Alex, I think the Belle-Vue ranch was on the south end of the island, where American Camp is, which seems a little odd, considering the original reason he was there, but I still have to check that out. I found out recently that the Hudson's Bay Company has a service where, if you had an ancestor who worked for them, you can send them all the information you have and they'll send you all the information they have. I'm checking with my sister (the genealogy buff in the family) and when we have it all together, I'll send it to HBC. When I find out, I'll let you know.

Boy, did we creep this thread! Sorry, folks.

Don Firth