Pioneers of the Pacific Coast - A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters

Project Gutenberg's Pioneers of the Pacific Coast, by Agnes C. Laut This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Author: Agnes C. Laut Release Date: September 1, 2009 [EBook #29886] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC COAST *** Produced by Al Haines The descent of the Fraser River, 1808. From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys. PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC COAST A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters BY AGNES C. LAUT TORONTO GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY 1915 Copyright in all Countries subscribing to the Berne Convention {v} CONTENTS Page I. THE VOYAGE OF THE 'GOLDEN HIND' 1 II. VITUS BERING ON THE PACIFIC 11 III. THE OUTLAW HUNTERS 30 IV. COOK AND VANCOUVER 43 V. 'ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, FROM CANADA, 71 BY LAND' VI. THE DESCENT OF THE FRASER RIVER 86 VII. THOMPSON AND THE ASTORIANS 99 VIII. THE PASSING OF THE FUR LORDS 115 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 132 INDEX 135 {vii} ILLUSTRATIONS THE DESCENT OF THE FRASER RIVER, 1808 Frontispiece From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys. ROUTES OF EXPLORERS ON THE PACIFIC Facing page COAST 44 Map by Bartholomew.