Anderson's Journey Home James Anderson's journey home to Great Slave Lake and Fort Resolution was a long upriver journey, with

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In 1855, James Anderson and his small party of adventurers begin their journey south to Great Slave Lake after their visit to the shores of the Arctic Sea. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

The Story of a Ship The story of a ship as told by the men who saw it in the ice off Maconochie's Island, off Adelaide Peninsula. But are all the stories true?

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A fantastical story of a ship locked in the ice with its men walking the decks like ghosts. However, it cannot have been true, although it was based in truth. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth buff.ly/aozxOa7

Anderson reaches Adelaide Peninsula James Anderson, James Green Stewart, and party, have finally reached the western shore of Chantrey Inlet, which is called Adelaide Peninsula.

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In 1855, James Anderson and his men reach and explore the Adelaide Peninsula which reaches northward into the Arctic Sea. It is a barren land, and they find nothing, until... #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut

Anderson on Montreal Island James Anderson's party of men have reached Montreal Island, in Chantry Inlet, where they begin their search for signs of Franklin's men.

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In 1855, James Anderson and his men explored Montreal Island where Sir John Franklin's men were seen for the last time. They are in Chantrey Inlet, on the edge of the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet In 1855, James Anderson and his men are heading down the Great Fish River, searching for evidence of the loss of Sir John Franklin's men.

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In 1855, HBC Chief Trader James Anderson made his way north to the Arctic Sea by the Great Fish River, and explored Chantrey Inlet, at the mouth of that river. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut

James Anderson on Lake Franklin From Wolf Rapids, James Anderson and James Green Stewart would make their way down the Great Fish River to a large lake called Lake Frankiin.

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In 1855, James Anderson and his small party of men find themselves on Lake Franklin--the final lake on the Great Fish River. Their next stop will be Chantrey Inlet and Montreal Island. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

James Anderson in Lake McDougall James Anderson and James Green Stewart now make their way through the enormous Lake McDougall, on the Great Fish River, in 1855.

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In 1855, Chief Trader James Anderson and his small party of explorers make their way north through Lake McDougall, heading toward the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson on Lake Garry James Anderson's exploring expedition has now reached Lake Garry, on the Great Fish River, on their way north to the Arctic Ocean in 1855.

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James Anderson and his small party of men attempt to make their way through the confusing waters of Lake Garry, on their way north to the Arctic Sea in search of Sir John Franklin's men. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson in Lake Pelly The Great Fish River north of Hawk Rapid led James Anderson and his men to Pelly Lake: a monster of a lake almost impossible to navigate.

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The Great Fish River that carried James Anderson and his men north to the Arctic Sea took a long jog to the east, through a series of lakes the Inuit called *the Sideways Lakes.* #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

Anderson on the Great Fish River In 1855, James Anderson A, of the Hudson's Bay Company, continues his journey down the Back, or Great Fish River, toward the Arctic Ocean.

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In 1855, HBC chief trader James Anderson makes his way north, travelling down the Great Fish River on his long journey to the shores of the Arctic Sea, in search of Franklin's lost men. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson on the Back River In this post, James Anderson begins his journey north through Beechy Lake, on his way down the Back River to the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

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In 1855, Chief Trader James Anderson and his men arrived at the headwaters of the Back, or Great Fish River, and began their journey north to the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #NWT

Musk Ox Musk Ox are Bison-like animals found in Canada's northern Barren Grounds, but are far more closely related to goats than to bison or cattle.

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A fantastical animal, perhaps, but they do still exist. The musk ox might look like a small cow with long hair, but it is not that. It is, in fact, more closely related to the mountain goat. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

James Anderson on the Back River 1 James Anderson has reached the headwaters of the Great Fish River and will now begin his journey north to the Arctic Ocean. The year is 1855.

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In 1855, James Anderson and his small party of adventurers make their way to the headwaters of the Back or Great Fish River, and begin their journey north to the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

The Back River In 1855 James Anderson descended the Back River to the Arctic Ocean, twenty one years after the British explorer Sir George Back had done so.

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In 1855, and after a difficult journey over the Mountain Portage, James Anderson and his men find their way to the headwaters of the Back or Great Fish River, which will lead him north to the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

The Mountain Portage, continued. James Anderson (A) continues his 1855 journey across the rugged Mountain Portage on his way from Great Slave Lake to the Great Fish River.

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Chief Trader James Anderson continues to make his journey over the long, rugged Mountain Portage, on his way to the headwaters of the Great Fish River, which he will follow north. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson's Mountain Portage This tells the story of James Anderson's journey over the Mountain Portage to the Barren Grounds, on his way to the Arctic Ocean in 1855.

