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Pacific Fur Company

So, you know how sometimes people like to wear fur coats and hats to keep them warm in the winter? Back in the 1800s, there were people called fur traders who would travel to different places to get animal furs to sell.

The Pacific Fur Company was a group of fur traders who wanted to get furs from animals on the west coast of the United States. They set up a company and started trading with Native American groups in the area for furs like beaver and otter.

But it wasn't always easy for the Pacific Fur Company. They had to deal with competition from other fur traders and sometimes had disagreements with the Native American groups they were trading with.

Eventually, the Pacific Fur Company had to sell their business to another company because they were struggling financially. But their legacy lives on as one of the first groups to engage in fur trading on the west coast of the United States.