Agnooski and Winisk rivers, description of country between, 55
Agricultural country, rich, north of lake Winnipeg, 44-45
Agricultural Experiments, early, and their success, 30
Agricultural land, good, around head of lake Winnipeg, 58
Agricultural possibilities of the country south of Reed and Wuskwatim lakes, 53
of the country from Prince Albert to Fort Pitt, 97-98
at Ile à la Crosse, 98
around Deer lake, 106
in Green lake district, 112-113
at Chipewyan, 133
at Baptiste lake, 135
at Calling river, 136
at McMurray, 136
at Chipewyan, 137
in country west of Methye and Buffalo lakes and south of Clearwater river, 137-138
around Heart lake, 138
around Winefred lake, 138
in Peace river country, 144
at Red River fort, 148
at Fort St. John, 150
at Fort Vermilion, 157, 163-164
of Mackenzie river region, 208, 219
Alluvium on banks of Great Slave lake, 283
Alsop, Enoch, testimony of, 33
Anderson river, basin of, 277
fairly well wooded, 277
Animals, fur-bearing, in Keewatin area, 88
about Winisk and Attawapiskat rivers, 91
in the area south of Cross lake, 92
at Churchill, 93
of Clearwater country, 127
in the country between Churchill river and lake Athabaska, 128-129
Arable Land of Mackenzie river region, 208
Arctic grayling in Peace region, 296
Armstrong, Mr. John, report of, on the preliminary survey of 1908 and 1909 for the proposed railway to Hudson Bay, 60
on the preliminary surveys for the Hudson Bay railway, 87
Artillery lake, 309
Aspen:—(‘Trembling-leaved Poplar’), 65
Asphalt on Great Slave lake, 283
Athabaska lake, 116
timber on the shores of, 123
minerals near lake, 124
evidence of Archbishop Clut before the Senate Committee of 1888 as to minerals in country northwest of, 125-126
Athabaska river and tributaries, 131-132
basin, Sir John Franklin’s report of the agricultural possibilities of, 133
valley, climate conditions in various parts of, 141-142
water power on, 177
iron found on, 181
general description, 245
summers very hot on, 245
timber, 261
water power along river, 262
country has fine balsam poplar, 268
petroleum, 282
moose, 290
woodland caribou, 291
fish, 299
Attawapiskat and Winisk rivers, basins of the, 70-71
Attawapiskat and Winisk rivers, fish of, 91
Aylmer lake, 311
Back, Captain, explorations of, 13, 14
impression of the view from the heights above the Clearwater at Methye portage, 118
report on timber of Reindeer lake, 267
Back’s grayling in the tributaries of Peace river in Rocky mountains, 204
“Balsam Fir” also called “Single Spruce” and “Silver Pine”, 65
Baptiste lake, agricultural possibilities of, 135
Barley and oats grown at Chipewyan settlement on Buffalo river, 108
Barren Lands, the, area comprised in, 29
topography, soil, climate, flora, 303
tree growth and timber resources, 317
Battle river, gold found in the bars above the mouth of, 180
Bears, white, in the northern part of Hudson bay and black in southern part, 89
Bear and Moose along Lockhart river, 291
Bear river, birch on, 277
gypsum, 282
Bear lake settlement, 171
Beaver plentiful along Clearwater valley, 130
Beech, Mr. William, description of, of the country around Hudson bay and at Churchill, 63
of the timber resources of Hudson bay region, 79-80
of the water power available in Hudson bay region, 80
of fish and animals at Churchill, 93-94
Bell, Doctor Robert, F.G.S., F.R.S.C., exploratory trips of, 17, 18
report of his exploratory trip from lake Winnipeg to Hudson bay in 1878, 37, 38
testimony before the Senate Committee of 1887, 38
report of his explorations in the valleys of Nelson and Churchill rivers in 1879, 65-66
1886 report, 66
before Senate Committee of 1887, 82
description of the rocks of the eastern part of lake St. Joseph, 82
1886 report as to fish, animals and game in Keewatin area, 88
evidence before the Senate Committee of 1887 as to fish, animals and game in Keewatin area, 88-89
evidence before the Senate Committee of 1887 as to agriculture in Athabaska district, 134-135
opinion of the tar sands in Athabaska river in his paper before the American Institute of Engineers, Toronto, in 1907, 187
Bell, James Macintosh, F.R.G.S., exploratory trips of, 21
description of country along Martin river, 266
description of Great Bear river, 271
fine timber at Keith bay, 275
Birch, 122
canoe birch at Fort Rae, 266
grown within Arctic circle, 274
on Bear river, 277
Bituminous Spring on Cree river, 126
Bitumen from Fort Providence to Chipewyan, 285
Black bay on lake Athabaska, galena found at, 181
Bompas, the Right Reverend, opinion of, of the soil in Peace river country, 145-146
