Two Canoe Journeys
This is the beginning of a new series, which covers two separate canoe journeys made from York Factory, by different routes to the West side of the Rocky Mountains. The…
Read moreAemilius Simpson, his cousin George, and the birth of the York Factory Express
Aemilius Simpson was a very interesting young man, and one who kept a concise journal of his voyage across the North American continent, from York Factory to Fort Vancouver, Columbia…
Read moreIncoming brigades, Journey to Fort Okanogan
William Connolly began the journal of his voyage from Fort Nez Perces to Okanogan with a complaint: “Mr [Samuel] Black Traded a few Horses — but at the rate he…
Read moreProvisioning the York Factory Express
I am writing about the York Factory Express — the annual journey the traders from the West side of the Rocky Mountains made to the HBC headquarters on Hudson Bay…
Read moreJames Birnie, 1828-1836
James Birnie had joined the free wheeling North West Company in 1818, and when in 1821 it merged with the Hudson’s Bay Company under the latter’s name, he came with…
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