Memoir/Travel Hanbury, David - Sport and Travel in the Northland (1904) | Hanbury, David - Sport and Travel in the Northland (1904) |
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Author: Hanbury, David T. Title: Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada Year: 1904 Publisher: London: Edward Arnold Pages: 457 Source: Google Books Description: "In 1899, 35-year-old David Hanbury arrived at Fort Churchill on his way to explore the Thelon. He was a well-educated British adventurer, with training in surveying and geology, but he insisted that his aim was 'sport and travel, no attempt having been made to accomplish elaborate geographical or other scientific work.' He was, it became clear, a man of indomitable spirit … "'We had now entered the unexplored country,' wrote Hanbury, looking ahead to the ascent of the Thelon, above the Dubawnt. 'How far west the Ark-i-linik River would take us, and whether it was navigable for canoes, were problems which we had come to solve. There was no information to be obtained from the Eskimo, for none of them had ever ascended the river for any distance. So, without guides and without supplies of any kind, we started into this unknown country, trusting to our rives and nets to provide us with a living, and to the good fortune which, up till now, had attended us'" (Pelly, "Thelon: A River Sanctuary," 1996:13, 15). External Link | Download PDF (8.6 MB)
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