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Fur hunters push northward expansion into Arctic lands
The Associated Press reports that fur companies based in St. John’s Newfoundland extend their northern reach yearly, opening new posts along Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts. Hudson’s Bay and Rivalon Freres dispatch steamers to supply posts with native trade, and efforts to establish reindeer herds in Baffinland face mixed success.
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Associated Press
St. John’s
N. F
Great Fur Companies
Latrador Coast
Hudson's Bay
Morthly
Arctic
Hudson's Bay Company
Reviilon Freres
Old’ Company
New
Labrador
Baffleland
Hudson Strait