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Across the sub-Arctics of Canada

Chapter 72: MISCELLANEOUS.
By J. W. Tyrrell
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A firsthand narrative describes a lengthy canoe and snowshoe expedition across the Canadian sub-Arctic, detailing route-finding through rivers, lakes, rapids and portages alongside the logistical preparations and instruments employed. The account documents encounters and exchanges with local Indigenous peoples, observations of Arctic customs, tools and dwellings, and natural-history notes including plant collections and wildlife encounters such as polar bears. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and a route map, the work combines practical guidance on snowshoeing and dog-sled travel with vivid travel episodes and reflections on survival and navigation in treeless, frozen landscapes.

CLASSIFIED INDEX.

NAMES OF PERSONS.

  • Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of, 112.
  • Athabasca, Bishop of, 45, 46.
  • Back, Sir George, 124.
  • Christopher, Capt., 172.
  • Corrigal, James, portrait, 11;
  • engaged, 41.
  • Daly, Hon. T. M., 80.
  • Flett, John, engaged, 9;
  • portrait, 11.
  • Franklin, Sir John, 124.
  • French, Pierre, Louis and Michel, engaged, 9:
  • portrait of, 11.
  • Gordon, Commander, 181.
  • Hawes, Capt., 213.
  • Hearne, Samuel, 215-217.
  • Howard, Inspector, 26, 28, 30.
  • Isbister, Mr. and Mrs., 247.
  • La Perouse, 217.
  • Lofthouse, Jos. (Rev.) and wife, 206, 211-213;
  • portraits, 212.
  • Lofthouse, Miss Marjorie, 212, 251.
  • Macdonald, J. K., 248.
  • Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 49.
  • Macoun, Prof. John, 251.
  • Matheson, Mr., 209.
  • Markham, Admiral R. N., 91.
  • Maurice, François, portrait, 11;
  • engaged, 41.
  • Middleton, Capt., 214.
  • Mills, Capt. J. W., 28, 45, 53, 55.
  • Milne, Dr., 240, 242.
  • Moberly, Mr., H. B. C. officer, 9, 41.
  • Moberly, the guide, engaged, 53.
  • Mowat, Mr., 240, 242, 244.
  • McConnell, Mr., 28, 37.
  • McKay, Dr., 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 55, 57.
  • Ogilvie, Wm., D.L.S., 28, 30, 48.
  • Omen, Arthur, 219.
  • Ray, Dr., 124.
  • Reed, Mr., 59.
  • Richardson, Sir John, 124.
  • Robson, Joseph, 215.
  • Russell, Mr., 48.
  • Schott, river pilot, 30, 32-34, 42.
  • Schultz, Sir John and Lady, 13, 115.
  • Selwyn, A. R. C., portrait, 74.
  • Tyrrell, J. Burr, 7, 70, 173;
  • portrait, 219.
  • Westasecot, Charlie, 243.
  • Westasecot, James, 207.
  • Westasecot, William, 226.
  • Wolseley, Lord, 9.
  • Young, Bishop, 49, 52, 55.

WILD GAME, FISH, ETC.

TIMBER, MINERALS, ETC.

RIVERS, LAKES AND LOCALITIES.

MISCELLANEOUS.

