fur-trading

In 1625 an established Dutch fur-trading settlement became known as Nieuw, i.e., New, Amsterdam.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

In 1625 an established Dutch fur-trading settlement became known as Nieuw, i.e., New, Amsterdam.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

White men, however, during the early fur-trading days, took Indian wives for sex and companionship.

Dorothy Garlock discusses the western novel genre and the art of writing a 'western'. 2010

But "the leaders of Plymouth soon realized that the Indians wanted corn," and so in September 1621, six months after the Mayflower's arrival, a Pilgrim contingent set out on the colony's first fur-trading mission.

The Riches Came Pelting Down Michael Taube 2010

Champlain was attacking one of the principal towns of the Onondaga nation, who had been very active in raiding fur-trading routes to the north.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

And we'd do it along one of the most historic fur-trading routes in the land of the maple leaf: the Missinaibi-Moose River corridor.

T. 2006

From Talkeetna, a onetime fur-trading village that's now a seasonal resort filled with espresso bars and alpine outfitters, the plane follows virgin forests north toward the Alaska Range, just 300 miles below the Arctic Circle.

Dangling At 19,000 Feet 2008

During this period, the French held onto their claims by continuing their fur-trading operations.

The Grand Derangement de Brantigny........................ 2008

Following the Tlingits, sporadic settlements arose in connection with European mining, fur-trading, logging, commercial fishing and pioneering.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, United States 2008

Champlain was attacking one of the principal towns of the Onondaga nation, who had been very active in raiding fur-trading routes to the north.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008