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Ocean to ocean : Sandford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872. Being a diary kept during a journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific with the expedition of the engineer-in-chief of the Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial railways. With sixty illustrations Grant, George Monro, 1835-1902

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"The expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains by the Yellow Head Pass, journeyed along the North Thompson River to Kamloops, and from there to Yale and the Pacific. Several editions were published during the 1870's. Revised edition with introduction by William L. Grant and with bibliography: Toronto, The Radisson Society of Canada, 1925." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 50.

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Title	Ocean to ocean : Sandford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872. Being a diary kept during a journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific with the expedition of the engineer-in-chief of the Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial railways. With sixty illustrations
Creator	Grant, George Monro, 1835-1902
Publisher	Toronto : James Campbell & Son; London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle
Date Issued	1873
Description	"The expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains by the Yellow Head Pass, journeyed along the North Thompson River to Kamloops, and from there to Yale and the Pacific. Several editions were published during the 1870's. Revised edition with introduction by William L. Grant and with bibliography: Toronto, The Radisson Society of Canada, 1925." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 50.
Extent	xiv, 371 : illustrations, maps, table ; 21 cm
Subject	Fleming, Sandford, 1827-1915; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Canada--Description and travel
Genre	Diaries; Travel literature; Illustrations
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2058021
Identifier	FC73 .G7 1873; I-0431
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC73 .G7 1873
Date Available	2015-06-19
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1589987
AIPUUID	3fba8dbe-b0d3-4608-ae5c-9dbfd2fc6ae6
DOI	10.14288/1.0221770
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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.