jens Munck 



Radisson and 



land as far as &quot;Horn Sound in latitude 74 before 

 being greatly embarrassed by ice.&quot; &quot;In his 

 report he drew attention to the importance of 

 the whale fishery, which soon after was begun and 

 lasts to the present day.&quot; 



A Danish expedition under Jens Munck 

 entered Hudson Bay, and attempting to winter 

 at Churchill, only Munck and two others sur 

 vived the savages of scurvy. He was followed by 

 a second expedition fitted out by the Muscovy 

 Company, under Captain Fox, and a rival at 

 tempt under Captain James. Nothing, worth 

 mention, was accomplished by either. 



Two notable French Canadian Fur Traders, 

 chouart, 1659 named - Radisson, and Chouart dit Groseilliers &quot; 

 now appear upon the scene. They visited Hud 

 son Bay and on their return to Quebec endeavour 

 ed to form a company to establish permanent posts 

 on the Bay. Disappointed in their efforts, they 

 journeyed to Paris, and failed there also. The 

 British Ambassador, however, hearing of the 

 scheme, sent them to London, where Prince 

 Rupert became interested : a small ship was out 

 fitted under Zachariah Gillam, a New England 

 Captain, and a voyage made to the mouth of 

 Rupert River in Hudson Bay. On the return 

 of Gillam, Prince Rupert and his associates ap 

 plied to Charles II. for a charter. This was 

 granted on the second of May &quot;to the Governor 

 and Company of Adventurers trading from Eng 

 land to Hudson Bay,&quot; and so was founded the 

 Hudson Bay Company. 



Zachariah 

 Gillam, 1G69 



Hudson Bay 

 Co., 1670 



