The History and Archaeology of a North West Company Trading Post and a Hudson's Bay Company Transport Depot, Lac La Loche, Saskatchewan
type: CreativeWork
description: The results of archaeological investigations carried out in 1971 and 1972 at two historic sites in the Methye Portage-Lac La Loche area of north-central Saskatchewan are presented. The sites are a late 18th-century North West Company trading post, and a late 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company transport depot. A descriptive account of the structural remains from both sites is presented. Also included is an analysis of the artifacts aimed at identification and interpretation of the two sites. As a background to the archaeology, a history of the establishment of posts in the English River District and a history of the Methye Portage-Lac La Loche area is given.
abstract: The results of archaeological investigations carried out in 1971 and 1972 at two historic sites in the Methye Portage-Lac La Loche area of north-central Saskatchewan are presented. The sites are a late 18th-century North West Company trading post, and a late 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company transport depot. A descriptive account of the structural remains from both sites is presented. Also included is an analysis of the artifacts aimed at identification and interpretation of the two sites. As a background to the archaeology, a history of the establishment of posts in the English River District and a history of the Methye Portage-Lac La Loche area is given.
author: Steer, Donald Norman
date published: 1977
date modified: 2026-07-24T04:27:06Z
provider: University of Saskatchewan
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Saskatchewan

PropertyValue
property ID: Handle
value: https://hdl.handle.net/10388/7974