Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: 1930-09-24
Content: A fine mild day busy around the place I drove Johny + his wife up to the HB Cos. As they will be leaving soon for Nig Creek Post for the winter. I saw Joseph + a few Indians up at the H B store. Sarg Greenwood came down with his Car he had just got wire from the Officer Commanding the R.N W M.P. in Edmonton that the Body of our son George had been found 6 Miles below Fort Norman in Mackenzie River by the Police and they had buried it at Fort Norman
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PDF Page Number: 39
People Mentioned: Mr George Beatton
Mrs Mable Beatton
Mr Johny Beatton
Mr Joseph Unknown
Places Mentioned: Fort Norman,NWT,CA
Edmonton,AB,CA
Mackenzie River,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 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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