Download or read book The Peace River District Canada written by Canada. Natural Resources Intelligence Branch and published by Department of the Interior, Canada. This book was released on 1918 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delayed Frontier written by David W. Leonard and published by Calgary : Detselig Enterprises. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peace River region lies in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The area covered in this book covers "those lands lying west of Grouard [Alta.], east of Hudson's Hope [B.C.], south from Peace River and Fort St. John, and north from the Wapiti River and Sturgeon Lake."--Introd.
Download or read book The Peace River Country Canada written by Canada. Natural Resources Intelligence Branch and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District written by Canada Department of Interior Su Branch and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District: In the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia The area included in the district herein described lies between the north boundary of township 68 and the north boundary of township 112, and extends from the east boundary of range 9 west of the Fifth meridian to the western boundary of Alberta. It also includes the area known as the Peace River Block, comprising three and one-half million acres in the northerly part of British Columbia adjacent to Alberta. The total area of the whole district is about 53,000 square miles, or a little larger than the combined areas of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Peace River District can be reached by the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway, which runs northwesterly from Edmonton, passing south of Lesser Slave Lake and continuing westerly through Spirit River and Pouce Coupe districts to British Columbia. The main line is now constructed as far as Spirit River City in tp. 78-5-6, and although passenger train service is yet established only as far as McLennan, in tp. 77-19-5, construction trains run the whole distance to Spirit River City. Passenger service will be established the whole distance as soon as the wooden bridges over the streams are replaced by more substantial structures. A branch line from McLennan to Peace River Crossing is now in operation, and another branch line from Spirit River City to Grande Prairie is under construction. Peace River Crossing can now be reached from Edmonton in about twenty-four hours, whereas this trip formerly took about two weeks. The difference in time alone is a great advantage, to say nothing of the comfort and convenience of the present mode of travel. It is intended, at some future date, to continue the railway across Peace River, at Peace River Crossing, and from there to construct two branch lines, one running westerly about forty miles north of the river, and the other north and east along the left bank of the river to Fort Vermilion. At Peace River Crossing the river, which is about a quarter of a mile wide, may be crossed on the ice till about April 21. In summer passengers and freight are taken across by a cable ferry, the current being the propelling power. From there a good wagon road has been constructed on the north side of the river to Dunvegan, where the river is again crossed by ferry, the country being too rough on the south side for travelling between Dunvegan and the Crossing. The wagon road continues on the north side of the river from Dunvegan to Fort St. John, but as yet it is not in very good condition. The most difficult part is at the valley of North Pine River which is 800 feet deep. At this point the wagons must be unloaded and let down the bank empty. The road is some distance back from the river throughout most of its length, as the valleys of the streams which have to be crossed are very deep near Peace River, but much shallower farther back. It is not very much travelled in summer, but in winter many loaded sleighs pass over it. A sleigh road leads from Dunvegan south through Spirit River Settlement and then west to Fort St. John; in its present condition, however, it is impassable in summer. A longer road but good for transportation by wagon, extends from Dunvegan south to Lake Saskatoon, and thence along Beaverlodge River to Pouce Coupe Prairie. From there it follows the government telegraph line to Fort St. John. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Download or read book Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District in the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia written by Canada. Dept. of the Interior. Surveys Branch and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Material gathered mainly from reports of surveyors and explorers sent out by the Dept. of the Interior with the object of giving prospective settlers reliable information. Cf. Prefatory Note.
Download or read book Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District in the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia written by Canada Dept of Interior Surveys Branc and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Peace River Country Canada written by Canada. Natural Resources Intelligence Branch and published by Department of the Interior, Natural Development Bureau. This book was released on 1930 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Peace River Country written by Peace River Board of Trade and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District in the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia written by Canada. Topographical Surveys Branch and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Suitable for the Wilds written by Mary Percy Jackson and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February 1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927, she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure" in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the area was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and M tis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition, and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature, and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters. This delightful and captivating collection is a tribute to her indomitable spirit.
Download or read book Frontier Justice written by Ged Baldwin and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Frontier Justice, Ged Baldwin brings the old Peace River he knew to life again. Baldwin, the feisty MP from Alberta, went to Peace River in 1929 as a young lawyer and was soon involved in a number of court cases, especially murder trials. He tells ten real-life tales in his own inimitable style, including the unique and colorful characters who found themselves in these northern lands during their frontier days.
Download or read book The Last Great West written by David Leonard and published by Calgary : Detselig Enterprises. This book was released on 2005 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the spring of 1909, CN Railway was seemingly poised to enter the region, and a settlement rush appeared imminent. A Peace River Land Office was therefore opened at Grouard, and townships were subdivided on the grasslands of the Grande Prairie. This soon ushered in the first wave of settlement as hundreds of hopeful farmers began to pour in over the Grouard, and later, Edson Trail. Being the most northerly portion of the continent to be opened for homesteading, the Peace River became known as The Last Great West.
Download or read book Report on Peace River Region Alberta British Columbia 1993 written by Dowell, Brad and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Description of Surveyed Townships in the Peace River District in the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia written by Canada. Dept. of the Interior. Topographical Surveys Branch and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prophecy of the Swan written by J. Scott Hamilton and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prophecy of the Swan covers twenty-nine years in the history of the Peace River valley in northeastern British Columbia. A vivid portrayal of life in some of the most isolated fur trade posts, it describes the intense competition between the North West and the Hudson's Bay companies, the individuals who were involved in exploration and commerce, and, finally, the shocking 'massacre of St. Johns.' It is unique in its integration of historic information and archaeological discovery, as it combines information recovered from many years of archaeological excavation with first-hand impressions of day-to-day life drawn from the few existing journals kept by company clerks.
Download or read book Report on Peace River Region Alberta British Columbia 1994 written by Dowell, Brad and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