Boulder river, timber along, 66
Bredin, W. F., Esq., evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907, 104
evidence before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to tar sands on Buffalo lake, 126
as to agriculture in Athabaska district, 137
as to agriculture in Peace river country, 165-167
as to the natural gas along Athabaska river, 193
Brick, Reverend J. Gough, evidence of, before the Senate Committee, as to agriculture and climate in Peace river country, 161-162
British North America Act, 1
Brock, Mr. R. W., opinion of, of petroleum and natural gas in northern Alberta, 194
of coal deposits, 286
Browne, Alexander, evidence of, on the mineral resources of the country around Hudson bay, 81
Buffalo lake tar sands, 126
Burntwood river, timber along, 72
Button, Captain Thomas, 7
Button bay, timber on, 76
Calling river, agricultural possibilities on, 136
Canoe lake, good gardens at, 108
Caribou in country between Churchill and Owl river, 93
south of Athabaska, 291
between Fort Rae and Great Bear lake, 291
between Athabaska lake and Churchill river, 291
west of the Mackenzie, 292
pass Rampart House semi-annually, 293
value of, 349
an experiment by Dr. Grenfell, 350
Cereals in Mackenzie river region, 221
Chesterfield inlet, water routes via, 307
spring at, 310
“Chinooks” at Arctic circle, 224
Chipewyan settlement, 108
advent of spring at, 133
agricultural possibilities at, 133, 137
timber in the vicinity of, 175
Christie, Hon. William, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1888 as to the agricultural possibilities of the country from Prince Albert to Fort Pitt, 97, 98
as to the agricultural possibilities of Peace river country, 157
as to wood buffalo in northern Alberta, 195, 196
Churchill and Owl rivers, timber in the country between, 76, 77
Churchill, fur-bearing animals near, 93
Churchill river, 99
tributaries, 116
waterpower, 120
timber along the banks, 120, 122
timber north of, 123
Churchill and Clearwater rivers, resources of the region south of, 105
Clay Belt, the, 61
Clay, Corporal S. G., report of, of his patrol through Grande prairie country in 1911, 207
Clearwater lake and Pas, timber in the country between, 75, 76
Mr. McLaggan’s description of the waters between, 92
Clearwater river, country good along, 104, 105
river and valley as described by Mr. F. J. P. Crean, 109, 110
Clearwater valley from Methye portage, description of the height of land overlooking, 117, 118
described by Bishop Tache, 118
water power, 121
animals, 127
beaver plentiful along, 130
iron found on, 181
Climate of the country lying south of Reed and Wuskwatim lakes, 54
of district explored by Mr. Crean in 1908, 111
in various parts of Athabaska valley, 141, 142
in Peace river country, 149
at Fort Vermilion, 165
in Peace river country, described by Mr. Warburton Pike, in his book, 173, 174
of Peace river country exceptionally healthy, 174
Clut, Archbishop, evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1888 as to minerals in country northeast of lake Athabaska, 125, 126
as to gold in Peace and Liard rivers, 181
on feathered game, 294
Coal found south of Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers, 124
on Saskatchewan river, 124
along either side of Cree river, 126
at Lac la Ronge, 126
at McKay, 182
along Mackenzie river, 281
two hundred square miles, 286
Cobalt found on west shore of Reindeer lake, 125
Cold Springs settlement, 171
Conroy, Mr. H. A., evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907 as to agricultural possibilities in Athabaska district, 136, 137
as to the climate conditions in Athabaska-Peace river country, 142
as to the agricultural resources of Peace river country, 168, 169
as to timber in Athabaska country, 176
his report to the Superintendent of Forestry, January 17, 1910, as to timber in Athabaska country, 176
Cook, Richard S., Esq., evidence of, before the Senate Committee of 1907, 102, 104
as to mineral in region north of the Saskatchewan, 126
as to the fish in country north of the Saskatchewan, 129
Copper around File lake, 85
found at Wekusko lake, 86
at the junction of Nahanni and Liard rivers, 282
in Barren Lands, 325
deposits rival those around lake Superior, 328
Cowpar lake, agricultural possibilities around, 137, 138
Crean, Frank, J. P., C.E., explorations of, 25, 27
natural resources of district south of Churchill and Clearwater rivers, 105, 115
description of Clearwater river and valley, 109, 110
report on water powers, 120, 121
reports on timber areas, 120, 122
