iy 7 
hey view! 
obferyed, that if their ona ee ee ‘about 
ivided 
ich may amo 
hom UL 20,0 
Sothat although Mr. Dobbes es aseidentiy {pared 110 exertions JO 
Cc 
= 441 real 2 tay 
ae ascay +n 
Sacer obferves, “© are nae to sy envied. ee their 
ob- 
twenty pa 
dom made aii teers cae Bs re.”? s the com- 
pany have by that alteration ‘made a ates improve- 
mutt a accrue = ~ ie an economical 
n, the oa rane 
thus fecured ae ty charge 5 the’ ae oe andi import 
would be greatly increaféd, es as fome ake cateulated 
to one hundred times their prefent eeu for there is a* fuffic 
cient feope ; and an extent of ¢ ntry,, whit 
eultivation, and 
oy. proper 
ne natives, ta. fupport 
vars th 
tore 
the computation: 
‘of the Indians, is highly de ewes for by in inftru 
indu ucin 
ry, by 
foundation might. thus be laid for their con- 
verfion’ to ‘Chriftian janity~ 
ecting the future a ee ae the trade, ana the na- 
of its — ittle ecan se aaaaae - n ae 
= : 
informat 
ferve to 0 elucidate fimilar kinds of ftatements ; whic 
found in thé ‘fubfequent ¢ account of the Canadian tans of 
this commerce, From,the time of- Mr. Dobbes’s ftatement, 
od ar ‘for fome years was evidently on the decline ; but 
merican war had terminated ‘in eftabliffing the 
independsie of the: United Peaana this, among other kinds 
of t ued with thofe parts . 
G 
S ak “they ita 5g) be ay al oe the hea ape ce “this 
plan, the company became eatele fale.-furriers, aswell’ ‘as 
importing merchants; ‘and by dividing. of «qualities, atid. de- 
Rgnating ae un nited: the” pared a ot two very benes 
a ial'co co. : 
; 7 ~ 
Indeed this latter meafire, the a 40 
RS, 
ds following i ig the ftatement, in aa ve of the - 
r17gie 
; AR: MR EM YF {SRICR. 
Coat beaver Ico 1957 1O4}1133 
Parchment do, 18,4931404.714738 
Cubdo. = 1848] 880} 350 
Marten - 194713773|24-71 
tter - ‘441, 600} 149F 
at ~ - 748} ; 86) 21 
ox - 2811} 143} 221} 
Woolverin - 138} 67]. 38 
Black bear 36; 26) ~ 3t 
White-do- ~*~. 6h a] a 
Wolf: - - 3174) 14). 19 
Fifher - 87 | os 
Mink “3 I1g|-— |. 50 
Raccoon - 38} — | -—. 
Mufquath.- -- 18c| -51)..36 
eer. - 1218/1313] :142]- 
‘abbi = 1286] 496) — 
[squiceel -- 144} — | 20} 
The “gre eat teft importation the com npany. appears to have 
made, was in the y 
im ea is evident from alm 
for 1807 and 1868 will ee very y ealy the me ftate 
of the company’s trade. 
| AR aR EM| YF /SR{CR! 
De coat _ lbs, 125 36) — 433] 90 327: 
e h : : e ie 
oe t 4869|2619| 553} 3304: 7811279). 
Do. cub - 7 2732/1604] 302] 1593 404) 692} 
Marten *- = | 10,965|5613/3291} | 92706131 4012 
Otter: - - 988} 382] 339), . 953) Orr) 57 
Cat) - - 125| 360) 116). 273) 17). 161) 
ite race oT 3439], 338|1960} 6986, 335) 226} 
Woolverin. - {> gq4l— | -zof- cayal tal zal: 
Black bear... - 165 43| 76)" "146 5) 79h 
White do. - 1ij— | Al. 4) 30] 3) 
Wolf. -- - 1669 2]. 14, 2475) 2) 98 - 
Fifher. - + 284) 37) — | - 95, 1} 
Mink ---  - 395| 4051. 76] 831)" 63) 110 
aceoon | —794| 120] 241}-— 295; +} 50] 
Mufquafh - 1552'468311795| 13,698) 600) 718) 
Deer 2. -- = 292) — | 5H 3453) = | 645) 
Rabbit -  -- | 2886i2910/6865 T8185 3900] — : 
+ -. = ae 1 Real of 
- oT he idigwing is the amount, of thé gana creel — 
the: Hudfon’s bay company in the year 1808, as appears. - 
fromthe fale report ioe 1809,. vig. ‘beaver coat, "1684 Ibs. 3. 
ditto whole parc chmierit {kins areas ; dit tocub ditto 12,0635 oy 
mufquafh 333706 ;-.otter 5077 § cat. 2788 3‘ fox 13705 - 
ditto: kitt 23713: : woolveria.1 163 ; ine black, gt 5 — : 
white, 89; wolf 37043 figher ink 3x85 5.7 
