Foreword by Arthur O. Wheeler indicates that the text is written by Elizabeth (Mrs. H. J.) Parker and the botanical notes and accompanying illustrations are by Mrs. J.W. Henshaw.
Index. -- 2 Volumes. Includes 14 folding maps & profiles in separate volume with inner slipcase. A topographer and mountaineer, Wheeler conducted various government surveys in the Rockies, the Selkirks, Alaska and the Yukon, and served as one of the commissioners on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary from 1913 to 1925. Contents: Part I is an account of a topographical survey of a portion of the Selkirks adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway line, while parts II-IV provide a review of the previous travel and exploration, surveys, and mountaineering in the region. There is a separate chapter on women mountaineers
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