Chapter 26

Report of Mr. William Ogilvie in 1888 as to wood buffalo in northern Alberta,196,197Report of Inspector A. M. Jarvis, C.M.G., on wood buffalo in Athabaska country,197-202Report of Sergeant R. W. Macleod in 1910 on buffalo in country from Fort Vermilion to the mouth of Hay river in Great Slave lake,203Report of Mr. William Ogilvie on fish in lake Athabaska,204Report of Mr. Frank Crean on fish and game in the district explored by him in 1909,204,205Reports of Sergeant R. W. Macleod of his patrols in 1909 and 1910 from Fort Vermilion to Hay river,205,206Report of Superintendent Sanders in 1911 on fur-bearing animals in the far north,206,207Report of Corporal S. G. Clay, of his patrol through Grande Prairie country in 1911,207Reports of Mr. E. A. Preble, of the U. S. Biological Survey,263,265,266,268,278Reports of Mr. R. E. Young, D.L.S., on timber of Mackenzie region,264Reports of R. G. McConnell,265,267-268,270,272,281,282Report of Sir George Back on timber around Reindeer lake,267Report of Mr. William Ogilvie on timber and coal of Mackenzie river region,267,284Report of Sir John Franklin on timber along Mackenzie river,267Report of Mr. E. Stewart in 1906 on timber of Mackenzie region,268,274Report of Senate Committee of 1888,268Report of Mr. Ogilvie, on country around Fort Nelson,269Report of Mr. Joseph Keele on timber on Gravel river in 1908,270Report of Mr. J. M. Bell on timber along Martin and Great Bear rivers,266,271Report of Dr. Dawson before Senate Committee of 1888,271Report of Mr. Macleod before Senate Committee of 1888,274,275Report of Mr. Brock on coal area of Mackenzie district,286Report of Supt. Saunders on Athabaska, Peace and Mackenzie rivers,287Report of Mr. Keele on moose,290Reports of Bishop Clut, O.M.I., before Senate Committee,265,269Resources of northern Saskatchewan,95,96Resources of the region south of Churchill and Clearwater rivers,105Richardson, Doctor John, and Doctor Rae, expedition of,15Robson, Mr. Joseph, testimony of,33,34Ross, Captain John,13Ross river partially timbered,278Russian provinces, comparison with,255St. Joseph, lake, section,38Salmon at Fort Providence,298up Mackenzie to Fort Smith,299Salt found at Salt river,183salt springs on Mackenzie river,281in Mackenzie river district,282at Salt river near Fort Smith,282Salt Prairie and Heart River settlement,170Salt river, feathered game along,294Sanders, Superintendent, D.S.O., report of, on agriculture in the country from Athabaska river to Great Slave lake and west to the Rockies,140fur-bearing animals in the far north,206,207report on Athabaska, Peace and Mackenzie countries,287Sandy lake, timber around,67-68Sans Sault rapid,216Saskatchewan, resources of the northern part of,95,96Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers, description of country between,98,99Saskatchewan river, coal found on,124fish,129Scenery of Methye portage,117Scenic beauty of the country between the Saskatchewan and Churchill and Clearwater rivers,117Schultz Committee reports of 1887 and 1888, compilation of a summary of the,28Schurer, Corporal A. H., report of, on the minerals in country between Athabaska and McMurray,192Scientific investigation of the country,16Seal, six species of, in Hudson bay,89Search expeditions, sent out by England, France and the United States, in quest of Sir John Franklin and party,14,15Select Committee of the British House of Commons in 1749, main object of the,30Selwyn, Doctor, Director of the Geological Survey, and Professor John Macoun, expedition of,17Semmens, Rev. John, opinion of, of the timber in Burntwood river district,64mineral observations in Burntwood river district,81,82Senate Committee of 1907,244Senate report of 1888 about Fort Simpson,268Sergeant, Mr. Matthew, testimony of,31,32Seton, Mr. Ernest Thompson, on the Barren Lands,303Severn district, Mr. D. B. Dowling’s explorations of, in 1901,83,84Severn lake and Favourable lake,39Simpson, Thomas, and Peter