Little Fort, on the North Thompson River
It delights me to find people who are interested in the history of the little place they came from — and I have heard from someone who is from one…
Read moreNative Bridges in the Fraser Canyon
At Fort Alexandria, the first days of April 1847 came in pleasant and warm, though snow still lay on the ground. On April 23, Montrose McGillivray arrived at the fort…
Read moreBlackeye, and Blackeye’s Son: Who are They?
In Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s 1846 journal, we come across the Similkameen Native man named Blackeye. This is what Anderson wrote of him [it has been edited for length]: Saty 6th…
Read more“Smess,” or Sumas Prairie
This is part of Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s 1867 map of the Colony of British Columbia (CM/F9, BCA), that shows the section of Fraser’s River from its mouth to Fort Langley,…
Read morePotlatch
As Alexander Caulfield Anderson made his way along the north shores of the lakes later named Seton and Anderson Lakes, he wrote of the Natives’ welcoming ceremonies. The day before…
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