A LABRADOR SPRING 



Sieur Bissot de la Riviere for this seigniory of 

 Mingan or Labrador Company as it was also 

 called, and to this company the H. B. C. pays 

 rent. The following notice is posted at Mingan : 



"Notice is hereby given, that the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany are the Lessees of the following section of land in 

 the Seigniory of Mingan, from the Labrador Company, 

 viz., 



" From the west bank of the Mingan River running in 

 a Northwesterly direction along the sea-coast to the 

 east bank of the creek commonly known as Patterson's 

 Brook, situated about half way between Long-Point of 

 Mingan and Mingan proper, and running due North, a 

 distance of two miles from the sea-coast. 



" Any person found trespassing in the above defined land 

 will be prosecuted according to law. 



"HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY 



"per M. R. GRAHAME." 



To avoid this rule and yet be able to do 

 business with the Indians, an independent fur- 

 trader has built a store house on piles between 

 tides near the Indian village, and carries on a 

 trade with the Indians from a point he claims 

 to be on the high seas, and therefore outside 

 of the Seigniory! Our Belgian friend accom- 

 plishes the same purpose by anchoring his 

 boat in the sound by Mingan, and trades with 

 the Indians who bring out their furs in canoes ; 

 "all is fair in trade and war! " 



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