The S.S.Beaver sails to the Columbia River
In 1836, the S.S. Beaver sails east from the Sandwich Islands to the mouth of the Columbia River and, eventually, Fort Vancouver, the HBC headquarters on the Pacific Slopes. Here…
Read moreBeaver at the Equator
The Steamer Beaver, and its accompanying ship the Columbia, sailed over the Equator for the second time on this journey: this time from the south to the northern hemisphere. It…
Read moreBeaver in the Pacific
This title will confuse people who may think there are beaver in the Pacific Ocean, but that is not so. In this series we are following the course of the…
Read moreLog of the Steamer Beaver 2
This is the continuation of the Log of the Steamer Beaver, a steamship that came from the London Docks on the Thames River to Fort Vancouver, under sail, in 1835…
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