DOCSLIB.ORG

Western-Fur-Traders

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Western-Fur-Traders The Fur Traders & Coureurs des bois of Western Canada (Coureurs des bois: voyageurs - wood runners - bush-lopers) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coureurs-de-bois - :~:text=Coureurs%20des%20bois%20were%20itinerant%2C%20unlicenced%20f ur%20traders,and%20%E2%80%9Cbush- lopers%E2%80%9D%20to%20the%20Anglo-Dutch%20of%20New%20York. North West Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Company Hudson’s Bay Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hudson%27s_Bay_Company_Official_Logo_20 13.svg 1 Pacific Fur Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Fur_Company Répertoire des engagements pour l’ouest, conservés dans les Archives judiciaires de Montréal Alphabetical listing of voyageurs (wood runners / bush-lopers) who navigated by canoes from the villages of Lachine and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue on the shores of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal to the far regions of Western North America from 1788 to 1821 500 free online pages in total Approximately 2,318 engagés listed (voyageurs - wood-runners - bush-lopers) whose engagement contracts were recorded by notary Louis Chaboilez of Montreal, the latter a leading notary who served the elite families of Montreal from 1787 to 1813, among them the fur barons of Montreal. Authors: E.-Z. Massicotte & Adélard Desrosiers Researched and compiled prior to 1938. Alphabetical listing of Coureurs des bois from pages 275 to 397 BAnQ Numérique https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2276312?docsearchtext= Land%20Grants%201760-1800 Coureur des bois Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coureur_des_bois - Voyageurs McTavish, Frobisher and Company Established in 1787 by Simon McTavish and Joseph Frobisher; reorganized as McTavish, McGillivrays & Co. in 1806 McGill Archival Collections Catalogue https://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/mtavish-frobisher-co Société historique de Saint-Boniface Voyageurs (Coureurs des bois) – 27,189 online records – 2 https://archivesshsb.mb.ca/en/list?q=Notaires+de+Montr%C3%A9al&p=1&ps=20 Historic Forts and Trading Posts of the French regime and of the English Fur Trading Companies compiled by Ernest Voorhis, A. M., Ph. D., 1930 The author, Ernest Voorhis has identified 614 Forts and Trading Posts in North America http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html Complete book available online https://archivesshsb.mb.ca/en/list?q=Voyageurs&p=1&ps=20 Beaver Club – Montreal - 1785 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Club Canada Club - London – 1810 The Freemasons’ Tavern on Great Queen Street, Holborn, where the Canada Club was founded on 20th October 1810 Dauntsey House, London Email [email protected] https://canadaclub.co.uk/about-the-canada-club/ - archives Hudson’s Bay Company Archives Archives of Manitoba https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ Hudson’s Bay Company Archives Biographical Sheets https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html The Hudson’s Bay Company and its North American Workforce 1668-1786 Scott P. Stephen, author 448 pages https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/books/masters-and-servants 3 https://www.kqzyfj.com/f777xdmjdl04244728021548A45?url=https%3A%2F%2F www.chapters.indigo.ca%2Fen-ca%2Fbooks%2Fmasters-and-servants-the- hudsons%2F9781772123371- item.html%3Fikwid%3Dmasters%2Band%2Bservants%26ikwsec%3DHome%26i kwidx%3D0%23algoliaQueryId%3D315fa795cca756940974dcb4e57e4274 The Fur Trade in Canada ( An extensive timeline) https://www.redlakemuseum.com/uploads/2/9/6/8/29683319/furtradetimeline.pdf North West Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Company https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnie_du_Nord-Ouest Hudson’s Bay Company Archives HBC Fur Trade Post Map HBC Fur Trade Post Map | Hudson's Bay Company Archives | Archives of Manitoba (gov.mb.ca) Alberta Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/alberta.html British Columbia Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/british_columbia.html Manitoba Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/manitoba.html Northwest Territories Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/northwest_territories.html Western Ontario Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/ontario.html Saskatchewan Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/saskatchewan.html Yukon Territory Fur Trade Post Map https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/yukon.html 4 Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada / Then and Now Eric W. Morse, author Parks Canada http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/fur-trade-canoe-routes.pdf Complete 121 pages online Forts & Fur Trading Posts Ash House – A North West Co fort also referred to as Fort de la Frenière located along the Souris River in Southwest Manitoba – Ernest Voorhis. Teyana Neufeld, authors > Turtle Mountain – Souris Plain Heritage Association > En Haut.ca > Archives of Manitoba – HBC Fur Trade Post Map http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top22 https://vantagepoints.ca/stories/ash-house/ https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/manitoba.html - north-mb Fort Assiniboine – A North West Company fort in southern Manitoba – Erected prior to 1794 to compete with the Hudson’s Bay Company post in Brandon, Manitoba – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca > Vantagepoints.ca > Archives of Manitoba - HBC Fur Trade Post Map > Wikipedia http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top26 https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/manitoba.