Paul Fraser
Paul Fraser was a man who never got along with anyone, as far as I can tell. Well, that’s not exactly true. Donald Manson liked him, and regretted his loss…
Read moreThe 1843 Brigade Trail, Loon Lake to Green Lake
From Loon Lake, in what is now the province of British Columbia, the men of the incoming New Caledonia brigade rode northwest, crossing the range of hills that lay between…
Read moreLittle Stories from Scraps of an old Manuscript
Hidden away in the B.C. Archives is a magical little document written by Alexander Caulfield Anderson, in which he writes stories of the things he learned from the Natives that…
Read moreJohn McIntosh, HBC
HBC trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson knew many of today’s historical figures, but not all of them were men to be proud of. One of those was clerk John McIntosh, who…
Read moreIncoming brigades, Journey to Fort Okanogan
William Connolly began the journal of his voyage from Fort Nez Perces to Okanogan with a complaint: “Mr [Samuel] Black Traded a few Horses — but at the rate he…
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