Robert 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…
Read moreWomen in the Boats 2
This is the second instalment of my blogpost of last week, and I am still telling the stories of the women who travelled in the York Factory Express boats and…
Read morePaul Kane leaves Edmonton House
“We remained at Edmonton till the morning of the 6th [October],” Paul Kane wrote, “preparing for the arduous journey which now lay before us.” Paul Kane was travelling west with…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To the North River
In our twenty-fifth post in this Two Canoes series, we will bring Governor George Simpson across the Fraser Plateau to the “North” River, and Kamloops. Let’s see how far we…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake
In the twenty-first post in this series, we will follow Sir George Simpson from McLeod Lake [Trout Lake Post] to Fort St. James. His journey to the Trout Lake Post…
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