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| - John Bell (ca. 1799 – 24 de juny de 1868) va ser un explorador i governador de la Companyia de la Badia de Hudson. El 1839 va ser enviat a explorar la terra a l'oest del riu Mackenzie. Amb l'ajuda d' va establir Fort McPherson, al riu Peel, no gaire lluny del Mackenzie, als Territoris del Nord-oest, i va explorar el Peel en el que avui és el Yukon. (ca)
- John Bell (c. 1799 – 24 June 1868) was born Isle of Mull, Scotland and emigrated to Canada where he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader and colonizer. He was one of the colonizers of the Yukon River. Bell was appreciated by the company for his "professionalism, flexibility and dedication to the interests of the fur trade" as well as his abilities as a "manager of men". Bell completed his career in Quebec, retiring from the company in 1860. He then moved to Saugeen, Ontario and farmed in the area until his death. (en)
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| - John Bell (ca. 1799 – 24 de juny de 1868) va ser un explorador i governador de la Companyia de la Badia de Hudson. El 1839 va ser enviat a explorar la terra a l'oest del riu Mackenzie. Amb l'ajuda d' va establir Fort McPherson, al riu Peel, no gaire lluny del Mackenzie, als Territoris del Nord-oest, i va explorar el Peel en el que avui és el Yukon. El 1845 va creuar les muntanyes fins a la conca del riu Yukon, descendint pel riu Rat fins a la seva confluència amb el riu Porcupine. Al riu Rat se li canvià el nom pel de en honor seu. Després gestionar el comerç de pells al Fort McPherson fins al 1845, va tornar al Riu Bell, i va seguir el Porcupine fins a la seva unió amb el Yukon, on establí Fort Yukon. Allà preparà el Yukon pel comerç, el qual va resultar ser molt lucratiu per a la Companyia de la Badia de Hudson i serví per reclamar pel Canadà l'actual territori del Yukon. Va estar involucrat en l'organització de l'expedició que entre 1848 i 1849 va dur John Rae a la recerca de Sir John Franklin i la seva expedició, i va continuar treballant al Districte de Mackenzie per la Companyia de la Badia de Hudson fins al 1860. Després de retirar-se de l'empresa, es retirà a Saugeen, Ontàrio fins a la seva mort. (ca)
- John Bell (c. 1799 – 24 June 1868) was born Isle of Mull, Scotland and emigrated to Canada where he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader and colonizer. He was one of the colonizers of the Yukon River. Bell was appreciated by the company for his "professionalism, flexibility and dedication to the interests of the fur trade" as well as his abilities as a "manager of men". In 1839, he was sent to colonize the land west of the Mackenzie River. With the assistance of Alexander Kennedy Isbister, he established Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories on the Peel River not far from the Mackenzie, and colonized the Peel into what is now the Yukon Territory. In 1845, Bell crossed the mountains into the Yukon River watershed, and went down the Rat River to its confluence with the Porcupine River. The Rat River has been renamed the in his honour. After managing the fur trade at Fort McPherson until 1845, he returned to the Bell River, and Followed the Porcupine to its juncture with the Yukon River, the eventual site of Fort Yukon. He set the stage for the Yukon trade which proved extremely lucrative for the Hudson's Bay Company and for Canada's claim over what is now the Yukon Territory. He had some involvement in organizing John Rae's 1848–1849 expedition to search for Sir John Franklin, and continued working in the Mackenzie District for the Hudson's Bay Company until 1860. Although his exploits as an explorer are most often publicized, Bell preferred to work as a manager and organizer. He accepted the exploring jobs as required but did so "without the enthusiasm and sense of destiny that inspired other HBC explorers. He was, in fact, a fur trader rather than an explorer, both in talent and temperament." Bell completed his career in Quebec, retiring from the company in 1860. He then moved to Saugeen, Ontario and farmed in the area until his death. (en)
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