Nancy Marguerite Anderson on Nostr: YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1841: "Having refreshed ourselves we again set out. ...
YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1841:
"Having refreshed ourselves we again set out. Snowing fast & from about fifteen to twenty feet of snow upon the ground; towards 4 pm we reached two small lakes and encamped. This place is called the Height of Land, the Columbia River taking its rise from one of the Lakes and winding its course to the Pacific, the River Athabasca from the other & emptying itself into the Atlantic [Arctic] Ocean. The Lakes as I stated are three... #HistoricJourney #AmWriting
"Having refreshed ourselves we again set out. Snowing fast & from about fifteen to twenty feet of snow upon the ground; towards 4 pm we reached two small lakes and encamped. This place is called the Height of Land, the Columbia River taking its rise from one of the Lakes and winding its course to the Pacific, the River Athabasca from the other & emptying itself into the Atlantic [Arctic] Ocean. The Lakes as I stated are three... #HistoricJourney #AmWriting