Simpson to Norway House
It is time now to bring Governor George Simpson to Norway House and so to close down this journal. At the moment, the Governor is at Fort Garry, which place…
Read moreSimpson to Athabasca Pass
We return, once more, to Governor George Simpson’s journey out of the Columbia District in 1825. There are some very interesting things that happened on this journey to Red River,…
Read moreThe Nelson River
The mighty Nelson River flowed east from Playgreen Lake, where Norway House stood, making its way down the steep and rocky east side of the Canadian Shield to Hudson Bay…
Read moreOld Fort Simpson
The work of building the new Fort Simpson continued, with clerk James Birnie keeping the post journal and taking overall charge of building the new post on the northwest coast,…
Read moreTwo Canoes: John Work comes down the Columbia River
So in the last John Work journal, he and Peter Skene Ogden had reached Boat Encampment, having come down the Big Hill from Athabasca Pass. In this bit of journal,…
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