Accident to the Beaver

In 1850, the Chilkat First Nations, who lived in Lynn Canal, did not cross Chilkat Pass into the Yukon River on their annual trading expedition with the Northern Tutchone [Selkirk…
Read moreIn late November or December of 1851, the HBC suffered from having two more ships seized by the American customs agents, as I told you in my last post, found…
Read moreWell, I have a new problem to figure out: that is, exactly what did happen in the seizure of two HBC ships in Puget Sound in December 1851. This is…
Read moreMy book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You may order the book through your local…
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