"In 1693 the collection of Beaver at Fort 

 Michilimacinac was safely brought to Montreal 

 under heavy convoy and thus saved the country 

 from utter poverty 



"In the eighteenth century Canada exported 

 a moderate quantity of timber, wheat, the herb 

 called ginseng, and a few other commodities ; 

 but from first to last she lived chiefly on beaver 

 skins." 



— Kingsford's History of Canada. 



