Before the crew implemented the grisly plan, Eskimos rescued the few sailors left, among them a young Scotsman, Forbes Barclay (1807 or 1812-1873). If not for the Eskimos, Fort Vancouver would have lost a future surgeon and Oregon City, Ore., a future mayor. Because his family had connections to the Hudson’s Bay Company, the following year Barclay joined the company as clerk and surgeon. He sailed to Canada, then onto Fort Vancouver, where he relieved Dr. W.F. In the spring of 1842, at Fort Vancouver, Dr. Barclay married 16-year-old Miss Maria Pambrun.

Source: Forbes November 28, 2021 14:14 UTC