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Sketch of the proposed line of overland railroad through British North America Waddington, Alfred, 1800?-1872
Description
"A description of Waddington's proposed railway route, which, in British Columbia, was via the Yellow Head Pass and upper Fraser to Bute Inlet. Waddington's project aroused interest in London and New York, and in 1871 he went to Ottawa to seek a railway charter from the Canadian government. He died, however, before anything came of the scheme. Second edition, with corrections: Ottawa, Printed by I.B. Taylor, 1871. 29 p." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 41.
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Sketch of the proposed line of overland railroad through British North America
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Publisher |
Ottawa : I. B. Taylor
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Date Issued |
1871
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Description |
"A description of Waddington's proposed railway route, which, in British Columbia, was via the Yellow Head Pass and upper Fraser to Bute Inlet. Waddington's project aroused interest in London and New York, and in 1871 he went to Ottawa to seek a railway charter from the Canadian government. He died, however, before anything came of the scheme. Second edition, with corrections: Ottawa, Printed by I.B. Taylor, 1871. 29 p." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 41.
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29 pages : tables ; 22 cm
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application/pdf
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Language |
English
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Identifier |
F5019 .W333 1871; I-0347
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5019 .W333 1871
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Date Available |
2015-06-29
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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15256a44-dad8-48e9-9f56-ea7737a6af40
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0221704
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.