NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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Up the Columbia River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 31, 2021 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Up the Columbia River

In August 1849, clerk Thomas Lowe journeyed up the Columbia River as far as Fort Nez Percés, following the same river route that the York Factory Express had travelled in…

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The incoming New Caledonia brigades leave Fort Vancouver, Columbia River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 28, 2015 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The incoming New Caledonia brigades leave Fort Vancouver, Columbia River

At Fort Vancouver, William Connolly prepared to take in the New Caledonia brigade to Fort St. James. In fur trade parlance, “Incoming” always meant that the horse and boat brigades…

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