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Worth travelling miles to see : diary of a survey trip to Lake Temiskaming, 1886 / A. H. Telfer ; edited by Lorene DiCorpo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Telfer, A. H. (Alexander Herkes), 1832-1911, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Telfer, A. H. (Alexander Herkes), 1832-1911--Diaries.
- Telfer, A. H.
- Surveyors--Ontario--Diaries.
- Surveyors.
- Surveying--Timiskaming, Lake, Region (Ont. and Quebec).
- Surveying.
- Timiskaming, Lake, Region (Ont. and Quebec)--Description and travel.
- Timiskaming, Lake, Region (Ont. and Quebec).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Natural Heritage Books, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the 1880s the provincial government dispatched land surveyors to explore the northern Ontario hinterland in preparation for settlement.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART ONE: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; Alexander HerkesTelfer: Spirit of the Pioneer; Alexander Niven: A Life Well Lived; Temiskaming: The Land; Surveying for Settlement in New Ontario; Early Surveying Practices In Ontario; The Survey Trip - 1886; PART TWO: DIARY OF A.H. TELFER - 1886; PART THREE: A.H. TELFER'S REPORT TO THE TEMISKAMING SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION - 1887; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Editor
- Notes:
- Originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Natural Heritage Books, 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611967680
- 9781459715011
- 1459715012
- 9781554883844
- 1554883849
- 9781281967688
- 1281967688
- OCLC:
- 288630860
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