Fur Posts on the Saskatchewan River
| Database ID | 28818 | |
| Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
| Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
| Series | b | |
| File/Item Reference | b-219 | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 1 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a paper entitled "Some Notes on Newly-Discovered Fur Posts on the Saskatchewan River" by O.C. Furniss, reprinted from the Canadian Historical Review: September, 1943. The paper discusses the Francois-Finlay Post near Nipawin, SK, and at least three other posts in the area. The second part of the article discusses the Sturgeon River Posts, three of which existed at various times near the mouth of the Sturgeon, or "Netting" River (SK), which flows into the North Saskatchewan River a short distance west of Prince Albert. Included is a hand drawn map of the mouth of the sturgeon and the rough location of Peter Pond's original post. Two additional copies of this article, directly from the Canadian Historical Review, are enclosed in the file. A short article, likely from the Prince Albert Daily Herald, is included in the file entitled "The Last Saskatchewan Post" by Janet Munro (1930s?). This article discusses the the demolition of the HBC posts in Prince Albert, and includes two photographs of their buildings there. The file also includes a hand-typed biography entitled "Peter Pond, Furtrader and Explorer" by the Reverand (sic) H.A. McDowell (nd), and a hand-typed reminiscence: "A Tale of Fort a la Corne - Established by a sou (sic) of Veraudrye (sic) in 1753, Suppression of Treason in the Fur Trade" by Angus McKay (nd). | |
| Restrictions on access | None. | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Chapman, Peter (Chief) Fidler, Peter, 1769-1821 (HBC trader, explorer) Grant, David La Verendrye McGillivray, Duncan McKay Family McKay, Angus Pond, Peter, ca. 1740-1807 Prince Albert Historical Society Smith, James (Chief) Thompson, David, 1770-1857 (English explorer) Turner, Peter | |
| Subject | Fur Trade Forts Geography Exploration Hudson's Bay Company Archaeology Community Histories Hunting and Trapping Metis -- History Indigenous Peoples General Cree Saulteaux North West Company XY Company | |
| Date Range(s) | 1750-1775 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28818
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