Salmon Runs, 1843 to 1858
As a BC-ite and fur trade historian of sorts, I have been brought up on the notion that the salmon runs were regular events, and that only once in every…
Read moreProvisions for the Brigades
In one of his manuscripts Anderson wrote about the pigs that were at Fort Alexandria when he was there, and how happy he was to see the last of them!…
Read moreNicola Lake to Kamloops
From the grasslands of Nicola Lake, the men of the various brigades reached Kamloops by crossing the highlands between the Nicola valley and the Kamloops Lake valley. It’s a beautiful…
Read moreFabulous Sam Black
I know I have used the word “fabulous” before when I describe a fur trader. But some are fabulously interesting, and Chief Trader Sam Black is certainly a member of…
Read morePahallak, of the Sto:lo
I have learned a lot about Pahallak, chief of one of the Sto:lo tribes along the Fraser River, since I first wrote (inaccurately) about him in my book, The Pathfinder. It…
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