Simon Fraser journals and letters, 1806-1808.

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Fraser, Simon, 1776-1862. Simon Fraser journals and letters, 1806-1808.

Simon Fraser journals and letters, 1806-1808.

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The "Fraser papers," copied for H.H. Bancroft at Victoria in 1878, consist of a "First Journal" for April 12-July 18, 1806 (P-C 16, 152 l.); a "Second Journal" for May 30-June 10, 1808 (P-C 17, 69 l.); and "Letters from the Rocky Mountains," dated between August 1, 1806 and February 10, 1807 (P-C 18, 65 l.) All are printed in W. Kaye Lamb, ed., The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808 (Toronto, 1960) The first journal, which is preceded by John Stuart's Journal of 1805-1806, q.v., begins at the Rocky Mountain House, or Rocky Mountain Portage, on the upper Peace River in present Alberta, and records an exploration up the Peace and Parsnip rivers and over to the upper Fraser. The "Second Journal" is a fragment from Fraser's record of his exploration down the Fraser River, which determined that it was not connected with the Columbia. The 11 letters are mostly to James McDougall and John Stuart. Written at Stuart Lake and Fraser Lake, they give reports of Fraser's explorations and of the progress of the fur trade west of the Continental Divide. Copies of the last four of these letters are now in the British Columbia Provincial Archives.

Originals : 3 v. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (283 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:18) and positive.

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