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MS 1682 Reports of Western Union Telegraph Company explorations in western Canada, under Maj. Frank L. Pope

Catalog Data

Creator:
Pope, Frank L. (Franklin Leonard), 1840-1895  Search this
Butler, James L. Capt  Search this
Rothrock, Joseph T., 1839-1922  Search this
Blenkinsop, George  Search this
Extent:
115 Pages
Culture:
Northern Athabascan  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Maps
Date:
1865-1866
Scope and Contents:
Reports as follows: Number 2. Report of the Exploration from Quesnal to Lake Tatla, via Natla and Nakosla, by Major Frank L. Pope. 1865. Title page, map, and pages 1-36. (Pages 15-17: Indian tribes; pages 32-36: vocabulary of "Siccany" (Sekani) tribe, living n. w. of Lake Tatla.) Number 3. Report of the British Columbia and Stekine Exploring Expedition, by Major Frank L Pope. 1866. Title page and pages 1-42. (Pages 27-28: Indian tribes; pages 29-30, Trading with Indians.) Number 4. Report of the Lake Babine and Skeena River Exploration, by Captain James L. Butler. 1866. 19 pages. Number 5. Report of the Atnah & Northern Explorations, by CAptain J. Trimble Rothrock. 1866. 10 pages. Number 6. Report of Provisions Expended by the Stekine Exploring party; and proposed plan of an exploration from the Stekine to the Youkon, by George Blenkinsop. 1866. 8 pages, including map.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1682
Topic:
Expeditions -- British Columbia and Stekine Exploring Expedition  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Citation:
Manuscript 1682, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1682
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3230945c9-3b9c-44c4-9595-27fd62ff73df
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1682