Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1908-12-13
Content: W.T.L dear I take this opportunity of sending you the monthly statements also cash account of this post for the month of November I also enclose here in last of the account of $2.20 which I hipe you will get safe. The fur trade has been very poor so far but I think it will be beter then last year as Marten seems to be more plentiful also beaver are reported very numerous out north and I expect the Indians who are wintering out their will make a good catch of Beaver I have not heard from Hudsons Hope Post for some time there for I am unable to give you any report of the fur trade of that Post I gave Taylor a good outfit and I expect him to make a good trade I will be going up their after new year
Page Number: 59
PDF Page Number: 42
People Mentioned: Mr Harry Taylor
Places Mentioned: Hudson's Hope, B.C. Ca

Images from MS-0749 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives.

Pdf Info:

The Hudsons Bay Company Fort St. Johns Daily Journal for 1906 to 1910 (Frank W. Beaton)

Carbon copies of letters from Fort St. John by F. W. Beatton for H.B. Comp. St John B.C. August 14, 1906 and February 2, 1907 followed by other dates up to May 12, 1910.

British Columbia Archives MS-0749 Box 5, File: Vol. 28: Frank Beaton

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