History of New Caledonia and the Northwest Coast : Victoria, British Columbia, 1878.

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History of New Caledonia and the Northwest Coast : Victoria, British Columbia, 1878.

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Describes service on the Bay; the rivalry with the North West Company; work at McLeod's Lake, the "Botany Bay" of the Service; visit to the Columbia in 1838 with the missionary, Father Modeste Demers; later experiences in New Caledonia and other districts. Contains much information on the Indians and the conduct of the fur trade, and many anecdotes of principal Hudson's Bay Company figures; includes an account of the murder of Samuel Black.

Originals : 103 pages ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (62 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:19) and positive (Film P-C, reel 4)

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Black, Samuel, 1780-1841

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Demers, Modeste, 1809-1871

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North West Company

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Founded in 1779 in Montreal, the North West Company was in the fur-trading business in the Canadian (or British North American) North-West. In 1821, it merged with its main competitor, the Hudson's Bay Company. From the description of North West Company Papers [manuscript]. 1800-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225562908 ...

Tod, John, 1793-1882.

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Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...