Simpson at Rock Depot, 1820
I have a new journal for you. This is a journal that I did not intend to look at, but I am very happy I did. I have always been…
Read moreFort Assiniboine
Governor Simpson has just reached Fort Assiniboine in his journey west from York Factory in 1824. In his journal of a year earlier, clerk John Work described this post, which…
Read moreHistoric posts, Peace River
In our second post about historic fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains, I am beginning with the Peace River and heading west and south. Yes, I know that…
Read moreFort St. James
Fort St. James was the centre of the fur trade in north-central British Columbia, and played an important role in HBC’s exploration history. It was also where the HBC Brigades…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To Trout Lake
This, the nineteenth post of this series, is the continuation of Governor Simpson’s journey west to New Caledonia in 1828. The author of the journal is Archibald McDonald, who is…
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