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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1965

Author: Baird, David M.

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Author: Baird, David M.

Responsibility: David M. Baird

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Published Date: 1965

Physical Description: v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Geology; Geology - British Columbia; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Glacier National Park; British Columbia; Banff National Park

Abstract: Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park

Contents: Introduction; Divides; Boundaries of the parks; Origin of the mountains; The rocks; The sculpturing of the mountains; Regional differences in the mountains; Shapes of mountains; Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway; Epilogue; Index

Notes: The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Wagon road north : the story of the Cariboo gold rush in historical photos

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1967

Author: Downs, Art

Publisher: Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest

Author: Downs, Art

Responsibility: Art Downs

Publisher: Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest

Published Date: 1967

Physical Description: 80 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Gold rush; Cariboo Mountains; British Columbia; Mining

Contents: Routes to the creeks (pg. 2); Foreword (pg. 4); Stampede to the river (pg. 5); The golden gravel (pg. 12); Wagon Road North (pg. 22); The road houses (pg. 28); Freighting to the gold fields (pg. 34); Creeks to the mountaisn (pg. 40); Stage coaches on the Cariboo road (pg. 50); Communities on the way (pg. 56); Rest in peace (pg. 66); The land today (pg. 72)

Notes: Inside cover has been annotated, likely by author. Text reads: “Regards Art Downs”

Accession Number: 3069 a

Collection: Archives Library

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Wagon road north : the story of the Cariboo gold rush in historical photos

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1960

Author: Downs, Art

Publisher: Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest

Call Number: 08.1 D65w

Author: Downs, Art

Responsibility: Art Downs

Publisher: Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest

Published Date: 1960

Physical Description: 80 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Cariboo Mountains; Gold rush; Mines; British Columbia; Pictorial works

Abstract: Pertains to a collection of images showcasing the history of the Cariboo gold rush. The publication explores the history of the Cariboo gold rush along the Rocky Mountains. In an effort to offer the reader a more interactive experience, the publication includes both text and historical images. While the publication was not intended to serve as a comprehensive history of the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rush, it does offer the reader a fantastic look into the past through the abundance of images selected for the publication.

Contents: Routes to the creeks (pg. 2); Foreword (pg. 4); Stampede to the river (pg. 5); The golden gravel (pg. 12); Wagon road north (pg. 22); The road houses (pg. 28); Freighting to the gold fields (pg. 34); Creeks of the mountains (pg. 40); Stage coaches on the cariboo road (pg. 50); Communities on the way (pg. 56); Rest in peace (pg. 66); The land today (pg. 72)

Notes: Annotated on front inside cover, likely by the author. Annotation reads, "Regards Art Downs"

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 08.1 D65w

Collection: Archives Library

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Canada's El Dorado

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1892?

Author: Ralph, Julian

Call Number: 07.2 R11c Pam

Author: Ralph, Julian

Responsibility: Julian Ralph

Published Date: 1892?

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to a Julian Ralph publication, where he shares his input and observations of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 07.2 R11c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Journal kept by David Douglas during his travels in North America, 1823-1827

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Douglas, David

Publisher: London : Wesley

Call Number: QK110 D6

Author: Douglas, David

Publisher: London : Wesley

Published Date: 1914

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Rocky Mountains, Canada

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: QK110 D6

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The letters and journals, 1806-1808

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1960

Author: Fraser, Simon

Publisher: Toronto : Macmillan

Call Number: F1060.7 F3

Author: Fraser, Simon

Responsibility: Edited with an introduction by W.K. Lamb

Publisher: Toronto : Macmillan

Published Date: 1960

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia

Call Number: F1060.7 F3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Explorations in Alaska and North-west British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1891

Author: Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter

Publisher: Royal Geographical Society

Call Number: GB500 S48

Author: Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter

Publisher: Royal Geographical Society

Published Date: 1891

Physical Description: incl. map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Geography; Mountains; Alaska; British Columbia

Accession Number: AC608

Call Number: GB500 S48

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Summer suns in the far west : a holiday trip to the Pacific slope

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1890

Author: Blaikie, W. G

Publisher: London : Thomas Nelson

Call Number: 02.3 B57

Author: Blaikie, W. G

Publisher: London : Thomas Nelson

Published Date: 1890

Physical Description: 160p : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Canadian Pacific Railway

Accession Number: 337

Call Number: 02.3 B57

Collection: Archives Library

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The letters and journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1966; c1960

Author: Fraser, Simon

Publisher: Toronto : Macmillan of Canada

Call Number: 02.5 F86

Author: Fraser, Simon

Responsibility: edited with an introduction by W. Kaye Lamb; maps by C. C. J. Bond

Publisher: Toronto : Macmillan of Canada

Published Date: 1966; c1960

Physical Description: 292p. : maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Fraser River

Notes: Bibliography and index

Accession Number: 376

Call Number: 02.5 F86

Collection: Archives Library

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On the headwaters of Peace River : a narrative of a thousand-mile canoe trip to a little-known range of the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1917

Author: Haworth, Paul Leland

Publisher: New York : Scribner

Call Number: 02.6 H31

Author: Haworth, Paul Leland

Publisher: New York : Scribner

Published Date: 1917

Physical Description: 295p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Finlay River

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 02.6 H31

Collection: Archives Library

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Canada West magazine, vol.1, no.3, fall 1969

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Call Number: 08.2 C16c Pam

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Archaeology; British Columbia; Pictographs

Notes: Original magazine

Call Number: 08.2 C16c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Kwadacha park proposal

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: c1967?

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Department of Recreation and Conservation, Parks Branch

Call Number: 13.122 D44k Pam

Responsibility: Department of recreation and conservation, Parks Branch

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Department of Recreation and Conservation, Parks Branch

Published Date: c1967?

Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations, maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Conservation; Provincial Parks; Rocky Mountains, Canada, North

Notes: Summary - "This report recommends to the Government of British Columbia establishment of a new Wilderness Provincial Park, in the northern Rocky Mountain Ranges