Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1929-07-10
Content: a few showers blowing a strong North wind. The DA Thomas arrived from the Crossing with some passangers + Freight also Mr Milven who is Inspecting the Posts they left about 730 this evening for H Hope (written in pen afterwards) My Birthday 64 years. I was Born in 1865.
Page Number: 229
PDF Page Number: 232
People Mentioned: Mr Unknown Milvin
Places Mentioned: Hudson's Hope,BC,CA
Peace River Crossing,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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