"fl Forgotten IloFthera FoFtress." 



His Honor Lieutenant Governor Sehultz, previous to read- 

 ing his paper on " A Forgotten Northern Fortress" before the 

 Historical Society, said that he felt an apology to be due to 

 the President, officers and members of the Society for having 

 been unable to take upon himself a greater share of the 

 Society's work ; and that,, in the presence of so many gentle- 

 men who had contributed so largely to its successful accom- 

 plishment, he felt that he was very far behind indeed. If, 

 however, a reasonable excuse could be found for him in the 

 precarious health and many engagements of the past, he 

 would promise, now that he was better, amendment for the 

 future, and, should the Council be able to give him an evening 

 some time soon, he would prepare for it some matter relating 

 to our early history, which might be of interest to the 

 society. It had been his practice, he said, since 1860 to 

 collect everything in the way of pamphlets, reports, news- 

 paper references and other ephemeral literature which related 

 to the country west of Lake Superior; and when these had 

 become numerous, to have them bound in volum.es for preser- 

 vation. Among such records were many which were purely 

 historical, and he would endeavor, if possible, to select from 

 these, many of them dating back as far as 1857, such as 

 might be an addition to the Society's records. 



With reference, His Honor said, to the paper he was about 

 to read, a few words of explanation might be advisable. He 

 had chosen for its title " A Forgotten Northern Fortress " as 

 being applicable, inasmuch as being far away from any route 

 of modern tourist or business travel. Fort Prince of Wales is 

 scarcely ever mentioned ; and its ruins are seldom seen by 

 other eyes than those on board the Hudson's Bay Company's 

 supply ship, which once a year visits those lonely shores. 

 For the photographic view of its ruins which he had placed 

 upon the table he was indebted to Professor Robert Bell, of 



