The Brigade Trails, Kamloops to Okanogan House
I am continuing the outgoing express journals on their way south from the Thompson River post at Kamloops, through the Okanagan to Okanogan House. You will notice the two different…
Read moreFrom Little Fort to Kamloops
I received a message the other day, from a member of the Simpcw First Nations. These are the people who occupy the territory around Little Fort, north of Kamloops on…
Read moreDrowned Horse Lake to North River (Little Fort)
To get from Drowned Horse Lake to the North Thompson River, these HBC Traders will now have to travel over the rugged Thompson plateau. You can more or less follow…
Read moreFort Alexandria to Drowned Horse Lake
In this post, part of a series beginning here: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/brigade-one/ I am continuing to tell the story of two outgoing brigades on their journey from Fort St. James to Fort…
Read moreOutgoing Brigade, Fort George to Fort Alexandria
In this post I am now telling the story of the annual brigade journey from Fort George to Fort Alexandria, on the Fraser River north of modern-day Williams Lake, B.C.…
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