Stewart’s Journal 6
I ended the last section of James Green Stewart’s journal at Sussex Lake, on the return journey of the Arctic Expedition to the Sea in search of Sir John Franklin’s…
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In 1855, James Green Stewart is travelling South from Chantrey Inlet with James Anderson, after an eight day visit on the shores of the Arctic Sea. They are hoping…
Read moreFort Simpson Winter
The year is 1843: winter is approaching, and clerk Augustus Richard Peers has just arrived at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River. Fort Simpson was the headquarters for all the…
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The year is 1843, and it is now the beginning of August. Augustus Richard Peers has now reached Clearwater River (sometimes called the Little Athabasca), and is ready to make…
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We are continuing with James Green Stewart’s Journal, as he makes his way north to the shores of the Arctic Sea. On Wednesday 30th of May, 1855, Stewart and his…
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