Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Place-Names in the Rocky Mountains Between the 49th Parallel and the Athabaska River
In 1857, Capt. John Palliser was instructed to explore that por tion of British North America which lies between the northern branch of the River Saskatchewan and the frontier of the United States and between the Red River and the Rocky Mountains. He was also instructed to ascertain whether one or more practicable passes exist over the Rocky Mountains within the British territory, and south of that known to exist between Mount Brown and Mount Hooker.
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