John Jeffrey
So, who was John Jeffrey anyway? John Jeffrey was a Scottish botanist who came to the west side of the Rocky Mountains in 1851. In early 1850 he had been…
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This is the story of the Fort Covile Brigade in its early years. The story is told by John Work, and there are some very interesting comments made in this…
Read moreRobert Clouston
Robert Clouston crossed the Rocky Mountains into the Columbia District in 1850, accompanying the botanist John Jeffrey on his journey west. Clouston had plenty to say about the crossing of…
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Yes, Dave-In-Eden, I CAN tell you some polar bear stories! And these stories are even from York Factory, or the original once-living bear in the story came from there. Augustus…
Read moreVoyageur Traditions
In spring of every year between 1826 and 1854, the outgoing York Factory Express men arrived at Edmonton House. They left Fort Vancouver, their Pacific coast headquarters on the Columbia…
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