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12 C O N T E N T S
C H A P T E R IX.
THE ATHABASCA RIVER REGION.
The tar- banks— Characteristic features of the river— The rapids
of the Athabasca— The cut- banks— A freshet— A fine camp
— The " Indian lop- stick"— The natural gas springs— Grand
Rapids— Coal abundant— Good farming country— The Point
at House River— The Joli Fou Rapid— Bad tracking— Pelican
Portage— Spouting gas well— Matcheese, the Indian runner . 121
C H A P T E R X.
THE TRIP TO WAHPOOSKOW.
The Pelican River— Poling and paddling— Character of the river
and country— Great hay meadows— An Indian runner— The
Pelican Mountains— Muskegs and rich soil— Pelican Lake the
height of land— Abundance of fish— The first Wahpooskow
Lake— The second lake— Mission of Rev. C. R. Weaver—
Other missions of the C. M. S.— Mission of the Rev. Father
Giroux— Other Roman Catholic missions— Indians and half-breeds—
The crows and the fish— A ball at Wahpooskow—
Farming land and muskeg in the district— Superstitions of
the Indians— Polygamy and polyandry— The changing woods
— The / rex poptdi— A little beauty— Calling River— Another
ancient woman and her memories— Our return to Athabasca
Landing . . . . . . . . . . 132
CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Notes on Mammals Collected and Observed in the Northern
Mackenzie River District, North- West Territories of Canada 153
List of Birds and Eggs Observed and Collected in the North- West
Territories of Canada, between 1880 and 1894 . . . 287
Notes on the Franklin Expedition . . . . . . 448
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Index to Mammals . . . . . . . . . 491
Index to Birds 492
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| OCR | 12 C O N T E N T S C H A P T E R IX. THE ATHABASCA RIVER REGION. The tar- banks— Characteristic features of the river— The rapids of the Athabasca— The cut- banks— A freshet— A fine camp — The " Indian lop- stick"— The natural gas springs— Grand Rapids— Coal abundant— Good farming country— The Point at House River— The Joli Fou Rapid— Bad tracking— Pelican Portage— Spouting gas well— Matcheese, the Indian runner . 121 C H A P T E R X. THE TRIP TO WAHPOOSKOW. The Pelican River— Poling and paddling— Character of the river and country— Great hay meadows— An Indian runner— The Pelican Mountains— Muskegs and rich soil— Pelican Lake the height of land— Abundance of fish— The first Wahpooskow Lake— The second lake— Mission of Rev. C. R. Weaver— Other missions of the C. M. S.— Mission of the Rev. Father Giroux— Other Roman Catholic missions— Indians and half-breeds— The crows and the fish— A ball at Wahpooskow— Farming land and muskeg in the district— Superstitions of the Indians— Polygamy and polyandry— The changing woods — The / rex poptdi— A little beauty— Calling River— Another ancient woman and her memories— Our return to Athabasca Landing . . . . . . . . . . 132 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Notes on Mammals Collected and Observed in the Northern Mackenzie River District, North- West Territories of Canada 153 List of Birds and Eggs Observed and Collected in the North- West Territories of Canada, between 1880 and 1894 . . . 287 Notes on the Franklin Expedition . . . . . . 448 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . 471 Index to Mammals . . . . . . . . . 491 Index to Birds 492 |
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