Warren Dease, explorations of,14Clearwater country animals,127moose around Great Bear lake,289Silver Springs settlement,171Slave river, water power on,177splendid forests,261timber between Peace and Slave rivers,262country has fine balsam poplar,268moose,290Smith bay to Keith bay, timber from,275Split lake region,37description of the country from Split lake to a line about forty miles north of the Saskatchewan,54,55between Split lake and Big Churchill river,57,58potatoes,58between Split lake and Pas,77Spruce, white,121black,121,122fine timber on Bear lake river,271Liard valley,269as far north as Bear lake river,271on the Mackenzie above Fort Norman,270Great Bear lake,276Dease river,278MacFarlane river,278“Spruce bears the palm”,279,280Stanley or Stanley mission,106Stewart, Mr. Elihu, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907 on agriculture in Athabaska district,136agricultural possibilities in Peace river country,167,168timber of upper waters of Saskatchewan, Athabaska and Peace rivers,261timber along Mackenzie to Fort Simpson,267good timber about Fort Simpson,268Stupart, Mr. R. F., tables compiled by, comparing the temperature conditions of the district between lake Winnipeg and Split lake in the months May to September, with European countries,45,46Sturgeon lake fish,88Sturgeon lake settlement,171Sturgeon plentiful in Favourable lake,90Sulphur springs on Clearwater river,125between McMurray and lake Athabaska,183,184about Great Slave lake,281,282Tache, Bishop, description of, of the Clearwater valley,118Tamarack, range of,65,122around Fort Simpson,268Fort Nelson,269Fort Good Hope,269“Tar sands”, the famous,126,184,281,285Temperature and sunlight in Mackenzie river region,235Temperature conditions of the district between lake Winnipeg and Split lake in the months May to September compared with European countries, by Mr. R. F. Stupart, Superintendent of the Dominion Meteorological Service,45Tessier, Rev. Mr., experiences of, in agriculture at Dunvegan,159,160Testimony of Mr. Joseph Monkman,16Mr. Richard White,30,31Mr. Matthew Sergeant,31,32Mr. John Hayter,33Mr. Edward Thompson,33Mr. Enoch Alsop,33Mr. Robert Griffin,33,34Mr. Joseph Robson,34,35Doctor Robert Bell before the Senate Committee of 1887,38Mr. Low before the Senate Committee of 1907,39-41Mr. Tyrrell before the Senate Committee of 1907,43-45Owen O’Sullivan, C.E., before the Senate Committee of 1907,57,58Mr. Richard White before the Hudson bay Investigation Committee of 1749,64Thelon river,308,314timber,318phenomenal growth,320Thibaudeau, W., C.E., explorations of, in Churchill district,23agriculture at Churchill,59from Churchill to Pas,60between Churchill and Owl rivers,76,77timber around Button bay,76description of the country from Split lake to Pas,77fish and game between Churchill and Pas92,93Thompson, Mr. Edward, testimony of, on soil, climate, etc., of Moose river,33Timber, inspection of, in 1910, along the line of the proposed Hudson bay railway, from Pas to Split lake, by J. B. Dickson, B.S.A., M.S.F.,60,61in the valleys and on the islands and lakes of Burntwood river course, Rev. John Semmens’ opinion of the,64areas good south and west of Hudson bay,64around lake St. Joseph,66along Boulder river,66around lake Landsdowne,66along the Attawapiskat,66,67on the shores of James bay and Hudson bay,67around Favourable lake,67around Sandy lake,67between Norway House and Hudson bay,68around Deer lake,68in the southern part of Keewatin,68,69in Ekwan district,69along Trout Lake river,70on Red Lake river and Red lake,70about Lac Seul,70diameters and ages in Keewatin area,71along Burntwood river,72in the western part of Keewatin,73north of Lac Seul and east of Trout lake,74,75between Pas and Clearwater lake,75,76on the east side of Button bay,76between Churchill and Owl rivers,76,77between Pas and Cross lake,78,79Hudson bay region,79,80between the Saskatchewan and Churchill and Clearwater rivers,117about Lac la Ronge,119immediately