  • Adventures:
  • in Boiler Rapid, 37;
  • in Mountain Rapid, 39-40;
  • with a black bear, 73;
  • on Telzoa River, 83;
  • on Corbet’s Inlet, 183-4;
  • at sea, 201-2;
  • on Nelson River, 236;
  • on Back Lake, 246.
  • American naturalist, meeting an, 48.
  • Ancient sea-beaches, 114.
  • Arrival at Fort Churchill, 209.
  • Arrival at Nelson River, 231.
  • Arrival at Norway House, 247.
  • Arrival at West Selkirk, 249.
  • Athabasca, steamer, 20, 26, 27.
  • Black flies, 66.
  • Bread-making, novel method of, 75.
  • Breeding-place of wild geese, 102.
  • Buffalo trails, ancient, 13.
  • Cacheing our supplies, 200.
  • Cairn of rocks built, 90, 95, 180.
  • Camp in the woods, 222-3.
  • Canadian, an old-time, 247.
  • Canadian Geological Survey, 7, 37, 70, 74, 173.
  • Canadian Pacific Railway, 12, 13.
  • Canoe race with Indians, 20.
  • Canoes secured, 9.
  • Corrigal meets with accident, 66.
  • Crossing Nelson River, 236-8.
  • Crippled, 220.
  • Deer vs. canoe, a race, 85.
  • Desperate situation, 203.
  • Dog-sleds, 219.
  • Dried fish and seal-oil, 238.
  • Dysentery, 201.
  • Encounter with polar bears, 189-90, 192-5, 218.
  • Encounter with wolves, 98.
  • Eskimos, bartering with, 107, 123, 175.
  • Eskimos first met with, 105.
  • Eskimos, photographing, 120.
  • Eskimo, appearance of, 127-8;
  • clothing, 128-9;
  • tattooing, 129;
  • cheek-stones, 129;
  • origin of, 130;
  • range of, 130;
  • temperament, 132, 161, 164;
  • feast, 132-3;
  • dwellings, 135-9;
  • ingenuity, 139;
  • implements, 139;
  • kyack, 141;
  • oomiack, 142;
  • komitick, 143;
  • dog-whip, 144;
  • sleeping-bag, 145;
  • customs, 147-171;
  • weapons, 147, 153-5, 160;
  • seal-hunting, 149-153;
  • walrus-hunting, 155-8;
  • polar bear-hunting, 158-9;
  • hunting birds, 159-60;
  • fishing, 160-1;
  • trapping, 161;
  • amusements, 162-4;
  • marriages, 165;
  • religious beliefs and ceremonies, 165-9;
  • laws, 169-70;
  • legends, 170;
  • burials, 171;
  • vocabulary, 273.
  • Famine at Fort McMurray, 42-3.
  • Feeding dogs at H. B. Co.’s posts, 51.
  • Finding Eskimo cache, 109.
  • First camp, 21.
  • First rapid, 23.
  • Flora, collecting, 70.
  • Forest, limit of, 83.
  • François’ chase of wolverine, 99, 100-1.
  • François’ tug-of-war, 237-8
  • French missionaries returning, 59.
  • Fur trade, new conditions in, 241.
  • Gale on Lake Tobaunt, 102.
  • Glaciers, 81.
  • Grahame, steamer, 28, 45, 46, 52, 55.
  • Grove of spruce, isolated, 90.
  • Guide procured, 53.
  • Guide deserts us, 62-4.
  • Historic ruins, 210, 215-17.
  • Hudson’s Bay Company, 9, 12, et seq.
  • Ice-fields on Lake Tobaunt, 96-8.
  • Ice, massive walls of, 22.
  • Ice-pack, all night in an, 202.
  • Indians:
  • Chippewyan, 7, 32, 40, 48, 221;
  • Cree, 23, 40, 43, 219, 230;
  • Iroquois, 9.
  • Inventory of our supplies, 54.
  • Indian camps, 77, 227, 230;
  • dance, 32;
  • log-houses, 64;
  • maps, 8;
  • tepee, 227;
  • tradition, 69;
  • types of, 18.
  • Iroquois, craftiness of our, 71.
  • Kyack vs. canoe, a race, 120.
  • Last trees seen, 93.
  • Louis crippled, 249.
  • Louis shoots polar bear, 189-90.
  • Low temperature, 245, 247.
  • Mathematical instruments provided, 10.
  • Meeting an old shipmate, 45.
  • Michel’s feet frozen, 202.
  • Michel left at York Factory, 242.
  • Missionaries, hospitable, 211.
  • Moose hunt, 24.
  • Mosquito torments, 55, 66.
  • Moss-bogs, 81.
  • Moss fuel, 101.
  • Mountain of iron ore, 60.
  • Musk-ox robes, 122, 123.
  • Nailing up the flag of Canada, 79.
  • Names carved on rocks, 215.
  • Navigation of Athabasca River, 26-28.
  • Navigation of Telzoa River, 173.
  • North-West Mounted Police, 26;
  • banqueted by, 28.
  • Our only seal shot, 203.
  • Our party separates, 248.
  • Parting with civilization, 70.
  • Perilous situation, 236.
  • Picturesque scenery, 14, 19, 21-2, 46, 112-13.
  • Plants collected, list of, 251-72.
  • Pierre exhausted, 204.
  • Poisoned by polar bear liver, 192.
  • Portaging, an achievement in, 71.
  • Prairie travel, 15-17.
  • Provisions exhausted, 234.
  • Reaching tide water, 176.
  • Red River cart trail, ancient, 244.
  • Relief party from Churchill, 206.
  • Remarkable island, 92.
  • Rich mineral district, 173.
  • Running the Grand Rapids, 33-35.
  • Sand formations, curious, 80-1, 99.
  • Seventeen hours in ice-water, 203.
  • Shooting pike with revolver, 58.
  • Snow-blindness, 134.
  • Snow-goggles, 135.
  • Snowshoes, 221;
  • practice with, 215.
  • Snow in August, 96.
  • Solitary grave, 60, 75.
  • Starving Cree camp, 44.
  • Stone pillars, 113.
  • Storm on Baker Lake, 175.
  • Storm on the Telzoa, 116.
  • Struggle with shore-ice, 199-203.
  • Tar wells, curious, 37.
  • Tepee remains, ancient, 92.
  • Travelling by carryall, 248-9.
  • Visit to Eskimo camp, 118.
  • Visit to Eskimo village, 122.
  • Water-spouts on Daly Lake, 80.
  • Welcome ablutions, 240.
  • Whale-boat on Chesterfield Inlet, 177.
  • Winter sets in, 199.
  • Without food or fuel, 187.
  • Wood violets, 90.
  • Wrigley, steamer, 28, 46.