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souris_River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboine_River https://vantagepoints.ca/stories/souris-river-fur-trade/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboine_River_fur_trade Athabaska Country Fur Trading Posts – Various authors > Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_Country Fort Augustus – Also referred to as Fort Edmonton, a trading post of the North West Company in the region of the city of Edmonton. Also called Upper Fort des Prairies – Built in 1794 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top32 5 Fort Babine – A Hudson’s Bay Company fort on Lake Babine, north of Burns Lake, central British Columbia. Built in 1812 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca > Archives of Manitoba – HBC Fur Trade Post Map > Wikipedia http://www.enhaut.ca/cgi-bin/voor1.py?task=display&showsite=44 https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/post_maps/british_columbia.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babine_Lake Fort Bas de la Rivière – Manitoba – Region of Fort Maurepas – Fort Rouge – For La Reine – Fort Dauphin > Québec Culture Blog > Manitoba Historical Society https://quebeccultureblog.com/tag/fort-bourbon/ https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUK EwiKtdPe087vAhXvEVkFHQYhAqkQFjACegQIFhAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .mhs.mb.ca%2Fdocs%2Fpageant%2F23%2Fbasdelariviere1.shtml&usg=AOvVa w2g4XaR_5OI29VznQgcxCrq https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUK EwiKtdPe087vAhXvEVkFHQYhAqkQFjADegQIFxAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .mhs.mb.ca%2Fdocs%2Fpageant%2F23%2Fbasdelariviere2.shtml&usg=AOvVa w0dodsbQwQUv5_xRfTBSGTx Bedfont House – A Hudson’s Bay Co. fort on Reindeer Lake in the Lac Brochet region (North Eastern Saskatchewan at Northwestern Manitoba) – Organized in 1796 by D. Thompson – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top50 Fort Bell – see Fort McPherson http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top328 Fort Belleau – Swan and Assiniboine Rivers in the Upper Athabaska region of Alberta – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca > Wikipedia http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top51 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Assiniboine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboine_River https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=belleau%27s+fort+swan+and+assiniboin e+rivers&qpvt=Belleau%27s+Fort+Swan+and+Assiniboine+rivers&FORM=IGRE https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=6 6 Berens River House – A Hudson’s Bay Co. post on Lake Winnipeg at Berens River in Northern Manitoba - Built before 1825 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Winnipeg Big Island House – A Hudson’s Bay Co. post on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories built about 1830 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top56 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slave_Lake Fort Bourbon – Saskatchewan River – Organized in 1741 by Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, explorer and seigneur. Destroyed prior to 1775 - Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca > Wikipedia.org > Quebec Culture Blog http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top69 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_River_fur_trade https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUK Ewjivoy1oM7vAhVnu1kKHRmgCLkQFjADegQIDxAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fque beccultureblog.com%2Ftag%2Ffort-bourbon%2F&usg=AOvVaw1RX3UMV8- EYyx1W60Y7hDq https://quebeccultureblog.com/tag/fort-bourbon/ Bow River Fort – A North West Co. fur trading post on the Bow river, east of Banff in Alberta – Organized about 1802 and closed about 1823 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top70 Brandon House – A North West Co. fur trading post built in 1794 near present day city of Brandon, Manitoba – Posts 1 & 2 – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top71 http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top72 Fort Brisebois – City of Calgary, Alberta – see Fort La Jonquière – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top285 7 Buck Lake House – A Hudson’s Bay Co. post on the North Saskatchewan River opposite the mouth of Buck Lake Creek, the latter being located between the city of Edmonton and Rocky Mountain House in Alberta – Ernest Voorhis, author > En Haut.ca > University of Alberta http://www.enhaut.ca/voor1/voorhis.html - top75 http://albertalakes.ualberta.ca/?page=lake&region=3&lake=70 Buckingham House – Hudson’s Bay Co. post on the North Saskatchewan River, 350 miles north of Cumberland House bear the North West Co.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Dakota Tawaxitku Kin, Or, the Dakota Friend. (Saint Paul, Minn.), 1852-08-01, [P ]
    r:':'V opo of forr own blood. The father will not take them. We hold them a number ot years back, has afforded many of the prejudices of the Indians, noticing the activity of his son's mind, and yourselves in equal contempt." the only retreat to travellers, to- be against the teachers of the white tOoW him {d Canada, before he wa» For a short period after the war, found between St. Peter's and the man's religion. ten years of, age and placed him un­ the subject of this memoir, resided in British posts, a distance of 700 miles. It would be improper to conclude der .the tuition of a; Priest of Rome, Canada, and received the half pay of The liberal and untiring hospitality this article without some remarks ^lis instructor . appears to. have been a British Captain. He next entered dispensed by this respectable family, upon the religious character of Ren- both a kind and -good man, and from the service of the Hudson's Bay Com­ the great influence exercised by it ville. him, he obtained a slight knowledge pany, whose posts extended to the over the Indians of this country, in the Like Nicodemus, one of the rulers of of the French language, and the ele­ Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. In maintainence of peace and the pro­ Israel, he loved to inquire in relation ments of the Christian religion. winter he resided with his family a- tection of. travellers, would demand to spiritual things. Of independent ; Before he attained to manhood, he mong the Dakotas.
