Devil’s Club
You may wonder why I am beginning a post with this subject — wonder no longer. Devil’s Club is a poisonous plant that grows everywhere in the province of B.C.,…
Read morePeter Warren Dease travels north from Fort Alexandria
So it is now time for me to bring Peter Warren Dease north from Fort Alexandria to Fort George [Prince George]. Dease’s journals are usually quite brief: but I would…
Read moreTwo Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination
So in our last John Work post, we left his boats at the bottom end of the Upper Arrow Lake or in the Narrows between the two Lakes. The year…
Read moreTime and Distance in the York Factory Express
Time and Distance: How long did it take the York Factory Express men to make their way from Fort Vancouver to York Factory? It varied every year. The York Factory…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To the North River
In our twenty-fifth post in this Two Canoes series, we will bring Governor George Simpson across the Fraser Plateau to the “North” River, and Kamloops. Let’s see how far we…
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