In 1774 they built Cumberland House on the Saskatchewan River delta and soon had outposts situated throughout the northwest, in some cases directly across from their adversaries, sparking a period of severe competition.
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On March 16th, NWC’s Samuel Black seizes the HBC’s Île-à-la-Crosse post in Athabasca and Green Lake post for the second time on the 20th.
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