    [Show full text]
  • Adapted SS10
    Into the Great 8 Northwest en’s arms had never felt so sore. to count, one bear, one moose, and a bunch After paddling a canoe for two days, of beaver lodges and dams. (Ben was kind Bhe had had enough. of mad at the beavers. Their dams had “How much farther?” he asked. “Just forced a few unplanned portages.) They another hour or so, and we’ll make camp had caught some Northern pike that they for the night,” the guide replied. had cooked over the fire within an hour When Ben and his dad signed up for of pulling them out of the water. Ben had the canoe trip, it had sounded like fun. never enjoyed eating They would spend five days in the woods fish so much. with nothing to do but paddle and look for wildlife. So far, they had seen several bald eagles, a couple of turtles, too many deer Figure 8.1 Ben’s canoe trip 120 People and Stories of Canada to 1867 • Chapter 8 CH8_9.indd 120 12/8/06 6:30:45 PM The adventure had been a lot of fun, The voyageurs were a lot tougher than but his muscles were starting to ache. Ben Ben. They had to be able to paddle 16 to wondered how he’d get through three more 18 hours each day, or for as long as it was days of paddles and portages. light outside. They slept under their canoes Today, most of us canoe or camp just in bad weather, and they did without tents.
    [Show full text]
  • Bourgeois De La Compagnie
    LES BOURGEOIS DE LA COMPAGNIE NORD-OUEST RÉCITS DE VOYAGES, LETTRES ET RAPPORTS INÉDITS RELATIFS AU NORD-OUEST CANADIEN PUBLIES AVEC UNE ESQUISSE HISTORIQUE et des Annotations 1A, R. MASSOtf Deuxième Série ' QUÉBEC DE L'IMPRIMERIE GÉNÉRALE A. COTÉ ET <i 1890 RÉCITS DE VOYAGES LETTRES ET RAPPORTS INÉDITS RELATIFS AU NORD-OUEST CANADIEN DEUXIÈME SÉRIE 1. M. John McDonald, Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest. " Autobiographical Notes", 1*791-1816. 2. M. George Keith, Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord- Ouest. Lettres à l'honorable E. McKenzie: 1807- 1817.—Les départements de la Rivière Mackenzie et du " Lac d'Ours "—Great Bear Lake.—Légendes. 8. M. John Johnston, traiteur libre, du Sault Ste-Marie. " An account of Lake Superior ", 1792-1807. 4. M. Samuel H. "Wilcocke. Narrative of circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esq., a Partner of the North-West Company", 1819. — Luttes contre Lord Selkirk et la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hud- son. 5. M. Duncan Cameron, Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest. " A sketch of the customs, manners and way of living of the Natives in the barren Country àbout Nipi- gon " :—Extraits de son journal, 1804-1805.—La traite avec les sauvages. 6. M. Peter G-xant, Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord- Ouest. " The Sauteux Indians ", vers 1804. — ri — 7. M. James McKenzie, Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest. Extraits de son journal de 1199. — Le département d'Atkabasca. 8. M. James McKenzie. " Some account of the King's Posts, the Labrador Coast and the Island of Anticosti, by an Indian Trader residing there several years ; with a Descrip­ tion of the Natives, and the Journal of a trip through those Countries, in 1808, by the same Person." 9.
