Memoir/Travel Tyrrell, J. B. - Report on the Doobaunt, Kazan and Ferguson Rivers (1897) | Tyrrell, J. B. - Report on the Doobaunt, Kazan and Ferguson Rivers (1897) |
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Author: Tyrrell, J. B. Title: Report on the Doobaunt, Kazan and Ferguson Rivers, the north-west coast of Hudson Bay, and on two overland routes from Hudson Bay to Lake Winnipeg Year: 1897 Publisher: Ottawa: S. E. Dawson Pages: 232 Source: Barren Lands Digital Collection Description: "Equipped with an arts degree from the University of Toronto, [J. B.] Tyrrell was hired by the Geological Survey of Canada to do scientific exploration. He was a generalist, doing fieldwork as geologist, naturalist, and topographer, not to mention the skills demanded of him simply to survive in the arctic. His was a time of transition. The end of a century of arctic reconnaissance, of plotting the basic map of Canada's north, led to the beginning of a new era. Tyrrell belonged in both, for he explored uncharted territory, but did so as he collected data for a multidisciplinary range for scientific studies. The emphasis in exploration was changing from territorial conquest to scientific enquiry as a young nation south to comprehend its land. "Travelling by canoe, Tyrrell examined the river valley and recorded its geological formations, its soils and plants, its natural history, and its human population" (Pelly and Hanks, eds., "The Kazan: Journey into an Emerging Land," 1991:11). "I beg to present a report on the geology and general resources of the region explored in 1893 and 1894, embraced in an area of about 200,000 square miles, lying north of the 59th parallel of latitude, and west of Hudson Bay. The explorations include the examination and survey of Telzoa or Doobaunt, Kazan, Ferguson, Chipman and Cochrane Rivers, Chesterfield Inlet, and the east coast of Hudson Bay from Chesterfield Inlet to Churchill, and two overland routes, traveled in winter with dog-teams and sledges, between Churchill and Nelson Rivers" (J.B. Tyrrell 1897:11/2). External Link | Download PDF (25.4 MB)
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