Pete Olsen

In 1915, Frank Chapman and Pete Olsen bought the Pelly River Farm property and did most of the clearing and breaking of the land and setting up of a farm. They wintered horses and raised short-horn cattle, growing hay to feed the livestock. They brought in a hand-fed threshing machine, a steam engine and roller mill, and other horse-drawn equipment. They were successful with their grain growing and they ground the wheat into flour sold for human and dog consumption. Olsen died and was buried in the cemetery at Fort Selkirk. The story was that his heirs were sent in to settle the estate and as a result, Chapman was financially broke and forced to return to the United States.¹⁾