210 ASSINNIBOINE AND SASKATCHEWAN EXPEDITION. 



Governor, form a quorum, but if a sufficient number of 

 the higher rank of officers are not present, a quorum is 

 established by the admission of chief traders. 



The Hudson's Bay Company's operations extend not 

 only over that part of North America called Eupert's 

 Land and the Indian territory, but also over part of 

 Canada, Newfoundland, Oregon, Eussian America, and the 

 Sandwich Isles. The following table exhibits the number 

 of departments and district posts into which this immense 

 territory is divided for the prosecution of the fur trade : — 



Country. 



Departments. 



Districts 



No. of Posts 



Part of Indian territory 

 and part of Rupert's 

 Land. 



Northern. 



Part of Rupert's Land, 

 and Canada. 



Southern. 



Newfoundland and part 

 of Rupert's Land. 



Part of Indian territory, 

 Washington territory, 

 U.S. and Oregon, U.S. 



Vancouver's Island, part 

 of Indian territory and 

 Russian America. 



3 Independent Countries. 



Montreal. 



Oregon. 



W estern 



"Athabaska . 



McKenzie River 



English River. 



Saskatchewan 



Cumberland . 



Swan River . 



Red River . 



Lac la Pluie . 



Norway House 

 I York . 

 " Albany 



Kmogumisse 



Lake Superior 



Lake Huron . 



Sault St. Marie 



Moose . 



East Main . 



Rupert's River 

 _ Temiscamingue 

 "Fort Coulonge 



Lac des Sables 



Lacluire 



St. Maurice . 



King's Posts 



Mingan 



^Esquimaux Bay 

 f Columbia 

 <( Colville 

 L Snake Country 

 f Vancouver's Island 

 J North-West Coast 

 ] Thompson's River 

 [New Caledonia 



5 Depmts. 



33 Districts. 



152 Posts. 



