Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1910-05-12
Content: WTL Dear sir I enclose here in the monthly + Cash statements also list of Indian debts for the month ending april 30th. Our trade was fairly well during the past month and from what I hear the Indians have done fairly well in the Beaver hunt therefor I expect our trade will turn out fairly well yet. I have not heard from H.H. I don't expect the winter trade will be much but I expect they will do well in Beaver + Bear I also beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 26 march with account of march for sales I hope the prices will continue I see by your letter of 3rd march that the SB Plain is coming from Edmonton if I had known that Vermillion could not supply I would have sent for Northern light I had some here this winter and it sold well and it is much cheaper then flour? from Edmonton WL FWB
Page Number: 73
PDF Page Number: 59
People Mentioned: Mr Frank Beatton
Places Mentioned: Hudson's Hope, B.C. Ca
Vermillion,AB,Ca
Edmonton,AB,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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