Description
Book SynopsisIn The Lifeline of the Oregon Country, James Gibson compellingly immerses the reader in one of the most intractable problems faced by the Hudson's Bay Company: how to realize wealth from such a remote and formidable land.
Table of ContentsPrologue
Part 1: Introduction
1 Opening the Oregon Country
2 Linking the Oregon Country
3 Reforming the Oregon Country
Part 2: The Outgoing Brigade
4 Canoeing down the Fraser: From Stuart’s Lake to Alexandria
5 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Alexandria to Thompson’s River
6 Packhorsing between the Fraser and the Columbia: From Thompson’s River to Okanagan
7 Boating down the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Okanagan to Walla Walla
8 Boating down the Columbia: The Hard Leg from Walla Walla to the Sea
Part 3: The Incoming Brigade
9 At the Sea: The “Grand Depot” and “General Rendezvous”
10 Boating up the Columbia: The Hard Leg from the Sea to Walla Walla
11 Boating up the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Walla Walla to Okanagan
12 Packhorsing between the Columbia and the Fraser: From Okanagan to Thompson’s River
13 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Thompson’s River to Alexandria
14 Canoeing up the Fraser: From Alexandria to Stuart’s Lake
Epilogue
Appendixes
1 Chief Factor William Connolly’s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 5-September 23, 1826
2 Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease’s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 7-September 13, 1831
Notes
Bibliography
Index
