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1 online resource : illustrations, maps, portraits |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In the 1880s the provincial government sent out teams of land surveyors to explore the northern Ontario hinterland. By rail, canoe and on foot they and their crews cut through the forests and across streams, establishing the boundaries for townships in preparation for settlement. Alexander Herkes Telfer was a member of the party led by the Haliburton surveyor Alexander Niven, who was responsible for running the lines for seven townships around the head of Lake Temiskaming. The child of Scottish immigrants who settled in Scarborough, Ontario, A.H. Telfer logged his experiences in a personal diar. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Telfer, A. H. (Alexander Herkes), 1832-1911 -- Diaries.
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Telfer, A. H. (Alexander Herkes), 1832-1911. |
| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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Surveyors -- Ontario -- Diaries.
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Surveyors. |
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Ontario. |
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Surveying -- Timiskaming, Lake (Ont. and Québec)
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Surveying. |
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Timiskaming, Lake (Ont. and Québec) -- Description and travel.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Diaries.
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| Added Author |
DiCorpo, Lorene, 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Telfer, A.H. (Alexander Herkes), 1832-1911. Worth travelling miles to see. Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, ©2004 189621987X 9781896219875 (DLC) 2007534594 (OCoLC)52496022 |
| ISBN |
9781554883844 (electronic book) |
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1554883849 (electronic book) |
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9781459715011 (electronic book) |
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1459715012 (electronic book) |
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189621987X (paperback) |
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