The Selkirk Settlement

Thomas Douglas, the fifth Earl of Selkirk, an educated Scotsman and philanthropist who used his position and his power. The Selkirk Settlement came true. At his own expense, Selkirk took the settle of many poor people of the British Isles in North America. His ideas that a migration of the poor could be beneficial for his new colony and would help him resolve the problem in strengthening the fur trade Empire. Selkirk established a small and successful settlement in Prince Edward Island as well in the Red River Valley. However, his colony faced competition, money issues, and many challenges. The Red River Settlement was not established without a struggle. Lord Selkirk used strategies such as laws and rules, trading system, security, building new roads, houses, bridges, mills, and expanding the colony and land.
In order to overcome the conflict and the struggles, Thomas Douglas, made new rules and law for trading and exporting products for his new settlement. He made new laws if anyone and will be detected or assist in conveying out or attempting to carry out any provisions, goods, or chattels will be taken and prosecuted. Lord Douglas hired about one hundred disbanded Swiss soldiers of the De Meurons regiment who were enlisted during the War of 1812 for security and guard reasons to protect the settlement of anyone who violates the rules and Indian approaches.
Later on all, Thomas Douglas tried to establish peace and obtain friendship of the Indians to use and take advantage and expand the fur trade of trading. The great enemy of the fur trade that eventually led to the defeat of the St. Lawrence based on the fur and the further expansion of the fur empire of the St. Lawrence. He attempted to come upward with fresh ideas to improve his settlement and began planning for roads, bridges and mills, but also brought out Reverend John West to provide for the spiritual and educational need of the tiny settlement. Dealers and other men agreed to compensate a certain