The World's Explorers, Or, Travels And Adventures
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Macdougal was in possession of a strong fort well supplied with provisions and garrisoned by sixty men; the North-Western Company, on the other hand, was in so destitute a condition that he was obliged actually to feed them whUe the negotiations were being carried on ; and yet he allowed them to dictate the terms of the transfer, as if the whole matter had been in their hands. The stock of furs passed out of the hands of the Americans at a ruinous sacrifice — parcels of otter-skins worth 500 do...llars were disposed of for 50, and the more valuable peltries were transferred at a proportionate reduce 72 THE WORLD'S EXPLORERS.
tion. This part of the transaction seems to have affected Mr. Astor more painfully than all the rest; and, indeed, there was so large a portion of the stock for which nothing at all was allowed, that that gentleman was quite justified in considering his property as virtually given away. He soon afterwards wrote to Mr. Hunt — " Had our place and our property been fairly captured, I should have preferred it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Macdougal was in possession of a strong fort well supplied with provisions and garrisoned by sixty men; the North-Western Company, on the other hand, was in so destitute a condition that he was obliged actually to feed them whUe the negotiations were being carried on ; and yet he allowed them to dictate the terms of the transfer, as if the whole matter had been in their hands. The stock of furs passed out of the hands of the Americans at a ruinous sacrifice — parcels of otter-skins worth 500 do...llars were disposed of for 50, and the more valuable peltries were transferred at a proportionate reduce 72 THE WORLD'S EXPLORERS.
tion. This part of the transaction seems to have affected Mr. Astor more painfully than all the rest; and, indeed, there was so large a portion of the stock for which nothing at all was allowed, that that gentleman was quite justified in considering his property as virtually given away. He soon afterwards wrote to Mr. Hunt — " Had our place and our property been fairly captured, I should have preferred it.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894 to read onlineMoreLess
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