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Palliser Expedition geological investigations in Western Canada (1857–1860)

Palliser Expedition geological investigations in Western Canada (1857–1860)

  1. Royal Geographical Society backs Palliser’s survey

    Labels: Royal Geographical, John Palliser, Colonial Office
  2. Expedition team sails for North America

    Labels: John Palliser, James Hector, Atlantic crossing
  3. Route surveys begin toward Red River Settlement

    Labels: Red River, route survey, Great Lakes
  4. Blakiston starts long-run observations at Carlton House

    Labels: Thomas Blakiston, Carlton House, magnetic observations
  5. Kicking Horse Pass explored and recorded

    Labels: Kicking Horse, Continental Divide, Palliser Expedition
  6. Hector’s accident gives Kicking Horse its name

    Labels: James Hector, Kicking Horse, place-naming
  7. Hector’s Rocky Mountain work begins in earnest

    Labels: James Hector, Rocky Mountains, geological survey
  8. Wintering near Edmonton shapes 1858 field plans

    Labels: Edmonton, winter quarters, Palliser party
  9. Bourgeau’s collections broaden scientific outputs

    Labels: Eug ne, botanical collections, specimens
  10. 1859 surveys map plains, rivers, and Cypress Hills

    Labels: Cypress Hills, plains survey, river mapping
  11. Hector defines the “triangular” dry district

    Labels: Palliser's Triangle, James Hector, arid district
  12. Expedition reports laid before Parliament

    Labels: Parliament, expedition reports, Palliser
  13. Comprehensive route map published from expedition data

    Labels: route map, Parliamentary Papers, expedition data