Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1927-12-25
Content: Christmas Day. We went up to Carls and had dinner a cold N W wind but mild towards evening Harris left for Nig creek for New Year Duncan + Frank came down and camped for the night George + Marten arrived from Fontas Post where they went with Inspector Hooker they report Furs very scarce in that part of the country
Page Number: 118
PDF Page Number: 121
People Mentioned: Mr Duncan Beatton
Mr Frank Jr. Beatton
Mr George Beatton
Mr Unknown Harris
Mr Clay Marten
Mr Carl Mickelson
HB Inspector Unknown Hooker
Places Mentioned: Nig Creek,BC,CA
Fontas Post,BC,CA

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

Pdf Info:

The Hudsons Bay Company Fort St. Johns Daily Journal for 1926 to 1930 (Frank W. Beaton)

Records and daily events for May 1st, 1926 to June 3rd, 1930 for Fort St. John 

British Columbia Archives MS-0749 Box 3, File 16: Frank Beaton 

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