Voyageur

INDEX

IND]~X Boone, Daniel, 160 Borup, Dr. Charles W. W., 91, 92 Bourgeois, meaning of term, 5; at encampments, 58 Boutwell, William T., cited, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53 Bryce, George, cited, 248, 249 Buffaloes, 90; hunts, 212, 213 Cadotte, Jean Baptiste, 178 Calhoun, John C., Indian policy, 258 Canada, early voyageurs in, 3; explored by voyageurs, 227 Canoe, used by French explorers, 4; racing, 18, 249; described, 23-32; crew of, 27; sailing, 62; repair of, 71; method of portaging , 71, 72; lading of, 72; of an explorer, 232, 233 ; construction , 235. See also Travel methods. Canoemen. See Voyageur. Carver, Jonathan, 164, 228; and voyageurs, 10 Cass, Lewis, 182, 257 C'est dans la 'Ville de Bytown, song, 141, 142 Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste, sketch, 218-221 Cherrier, Denis, 197 Chouart, Medard, sieur des Groseilliers and Hudson's Bay Company, 9 Clerk. See Commis. 283 A la claire fontaine, song, 1°5-108 A h! si mon moine 'Voulait danser, song, 136-138 Aird, James, 169 American Fur Company, 72, 92, 183, 2°4; employer of voyageurs , 6; history of, 9 Anderson, Thomas G., cited, 52 Assiniboine River, 63 Astor, John Jacob, 37, 173, 2°3; preference for Canadian canoemen, 6 Astoria, 170, 171, 173 Astorians, 171-173 Athabasca brigades, 64-66 Athabasca region, 64 Ayer, Frederick, cited, 98, 99 Back, Sir George, 215, 246, 247, 256 Bailly, Alexis, 188 Ballantyne, Robert, cited, 118 Barbeau, Marius, cited, 110, 128, 144, 147 Beaumette, Guillaume, 196 Beaver, as food, 52 Beaver Club, 3 Belcourt, Georges Antoine, 183 Bell, Dr., 92 Bennett, Thomas, 161 Bigsby, Dr. John J., cited, 14, 57, 58, 73, 114, 115, 154, 155, 166, 221, 222 Bois Brule River, 63 Bois brules. See Half-breeds. Bonga family, as voyageurs, 38 IN D EX Faribault, Alexander, 193 Food, changes at Mackinac, 6o; changes at Grand Portage, 63 Forts, of fur traders, 10; prison for voyageurs, 50; description, 77-79; life at, 77-100; Fort William, 162; in War of 1812, 167, 168; Fort Brady, 182; Fort Snelling, 188; Fort Chipewyan , 215, 242, 251; Fort Enterprise , 244; Fort Providence, 245; Fort Vermilion, 251; Fort Alexander (Frazer River) , 252; Fort Dunnegan, 252; McLeod 's Fort, 252; Fort Langley , 253 Fox River, 63 Franchere, Gabriel, 173; cited, 72, 73, 180, 181 Franklin, Benjamin, use of voyageurs ' geographical knowledge , 229 Franklin, Sir John, 50; cited, 84; explorations (1819-1822), 241248 Fraser, Simon, 50 j explorations, 237-242 Fremont, John C., 257 French, originators of voyageur class, 3 French Canadians, as voyageurs, 6 French River, 40 Frit a l'huile, song, III, 112 Furs, importance in commerce of New France, 3; Indian fairs, 4; articles of trade, 5; licenses, 5, 6, 10; significance for France and Eng)and, 8 Gagnon, Ernest, cited, 103-155 Galtier, Lucian, 197 284 Edge, William, 216 Edmonton, 90 En roulant ma houle, song, 129133 Encampments, 41, 5I, 56, 73, 98, 99 Engage, synonym for canoeman, 7 Ermatinger, Charles, 181 Explorers, French, 4; voyageurs as, 10; list of those aided by voyageurs , 257 Expresses, 214, 215 Dease, Peter Warren, explorations, 253-257 Decharge, meaning of, 39 Derouine, meaning of, 93 Detroit, 89, 159, 177; in War of 1812, 168 Dickson, Robert, 166, 169 Dog trains, 18, 93, 104 Dogs, of voyageurs, 93-98 Drummond, William H., 263 Ducharme, Jean Marie, 160, 161 Dugas, G., 261 Du Lhut (Duluth) Daniel Greysolon , 227 Dumoulin, Severe, 183, 216 Columbia River, 237 Commis, meaning of term, 5 Connor, Ralph, cited, 31 Connor, Thomas, cited, 78-81, 92 Coppermine River, 242 Coureur de bois, distinguished from evoyageur, 7 Cox, Ross, cited, 50, 164-166 Crooks, Ramsay, 173, 183, 184, 203, 204, 257; cited, 37 Crosses, memorials of voyageurs, 4° Cumberland House, 251 IN:DEX Garry Nicholas, cited, 16, 59, 69-7 I, 88, 89, 93, 118, 122, 125, 129, 133 Gibbon, J. Murray, cited, 30, IO'J, 110, 118, 119, 121, 133, 135, 138, 141, 15° Goddard, James Stanley, in War of 1812, 163 Goedike, 83 Grand Portage, 66; change of canoes at, 24; route of voyageurs , 63; described, 64; doctors at, 91; in American Revolution , 161; Henry at, 227 Great Bear Lake, 63 Great Lakes, exploration of, 4 Green Bay, 63, 159, 223 Groseilliers, Sieur de. See Chouart Medard. Guerin, Vetal, 193 Hahitants, to be distinguished from voyageurs, 177 Half-breeds, 89; described, 210-213 Hall, Shennan, cited, 13, 189-191 Hamilton, Constance A., cited, I I I Harmon, Daniel, 90, 258; cited...