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| Life at the Post | |||||
| During the fur trade era from 1820 to 1873, life at the post was controlled by the seasons. In late August or early September, the outfits of trade goods and supplies for the current trading season arrived originally by boat from York Factory, but after 1860 by cart from Fort Garry. Indian and freeman hunters and trappers were outfitted for the season and preparations were made for winter. | |||||
| When the rivers were frozen and there was enough snow for dog and horse sleds, a new season of activity began. Buffalo were hunted and the Clerks of the Post traded with the Indians for furs and country produce. The men from Green Lake and Ile-a-la-Crosee came by dog sled to meet the winter mail packet and pick up supplies. The fort residents were kept busy hauling wood and doing other chores essential to survival. |
Inside the Stockade |
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| The summer months were spend undertaking construction and repairs, gathering firewood, hunting, tending the gardens, cutting hay and waiting for fall brigades to arrive from York Factory or Fort Garry for the cycle to begin again. | |||||
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In
1876, with the buffalo fast disappearing, the Indians and the government
signed Treaty Six near Fort Carlton. By late 1870's Indians were no longer
able to survive by their nomadic way of life, and Fort Carlton was unable
to get enough pemmican to supply the needs of the transportation industry.
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| In 1882, the exciting era of the fur trade and Fort Carlton ended. | |||||
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