Talk:Canadian Pacific Survey
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[edit] Getting started
Hi Al, I wonder how long it took you to notice that I finally started. Work on Louis Riel is winding up as I write this - after wrapping up Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion my attention will shift fully to this. I look forward to working with you on this, I know you have great source material and know the subject area well. As a starter, I would like to keep track here of a master list of personalities and locations involved in the survey to give us a better idea of what remains to be done:
[edit] People
B - Pierre Bostonais - William Francis Butler
C - Henry Cambie
D - George Mercer Dawson - Edgar Dewdney
F - Sandford Fleming
G - George Monro Grant
H - Charles Horetzky - Cornelius Van Horne
J - Edward W. Jarvis - William Tyndale Jennings
L - Albert Lacombe
M - John A. Macdonald - Alexander Mackenzie - John Macoun - Roderick McLennan - Walter Moberly
O - Andrew Onderdonk
P - John Palliser
R - John Rae - Albert Bowman Rogers
S - Alfred Selwyn - Donald A. Smith - Marcus Smith - George Stephen
T - Hermann Otto Tiedemann - John Trutch - Joseph Trutch - Charles Tupper
[edit] Locations
[edit] Mountain passes
A - Athabaska Pass
E - Eagle Pass
H - Howse Pass
K - Kicking Horse Pass
P - Pine River Pass
R - Rogers Pass
S - Smoky River Pass
Y - Yellowhead Pass
[edit] Rivers
B - Bow River
C - Columbia River
F - Fraser River
I - Illecillewaet River
H - Homathco River
K - Kicking Horse River - Kitlope River
P - Peace River - Pine River
S - Skeena River
T - Thompson River
[edit] Proposed western termini
D - Dean Inlet
G - Gardner Channel, British Columbia
K - Kitimat, British Columbia
P - Port Simpson, British Columbia
[edit] Song of the Canadian Pacific Survey
Far away from those we love dearest,
Who long and wish for home,
The thought of whom each lone heart cheereth,
As 'mid these North-west wilds we roam,
Yet still each one performs his duty,
And gaily sings:
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
Hurra! The jolly C.P.S.!
They're home upon Superior's shore,
Hurra! we'll drink to them success,
And a safe return once more.
