Fort Pelly

Describes the excavation and resulting finds from the Hudson’s Bay Company’s post in northern Saskatchewan. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 35.

Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Hudson's Bay Company" and is broken down in to the following sections to give some account of the history of the Hudson's Bay Company in Saskatchewan: "Radisson and Groselliers"; "Fabulous Fur"; "Naval Battle in Hudson's Bay"; "The Battle of Sevenoaks"; "Something About the H.B.CO in Saskatchewan"; "Lord Southesk at Fort Pelly"; "H.B., H.B.C. and Rum"; "Fort Ellice". Illustrations of various forts.

Photocopied page showing a sketch of Fort Pelly in 1876. [From Canadian Geographic Journal, n.d.]

This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary relates to Beatty's first trip west of Fort Garry in 1874, travelling by dog sled. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Photocopied page showing a sketch of Touchwood Hills Post in 1861, and a sketch of Fort Pelly from [1876]. Photocopied page from Canadian Geographic Journal, n.d.