. Pathfinders of the West; étant l'histoire palpitante des aventures des hommes qui ont découvert le grand Nord-Ouest. Theirfurs aux forts de la baie d'Hudson. Avec les Athabaska-Cans est allé à Hearne, atteignant le fort Prince de Galles le 30 juin 1772, après dix-huit mois d'absence. Il avait découvert la rivière Coppermine, l'océan ArcticOcean et le pays d'Athabasca, une région d'allas, aussi grande que Halte la Russie européenne. Pour ses réalisations, Hearne a reçu rapidement une motion pro-motion. Dans l'année de son retour au fort.le gouverneur Norton, le taureau indien, est tombé malade mortel.dans l'agonie des gorges de la mort, il a appelé ses épouses

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. Pathfinders of the West; being the thrilling story of the adventures of the men who discovered the great Northwest. theirfurs to the forts of Hudson Bay. With the Athabas-cans went Hearne, reaching Fort Prince of Wales onJune 30, 1772, after eighteen months absence. He had discovered Coppermine River, the ArcticOcean, and the Athabasca country, — a region in allas large as halt European Russia. For his achievements Hearne received prompt pro-motion. Within a year of his return to the fort.Governor Norton, the Indian bully, fell deadly ill.In the agonv of death throes, he called for his wives.The great keys to the apartments of the women weretaken from his pillow, and the wives were brought in.Norton lay convulsed with pain. One of the youngerwomen began to sob. An officer of the garrison took 270 PATHFINDERS OF THE WEST her hand to comfort her grief. Nortons rolHng eyescaught sight of the innocent conference between theofficer and the young wife. With a roar the dyingbully hurled himself up in bed : — Ill burn you alive ! Ill burn you alive, heshrieked. With oaths on his lips he fell back dead.. Fort Prince of Wales (Churchill), from Hearnes Account, 1799 Edition. Samuel Hearne became governor of the fort. Forten years nothing disturbed the calm of his rule.Marie, Nortons daughter, still lived in the shelter ofthe fort; the wives found consolation in other hus-bands; and Matonabbee continued the ambassador ofthe company to strange tribes. One afternoon ofAugust, 1782, the sleepy calm of the fort was upset by SAMUEL HEARNE 271 the sentry dashing in breathlessly with news that threegreat vessels of war with full-blown sails and carryingmany guns were ploughing straight for Prince ofWales. At sundown the ships swung at anchor sixmiles from the fort. From their masts fluttered aforeign flag — the French ensign. Gig boat and pin-nace began sounding the harbor. Hearne had lessthan forty men to defend the fort. In the morningfour hundred French troopers lined up on

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