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  1. HBC BRIGADES, GOVERNOR SIMPSON'S 1828 JOURNAL:
    "The mountains in no part of this day's work recede from the very edge of the water. #FraserCanyon The Natives seem to use but few canoes, for in places we have observed, that instead of gaining access by them to a particular stand near the water's edge to watch the salmon, they contrive by many ladders to descend from a considerable height, and return by the same hazardous communication with the fish. #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory #Books

  2. HBC BRIGADES, GOVERNOR SIMPSON'S 1828 JOURNAL:
    "At a quarter to five, encamped in a small sandy bay on the west side, surrounded by detached rocks for fifty or sixty paces back, behind which, on both sides of the river rose mountains almost perpendicular, and of incredible height, well clothed in the lower part with pine, Fir, and Cedar trees. #FraserCanyon A number of the Natives soon gathered about us and continued to arrive from below throughout the night... #HistoricJourney #AmWriting