Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1909-05-17
Content: W.T.L Dear sir I enclose here in the monthly statements also the cash statement of this post for the months ending March + April I also enclose statement of indians depts I have had to I have not heard from H H for some time Taylor was down here at the end of March but omited to bring his list of furs but as far as I hear he seems to be doing very little fairly little in the fur here The indians to come before the end of the month as they are all off hunting beaver therefore I may not be able to ship the furs before the second trip of the steamer it has been a very late spring here the Ice went out o the river on the the 12th of this month we have had no mail here for nearly 2 months.
Page Number: 64
PDF Page Number: 47
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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