The Beaver, Vol. 1, No. 10, July, 1921Hudson's Bay Company
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The Beaver, Vol. 1, No. 10, July, 1921
Hudson's Bay Company
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_Article 31_--That 20 servants and 650 pieces of goods, including
Winter allowances and servants' equipment, constitute the current
outfit for Norway House District and that the outfit be conveyed
from Fort Garry by steamer or otherwise as most convenient.
_Article 32_--That Factor Roderick Ross be instructed to forward
per boats to the Grand Rapids, Summer 1879, any goods on depot at
Norway House intended for the trade of the Northern Districts
Outfit as early as navigation will permit and have brought back
from there to Norway House any returns or country produce intended
for the supply of Norway House, Island Lake or York Factory
Districts or for shipment to England from the latter place.
_Article 33_--That Factor Ross be instructed to make arrangements
with Factor Fortescue as to the number of boats requisite to bring
up from the Factory any gunpowder or other articles intended for
shipment inland and avail himself of the freight room downwards to
forward to the Factory as large a portion as possible of the
returns of Norway House District besides any castorum, buffalo
tongues and quills received from other Districts for shipment to
London, after providing for the country produce intended for Island
Lake and York Factory.
_Article 34_--That the country-made articles for Norway House
District for Outfit 1879 be provided at Fort Garry, Summer 1878.
_Article 35_--Winter and Summer Arrangements, 1878-9
_ISLAND LAKE_
Oxford House--Cuthbert Sinclair, Junior Chief Trader.
Island Lake--Thos. M. Linklater, Clerk.
_Article 36_--That 8 servants and 320 pieces of goods constitute
the current outfit for Island Lake District, the same to be
conveyed from York Factory by the Oxford House boats and provided
for in York Factory requisition.
_Article 37_--That the Island Lake boats make one round trip
between Norway House and York Factory, Summer 1878, laden with such
cargoes as the officers in charge of these Districts may have to go
forward should they be required to do so.
_Article 38_--Winter and Summer Arrangements 1878-9
_YORK FACTORY_
York Factory--Joseph Fortescue, Factor; John K. McDonald, Clerk; A.
O. T. Bennett, Apprentice Clerk; James Cowie, Apprentice Clerk;
George Grieve, Postmaster.
Severn--John Taylor, Postmaster.
Trout Lake--James Tod, Clerk.
Churchill--John R. Spencer, Clerk.
_Article 39_--That 35 servants, including mechanics, constitute the
summer and winter establishments of York Factory District and that
the outfits and returns of the Posts of Severn and Trout Lake be
transported in the usual manner and those of Churchill landed from
and shipped in the annual vessel from London which is directed to
call at Churchill on its way out to York Factory.
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