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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana>I would not exactly call those things canoes though
some canoes were used on the trip. York boats stood 5 to six feet
tall. The canoes traveled faster. </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana><A
href="http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/_popups/PAMp394_e.htm">http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/_popups/PAMp394_e.htm</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana><A
href="http://www.fortlangley.ca/bateaux02.jpg">http://www.fortlangley.ca/bateaux02.jpg</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana>[York boats.]</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana><A
href="http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/HudsonBayCompany/HudsonBay.htm">http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/HudsonBayCompany/HudsonBay.htm</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana>[Check out the picture. The thing in the top
background is a HBC canoe.]</FONT></EM><A
href="http://www.manitobamuseum.mb.ca/mu_thebay.html"></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><EM>In 1826 when Lt Emilius Simpson came out with
the </EM>Saskatshawan Brigade, it took five months overland/water with the
supplies for the Columbia. July into November.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana><A
href="http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/Oregon%20Territory/YorkToVancouver/index.html">http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/Oregon%20Territory/YorkToVancouver/index.html</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><EM>[I am still transcribing but they definitely went
through </EM>Saskatshawan.]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> Our Brigade consists of about sixty persons in all for the several
departments vis: Saskatshawan, Columbia and New Caledonia, including Mess. Jn
Stewart C. T., Rowen C. T., McMillan C. T., Macgillvery C. T., MacDougal
Clerk, Birnie Clerk. Sinclair mate of vessel building in the Columbia, and
myself for the purpose of taking command of that vessel. We embarked in
five boats which were fully laden with the supplies for the interior, our Crews
were in high spirits and commenced their laborious Journey with as much apparent
indifference as if a few days was to bring it to a conclusion. [July 14,
1826]</DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana>When I said boats I was referring to York
boats. </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Barb<BR><A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=casebeer@jeffnet.org href="mailto:casebeer@jeffnet.org">Robert L.
Casebeer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Charles Richard
McKay & Letitia Bird</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>A bit of Hudson Bay History might be helpful here. The
Canadian based Hudson Bay Company was active in the Northwest long before 1828
when John McLaughlin became the chief factor at Fort Vancouver. Their
normal route of travel as across southern Canada and either down the Frazier
River, or the Columbia from British Columbia. Since the Red River Settlement
is in Sascatchewan it is certainly unlikely that the family came to Oregon in
1841 by boat unless you count some canoe travel. Bob
Casebeer</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B><A href="mailto:DAVIESW739@aol.com">DAVIESW739@aol.com</A> <<A
href="mailto:DAVIESW739@aol.com">DAVIESW739@aol.com</A>><BR><B>To: </B><A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
<<A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Wednesday, June 09, 2004 6:03 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [or-roots]
Charles Richard McKay & Letitia Bird<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT
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<DIV>In a message dated 6/8/2004 11:43:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:CarmaMcKay@aol.com">CarmaMcKay@aol.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>My
ggg-grandparents left the Red River Settlement in Canada and went to
Oregon in 1841. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>That's real early did they come across the mountains or by ship.
The few early people that came by land road horses in 41 that awful hard on
a woman.</DIV>
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