r and Joseph Frobisher, his brother, on the western fur trade,
in _Archives Report_, 1890, and particularly that of Oct. 4, 1784,
giving the early history of the North West Company; _also_
correspondence in _Archives Report_, 1888.

=Frobisher, Benjamin.= Probably, according to Masson, a son of Joseph
Frobisher. Entered service of North West Company, about 1798. Mentioned
as clerk of that Company, in 1804 and 1805, and took a violent part in
the troubles between the North West and Hudson's Bay Companies. Captured
by Hudson's Bay men in 1819, carried to York Factory and imprisoned;
escaped, and in a desperate attempt to make his way back to one of the
North West Company posts, died of exhaustion at Cedar Lake. =Bib.=:
Wilcocke, _Death of Frobisher_ in Masson, _Bourgeois de la Compagnie du
Nord-Ouest_.

=Frobisher, Joseph.= A partner of the North West Company. Member of the
fur-trading firm of McTavish, Frobisher and Company. Built a fort on Red
River, and penetrated to the Churchill River, 1774, where, at Frog
Portage, he built a post. Gave the name of English River to the
Churchill. Accompanied Alexander Henry up the Saskatchewan in 1775.
Returned to Montreal, but retained a large interest in the fur trade
until 1798, when he retired. =Index=: =Hd= His petition to Haldimand,
261. =MS= Builds trading-post on Sturgeon Lake in 1772, 4. =Bib.=:
Henry, _Travels and Adventures_, ed. by Bain; Mackenzie, _History of the
Fur Trade_ in his _Voyages_.

=Frobisher, Sir Martin= (1535?-1594). Navigator. Made three voyages to
America in search of the North-West Passage, 1576, 1577, and 1578.
Vice-admiral in Drake's expedition to West Indies, 1586; led one of the
squadrons against the Spanish Armada; took part in Hawkins's expedition,
1590. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Frobisher, Thomas= (1744-1788). Partner of the North West Company. With
Joseph Frobisher, Alexander Henry, and Peter Pond, in the North-West,
1775. In that year, explored the Churchill River as far as Isle a la
Crosse Lake. =Index=: =MS= Builds trading-post at Sturgeon Lake, 1772,
4. =Bib.=: Henry, _Travels and Adventures_; Mackenzie, _History of the
Fur Trade_ in his _Voyages_.

=Frog Portage.= Or Portage de Traite, leading from the Saskatchewan
River, by way of Cumberland Lake, the Sturgeon-Weir River, Heron,
Pelican, and Woody Lakes, to the Churchill. It was discovered by Joseph
Frobisher, who built a temporary trading-post there in 1774. Two years
later Thomas