The Unexploited West

Download or read book The Unexploited West written by Ernest J. Chambers and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian journalist, author, and civil servant, Ernest J. Chambers compiled this volume in 1914, intending to present the factual information available at that time about the less-known and unexploited parts of northern Canada that lie on the west of Hudson Bay and James Bay and the East of the main range of Rocky Mountains. Contents include: Historical The Keewatin Area.—agriculture and Arable Land The Keewatin Area.—tree Growth and Timber Resources. The Keewatin Area.—economic Minerals. He Keewatin Area.—game, Fur-bearing Animals and Fish. Northern Saskatchewan.—agriculture and Arable Land. Northern Saskatchewan.—tree Growth and Timber Resources. Northern Saskatchewan.—economic Minerals. Northern Saskatchewan.—game, Fur-bearing Animals and Fish. Northern Alberta.—agriculture and Arable Land in the Eastern Section of "athabaska Country." Northern Alberta.—agriculture and Arable Land in the Western Section or "peace River Region." Northern Alberta.—tree Growth and Timber Resources. Northern Alberta.—economic Minerals. Northern Alberta.—game, Fur-bearing Animals and Fish. Mackenzie River Region.—topography, Agriculture and Arable Land. Mackenzie River Region.—tree Growth and Timber Resources. Mackenzie River Region.—economic Minerals. Mackenzie River Region.—game, Fur-bearing Animals and Fish. Barren Lands or "arctic Prairie."—topography, Soil, Climate and Flora. Barren Lands or "arctic Prairie."—tree Growth and Timber Resources. Barren Lands or "arctic Prairie."—economic Minerals. Barren Lands or "arctic Prairie."—game, Fur-bearing Animals and Fish.