The new Fort Simpson
On July 16, 1834, the HBC’s ship, Dryad, was moved a little closer to where the new Fort Simpson was to be built, and “Disembarked the passengers & baggage &…
Read moreJean Baptiste Bolduc at Fort Albert
In 1843, the missionary Jean Baptiste Zacharie Bolduc arrived at the new location of Fort Albert with Chief Factor James Douglas. His story gives us an interesting look at the…
Read moreBuried Alive
Alexander Caulfield Anderson came into Fort Vancouver with the incoming Columbia Express of 1832. As he and his incoming Express party reached Fort Nez Percés, they had an interesting, but…
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As we know, if you have purchased and read my book, The York Factory Express, the proper name for the incoming Express was the Columbia Express — although some people…
Read moreIncoming Express
The first York Factory Express left Fort Vancouver in March 1826, and the incoming Express generally returned to Fort Vancouver in early November or late October. The Express ran every…
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