    [Show full text]
  • Reconstituting Tbc Fur Trade Community of the Assiniboine Basin
    Reconstituting tbc Fur Trade Community of the Assiniboine Basin, 1793 to 1812. by Margaret L. Clarke a thesis presented to The University of Winnipeg / The University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History Winnipeg, Manitoba MARCH 1997 National Library Bibliothèque nationale du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographie Services seMces bibliographiques 395 WdtïSûeet 395, nn, Wellingtwi WONK1AW WONK1AON4 Canada Canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant à la National Ll'brary of Canada to Bibliothèque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, disbi'bute or sefl reproduire, prêter, disbiiuer ou copies of this thesis iu microfo~a, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic fomiats. la fome de microfiche/nlm, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format eectronicpe. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur consewe la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantial extracts fiom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA COPYRIGHT PERMISSION PAGE A TksW/Pnicticw ribmitteà to the Faculty of Gruluate Studies of The University of Manitoba in parail fntfülment of the reqaifements of the degrce of brgarct 1. Clarke 1997 (a Permission hm been grantd to the Library of Tbe Univenity of Manitoba to lend or sen copies of this thcsis/practicam, to the National Librory of Canada to micronlm tbb thesis and to lend or seU copies of the mm, and to Dissertritions Abstmcts Intemationai to publish an abtract of this thcsidpracticam.
    [Show full text]
  • The Beaver Club (1785-1827): Behind Closed Doors Bella Silverman
    The Beaver Club (1785-1827): Behind Closed Doors Bella Silverman Montreal’s infamous Beaver Club (1785-1827) was a social group that brought together retired merchants and acted as a platform where young fur traders could enter Montreal’s bourgeois society.1 The rules and social values governing the club reveal the violent, racist, and misogynistic underpinnings of the group; its membership was exclusively white and male, and the club admitted members who participated in morally grotesque and violent activities, such as murder and slavery. Further, the club’s mandate encouraged the systematic “othering” of those believed to be “savage” and unlike themselves.2 Indeed, the Beaver Club’s exploitive, exclusive, and violent character was cultivated in private gatherings held at its Beaver Hall Hill mansion.3 (fig. 1) Subjected to specific rules and regulations, the club allowed members to collude economically, often through their participation in the institution of slavery, and idealize the strength of white men who wintered in the North American interior or “Indian Country.”4 Up until 1821, Montreal was a mercantile city which relied upon the fur trade and international import-exports as its economic engine.5 Following the British Conquest of New France in 1759, the fur trading merchants’ influence was especially strong.6 Increasing affluence and opportunities for leisure led to the establishment of social organizations, the Beaver Club being one among many.7 The Beaver Club was founded in 1785 by the same group of men who founded the North West Company (NWC), a fur trading organization established in 1775. 9 Some of the company’s founding partners were James McGill, the Frobisher brothers, and later, Alexander Henry.10 These men were also some of the Beaver Club’s original members.11 (figs.
    [Show full text]
  • Anglican Archives in Rupert's Land by WILMA MACDONALD
    Anglican Archives in Rupert's Land by WILMA MACDONALD Until 1870 the vast area which is now northern Quebec and Ontario, the prairies, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and portions of British Columbia was known as Rupert's Land. Prince Rupert, with sixteen associates, who were incorporated by Letters Patent as the Honourable the Hudson's Bay Company, was granted this vast territory in 1670 by King Charles 11. The new trading company acquired a region extending over 2,700,000 square miles. To protect its lucrative and increasing fur trade, the company successfully resisted attempts to colonize the territory. No effort was made to minister to the few Christian people in the widely scattered forts of the Hudson's Bay Company or to evangelize the native peoples until the early nineteenth century. In 1820, some six years after the tenacious Orkney Islanders established an agricultural settlement on the banks of the Red River, guided there by the Earl of Selkirk, the company sent out an Anglican chaplain, the Reverend John West (1778-1846). Although West was appointed to minister to the company's officers and servants, he also looked after the needs of the small Scottish colony and took great interest in the Indians. He established a school in the Red River settlement on a lot of land set apart for church purposes by thecompany (on which the Cathedral Church of St. John now stands in Winnipeg). West's efforts laid the foundations for missionary work and also marked the beginning of formal education in Manitoba. The small school he began in 1820 was followed by the Red River Academy, founded by John Macallurn and revived by Bishop David Anderson.
