The Pas and Cumberland House
HBC clerk Augustus Peers continues his journey west and north, from Cedar Lake on the Saskatchewan River, to the Pas and Cumberland House, the latter of which stands on Cumberland…
Read moreJames Green Stewart
James Green Stewart kept a journal of his voyage by the Great Fish River to the shores of the Arctic Sea. It is very interesting to see what he wrote,…
Read moreHistoric Posts in the West
So lets do a fun post about the Historic Posts in the West: that is, posts on the West side of the Rocky Mountains. The Peel’s River post (Fort McPherson)…
Read moreSamuel Black
Samuel Black was the oddest of all the HBC men. Black, born in 1780, was a young highlander of enormous size when he came to Canada and joined the fur…
Read moreJames Anderson on the Back River 1
So James Anderson and James Green Stewart and their men have now reached the headwaters of the Great Fish River, and will begin their journey north to the Arctic Ocean.…
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