north of the Saskatchewan,119around Green lake,119around Ile à la Crosse lake,119along Churchill river,120around Methye portage,120along Whitefish river,120,121in northern Saskatchewan,120-122north of Waterhen river and lake,121north of Churchill and Clearwater rivers,122,123on Churchill river from Methye portage to north of Reindeer river,122around Wallaston lake,122on Mudjatik river,122,123on Geikie river,122-123on Cree river,123on northeast shore of lake Athabaska,123north of the Churchill,123in Athabaska river valley,132in the vicinity of Chipewyan,175in Peace river country,177-179Mackenzie river region,261between Athabaska and Peace rivers,261along Slave river,262around Great Slave lake,265around Reindeer lake,267along Mackenzie river to Fort Simpson,267about Fort Simpson,268along Liard river,269along Gravel river,270on Mackenzie river below Fort Good Hope,272from Keith bay to Smith bay,275around Fort Franklin,275timber growth, how to increase northern,278Torch river,129Transportation and industries in Peace river district,171,172Trees, range of the most important,65,66Trout Lake river,70Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, exploratory trips of,19,20report on the country north of Saskatchewan river,41-43testimony before the Senate Committee of 1907,43-45report of his explorations in southern part of Keewatin in 1896,68,69mineral report,82,83evidence before Senate Committee of 1907,83report of the fish and game in the southwest of region explored by him in 1896,90report of his explorations in 1893 and 1894 of country between Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers,98,99report on his explorations of 1892,115,116description of country immediately north of the Saskatchewan,119evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to forests of country north of Churchill,123report of his explorations of 1892 and 1893 as to minerals near lake Athabaska,124evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to minerals along Saskatchewan river,124report of his explorations of the country between Churchill river and lake Athabaska in 1892 as to animal life,128,129evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to country immediately north of lake Athabaska,137evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to tar sands on Athabaska river,186on the Barren Lands,304Tyrrell, J. B., C.E., D.L.S., exploration of, in the country between Great Slave lake and Chesterfield inlet on Hudson bay,21von Hamerstein, Mr. Alfred, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907 on medicinal springs along Clearwater river,126on agricultural resources of Athabaska district,135,136on timber in Athabaska country,175on gold in northern Alberta,180,181on iron and coal in northern Alberta,182on deposits of gypsum and salt in northern Alberta,183on minerals in northern Alberta,183-186on petroleum in country from Athabaska river to Peace river,192on natural gas in northern Alberta,193on salt in Mackenzie basin,286Waterhen lake district,115waterpower,120-121Waterhen river and lake, timber north of,121Waterpower of Nelson river district,73northern Manitoba,78Hudson bay region, generally,80on Churchill river,120northern Saskatchewan,120-121on Waterhen river,120-121on Clearwater river,121on Athabaska river,177on Slave river,177along Athabaska river,262whaling industry,301White Birch (canoe birch),65Whitefish lake district,114-115Whitefish river, timber along,120-121White, Mr. Richard, testimony of,30,31testimony before the Hudson Bay Investigation Committee in 1749,64White spruce,65,121Wild geese,356Wilson, Mr. Alfred W. G., report of, on a reconnaissance traverse across the southern part of the unexplored area lying to the north of Lac Seul and east of Trout lake,74-75Yellowknife river, soil and timber of,267York Factory and Cape Henrietta Maria, survey of the coast between,57Young, Mr. R. E., report on the timber resources of the Mackenzie by,264

