. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. 290 THE RIVER. CHAPTER XIV. Members of First Trading Company at St. John — Messrs. Blodget,Simonds, Hazen, Peaslie and White—Life at Portland Point —Operations at Passamaquoddy—Hardships of the Settlers — Earth-quake at^St. John — Rivals in Trade — John Anderson at Nashwaak. OME account will now be given of tlie individ-uals who formed the trading company underwhich the first business operations wereundertaken at the mouth of the RiverSaint John in the Spring of the year Blodget was a Boston man, s
. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. 290 THE RIVER. CHAPTER XIV. Members of First Trading Company at St. John — Messrs. Blodget,Simonds, Hazen, Peaslie and White—Life at Portland Point —Operations at Passamaquoddy—Hardships of the Settlers — Earth-quake at^St. John — Rivals in Trade — John Anderson at Nashwaak. OME account will now be given of tlie individ-uals who formed the trading company underwhich the first business operations wereundertaken at the mouth of the RiverSaint John in the Spring of the year Blodget was a Boston man, some-what older than the other members of the company,careful and shrewd, having some money and but littlelearnino. He had been associated with AVilliam Hazenin contracts for supplying the army on Lake Champlainin the recent French war. His connection with thecompany lasted a little more than two years. Duringthis time a considerable part of the furs, fish, lime andlumber obtained by Simonds and White were consignedto him at Boston. Blodget supplied the goods for theIndian trade an
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