Simpson to Spokane River
In the spring of 1825, Governor George Simpson paused his journey at the future location of the Wascopam Mission, while travelling east on his way to the Rocky Mountains and…
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In 1824, Governor George Simpson is making his way from York Factory to Fort George [Astoria], at the mouth of the Columbia River, on his first of three visits to…
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Alexander Caulfield Anderson came into Fort Vancouver with the incoming Columbia Express of 1832. As he and his incoming Express party reached Fort Nez Percés, they had an interesting, but…
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I thought that for this series on the Columbia River, I might be able to access and read Samuel Black’s journal of his descent of the river in 1825. He…
Read moreNorway House fire
I am proofing my York Factory Express manuscript, which is an interesting process. It is a chance to catch errors, and I found one. This is what I said in…
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