Report of Mr. William Ogilvie in 1888 as to wood buffalo in northern Alberta,196,197

Report of Inspector A. M. Jarvis, C.M.G., on wood buffalo in Athabaska country,197-202

Report of Sergeant R. W. Macleod in 1910 on buffalo in country from Fort Vermilion to the mouth of Hay river in Great Slave lake,203

Report of Mr. William Ogilvie on fish in lake Athabaska,204

Report of Mr. Frank Crean on fish and game in the district explored by him in 1909,204,205

Reports of Sergeant R. W. Macleod of his patrols in 1909 and 1910 from Fort Vermilion to Hay river,205,206

Report of Superintendent Sanders in 1911 on fur-bearing animals in the far north,206,207

Report of Corporal S. G. Clay, of his patrol through Grande Prairie country in 1911,207

Reports of Mr. E. A. Preble, of the U. S. Biological Survey,263,265,266,268,278

Reports of Mr. R. E. Young, D.L.S., on timber of Mackenzie region,264

Reports of R. G. McConnell,265,267-268,270,272,281,282

Report of Sir George Back on timber around Reindeer lake,267

Report of Mr. William Ogilvie on timber and coal of Mackenzie river region,267,284

Report of Sir John Franklin on timber along Mackenzie river,267

Report of Mr. E. Stewart in 1906 on timber of Mackenzie region,268,274

Report of Senate Committee of 1888,268

Report of Mr. Ogilvie, on country around Fort Nelson,269

Report of Mr. Joseph Keele on timber on Gravel river in 1908,270

Report of Mr. J. M. Bell on timber along Martin and Great Bear rivers,266,271

Report of Dr. Dawson before Senate Committee of 1888,271

Report of Mr. Macleod before Senate Committee of 1888,274,275

Report of Mr. Brock on coal area of Mackenzie district,286

Report of Supt. Saunders on Athabaska, Peace and Mackenzie rivers,287

Report of Mr. Keele on moose,290

Reports of Bishop Clut, O.M.I., before Senate Committee,265,269

Resources of northern Saskatchewan,95,96

Resources of the region south of Churchill and Clearwater rivers,105

Richardson, Doctor John, and Doctor Rae, expedition of,15

Robson, Mr. Joseph, testimony of,33,34

Ross, Captain John,13

Ross river partially timbered,278

Russian provinces, comparison with,255

St. Joseph, lake, section,38

Salmon at Fort Providence,298

up Mackenzie to Fort Smith,299

Salt found at Salt river,183

salt springs on Mackenzie river,281

in Mackenzie river district,282

at Salt river near Fort Smith,282

Salt Prairie and Heart River settlement,170

Salt river, feathered game along,294

Sanders, Superintendent, D.S.O., report of, on agriculture in the country from Athabaska river to Great Slave lake and west to the Rockies,140

fur-bearing animals in the far north,206,207

report on Athabaska, Peace and Mackenzie countries,287

Sandy lake, timber around,67-68

Sans Sault rapid,216

Saskatchewan, resources of the northern part of,95,96

Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers, description of country between,98,99

Saskatchewan river, coal found on,124

fish,129

Scenery of Methye portage,117

Scenic beauty of the country between the Saskatchewan and Churchill and Clearwater rivers,117

Schultz Committee reports of 1887 and 1888, compilation of a summary of the,28

Schurer, Corporal A. H., report of, on the minerals in country between Athabaska and McMurray,192

Scientific investigation of the country,16

Seal, six species of, in Hudson bay,89

Search expeditions, sent out by England, France and the United States, in quest of Sir John Franklin and party,14,15

Select Committee of the British House of Commons in 1749, main object of the,30

Selwyn, Doctor, Director of the Geological Survey, and Professor John Macoun, expedition of,17