    [Show full text]
  • Orcadians (And Some Shetlanders) Who Worked West of the Rockies in the Fur Trade up to 1858 (Unedited Biographies in Progress)
    Orcadians (and some Shetlanders) who worked west of the Rockies in the fur trade up to 1858 (unedited biographies in progress) As compiled by: Bruce M. Watson 208-1948 Beach Avenue Vancouver, B. C. Canada, V6G 1Z2 As of: March, 1998 Information to be shared with Family History Society of Orkney. Corrections, additions, etc., to be returned to Bruce M. Watson. A complete set of biographies to remain in Orkney with Society. George Aitken [variation: Aiken ] (c.1815-?) [sett-Willamette] HBC employee, British: Orcadian Scot, b. c. August 20, 1815 in "Greenay", Birsay, Orkney, North Britain [U.K.] to Alexander (?-?) and Margaret [Johnston] Aiken (?-?), d. (date and place not traced), associated with: Fort Vancouver general charges (l84l-42) blacksmith Fort Stikine (l842-43) blacksmith steamer Beaver (l843-44) blacksmith Fort Vancouver (l844-45) blacksmith Fort Vancouver Depot (l845-49) blacksmith Columbia (l849-50) Columbia (l850-52) freeman Twenty one year old Orcadian blacksmith, George Aiken, signed on with the Hudson's Bay Company February 27, l836 and sailed to York Factory where he spent outfits 1837-40; he then moved to and worked at Norway House in 1840-41 before being assigned to the Columbia District in 1841. Aiken worked quietly and competently in the Columbia district mainly at coastal forts and on the steamer Beaver as a blacksmith until March 1, 1849 at which point he went to California, most certainly to participate in the Gold Rush. He appears to have returned to settle in the Willamette Valley and had an association with the HBC until 1852. Aiken's family life or subsequent activities have not been traced.
    [Show full text]
  • Britain's Magnificent “Forts”
    Britain’s Magnificent “Forts” The Freedom Freighters of WW 2 By Geoff Walker For our non-seafaring friends, many would associate the word “Fort” with some kind of medieval bastion or land based strong hold, but in the case to hand, nothing could be further from reality. Fort was the name given to a class of Cargo Ship built in Canada during WW2, for the British government (MOWT), under the Lend Lease scheme. All Fort ships, except two which were paid for outright, were transferred on bareboat charter, on Lend - lease terms, from the Canadian Government or the U.S. War Shipping Administration who bought ninety of the 'Forts' built in Canada. The construction of this type of ship commenced in 1942, and by war’s end well over 230 of these vessels had been delivered to the MOWT, (including all “Fort” variants and those built as Tankers) each at an average cost of $1,856,500. Often, confusion persists between “Fort” and “Park” class ships that were built in Canada. To clarify, “Fort” ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the “Park” ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both types had similar design specifications. All Fort ships were given names prefixed by the word “Fort”, whilst “Park” ships all had names ending or suffixed with “Park” at the time of their launching, although names were frequently changed later during their working life. These ships were built across eighteen different Canadian shipyards. Their triple expansion steam engines were built by seven different manufacturers. There were 3 sub-classes of the type, namely, “North Sands” type which were mainly of riveted construction, and the “Canadian” and “Victory” types, which were of welded construction.
    [Show full text]
  • Summer 2018 Vol
    Summer 2018 Vol. 45 No. 2 Quarterly Journal of the Wilderness Canoe Association Image from the “Heart and Stroke” calendar. AGAWA! Story and photos by Jeff McColl This report, which is a little different than what you are used flow river, but you can’t really call it a “wild” river because to reading in Nastawgan , is an accumulation of information of changes due to logging and because of the railway tracks. I’ve collected during more than 30 years of running the Finding evidence of logging has become much harder in the Agawa. last 10 years as the forests and river reclaimed the area. We all know someone who has become smitten by a par - Finding out information on the Agawa and many other ticular area, and when I started paddling the Agawa I did not watersheds in Algoma is much easier now than when I think it would happen to me. started. The Historical Forestry Database online at the Sault I became aware of the Agawa in 1976, on the way west Ste. Marie Public Library is amazing! Many maps are over to compete in the White Water Nationals, when I crossed 100 years old and still incredibly accurate. over it on the Highway 17 bridge. The Agawa is a natural- The First Nations Peoples of this area deserve credit for guiding early surveyors through this area, even though their history was oral. Pictographs at Agawa rock reveal that the First Nations were there for thou - sands of years. Access to the river for paddlers can be a little complicated now because the passenger train stopped running in 2015.