as to minerals in country north of the Saskatchewan, 126
as to fish and game in country north of the Saskatchewan, 129, 130
as to agriculture in the country west of Methye and Buffalo lakes and south of Clearwater river, 137, 138
as to the tar sands on Athabaska river, 187, 188
fish and game in district explored by him in 1909, 204, 205
Cree lake, 116
Cree river, timber on the shores of, 123
bituminous springs on, 126
coal along either side of, 126
minerals reported by Chief Factor A. McDonald on, 126
Cross lake and Pas, timber of the district between, 78, 79
Dawson-Hind expeditions, 2
Dawson, Doctor G. M., exploration of, 17
report of 1879-80 as to agriculture in Peace river country, 157-161
evidence before the Senate Committee of 1888 as to timber in Peace river country, 177-179
description of petroleum along the Athabaska in his Summary Report for 1894, 189
reports spruce as far north as Bear lake river, 271
on Back’s grayling, 295
Dease, Peter Warren and Thomas Simpson, Exploration of, 14
Dease river, 278
Deer lake, timber around, 68
agricultural possibilities good, 106
Deer at Fort Resolution, 293-294
Dickson, J. R., B.S.A., M.S.F., inspection by, in 1910, of the timber along the line of the proposed Hudson Bay railway from Pas to Split lake, 60-61
report as to climate and soil conditions of the area between Pas and Split lake, 62-63
report on the timber of the district between Pas and Cross lake, explored by him in 1910, 78-79
report of the mineral deposits of the area explored by him south of Cross lake, 86
report of the area south of Cross lake as to fish, animals, and game, 92
Distances estimated on the patrol of Inspector E. A. Pelletier of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, 24
Dowling, Mr. D. B., explorations of, in 1899, 21
report of his explorations in 1893, 46-47
report of his explorations in 1899, 69
report of 1901 on Ekwan district, 69-70
report of his 1893 explorations, 70
explorations of Severn district in 1901, 83-84
report in 1901 of the game, animals and fish in Ekwan district, 90-91
report on the timber in the country around Green and Ile à la Crosse lakes and Lac la Ronge, 119-120
Dubawnt lake, 307
Dunvegan, agricultural possibilities at, 150-154
Economic minerals, report of Mr. Wm. Ogilvie on, 284
Edmonton, agricultural possibilities around, 166-167
Ekwan district, timber in, 69
Ells, R. W., LL.D., F.R.S.C., opinion of, on the tar sands of Athabaska river as stated in the Geological Survey report, 186-187
Explorations, Dawson-Hind, 2
Explorations of Doctor John Richardson and Doctor Rae, 15
Explorations of Doctor Selwyn, Director of the Geological Survey, and Professor John Macoun, 17
Explorations of Doctor G. M. Dawson, 17
Explorations of Captain Back, 13, 14
Explorations of Thomas Simpson and Peter Warren Dease, 14
Explorations of Arctic Regions by Sir John Franklin, 14
Explorations conducted by the Canadian Government, 16
Explorations of Mr. A. P. Low of the Geological Survey, 18
Explorations of Mr. R. G. McConnell, B.A., 18, 19
Explorations of Doctor Bell, F.G.S., F.R.S.C., 17, 18
Explorations of Mr. William Ogilvie, D.L.S., in 1884 and 1888, 18
Explorations of Great Slave lake district by Mr. Warburton Pike, 19
Explorations of Mr. J. Burr Tyrrell, 19, 20
Explorations of Mr. D. B. Dowling of the Geological Survey in 1899, 21
Explorations of Mr. David T. Hanbury, 21, 22
Explorations of the country between Great Slave lake and Chesterfield inlet on Hudson bay, by J. W. Tyrrell, C.E., 21
Explorations of James Macintosh Bell, F.R.G.S. 21
Explorations of Mr. Edward A. Preble of the United States Biological Survey, 22
Explorations of Mr. William McInnes, 23
Explorations of W. Thibaudeau, C.E., in Churchill district, 23
Explorations of Frank J. P. Crean, C.E., of the Railway Lands Branch of the Department of the Interior, 25, 26, 27
Explorations of Mr. J. W. McLaggan of Strathcona, Alberta, in 1907, 58, 59
Explorations of W. Thibaudeau, C.E., in 1906, of the country between Churchill and Owl rivers, 76, 77
Explorations of Mr. Wm. McInnes in 1906 of the basins of Reed and Wekusko lakes and Grass river, 84, 85
Explorations for minerals of the district north of Lac Seul by Mr. A. W. G. Wilson, 85, 86
European districts compared with northwestern Canada, 241
Evidence before the Parliamentary Committee of 1749, 30, 31
Evidence of Doctor Bell before the Senate Committee of 1887, 67
Evidence of Mr. Low before the Senate Committee of 1907, 68
Evidence of Mr. McInnes before the Senate Committee of 1907, 73