Alexander Ross diary, 1824.

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Alexander Ross diary, 1824.

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Alexander Ross (1783-1856) was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader and pioneer. He was head of a Hudson's Bay Company expedition, 1824-1825. in the Snake River country. In 1825 he settled in the Red River district. This collection consists of a typescript copy of a portion of his diary (March 11-April 22, 1824) documenting part of a fur trapping and trading expedition in what is now northwest Montana. This collection contains a typescript copy of a journal (March ll-April 22, 1824) written by Alexander Ross during a fur hunting and trading expedition in northwestern Montana. (Small Collection 31)

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Ross, Alexander, 1783-1856

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Alexander Ross (1783-1856) was born in Scotland and became known as a pioneer and fur trader in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. From the guide to the Alexander Ross diary of the Snake Country expedition, 1824, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Alexander Ross was a HudsonBay Company fur trader and trapper. In 1824, he was a member of a fur hunting and trading expedition in northwestern Montana. From the description of Alexander Ross diary, 1824. (Mont...

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...