THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, AND PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE #Blogpost
At Fort Nez Perces #WallaWalla the incoming HBC Brigades of 1826 were forced to go to the Indian camps to purchase their own horses for the Brigades, as the gentleman in charge of Fort Nez Perces was unable or unwilling, to secure enough horses -- this was a chore that the gentleman in charge of the brigades did every year afterwards. #HBCHistory#AmWritingHistory#HistoricJourneyhttps://nancymargueriteanderson.com/brigade-ten/
YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1841:
"After a voyage of nine days, during which nothing worth recording took place, we reached Fort #WallaWalla, situated in the midst of a sandy plain upon the Banks of the Columbia, & in charge of my friend Mr. Chief Trader Pambrun, who received us most kindly, and presented us to dinner a couple of fine roast Turkeys -- a rather unexpected sight in this quarter of the world.
"1st. Having arranged everything for my trip on horseback....#HistoricJourney#Books
By CLAIRE RUSH
Updated 6:41 PM EDT, October 19, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — "Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address #ClimateChange and could pose a #wildfire risk.
"The project, known as GTN Xpress, aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline, which runs through Idaho, Washington and Oregon, by about 150 million cubic feet (4.2 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave it the green light in a vote on Thursday.
YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1841:
"On leaving Fort #Vancouver, #WA Mr. Ermatinger, a veritable John Bull and our caterer for the grub department of the voyage, had prevailed upon Captain Brotchie, whose vessel was then laying at Vancouver, to get made for us a couple of large plum puddings, & the same puddings, upon being tried on the voyage from Vancouver to #WallaWalla, had been found wanting, not in quantity but in quality, and.. #WAHistory#HistoricJourney#HistoryBooks#AmWriting#Books
We were in #WallaWalla last month and along with the wine, brought home a selection of regional beers and cider. I've been enjoying these with the hot weather: Tangerine Hefeweizen from #IceHarborBrewery, Citra IPA from #JeremiahJohnsonBrewing, Watermelon Cider from #LocustCider, and Juicebox IPA from #TrickstersBrewing. Cheers!