    [Show full text]
  • The Beginnings of Wheeled Transport in Western Canada
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Great Plains Quarterly Great Plains Studies, Center for Spring 1984 The Beginnings Of Wheeled Transport In Western Canada John Alwin Montana State University Barry Kaye University of Manitoba Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly Part of the Other International and Area Studies Commons Alwin, John and Kaye, Barry, "The Beginnings Of Wheeled Transport In Western Canada" (1984). Great Plains Quarterly. 1766. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/1766 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Great Plains Studies, Center for at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Plains Quarterly by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. THE BEGINNINGS OF WHEELED TRANSPORT IN WESTERN CANADA BARRY KAYE and JOHN ALWIN Water transport has played a major part in the the prairie-parkland, such as the North Sas­ economic development of Canada. It has been katchewan, the Red, and the Assiniboine, was claimed that a series of east-west water routes complemented by travel along a network of were essential to Canada's evolution as a trans­ carting trails that stretched from St. Paul, continental nation. The many connecting rivers Minnesota, in the southeast to Fort Edmonton and lakes formed the lines of least resistance on the North Saskatchewan River in the north­ through the environment, so that in most re­ west. The use of two-wheeled carts pulled by an gions of Canada, water transport was almost ox or horse eventually spread west as far as invariably the earliest and most important form Montana and south as far as Colorado.1 of transport.
    [Show full text]
  • La Vérendrye and His Sons After 1743 Is Anti‐Climactric
    La Verendrye and His Sons The Search for the Western Sea Above: The Brothers La Vérendrye in sight of the western mountains, News Year’s Day 1743. By C.W. Jeffery’s. Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de la Vérendrye, and his sons were the last important explorers during the French regime in Canada. Like many of their predecessors, they pushed westward in spite of lack of support from the king or his officials in Quebec, and in spite of the selfishness and greed of the merchants, who equipped their expeditions only to take all of the large profits of the fur trade made possible by energetic exploration. La Vérendrye was born on November 17, 1685, in the settlements of Three Rivers, where his father was governor. *1 He entered the army as a cadet in 1697. In 1704 he took part in a raid upon Deerfield, a settlement in the British colony of Massachusetts, and in 1705 he fought under Subercase when a French force raided St. John’s, Newfoundland. In 1707 La Vérendrye went to Europe and served with a regiment in Flanders against the English under the Duke of Marlborough. At the battle of Malplaquet (1710) he was wounded several times. Upon his recovery he was promoted to lieutenant, and in 1711 returned to Canada. For several years La Vérendrye served in the colonial forces. In 1712 he married and settled on the island of Dupas, near Three Rivers. There his four sons were born – Jean‐Baptiste, Pierre, Francois, and Louis‐Joseph. In 1726 La Vérendrye received the command of a trading post on Lake Nipigon, north of Lake Superior.
    [Show full text]
  • A Glossary of Mississippi Valley French, 1673-1850 (Price, $1.50) by John Francis Mcdermott
    rtlSTpRjC^y, SUkxm tifirVB^SITY OF uimm: A Glossary OF Mississippi Valley French 1673-1850 BY JOHN FRANCIS McDERMOTT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDIES -NEW SERIES LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE — No. 12 DECEMBER, 1941 Washington University George R. Throop, Ph.D., LL.D., Bridge Chancellor Walter E. McCourt, A.M., Assistant Chancellor The College of Liberal Arts Frank M. Webster, Ph.B., Acting Dean The School of Engineering Alexander S. Langsdorf, M.M.E., Dean Tlie School of Architecture Alexander S. Langsdorf, M.M.E., Dean The School of Business and Public Administration William H. Stead, Ph.D., Dean Tlie Henry Shaw School of Botany George T. Moore, Ph.D., Director The School of Graduate Studies Richard F. Jones, Ph.D., Acting Dean The School of Law Joseph A. McClain, Jr., A.B., LL.B., J.S.D., LL.D., Dean The School of Medicine Philip A. Shaffer, Ph.D., Dean The School of Dentistry Benno E. Lischer, D.M.D., Dean The School of Nursing Louise Knapp, A.M., Director The School of Fine Arts Kenneth E. Hudson, B.F.A., Director University College William G. Bowling, A.M., Dean The Summer School Frank L. Wright, A.M., Ed.D., Director Mary Institute, a preparatory school for girls, located at Ladue and Warson Roads, is also conducted under the charter of the University. A GLOSSARY of MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRENCH 1673-1850 A GLOSSARY of MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRENCH 1673-1850 By JOHN FRANCIS McDERMOTT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDIES—NEW SERIES Language and Literature—No. 12 St. Louis, 1941 Copyright 1941 by Washington University St.
    [Show full text]