fur brigade

noun

1. (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories

Example Sentences

SAT-SUN Travel back to 1855, event recreates the excitement of the historic visit of fur traders to Fort Nisqually in 1855, arrival of the fur brigade led by bagpipers welcomed by musket volley, 11:30 a.m., followed by contests between trappers and traders from obstacle course races to cooking contests; Punch and Judy puppet shows, fashion shows and musical performances, living historians demonstrate and teach heritage skills such as fire starting and spinning wool, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,

From Seattle Times

Having called the "fur brigade" - as the Sun calls them - a ladder was lowered into the pond and the rodent scampered up to safety.

From BBC

To paint wilderness Indians as they really were, he accompanied a Hudson's Bay Company "fur brigade" on a three-year trek by snowshoe and canoe, came back with sketches for a lifetime of painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides, the year before coming to the Jefferson, Colter had been with the Missouri Company's fur brigade under Manuel Lisa, and had gone to the Crows as an emissary from the fur company.

From Project Gutenberg

Now it was spring, and the great fur brigade of the Company was starting north on its savage annual journey.

From Project Gutenberg