The first company to set up a trading post on the Pacific Northwest coast was the Pacific Fur Company. John Jacob Astor, a wealthy New York fur merchant, decided to organize the Pacific Fur Company to open up the unexplored territory west of the Rocky Mountains. Astor's fur enterprises were well established east of the Rockies. He hoped to gain control over the entire American fur trade. In September, 1810, two parties, representing Astor's Pacific Fur Company, set out to establish the first trading
the American Fur Company, and a shift in white and Indian relations. The years of Caroline Phelps’ life are some of the most significant years of our countries existence. There were many revolutionary modifications to our country and through this journal we can get a clear perspective of life in the mid 1800’s. We pick up with Caroline Phelps’ Life on March second, 1830. This is an important day in her life, as it is her wedding day. William Phelps, her husband is a rugged frontier fur trader. Caroline’s
the grueling ordeal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant by Michael Punke, I feel that our behavior would have quickly gotten us killed by the Frenchman that we were mocking. While Glass was not a voyageur himself he was a member of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and travelled many of the same routes and encountered all of the same hazards, including a grizzly attack that nearly killed him. In The Revenant Punke fleshes out a sketchy historical incident and brings it to life with a vengeance.
many free trappers, most mountain men were employed by major fur companies. The life of company men was nearly militarized. The men who had the company also had mess groups that hunted and trapped in brigades and they all reported to the head of the party. Mountain men rose up in geographic and economic expansion driven by huge earnings in the North American fur trade (wickipedia). Donald Mackenzie, represents the North West Company, Mountain
to transport furs to the Pacific, Europeans began exploring the B.C. Interior. In 1811 Scottish trader and explorer David Stuart of the Pacific Fur Company sailed to the junction of the Columbia and Okanagan rivers and built Fort Okanagan. He then travelled north to Thompson River and in so doing, established the Okanagan Valley trail that united the Upper Fraser and Lower Columbia sections. By 1824 the trail was dominated by the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company which provided fur caravans along
In this essay I will going in depth with the fur trade and how it affected canada. The fur trade began as an adjunct to the fishing industry. Early in the 16th century fishermen from northwest Europe were taking rich catches of cod on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St Lawrence (see History of Commercial Fisheries). Drying their fish onshore took several weeks, during which time good relations had to be maintained with Indigenous people, who were eager to obtain metal and cloth
Coates, author of Furs Along the Yukon: HC-Native Trade in the Yukon River Basin examines and explores the Fur Trade of the Yukon River Basin before the Klondike Gold rush in pursuit to analyze the early economic development of Yukon. Coates furthermore attempts to question the native-European exchange in one of the last regions of initial contact between aboriginal residents and Europeans in North America. It was believed that the miners and the Herschel Island whalers impacted the fur trade, varying
Aboriginal women had occupied an essential position in the fur trade of the North American region from its birth during the 17th and 18th centuries. Even though this is true, the role of women, especially those of the Native American society, has been ignored a great deal in the entire history of fur trade. Contrary to the belief that the whole fur trade activity was only male-dominated, it very much depended upon Native women and their participation and labor in order to ensure survival as well
Ocean with the North Pacific Ocean. The main reason for these explorations was to strengthen Britain’s trade routes by determining a shorter sea route to the Far East to fulfil Western European consumer demands for products from Asia. Thirty years prior to the decision to resume exploration for the Northwest Passage, discoveries had been delayed due to the Hudson Bay Company’s choice to prioritise trade. This essay will assess the importance of the Hudson’s Bay Company in determining the success
Fur trading started between the Europeans along with the Aboriginals when the most valuable beaver pelts was a substituted for metal and clothing goods such as iron knives and axis, copper kettles, blankets and trinkets. The beaver pelts were well desired by the Europeans for the reason that using this fur for headgear provided an elegant way to keep dry. However these pelts were for fashion, as men and women could be instantly noted within the social hierarchy by according to their beaver hats
From the mid 1840s into the 1900s, the Pacific Northwest transformed from small towns to an urban society. In the beginning, settlers traveled by foot, water, and horse to the Pacific Northwest; then later by wagons, stagecoaches, steamboats and sailing ships to passenger trains. The Pacific Northwest experienced a rapid rate of growth from 1880s to 1890s. In between 1859 to 1890, the Pacific Northwest established its statehood between Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The growth in resources of
area of present-day Florida and Georgia was home to 30 Spanish missionaries, 44 missionary stations, and 30,000 Indian converts to Catholicism. Within a few decades, Spanish explorers became familiar with the northern coast of South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic shore of North America, the Isthmus of Panama, the Gulf of Mexico and conclusively- the general outlines of the New World. Despite the...
from the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in 1869. Moreover, the Hudson’s Bay Company asked to keep their “fur-trading operation” active even after the selling of the lands to the British Government, the same fur that was the main material for clothing used by the natives of the lands. The Hudson Bay Company as one can consider the undeclared grandparent of the Metis who according to Barret (2014), were descendants of the European Fur-traders [at the time working with the company]
of Canada: Canada on the Pacific is his personal reflection of his expedition during 1871 and 1872. He traveled areas between Fort Garry and the Howse and Leather Passes in order to complete his observation tasks; the original reason for this expedition was to observe and document the topography of the land for the construction of Canadian Pacific Railroad in order to figure out what route needs an improvement. However, in The North-West of Canada; Canada on the Pacific, he frequently mentioned about
Can you imagine an ocean full of trash and plastic drifting effortlessly through the water? Sea creatures are mistaking the trash as food and eating it, consequently they are shortly after dying from consuming too much of the detritus. The marine life is suffering because their home is always full of trash, therefore it’s being contaminated. Can this really happen to the environment around us? Have people ever thought about this horrible problem and wanted to do something to stop it? This is
A Brief History of Penticton The city of Penticton has a rich history that is steeped in First Nation culture as well as roots tied to cattle ranching, the fur trade and the Kettle Valley Railway. This unique combination provides a rich narrative and gives Penticton an interesting historical story. Geography and Climate Penticton is part of the Okanagan, located in the interior of the province of British Columbia and is roughly 5 hours from the province’s largest city, Vancouver. The town site
factors was because of the fur trading. Canada was in big demand of fur, therefore having Alberta join would add to their business. Another reason was because of Manifest Destiny, the construction of an inter-colonial railway between Canada and the Maritimes was necessary since all goods were being transported on American lines. The Grand Trunk Railway needed increased traffic on its line to avoid bankruptcy. Also, transcontinental railway uniting the Atlantic to the Pacific would have to be built to
Toronto is Canada’s largest city with population over 2.8 million, and have attractions like CN tower, Toronto islands, AGO and ROM, etc. but its not always like that, where now stands CN tower there was a mountain of ice just as big. With many transitions, such as glaciers melting, people started gathering. A city is shaped by people, their wants and ideas, their organization and technology as well as location and nature of its site, the place where people gather. Thus, it was with Toronto. Toronto
If so, you should visit Idaho. You should visit Idaho because of all the history about Lewis and Clark. Here are some facts about Idaho’s geography. Idaho is sparsely settled. Most people live in farmlands by the Snake River. Idaho lies in the Pacific Northwest. Plains and desert regions cover most of Idaho. Average temperature in January is 30⁰F and in July 75⁰F. Idaho was originally part of the Oregon country. Idaho Falls serves as a tourist access point for traffic to Yellowstone National Park
mouth of Sagadahoc River. They thought that location to be superior to Weymouth’s pre decided location and decided to change the colonies location. In December, the second ship left without setting up the beginnings of the colony, as the Plymouth Company had requested (Higgins