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Article content In the most recent Ponderings, we accompanied David Thompson, wife Charlotte, their three small children, along with their crew on their 1807 Howse Pass trade excursion. This was Charlotte’s first experience exploring the Rockies. Although the mountains and scenery were glorious, the reality of the terrain and waterways put them all in precarious situations. “As harrowing and frightening as it was for even the strongest of men, what is not written [in David’s Journals] is that Charlotte made the same crossing with three small children in tow.” After overwintering at Kootenae House, first trading post in the Columbia Basin, starvation and attack by the Peigans [Pikani] loomed over the Thompson party as they made their way eastward over the Rockies. It was June 1808. At one point in their journey, while crossing a stream, one of the pack horses “began to behave wildly, nearly crushing my children to death with his load being badly put on, which I mi ....
Author of the article: Beth Wilkins Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 7 minute read • • IMG 000.00 – View from Misery Mountain shows approximate area at the confluence of Heart and Peace rivers where David Thompson was said to have camped in the early 1800s. Note: three bridges over the Heart River. The pedestrian bridge leads to the Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre on the right bank of the Heart. Photo by SUPPLIED Article content The “great advantage” Charlotte Small provided David Thompson as she accompanied her husband on his exploration and surveying endeavours was not only that of her pleasant personality and Métis heritage, but also her linguistic attributes. She spoke French and Cree and was able to decipher related dialects of the tribes they met along the way. “She moved easily among them and was more readily trusted, for although her father was a lowland Scot, Charlotte’s appearance was t ....