Saguenay River
One of the principal tributaries of the St. Lawrence.
Rises at the head waters of the Peribonka in lat. 52 deg. N. and long. 71
deg. 10' W., and joins the St. Lawrence after a course of 405 miles. It
was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Its original Indian name was
Chicoutimi, signifying "deep water." Champlain ascended the river to
Chicoutimi in 1603; and in 1679 Jolliet ascended the river to the height
of land, and descended to Ungava Bay. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Explored by
Champlain, 12. =Bib.=: Lovell, Gazetteer of Canada.
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Russian Explorations
(Sir James Douglas era) Stimulated by fur trade, 38; America reached by way of Siberia, 38; Vitus Bering's expeditions, 39-40; explorations between 1764 and 1769, 42; discoveries and colonies along the coast, 44-45; Baranof, Wrangell and Etoline, 44-4... Russian Fur Trade
(Sir James Douglas era) In Alaska, 4, 12, 17; grew out of Bering's voyages, 41; character of the traders, 41; expansion of the trade, 42; companies formed, 42-43; Russian-American Company, 43-44. =Bib.=: See Russian Explorations. ... Russian-american Fur Company
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Vittoria, Upper Canada, 1; parentage, 1; his father a United Empire Loyalist, 1; his mother's influence, 2; his early life on the farm, 3; school days, 4; hard study brings on brain fever, 5; enters Methodist ministry, 5, 15; moral development, 5-9; e... Ryerson George
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(General Brock era) Private secretary to Lieutenant-Governor Milnes, 47; unfriendly to French-Canadians and Roman Catholics, 48, 86; his violent language, 92; his mission to London, 129; his recommendations not adopted, 146; mission a failure, 147; Jo... Rymal Jacob
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Aids Mackenzie's escape, 390. ... Rynd
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's account of death of, 34. ... Ryswick Treaty Of
Concluded in 1697; brought peace between Great Britain and France. Provided for the mutual restoration of all places taken by either party during the war; the appointment of commissioners to determine their respective rights in Hudson Bay; formally re... Sable Island
Off the coast of Nova Scotia. It was known from about the beginning of the sixteenth century as Santa Cruz, and so appears on Reinel's map of 1505, and on the Cabot mappemonde of 1544. First appears under its present name on a map of Joannes Freire, d... Sackville George Sackville Germain First Viscount 1716-1785
Served with distinction at Fontenoy, 1745; major-general, 1755; lieutenant-general of the ordnance, 1757; second in command of St. Malo expedition, 1758; dismissed from the service for gross incompetence at Minden, 1760; secretary of state for colonie... Saco River
(Count Frontenac era) Fort built at falls of, 329. ... Sagard-theodat Gabriel
(Count Frontenac era) Recollet, on bad examples shown by colonists to Indians, 14. (Bishop Laval era) Missionary labours of, 3. (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet friar, 139; sails for France, 141; arrives and proceeds to Huron country, 149; recalled ... Saguenay River
One of the principal tributaries of the St. Lawrence. Rises at the head waters of the Peribonka in lat. 52 deg. N. and long. 71 deg. 10' W., and joins the St. Lawrence after a course of 405 miles. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Its orig... Salaberry Charles Michel D'irumberry De 1778-1829 Born At
Beauport, near Quebec. Entered the British army; served for eleven years under General Robert Prescott; and in 1794 took part in the capture of Martinique. In 1809 served in Ireland; and in 1810 took part in the Walcheren expedition. In 1811 major and... Salaberry Colonel De
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Comes to Kingston to solicit office of provincial aide-de-camp, 172; La Fontaine's opposition to appointment, 173. ... Salaries Civil
(John Graves Simcoe era) In Upper Canada, 177. ... Salmon Falls
(Bishop Laval era) Hamlet, destruction of, 229. (Count Frontenac era) Massacre of, 251. ... Salmon River
(Bishop Laval era) La Barre's expedition encamps at, 184. ... Salt
(John Graves Simcoe era) Production of, in Upper Canada, 115. ... Samos
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Battery at, captured, 182. ... San Juan Boundary
Dispute arose between the United States and Great Britain out of a difference of opinion as to the meaning of the phrase "middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver Island" in the treaty of 1846, and by which the rightful posse... Sandwich
A town in Essex County, Ontario; first settled in 1750 by the soldiers of a disbanded French regiment. It was subsequently named after the town of Sandwich, in Kent, England. =Index=: (General Brock era) Military fort, 59; occupied by United States ge... Sangster Charles 1822-1893 Born In Kingston For Some Time In
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(Egerton Ryerson era) On staff of Ontario Normal School, 174. ... Sanstein
(Samuel de Champlain era) Clerk, brings news of amalgamation of de Monts and de Caen Companies, 138. ... Saskatchewan
Organized as a provisional district in 1882. It then extended from long. 111 deg. 20' W. to the Manitoba boundary and Lake Winnipeg, and from the northern boundary of the district of Assiniboia, to the southern boundary of Athabaska. The province of S... Saskatchewan Rebellion
See Riel Rebellion, 1885. ... Saskatchewan River
Ultimate source is at the head waters of the Bow River, about lat. 51 deg. 40', in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. After a course of 1205 miles, it flows into Lake Winnipeg, finally discharging its waters by the Nelson into Hudson Bay. The length of...