To Great Slave and Great Bear: P.G. Downes's Journal of Travels North from Ile à la Crosse in 1938 [Part V]
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2065Ключевые слова:
Downes, Prentice Gilbert, 1909-1959, Exploration, Alberta, Northern, Athabasca River region, Athabasca River, Fort Chipewyan, Slave River region, Alberta/N.W.T., Slave RiverАннотация
This is the final installment of the narrative of P.G. Downes's trip by canoe, boat, and plane from Ile à la Crosse to Great Bear and Great Slave lakes in 1938, in which he presents a detailed account of his feelings, thoughts, and experiences, as well as his observations on individual men and women, northern lore, and geographic characteristics of the region.
Key words: Ile à la çrosse, Lac La Loche, Swan Lake Portage, Clearwater River, Athabaska River, Slave River, Fort Smith, Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie River, Great Bear Lake, Eldorado, Cameron Bay, Yellowknife, Chipewyans, John Hornby, George M. Douglas, Paul "King" Beaulieu