Measles and Dysentery
I wrote about the 1847-1848 measles epidemic in my first book, The Pathfinder, in which I said: Measles began to sicken a few Dakelh around the fort [Fort Alexandria, Fraser…
Read moreGeorge Traill Allan
In 1841, George Traill Allan took out the York Factory Express to Hudson Bay, ten years after he had come into the territory in the 1831 Columbia Express. He is…
Read moreMeasles in the Columbia district, summer to fall 1847
My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You can order the book through your local…
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