Topic: Hudson Bay Company

Early American corporations were strictly limited by state charters to prevent the kind of abuse seen with the Hudson Bay and East India Tea companies. These artificial constructs were forbidden from participating in politics or owning stock in other corporations and were legally required to serve the public good. Violations of these charters could lead to the dissolution of the company and personal liability for those responsible.

Scottish and Norman-Scots nobles associated with the Hudson's Bay Company left a lasting geographic mark on the Mount Shasta area. Towns like Dunsmuir and McLeod were named by explorers who shared the same bloodlines as those who built the International Peace Garden. The persistent application of lore to these remote locations suggests that something of significant material or symbolic value remains hidden there.