Semmens, Rev. John, opinion of, of the timber in Burntwood river district,64

mineral observations in Burntwood river district,81,82

Senate Committee of 1907,244

Senate report of 1888 about Fort Simpson,268

Sergeant, Mr. Matthew, testimony of,31,32

Seton, Mr. Ernest Thompson, on the Barren Lands,303

Severn district, Mr. D. B. Dowling’s explorations of, in 1901,83,84

Severn lake and Favourable lake,39

Simpson, Thomas, and Peter Warren Dease, explorations of,14

Clearwater country animals,127

moose around Great Bear lake,289

Silver Springs settlement,171

Slave river, water power on,177

splendid forests,261

timber between Peace and Slave rivers,262

country has fine balsam poplar,268

moose,290

Smith bay to Keith bay, timber from,275

Split lake region,37

description of the country from Split lake to a line about forty miles north of the Saskatchewan,54,55

between Split lake and Big Churchill river,57,58

potatoes,58

between Split lake and Pas,77

Spruce, white,121

black,121,122

fine timber on Bear lake river,271

Liard valley,269

as far north as Bear lake river,271

on the Mackenzie above Fort Norman,270

Great Bear lake,276

Dease river,278

MacFarlane river,278

“Spruce bears the palm”,279,280

Stanley or Stanley mission,106

Stewart, Mr. Elihu, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907 on agriculture in Athabaska district,136

agricultural possibilities in Peace river country,167,168

timber of upper waters of Saskatchewan, Athabaska and Peace rivers,261

timber along Mackenzie to Fort Simpson,267

good timber about Fort Simpson,268

Stupart, Mr. R. F., tables compiled by, comparing the temperature conditions of the district between lake Winnipeg and Split lake in the months May to September, with European countries,45,46

Sturgeon lake fish,88

Sturgeon lake settlement,171

Sturgeon plentiful in Favourable lake,90

Sulphur springs on Clearwater river,125

between McMurray and lake Athabaska,183,184

about Great Slave lake,281,282

Tache, Bishop, description of, of the Clearwater valley,118

Tamarack, range of,65,122

around Fort Simpson,268

Fort Nelson,269

Fort Good Hope,269

“Tar sands”, the famous,126,184,281,285

Temperature and sunlight in Mackenzie river region,235

Temperature conditions of the district between lake Winnipeg and Split lake in the months May to September compared with European countries, by Mr. R. F. Stupart, Superintendent of the Dominion Meteorological Service,45

Tessier, Rev. Mr., experiences of, in agriculture at Dunvegan,159,160

Testimony of Mr. Joseph Monkman,16

Mr. Richard White,30,31

Mr. Matthew Sergeant,31,32

Mr. John Hayter,33

Mr. Edward Thompson,33

Mr. Enoch Alsop,33

Mr. Robert Griffin,33,34

Mr. Joseph Robson,34,35

Doctor Robert Bell before the Senate Committee of 1887,38

Mr. Low before the Senate Committee of 1907,39-41

Mr. Tyrrell before the Senate Committee of 1907,43-45

Owen O’Sullivan, C.E., before the Senate Committee of 1907,57,58

Mr. Richard White before the Hudson bay Investigation Committee of 1749,64

Thelon river,308,314

timber,318

phenomenal growth,320

Thibaudeau, W., C.E., explorations of, in Churchill district,23

agriculture at Churchill,59

from Churchill to Pas,60

between Churchill and Owl rivers,76,77

timber around Button bay,76

description of the country from Split lake to Pas,77

fish and game between Churchill and Pas92,93

Thompson, Mr. Edward, testimony of, on soil, climate, etc., of Moose river,33

Timber, inspection of, in 1910, along the line of the proposed Hudson bay railway, from Pas to Split lake, by J. B. Dickson, B.S.A., M.S.F.,60,61

in the valleys and on the islands and lakes of Burntwood river course, Rev. John Semmens’ opinion of the,64

