http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0222200
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alternative: The North-west Passage by land
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Milton, William Fitzwilliam, Viscount, 1839-1877
creator: Cheadle, Walter B. (Walter Butler), 1835-1910
issued: 2015-07-27
issued: 1865
description: "Despite the two names on the title page, a comparison with Cheadle's Journal (entry 1726) makes it fairly evident that this work was written by Walter Butler Cheadle. Milton and Cheadle arrived in Quebec in the spring of 1862. They made their way to Edmonton where they formed a party to cross the Rockies via Yellow Head Pass. After weeks of hardships and privations in the mountains they finally reached Kamloops. From Kamloops they journeyed to Westminster and Victoria, but they returned to the mainland to visit the Cariboo gold diggings before sailing for England via the Isthmus of Panama. Within the first ten years the book had run through eight editions. The fact that the book attracted immediate attention may be attributed in part to its literary merit." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 31.
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extent: xxiv, 400 pages : illustrations, map (folded) ; 23 cm
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note: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBRARY THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE BY LAND. THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE BY LAND. BEING THE NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC, UNDERTAKEN WITH THE VIEW OF EXPLORING A ROUTE ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH BRITISH TERRITORY, BY ONE OF THE NORTHERN PASSES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BY VISCOUNT MILTON, M.P., F.B.G.S., F.G.S., &c, AND W. B. CHEADLE, M.A., M.D. Cantab., F.B.G.S. Bos. Well, this is the Forest of Arden. Touch. Ay, now I am in Arden; the more fool I; when I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content. As You Like It. FOURTH EDITION. LONDON : CASSELL, PETTER, AND GALPIN, Ludgate HILL, E.C. [THE RIGHT OP TRANSLATION IS RESERVED.] LONDON : CASSELL, PETTER, AND GALPIN, BELLE SAUVAGE WORKS, LUDGATE HILL, E.C. TO THE COUNTESS FITZWILLIAM • AND MRS. CHEADLE, WHO TOOK SO GREAT AN INTEREST IN THE SUCCESS OE THE TRAVELLERS, THIS ACCOUNT OF THEIR JOURNEY IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOES. 4, (xrosvenor Square, 1st Jv/ne, 1865. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. i Sail for Quebec—A Rough Voyage—Our Fellow-Passengers—The Wreck —Off the Banks of Newfoundland—Quebec—Up the St. Lawrence— Niagara—The Captain and the Major—Westward Again—Sleeping Cars—The Red Indian—Steaming up the Missisippi—Lake Pippin— Indian Legend—St. Paul, Minnesota—The Great Pacific Railroad— Travelling by American StageWagon—The Country—Our Dog Rover —The Massacre of the Settlers by the Sioux—Culpability of the United States G-overnment—The Prairie—Sliooting by the Way— Reach Georgetown .......... CHAPTER II. Georgetown—Minnesota Volunteers—The Successful Hunters—An Indian Hag—Resolve to go to Fort Garry in Canoes—Rumours of a Sioux Outbreak—The Half-breeds refuse to Accompany us—Prepare to Start Alone—Our Canoes and Equipment—A Sioux War Party—The Half-' breed's Story—Down Red River—Strange Sights and Sounds—Our First Night Out—Effects of the Sun and Mosquitoes—Milton Disabled —Monotony of the Scenery—Leaky Canoes—Travelling by Ni…
note: Edition: Fourth edition. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4999720
has type: Books
has type: Travel literature
identifier: FC3961.1.M54 A3 1865
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222200
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3961.1.M54 A3 1865
subject: Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel
subject: British Columbia--Description and travel
title: The North-west Passage by land. Being the narrative of an expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, undertaken with the view of exploring a route across the continent to British Columbia through British territory, by one of the northern passes in the Rocky Mountains
type: Text