A tramp across an unexplored country / by A.G. Allan, C.E., [19--].

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A tramp across an unexplored country / by A.G. Allan, C.E., [19--].

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Typescript, with extensive manuscript revisions, of an undated lecture written by A.G. Allan. The lecture, intended to be delivered at Purdue University, describes his experiences as an engineer during exploration for an unidentified Canadian transcontinental railroad line, Apr-Nov 1903. Allan discusses his assignment to a section south and west of Hudson Bay, relations with officials of the Hudson's Bay company, and his experiences in exploring this region by canoe and dogsled, with the assistance of H.S. Hancock, an engineer, and Ojibwa Indians. The text includes references to illustrations, which are not present. Allan briefly discusses abandonment of plans to build the railroad line following the company's failure to obtain a subsidy or charter.

1 item (27 leaves) ; 30 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hancock, H. S

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Allan, A. G.

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Civil engineer; worked as an engineer on construction of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. From the description of A tramp across an unexplored country / by A.G. Allan, C.E., [19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78705879 From the description of A tramp across an unexplored country / by A.G. Allan, C.E., [19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150448 ...

Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...