Apprentice clerk Hugh Ross was 18 years old and two weeks out fromScotland when his Ojibway guides took him to Grassy Narrows inNorthern Ontario. From trading furs for the Hudson's Bay Company inthe wild bush country north of Lake of the Woods, Ross wastransferred in 1932 to the tourist areas of Minaki and Lake Temagamiin Northern Ontario. His detailed descriptions of trade goods andpractices are a rare source of information for students of the furtrade and Native studies.

The Apprentice's Tale

Biographies & Memoirs

Ross, Hugh Mackay

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Watson and Dwyer

Apprentice clerk Hugh Ross was 18 years old and two weeks out from Scotland when his Ojibway guides took him to Grassy Narrows in Northern Ontario. From trading furs for the Hudson's Bay Company in the wild bush country north of Lake of the Woods, Ross was transferred in 1932 to the tourist areas of Minaki and Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario. His detailed descriptions of trade goods and practices are a rare source of information for students of the fur trade and Native studies.

MacKay Ross, Hugh

J Gordon Shillingford Pub Inc

With his appointment to Manager of the Saskatchewan District in 1948, Hugh Ross provides a rare look at the fur trade in northern Saskatchewan fifty years ago. He travels by bush plane to deal with the problems of fire, illness, and human foibles, the grading of furs and the collection of debt. A story researched with care and told with the human touch of a born raconteur.

The Manager's Tale

<p>With his appointment to Manager of the Saskatchewan District in 1948, Hugh Ross provides a rare look at the fur trade in northern Saskatchewan fifty years ago. He travels by bush plane to deal with the problems of fire, illness, and human foibles, the grading of furs and the collection of debt. A story researched with care and told with the human touch of a born raconteur.</p>

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The Apprentice's Tale

The Apprentice's Tale

The Manager's Tale

The Manager's Tale