George Mercer Dawson
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geology, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | William Chalmers | ISBN: | 9781459725904 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | January 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Chalmers |
| ISBN: | 9781459725904 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | January 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn |
| Language: | English |
Dawson worked for the International Boundary Commission and the Geological Survey of Canada. He surveyed the 49th parallel, vast tracts of land in British Columbia’s Interior, and many rivers in the Yukon. He knew the value of the Klondike gold fields ten years before the rush of 1898.
Dawson worked for the International Boundary Commission and the Geological Survey of Canada. He surveyed the 49th parallel, vast tracts of land in British Columbia’s Interior, and many rivers in the Yukon. He knew the value of the Klondike gold fields ten years before the rush of 1898.
