Columbia River
Rises in Upper Columbia Lake, lat. 50 deg. 10', long.
115 deg. 50', and flows into Pacific Ocean. Total length about 1150 miles.
Its mouth was discovered by Robert Gray, of Boston, May, 1792, and named
by him after his vessel. It was first reached overland by Lewis and Clark,
in 1805; and first explored throughout its entire length by David
Thompson, of the North West Company, 1807-1811. Its principal branch is
the Kootenay. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Carver's "River of Oregon," 19; Russian
colony projected at, 44; named by Gray, 57; Fraser raised mistaken for,
59; Lewis and Clark on, 67.
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(John Graves Simcoe era) Establishes school at Niagara and afterwards at Ancaster, 167. ... Coffin William Foster 1808-1878 Born In Bath England Came To
Quebec with his father, an army officer, 1813. Returned to England, 1815, and until 1824 was a student at Eton. Came back to Canada, 1830. Called to the bar, 1835. Took part in the suppression of the Rebellion of 1837. Joint sheriff of Montreal, 1840-... Coke Sir John 1563-1644 Sat In Parliament 1621-1629 Secretary Of
State, 1625; a commissioner of the treasury, 1635-1636. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) English Commissioner in matter of Canada, 214. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Colbert Jean Baptiste 1619-1683 First Minister To Louis Xiv
... Colebrooke Sir William Macbean George 1787-1870 After Serving In
the army, and as political agent in the East, became lieutenant-governor of the Bahamas, 1834-1837; governor of the Leeward Islands, 1837; and in 1841 succeeded Sir John Harvey as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Afterwards governor of Barbados a... Coles George 1810-1875 Tilley Era Delegate To Quebec Conference 77
... Collins Francis
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Reports legislative debates, 106; publishes Canadian Freeman in 1825, 111; convicted of libel, 134; fined and imprisoned, 134. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... Collver Jabez
(John Graves Simcoe era) Presbyterian minister, the first to come to Upper Canada, 165. ... Colonial Advocate
Newspaper, published by William Lyon Mackenzie. ... Colonial Conference 1894
Opened at Ottawa, June 28, with Mackenzie Bowell in the chair. Delegates present from the Imperial government, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Cape Colony, and Canada. Resolutions were passed in favour of... Colonial Empire
Newspaper, published at St. John. =Index=: (Tilley era) Brings charge against government, 51. ... Colonial Gazette
Newspaper, published in London. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Publishes article on Poulett Thomson's mission to Canada, 135-141; not entirely confident of his success, 140. ... Colonist
Newspaper, published in Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Edited by Samuel Thompson, 4; George Sheppard, editorial writer on, 135. ... Colonization
(Bishop Laval era) Laval's interest in, 77; arrival of colonists from La Rochelle, 1663-1664, 77; system of apprenticeship, 77-78; Sovereign Council asks for men from north of France, 78; Bourdon brings out a ship-load of girls, 79; soldiers of Carign... Coltman W B
A merchant of Quebec, and lieutenant-colonel in the militia. Sent by Governor Sherbrooke, 1816, to Red River, to investigate dispute between the Hudson's Bay and the North West Companies. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Sent to Red River ... Columbia
(Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company, vessel, 183. ... Columbia Fur Company
(Sir James Douglas era) Organized, 1822, by recruits from the North West Company, 134. See also Astor; Astor Fur Company. ... Columbia River
Rises in Upper Columbia Lake, lat. 50 deg. 10', long. 115 deg. 50', and flows into Pacific Ocean. Total length about 1150 miles. Its mouth was discovered by Robert Gray, of Boston, May, 1792, and named by him after his vessel. It was first reached ove... Comfort Thomas
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Aids Mackenzie's escape, 384. ... Commerce
(General Brock era) In Upper Canada, 50. See also Trade. ... Commercial Union
Complete and entire free trade with the United States, first proposed by Ira Gould, before Montreal Board of Trade, February, 1852. (See Montreal Gazette, Feb. 18-22, 1852.) The question was repeatedly discussed in succeeding years, down to 1890, in ... Commissariat Department
(John Graves Simcoe era) Abuses in, 212. ... Company Of Canada Merchant Adventurers Of Canada
Organized by David Kirke, and chartered by Charles I, to exploit the fur trade of the St. Lawrence. The restoration of Canada to France in 1632 brought the operations of Kirke, Sir William Alexander, and their associates to an untimely end. =Index=: ... Company Of De Caen
Organized by William de Caen and his nephew Emery, merchants of Rouen. Monopoly granted the company on usual terms as to settlement, missionaries, etc., 1621. Absorbed Champlain's Company, 1622, and the united Companies carried on trade until 1633. =I... Company Of New France Compagnie Des Cent-associes
Established, 1627, by Cardinal Richelieu, on the advice of Isaac de Razilly. A monopoly of fifteen years was granted, with full ownership of the entire valley of the St. Lawrence, in return for which the Company was to take out three hundred colonist... Company Of Notre Dame De Montreal
(Bishop Laval era) Consecrates the island of Montreal to the Virgin, 85; makes over its rights to the Seminary of St. Sulpice, in 1663, 108, 135; its debts discharged by De Belmont, 135. ... Company Of Rouen And St Malo Champlain's Company
Established at the instance of Champlain, in 1614. The shares were divided among the merchants of Rouen and St. Malo. The terms of their charter required the Company to bring out colonists, but as usual they did not take this obligation very seriousl... Company Of The West Indies Compagnie Des Indes Occidentales
Chartered by Louis XIV, 1664, following the cancellation of the charter of the Company of New France. Its field of operations was enormous, covering the west coast of Africa, the east coast of South America from the Amazon to the Orinoco, Canada, Acad... Conde Prince Henri De 1588-1646 Samuel De Champlain Era Licenses Three Vessels To
trade in St. Lawrence, 78; letter to, in Champlain's Quatrieme Voyage, 79; contributes to building of Recollet Convent, 117; source of trouble to the colony, 122; incarcerated for conspiracy, 122; released, and transfers his commission to the Duke of ... Confederation
The first definite step in the movement looking towards the union of the British North American colonies, was the Charlottetown Conference, 1864. Delegates from the three Maritime Provinces met to consider the union of those provinces. At the Conferen... Congregation De Notre Dame
(Count Frontenac era) Montreal, established, 29. ... Congress United States
(Lord Dorchester era) Address of, to French-Canadians, 71, 77; action of, at Philadelphia, 77; sends commission to inquire into military situation of Canada, 135; its action in the Asgill case, 199. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Meets at Concord, 102;... Conkling Senator Roscoe 1829-1888 American Statesman Index : George Brown Era
Favourable to proposed Reciprocity Treaty of 1864, 230-231. ... Connecticut
(Count Frontenac era) Takes part in expedition against Montreal, 279. ...