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In 1855, James Anderson and his men mount the Mountain Portage which will take them through a series of small lakes to the headwaters of the Great Fish River that will lead them north. #Journeys #Nunavut #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson's Journey part 3 In June 1855, James Anderson and his men paddled across Great Slave Lake northward, toward McLeod's Bay and the foot of the Mountain Portage.

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In 1855, HBC gentleman James Anderson and his small party of men paddle northward across Great Slave Lake to McLeod Bay, as they began their journey north to the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson's Journey part 2 In 1855, James Anderson A continued his journey up the Mackenzie River to Great Slave Lake and Fort Resolution, where he met his companion.

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In 1855, HBC Chief Trader James Anderson made his way up the Mackenzie River heading for Great Slave Lake, where he will begin his long journey north to the Arctic Sea. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

James Anderson's Journey In summer 1855, James Anderson's journey took him from Fort Simpson, on Mackenzie's River, all the way north to the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

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In 1855, James Anderson made his way up the Mackenzie River to Great Slave Lake, #NWT, from whence he was to begin his journey north to the shores of the Arctic Sea. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut #NorthwestTerritories

The Destruction of Fort Selkirk In the Fort Selkirk post journals, James Green Stewart wrote of the destruction of Fort Selkirk. However, here's the story, in Robert Campbell's own words!

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In 1852, the Chilkats from the northwest coast destroyed Fort Selkirk, on the #Yukon River, and drove HBC man Robert Campbell away from his post forever. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #NorthWestTerritories

Notes re the Liard River James Anderson A made extensive notes on the Liard River route after Robert Campbell arrived at Fort Simpson to tell him of the destruction of Fort Selkirk.

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In 1851 or 1852, James Anderson, who was in charge of the Mackenzie River district, built up a good description of the difficult journey up the Liard River and over the height of land to the #Yukon River #ThreeJourneysNorth

Fort Good Hope & south Fort Good Hope is located on the Mackenzie River, and to reach the post the HBC men must travel through what they called San Sault Rapids, andThe Ramparts.

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In 1852, James Anderson, who was then in charge of the Mackenzie River district, made a journey north from Fort Simpson to Fort Good Hope, a fort built just north of the Ramparts. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

To Fort Simpson Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River, was headquarters of the HBC's Mackenzie River Distict. The fort stood on an island at the mouth of the Liard River.

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In 1851, HBC Chief Trader Robert Campbell continued his York Boat journey up the Mackenzie River to the HBC headquarters of Fort Simpson, #NWT #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

Ramparts of the Mackenzie River The Ramparts of the Mackenzie River were a formidable barrier. In the spring freshets, when the ice melted and the water rose, the HBC posts were flooded.

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The Ramparts of the Mackenzie River is a spectacular sight, and a huge problem to the men on the river every year, when the ice blocked that narrow underwater gulch and flooded everything upriver. #Journeys #NWT #ThreeJourneysNorth

The portage from Lapierre House to Peel's River post In 1852, Robert Campbell walked over the portage between Lapierre's House, on the Porcupine River, and the Peel River post, on the lower Mackenzie River.

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In 1851, HBC man Robert Campbell crosses the Richardson Range from Lapierre House #Yukon to Peel's River House, part of the Mackenzie River system. #NorthwestTerritories #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

Robert Campbell and the Porcupine River In 1851 Robert Campbell continued his journey to Peel's River, heading up Porcupine River to Lapierre Post, on the west end of the portage to the Mackenzie.

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From the #Yukon River, HBC trader Robert Campbell makes his way up the Porcupine River on his way north to the Peel's River Post and on to estuary of the Mackenzie's River and Fort Simpson. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

Robert Campbell's Yukon River Fort Yukon was founded on the forks of the Porcupine and Yukon Rivers by Alexander Hunter Murray in June 1847, before Fort Selkirk was built.

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In 1851, Robert Campbell travelled down the beautiful #Yukon River, on his way to the Porcupine and, eventually, the Mackenzie. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth

Fort Yukon HBC Trader Alexander Murray built Fort Yukon in 1847, in what was then Russian Territory, on the Yukon River, as instructed by Chief Factor Murdo McPherson.

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In 1847, chief Trader Alexander Hunter Murray crossed the Richardson Mountains and built a new fur trade post on the #Yukon River, at its junction with the Porcupine. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys

A sailing ship in a bottle.

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In 1852, an accident to the Steamer Beaver had a gigantic effect both on the posts on the northwest coast, and in the #Yukon. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth buff.ly/7zpq0xk

Measles and Dysentery The Measles and Dysentery epidemic that began in the Columbia River Basin spread up the HBC's Northwest Coast, possibly reaching Yukon River.

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In 1848 or so, measles and dysentery killed thousands of First Nations/Indigenous men in the Columbia district, and spread north with the Beaver steamship to the northwest coast and #Yukon. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys