Nicomekl River
In 1824, the HBC men from Fort George [Astoria] have made their way up Puget Sound, on their way to the mouth of the Fraser River. But instead of paddling…
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In late 1824, a group of HBC men made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, via the Nicomekl River, a stream that seems to run…
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In late 1824, a group of HBC men under Chief Factor James McMillan made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, to find a location for…
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In 1840 and 1841, Alexander Caulfield Anderson was put in temporary charge of the Cowlitz Farm, and later posted to Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound. The location of the future…
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On June 15, 1843, Thomas Lowe arrived at Fort Vancouver, about ninety miles upriver from the mouth of the Columbia, after having served both at the northwest coast post of…
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