Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1930-06-24
Content: A fine clear day very hot. I got a wire from Fort Nelson by way of Mackenzie River from Cristabel Clark reporting that my son George was drowned on Laird River on the 3rd of the June While on the trip back to Fort Nelson very cloudy this evening
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PDF Page Number: 12
People Mentioned: Mr Cristobal Clark
Mr George Beatton
Places Mentioned: Fort Nelson,BC,CA
Mackenzie River,NWT,CA
Liard River,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 1930 and 1931 (Frank W. Beaton)

"Letter book outfit 1910" according to the cover. Contains register of "Letters received from Mr King" and "Letters despatched to Mr King" for the years 1910 and 1911. Followed by a journal of events from June 1930 to June 1931.

British Columbia Archives MS-0749 Box 3, File 17: Frank Beaton

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