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semen Dezhnev
dezhnev completed the first recorded voyage between the pacific and arctic oceans. -
Northwest Company found
Blocked by the Hudson's Bay Company to the north and the United States to the south, the Northwest Company tried to survive through expansion to the west, to find a northwest passage or river route to a port on the Pacific. -
founding of columbia river
led to the discovery of the Columbia River. -
fur trade peak
fur trade peaked between 1785 and 1794 and gradually declined over the next 10 years as the wars that grew out of the French Revolution diminished Britain’s manpower and investment. -
james baker
Vancouver's lieutenant, Broughton, found the American trader James Baker in the estuary when he entered in October 1792, six months after Gray discovered the river. -
cooks discovery
As Cook’s crew discovered, the prized sea otter fur initially brought $100 or more in Canton, but over time the price declined to about $22 -
pacific fur company
wo parties, representing Astor's Pacific Fur Company, set out to establish the first trading post on the Columbia River. -
height of the trade
15 vessels were on the coast and 15,000 pelts were carried to Canton. -
14 traders
During the winter of 1805-06, when the Lewis and Clark expedition stayed at Fort Clatsop, local Indians gave the explorers the names of 14 traders who had visited the river, but it was impossible to identify them based on the Indians’ pronunciation of their names. -
cultral impacts
he fur trade as one of three significant cultural impacts on Columbia Basin Indian tribes, the others being the missions and the military posts. -
first trading post west of the Rocky Mountains
David Thompson, a British explorer, ascended the Columbia River to its source at Lake Windemere, and set up the first trading post west of the Rocky Mountains. -
columbia
three months after the overland party arrived, the supply ship, the Beaver, arrived at the mouth of the Columbia. -
decline point!
The fur trade declined after 1840. -
columbie river basin posts
Between 1826 and 1830, the company took in more than 51,700 beaver pelts at its Columbia River Basin posts.
