Bancroft's Works History of the Northwest Coast vol 2 . kenzie down to itsmonth, in latitude 49° north, took its departure; and finding the Jackanet,until then supposed to be identical with the Columbia, to be a distinct river,unconnected with the Columbia, etc. StuarVs Notes in Andersons NorthwestCoast. MS., 235. Anderson, indeed, is yet more definite, saying in p. 15 ofhis dictation: In 1808, Fraser and Stuart started with bark canoes to de-scend the Fraser, and with great difficulty and perseverance reached a pointnear to where Xcw Westminster has since been located. And again on p. 5Gthe s
Bancroft's Works History of the Northwest Coast vol 2 . kenzie down to itsmonth, in latitude 49° north, took its departure; and finding the Jackanet,until then supposed to be identical with the Columbia, to be a distinct river,unconnected with the Columbia, etc. StuarVs Notes in Andersons NorthwestCoast. MS., 235. Anderson, indeed, is yet more definite, saying in p. 15 ofhis dictation: In 1808, Fraser and Stuart started with bark canoes to de-scend the Fraser, and with great difficulty and perseverance reached a pointnear to where Xcw Westminster has since been located. And again on p. 5Gthe same intelligent author says they ran down the Fraser in \6oS to the sea. 120 DESCENT OF FRASER RIVER. pany, was despatched to the western side during thesummer of 1810, with instructions to build forts wher-ever trade should seem to justify, and narrowly towatch the operations of the new Pacific Company. The far south-east from Fort George on the Frasercommanded early attention. It was in this districtthat parties crossing the mountains by way of the. Map. Missouri River would naturally first set traps andengage in traffic, and the wide-awake Northwestersintended to be ready for them. Firman McDonald, a clerk in the Northwest Com-pany, was sent to the Spokane River, where, abouttwenty miles from its mouth, a fort wTas plantedwhich shortly after assumed considerable importanceas the distributing point for the surrounding posts. THE UPPER COLUMBIA. 121 It was from tlie Spokane House in May 1811 thatwe find a letter of Firman McDonald addressed toJohn Stuart in New Caledonia, intercepted at FortAstoria, the letter having been sent by two nativemessengers, who mistook their way intentionally, orotherwise, and finally reached the mouth of the Co-lumbia, causing there no small commotion, furtheraccount of which will be given There were likewise posts established about thistime on the Flathead or Clarke branch of the Co-lumbia,13 and on the McGillivray, Fla
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