Volume 4, 1951 - The Arctic Circle - Home

Hudson's Bay Company Archives
It has recently bean announced by Dr. Vi. Kaye Lamb
and Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper that the archives of the
Hudson's Bay Company are to be microfilmed by the Public
Archives of Canada and the Company. The records include
such items as the minute books, which have been preserved
in a virtually unbroken series from 1671; the reports and
correspondence of Sir George Simpson, chief representative
of the Company in Canada from 1821 to 1860; and all surviving
fort journals and distriot letter books. They oover a period
of more than 200 years and represent muoh of the early history
of western and northwestern Canada. The part to be photographed
immediately oonsists of the papers dating to 1870.
Arctic Mail
All mail for the Arotio is distributed from four main
points: Edmonton, Churchill, Moosonee, and ottawa. This
does not inolude posts in the Labrador. Mail should be
addressed in the usual fashion and marked via the correot
distribution point. All mail should be sent through the
Post Office as the Express Companies have no delivery
facilities in the Arctic.
1. Mail for posts in the Western Arctio as far east as, and
including, Spenoe Bay should be marked via Edmonton, Alta.
Most of the post offices in the Vrestern Arct!c are served
by air stage and must be prepaid accordingly. For the
post offices served by the Mackenzie River, Great Bear
Lake, and Lake Athabaska District Air Stage Service the
postage rates are as follows:
Letters and Third Class Matter (Printed cards, circulars,
etc.) - 4~for the firat ounce and 2~ for each additional
ounoe or fraction of an ounce.
Newspapers and Periodioals - l~ for 4 ounoes or fraction
of 4 ounces to eaoh separate address.
Parcels -
30~ per lb. or
fraction of a lb.
Camsell Portage
Embarras Portage
Fond du Lac
Fort Chipewyan
Fort Fit·zgerald
Fort Smith
stony Rapids
70~ per lb. or
fraotion of a lb.
Fort Providence
Fort Re'solution
Hay River
Port Radium
Rae
Rooher River
Yellowknife