The Journeys of Samuel Hearne Samuel Hearne's remarkable journal was originally published two hundred Samuel Hearne was born in London, England. He served in the Royal Navy, then joined the Hudson's Bay Company, who sent him to Fort Prince of Wales (Churchill) in 1769. He became the first European to travel overland by canoe and sled to the Arctic Ocean by following the Copper Mine River ago. danstopicals.com/hearne.htm
Samuel Hearne Hearne the fur-trader served his company well by land and by sea in a variety of responsibilities. The skill in observation and desire for realism revealed in his book mark him as a significant early naturalist. As an explorer and writer, he represents an interesting combination of physical endurance and intellectual curiosity. biographi.ca/en/bio.php?BioId=36065