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MS 1682 Reports of Western Union Telegraph Company explorations in western Canada, under Maj. Frank L. Pope

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1682
Creators:
Pope, Frank L. (Franklin Leonard), 1840-1895
Butler, James L. Capt
Rothrock, Joseph T., 1839-1922
Blenkinsop, George
Dates:
1865-1866
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
115 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Reports as follows: Number 2. Report of the Exploration from Quesnal to Lake Tatla, via Natla and Nakosla, by Major Frank L. Pope. 1865. Title page, map, and pages 1-36. (Pages 15-17: Indian tribes; pages 32-36: vocabulary of "Siccany" (Sekani) tribe, living n. w. of Lake Tatla.) Number 3. Report of the British Columbia and Stekine Exploring Expedition, by Major Frank L Pope. 1866. Title page and pages 1-42. (Pages 27-28: Indian tribes; pages 29-30, Trading with Indians.) Number 4. Report of the Lake Babine and Skeena River Exploration, by Captain James L. Butler. 1866. 19 pages. Number 5. Report of the Atnah & Northern Explorations, by CAptain J. Trimble Rothrock. 1866. 10 pages. Number 6. Report of Provisions Expended by the Stekine Exploring party; and proposed plan of an exploration from the Stekine to the Youkon, by George Blenkinsop. 1866. 8 pages, including map.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.

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Citation
Manuscript 1682, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1682


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Expeditions -- British Columbia and Stekine Exploring Expedition Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maps Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Northern Athabascan Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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