Today in History

[Big Muddy rancher]

Today in History

Jan 13 1839
A British lease gave the Hudson's Bay Company exclusive trading rights on Vancouver Island.
Jan 13 1849
The Hudson's Bay Company leased Vancouver Island from the British government for 7 shillings a year.

 

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I don't know what that works out to in today's inflated dollars and there wasn't much infrastructure like roads etc. there but that sounds like a heck of an opportunity.