传记
He was the brother-in-law of Samuel Brighouse. With Brighouse and a friend William Hailstone he sailed on the maiden voyage of the Great Eastern to New York in 1862.
They travelled to Vancouver via the Isthmus of Panama in 1862. Noticing coal, they pre-empted 550 acres of land between Burrard Street and Stanley Park later to become known as the Brickmakers Claim.
He was one of the 'Three Greenhorns' who pre-empted land. After disagreeing with his two partners (Sam Brighouse and William Hailstone) Morton left to ranch at Mission Junction BC.
参考文献
- Kluckner, M. (1993)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
- Ross, Leslie J. (1979)
- Walker, Elizabeth (1999)
