North West Co. fort on west shore of Reindeer lake probably on Vermilion Point, in the vicinity of the Hudson's Bay Co. Bedfont House. Built before 1790. It was the first fort on Reindeer lake. The second fort built was the Hudson's Bay Co. Bedfont House, built 1796. Bedfont House was destroyed by the North West Co. in 1817. About 1800 the Hudson's Bay Co. built another fort at the outlet probably located on Sucker Point opposite Deep Bay which is marked "Old Post" on map. The present South Reindeer Lake House was built some time after the 1800 house and is located about 10 miles farther south on Big Island. It is variously called Fort Deer Lake, or South Reindeer Lake House, or Fort Carribeau, or Caribou. The location of Old Fort Caribou is shown on Rinfret map (No. 3). After the coalition of 1821 the Hudson's Bay Co. reopened Bedfont House and it is shown on Johnston map 1877 (No. 16). The North West Co. also maintained a post at the outlet shown on the 1817 map (No. 5). See Tyrrell's map 1897 (No. 41) and McInnes 1914 (No. 42) and Arrowsmith 1854 and 1857 (No. 77 & 8), also 1832 (No. 101) and 1850 (No. 100).