Although the settlers negotiated a treaty with the Saulteaux Indians of the area, the commercial rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company gave rise to violent confrontations between the settlers and the trading companies.
Trots att de förhandlade fram ett avtal med salteauxindianerna i området ledde handelskonflikten mellan Hudson Bay-kompaniet och North West Company till våldsamma konfrontationer mellan bosättarna och handelsbolagen.