Klondike Townsite McPherson's Field Notes

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Dublin Core

Title

Klondike Townsite McPherson's Field Notes

Subject

Exploration and Survey
Field Book

Description

This is a page from a field book that belonged to A. J. McPherson. The page describes what He and his team did on Tuesday August 16, 1901.

Field books were essential working documents for the early surveyors. In them, they recorded their findings and measurements. The books could also contain drawings and descriptions of land boundaries and features, information regarding the divisions and sub-divisions, description of trails, soil types, water quality and vegetation, location of bodies of water, report on the suitability of land and of course excerpts (comical at times) written perhaps for entertainment purposes. (Source: Elements of a Field Book).

Creator

A. J. McPherson

Publisher

Photo taken by Carine Trazo on February 12, 2015 at Natural Resources Canada.

Date

1901

Rights

Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Language

English

Type

Still image

Coverage

Yukon Territories
KLONDIKE"