Life and labour in the far, far West : being notes of a tour in the western states, British Columbia, Manitoba, and the North-west territory. With specially prepared map, showing the author's route
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Barneby, W. Henry (William Henry), 1843-1914
issued: 2015-06-12
issued: 1884
description: "Appendix C: The Kootenay Lake district, by Mr. W. A. Baillie-Grohman. Second edition: London, Cassell and Company, 1884." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 73.
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extent: xvi, 432 pages : maps (1 folded), advertisements ; 22 cm
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note: Life and labour IN THE FAR, FAR WEST. LIFE AND LABOUR IN THE FAR, FAR WEST: Being Notes of a Tour IN THE WESTERN STATES, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MANITOBA, AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORY. W. HENRY BARNEBY. WITH SPECIALLY PREPARED MAP, SHOWING THE AUTHORS ROUTE. CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] 1884. In gtemoxiam. IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE M\ FEIENI AND PELL 5W TRAVELLER, CHARI iES METSEY I SOLTON CLIVE, Late o / Whitfield, He re/ordsMre, THIS V OLUME IS BT DEDICATE THE AU D THOS. PREFACE. This volume is an actual transcript from a journal kept during a tour made in North America in the spring and summer of 1883, in company with my two friends, the late Meysey Olive, of Whitfield Court, County of Hereford, and my brother-in-law, Arthur Mitchell, of The Eidge, Wiltshire. Our object was not only to enjoy a pleasant trip and to see as much as we conveniently could of a new country, but also to collect as much information as possible, more especially as regards farming and emigration, in the- hope of thus being able to assist those in England who might be thinking of seeking a new home across the Atlantic. There was a kind of unwritten agreement among us, that whatever information we might be able to procure should, in one form or another, subsequently be made available to those interested in the subject; and in pubhshing the present volume (which I do with the full concurrence of the late Meysey Olive's friends, and also with that of Arthur Mitchell), I feel that I am but following out the wishes of that valued friend and pleasant fellow- viii PREFACE. traveller, whose illness and death brought our travels to so sad a termination. Olive and I were old friends; we lived in the same countv, and had known each other from childhood, and a close friendship had for generations existed between our families. The other member of the party (Arthur Mitchell) only joined us just before we started, and was previously unacquainted with Clive; but …
note: Includes index. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11034353
has type: Travel literature
identifier: F5504.3 .B27
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222427
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : Cassell & Company
publisher: Paris : Cassell & Company
publisher: New York : Cassell & Company
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5504.3 .B27
subject: West (U.S.)--Description and travel
subject: British Columbia--Description and travel
subject: Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel
subject: Manitoba--Description and travel
type: Text