areas good south and west of Hudson bay,64

around lake St. Joseph,66

along Boulder river,66

around lake Landsdowne,66

along the Attawapiskat,66,67

on the shores of James bay and Hudson bay,67

around Favourable lake,67

around Sandy lake,67

between Norway House and Hudson bay,68

around Deer lake,68

in the southern part of Keewatin,68,69

in Ekwan district,69

along Trout Lake river,70

on Red Lake river and Red lake,70

about Lac Seul,70

diameters and ages in Keewatin area,71

along Burntwood river,72

in the western part of Keewatin,73

north of Lac Seul and east of Trout lake,74,75

between Pas and Clearwater lake,75,76

on the east side of Button bay,76

between Churchill and Owl rivers,76,77

between Pas and Cross lake,78,79

Hudson bay region,79,80

between the Saskatchewan and Churchill and Clearwater rivers,117

about Lac la Ronge,119

immediately north of the Saskatchewan,119

around Green lake,119

around Ile à la Crosse lake,119

along Churchill river,120

around Methye portage,120

along Whitefish river,120,121

in northern Saskatchewan,120-122

north of Waterhen river and lake,121

north of Churchill and Clearwater rivers,122,123

on Churchill river from Methye portage to north of Reindeer river,122

around Wallaston lake,122

on Mudjatik river,122,123

on Geikie river,122-123

on Cree river,123

on northeast shore of lake Athabaska,123

north of the Churchill,123

in Athabaska river valley,132

in the vicinity of Chipewyan,175

in Peace river country,177-179

Mackenzie river region,261

between Athabaska and Peace rivers,261

along Slave river,262

around Great Slave lake,265

around Reindeer lake,267

along Mackenzie river to Fort Simpson,267

about Fort Simpson,268

along Liard river,269

along Gravel river,270

on Mackenzie river below Fort Good Hope,272

from Keith bay to Smith bay,275

around Fort Franklin,275

timber growth, how to increase northern,278

Torch river,129

Transportation and industries in Peace river district,171,172

Trees, range of the most important,65,66

Trout Lake river,70

Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, exploratory trips of,19,20

report on the country north of Saskatchewan river,41-43

testimony before the Senate Committee of 1907,43-45

report of his explorations in southern part of Keewatin in 1896,68,69

mineral report,82,83

evidence before Senate Committee of 1907,83

report of the fish and game in the southwest of region explored by him in 1896,90

report of his explorations in 1893 and 1894 of country between Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers,98,99

report on his explorations of 1892,115,116

description of country immediately north of the Saskatchewan,119

evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to forests of country north of Churchill,123

report of his explorations of 1892 and 1893 as to minerals near lake Athabaska,124

evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to minerals along Saskatchewan river,124

report of his explorations of the country between Churchill river and lake Athabaska in 1892 as to animal life,128,129

evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to country immediately north of lake Athabaska,137

evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to tar sands on Athabaska river,186

on the Barren Lands,304

Tyrrell, J. B., C.E., D.L.S., exploration of, in the country between Great Slave lake and Chesterfield inlet on Hudson bay,21

von Hamerstein, Mr. Alfred, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907 on medicinal springs along Clearwater river,126

on agricultural resources of Athabaska district,135,136

on timber in Athabaska country,175

on gold in northern Alberta,180,181

on iron and coal in northern Alberta,182

on deposits of gypsum and salt in northern Alberta,183

on minerals in northern Alberta,183-186

on petroleum in country from Athabaska river to Peace river,192

on natural gas in northern Alberta,193

on salt in Mackenzie basin,286

Waterhen lake district,115

waterpower,120-121

Waterhen river and lake, timber north of,121

Waterpower of Nelson river district,73

northern Manitoba,78

Hudson bay region, generally,80

on Churchill river,120

northern Saskatchewan,120-121

on Waterhen river,120-121

on Clearwater river,121

on Athabaska river,177

on Slave river,177

along Athabaska river,262

whaling industry,301

White Birch (canoe birch),65

Whitefish lake district,114-115

Whitefish river, timber along,120-121

White, Mr. Richard, testimony of,30,31

testimony before the Hudson Bay Investigation Committee in 1749,64

White spruce,65,121

Wild geese,356

Wilson, Mr. Alfred W. G., report of, on a reconnaissance traverse across the southern part of the unexplored area lying to the north of Lac Seul and east of Trout lake,74-75

Yellowknife river, soil and timber of,267

York Factory and Cape Henrietta Maria, survey of the coast between,57

Young, Mr. R. E., report on the timber resources of the Mackenzie by,264


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