British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Illustrated. Volume I
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is part of: British Columbia from the earliest times to the present
creator: Scholefield, E. O. S. (Ethelbert Olaf Stuart), 1875-1919
issued: 2017-08-16
issued: 1914
description: "List of authorities: v. 1, p. xv-xlvi. Vols. 1-2 are historical (v. 1 by E. O. S. Scholefield; v. 2 by F. W. Howay) Vols. 3-4 are biographical. Chapter headings of v. 1: Prehistoric Northwest America. - Apocryphal voyages. - Spanish explorations. - Russian explorations. - Captain James Cook. - The maritime fur traders. - The Nootka Sound controversy. - Captain George Vancouver. - Sir Alexander Mackenzie. - Simon Fraser. - New Caledonia. - The Hudson's Bay Company. - The Oregon question. - The founding of Victoria. - The colony of Vancouver Island. - Representative government. - Vancouver Island in transformation. - The native races of British Columbia. - Medical. - The educational system of British Columbia. - Banks and banking. Chapter headings of v. 2: First news of gold; Queen Charlotte Islands excitement. - Governor Douglas and the miners; the Indian troubles, 1858; early mining. - Laying the foundations. - The Royal Engineers. - The advance of Cariboo. - The roads and trails to Cariboo. - The disbanding of the Royal Engineers. - The express. - A Sketch of Vancouver Island events from 1858 to 1864; list of officers of both colonies. - The Legislative Council and separate governors. - The Bute Inlet massacre and the Chilcotin War, 1864-1866. - Governor Kennedy and his troubles. - The union of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, 1866. - The Kootenay and the Big Bend excitements, 1864-1866. - Sketch of Legislative Council and legislation, 1866-1870. - Mining generally from 1866 including Omineca and Cassiar. - Confederation. - The San Juan difficulty. - Politics and general events, 1871 to 1875. - The railway difficulty of the Carnarvon terms. - Railway matters from the Carnarvon terms to Lord Dufferin's visit. - The Elliott government; the Walkem government; the secession resolution, 1878, and the Canadian Pacific Railway construction. - The graving dock; the last days of Walkem government; Beaven government; first years of Smithe government. - The Canadian Pa…
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extent: xlvi, 688 pages : maps, illustrations, photographs ; 27 cm
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note: BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT By E. O. S. SCHOLEFIELD PROVINCIAL LIBRARIAN AND ARCHIVIST ILLUSTRATED VOLUME I THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY VANCOUVER WINNIPEG MONTREAL CHICAGO CONTENTS PAGE LIST OP AUTHORITIES XV CHAPTER I PREHISTORIC NORTHWEST AMERICA 1 CHAPTER II APOCRYPHAL VOYAGES 19 CHAPTER III SPANISH EXPLORATIONS 33 CHAPTER IV RUSSIAN EXPLORATIONS 49 CHAPTER V CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 73 CHAPTER VI THE MARITIME PURTRADERS Ill CHAPTER VII THE NOOTKA SOUND CONTROVERSY 1 35 CHAPTER VIII CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER 157 CHAPTER TX SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE 199 CHAPTER X SIMON FRASER 23--) CHAPTER XI NEW CALEDONIA 283 CHAPTER XII the Hudson's bay company 327 CHAPTER XIII THE OREGON QUESTION 427 CHAPTER XIV THE POUNDING OP VICTORIA 457 CHAPTER XV THE COLONY OP VANCOUVER ISLAND 497 CHAPTER XVI REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT 529 CHAPTER XVII VANCOUVER ISLAND IN TRANSFORMATION 557 CHAPTER XVIII THE NATIVE RACES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 573 CHAPTER XIX MEDICAL 593 CHAPTER XX THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 623 CHAPTER XXI BANKS AND BANKING 643 APPENDIX CONTAINING PROOFS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 653 INDEX 683 , ILLUSTRATIONS Western Hemisphere of Typus Orbis Terrarum Frontispiece Giovanni Martines, After 1560. Chart One of Atlas f 1 From the Globe of F. Schb'ner. 1520 3 Manuscript Map of 1530 and Map of P. de Furlani, 1560 7 Map of Buysch in edition of Ptolemaeus, 1508, and Frobisher map, 1578 8 Maps by Judaeis, 1593; Herrera, 1600; Sanson, 1691, and Behaim, 1492 9 Eastern Asia after Bering, 1728 10 Maps by Bellin and Buache, 1748, 1750, 1775 11 Maps by Jefferys, 1758 and 1764 12 Eussian Maps, 1758 and 1775 • 13 General Map of Discoveries of Admiral De Fonte 15 French Map of North America, circa, 1775 17 Title Page of Pnrchas, His Pilgrimes 23 Early Map of Vancouver Island and Entrance to the Strait of Juan De Fuca 33 Vista De Lo Interior De La Cala De Los Amigos en La Entrada De Nutka 41 . First Spanish Chart of Strait of Juan De Fuca, 1790 44 Map of North…
note: Includes index. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5756128
has type: Books
identifier: FC3811 .S364 1914
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0355306
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
publisher: Winnipeg : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
publisher: Montreal : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
publisher: Chicago : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3811 .S364 1914
subject: British Columbia--History
subject: British Columbia--Biography
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