Landmarks on the Hayes River
As you know I have been taking a holiday, spending time in the Archives and also in editing my third book. In looking up what John Franklin had to say…
Read moreThe York Factory Express leaves Hudson Bay
I have played around a little with this section of the York Factory Express journey, writing several posts that covered this part of the world. For the first of these…
Read moreJohn Work’s Journey to the Columbia District, 1823
Three years before the York Factory Express existed, John Work travelled over much of their route, on his way from York Factory to Spokane House, on the Spokane River. He…
Read moreThe Historic Hayes River
Once they left York Factory, built where the Hayes River flowed into Hudson Bay, the York Factory Express men followed up the “York Factory River” towards home. (The York Factory…
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