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A Year At A Fur Trading Post

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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SEASONS OF A TRADING POST

BY NICHOLAS MERTENS
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AUTUMN 1804

  • 12 people establish a trading post
  • John Sayer in charge of group
  • Construction started immediately
  • The ojibwe visited often
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WINTER 1804 -1805

  • John knew the difficulty of surviving winter
  • John kept watch on food rations
  • John watches posts nearby
  • His clerks job was to carry out orders
Photo by Bert Kaufmann
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SPRING 1805

  • John had over 100 pelts
  • They hunted and fished
  • They packaged pelts
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SUMMER 1805

  • A rendezvous took place
  • Many pelts shiped to Montreal
  • Ships would bring pelts to England
  • The cycle would start in autumn
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Nicholas Mertens