http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0348288
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
creator: Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
creator: Ogilvie, William, 1846-1912
creator: Timmer, F. Mortimer
issued: 2017-06-12
issued: 1898
description: "Part 2: Extracts from the report on an exploration made in 1887 in the Yukon territory, N.W.T., and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia, by George M. Dawson." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 153.
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extent: xiv, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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note: THE YUKON TERRITORY YUKON TERRITORY THE NARRATIVE OF W. H. DALL, LEADER OF THE EXPEDITION TO ALASKA IN 1866—1868 THE NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATION MADE IN 1887 IN THE YUKON DISTRICT BY GEORGE M. DAWSON, D.S., F.G.S. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF AN EXPLORATION MADE IN 1896—1897 BY Wm. OGILVIE, D.L.S., F.R.G.S. INTRODUCTION BY F. MORTIMER TRIMMER, F.R.G.S. WITH MAP OF THE TERRITORY FIFTY WOODCUTS AND TWENTY-TWO FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS DOWNEY & CO. Limited 12 YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON {The publishers thankfully acknowledge the perm Commissioner for the Dominion of Can III. of this volume."] ■ granted by the HlG to print Parts II. ai HR Y94- INTRODUCTION. GREAT public interest during the past six months has been directed to that remote territory in the North-West corner of the continent of North America which may be geographically described under the comprehensive term of the Yukon Territory. And in the succeeding pages will be found all the information of economic and scientific value that so far has been gathered on the spot, and prepared for publication by trained and responsible observers acting in an official capacity. In San Francisco last spring the present writer had the advantage of meeting a number of times with practical men— miners and prospectors—from the Yukon, who had come South for the winter season and were then returning northwards. Some of them were men known previously to the writer in Colorado and in other Western mining districts, but who since then had drifted off towards the arctic circle, in the roving manner characteristic of Western miners. Comparing the accounts of the Yukon country given to me by these with what is set out in the chapters following here, I find there is little that can. profitably be added. The gold discoveries that have attracted so much attention have been made on some of the smaller tributaries of the main Yukon River. Dawson City settlement is the centre of the trading and supply point of this district. This place,…
note: Includes index. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/987668312
has type: Books
identifier: F5854.1 .Y94
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0348288
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : Downey & Co. Limited
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5854.1 .Y94
subject: Yukon Territory
subject: Canada--Discovery and exploration
subject: Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries
title: The Yukon Territory : the narrative of W.H. Dall, leader of the expeditions to Alaska in 1866-1868 : the narrative of an exploration made in 1887 in the Yukon district by George M. Dawson, D.S., F.G.S. : Extracts from the report of an exploration made in 1896-1897 by Wm. Ogilvie, D.L.S., F.R.G.S. With map of the territory, fifty woodcuts and twenty-two full page illustrations
type: Text