Surveying the International Boundary: The Journal of George M. Dawson, 1873

Diaries detail the experience of surveying the 49th parallel between the Souris Depot in Manitoba and Wood Mountain in what is now Saskatchewan. Describes the daily progress of the survey, wildlife sightings, topological features, interaction with Indigenous peoples of the plains, and prairie events including fires and blizzards. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
Author/Creator
George M. Dawson
Contributor/Editor
Allan R. Turner
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Saskatchewan History, vol. 21, no. 1, Winter, 1968, pp. 1-23
Publication Date
1968
Resource Type
Articles -- General
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
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