Trading furs for goods. The Northwest Company Fur Post was doing a brisk business.
It was one of the first companies in the area, competing with the Hudson Bay Company.
It was also a place where the "winterers" (the Voyageurs who stayed inland during the harsh winters to trap) could come to in the spring and see what amounted to civilization and reconnect with friends. They would trade furs for supplies. Spend a fair amount of the summer in camp. And, then, back into the woods for the winters work.
It was a harsh life.
It was one of the first companies in the area, competing with the Hudson Bay Company.
It was a harsh life.
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