1834, on the site of the
present town of Wrangell. Three years later, the post was acquired by
the Hudson's Bay Company, and renamed Fort Stikine. The upper waters of
the river were visited by J. McLeod, of the Hudson's Bay Company, in
1834. The river was explored in 1863 by Lieutenant Pereleshin, of the
Russian navy; and in 1866-1867 by the surveyors of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. =Index=: =D= Attempt to establish Hudson's Bay
Company fort there in 1834 frustrated by Russians, 119-120; Russians
hand over their fort at mouth of river to Hudson's Bay Company, 121.
=Bib.=: Blake, _Geographical Notes upon Russian America and the Stickeen
River_; Dawson, _Report on Yukon District_ (Geol. Survey Report,
1887-1888).

=Stills=. =S= Taxes imposed upon, by Legislature of Upper Canada, 92.

=Stirling, Sir William Alexander, Earl of= (1567?-1640). King James gave
him a patent, September, 1621, to the territory now embracing the
provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and the Gaspe peninsula. To
further the colonization of his huge domain, Alexander instituted the
baronetcy of New Scotland, or Nova Scotia. In 1628 the first colonists
were landed at Port Royal. =Index=: =Ch= Equips vessel to operate
against French colonies, 176; grant to, of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
etc., 223. _See_ Baronets of Nova Scotia. =Bib.=: Biggar, _Early Trading
Companies of New France_; Rogers, _The Earl of Stirling's Register of
Royal Letters Relative to the Affairs of Scotland and Nova Scotia_;
Alexander, _An Encouragement to Colonies_ in Laing, _Royal Letters
Relating to Colonization of New Scotland_; Patterson, _Sir William
Alexander_ (R. S. C., 1892); Kirke, _The First English Conquest of
Canada_.

=Stisted, Sir Henry William=. Educated at Sandhurst and entered the army
as ensign, 1835. Served through the Persian War and the Indian Mutiny.
Made major-general, 1864, and divisional commander of the troops in
Upper Canada, 1866. Appointed first lieutenant-governor of Ontario,
1867; held office until July 14, 1868. Returned to England; knighted,
1871. Died in England, 1875. =Bib.=: Read, _Lieutenant-Governors of
Upper Canada_.

=Stobo, Robert=. =WM= Former hostage with French, acts as guide to
Carleton above Quebec, 124; said to have pointed out Le Foulon to Wolfe,
168.

=Stoney Creek, Battle of=. Took place on June 5, 1813, when the American
troops, under Generals Chandler and Minder, were defeated by the British
forces under Colon