John Bell (1796-1868)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Coates, Kenneth S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Bell; John; 1796-1868; Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; Fur trade; History; Hudson's Bay Company; Search for Franklin; Amundsen Gulf region; N.W.T; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; N.W.T./Yukon; Colville River region; Alaska; Dolphin and Union Strait region; N.W.T./Nunavut; Fort Liard; Fort McPherson; Mackenzie River region; Yukon River; Alaska/Yukon; Northern; Arctic; Great Bear Lake; Liard; Mackenzie River; Nunavut; Peel River; Rae; Yukon; Amundsen Gulf; Dolphin and Union Strait; Inuvialuit; Mackenzie river; Yukon river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65107

John Bell, discoverer of the Yukon River and associate of Drs. John Richardson and John Rae in the Franklin search expedition of 1847-1849, represented the classic blend of fur trader and explorer. His contributions to the expansion of the Company's trade in the far northwest and to the cause o...