Carlton to Fort Pelly
Here we now have George Traill Allan’s journal of his journey from Carlton House to Red River, so that he could represent the Columbia District at the Annual Committee meeting…
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Edmonton House was built in 1795 on the North bank of the North Saskatchewan, but it moved many times over the years as the local fire-wood supplies were used up.…
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In 1842, Alexander Caulfield Anderson led the York Factory Express to Hudson Bay. As always, the express men descended the Saskatchewan River to Lake Winnipeg, and two or three months…
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The river route from Norway House to York Factory was packed with historical landmarks and points of interest, but most fur traders did not bother to keep records of their…
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In 1847, Fort Vancouver’s clerk Thomas Lowe began his journey from Carlton House, on the North Saskatchewan River, on the morning of June 1st, “at daylight, and were enabled to…
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