The York Factory River
The York Factory River? As far as I can tell, it is the lower Hayes River where it flows past York Factory into Hudson Bay. It’s a good name for…
Read moreDogsled Journey to Norway House
Well, I am working on so many projects at the same time that I am getting lost in my office, and so it is time to tell you a funny…
Read moreLandmarks on the Hayes River
As you know I have been taking a holiday, spending time in the Archives and also in editing my third book. In looking up what John Franklin had to say…
Read moreJohn Work’s Journey to the Columbia District, 1823
July 1823, Friday 18. Having received orders to that effect I embarked with Mr. [Peter Skene] Ogden for the Columbia with two light canoes, four men in each. Mr. Lewis…
Read moreThe Historic Hayes River
In 1826, Lieutenant Aemilius Simpson described his departure from York Factory: “We Embarked from York Factory at 3pm and commenced our journey across the Continent of North America. Our brigade…
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