Detail of map of Smoky River Pass
Quesnelle, B. C. to Edmonton, N.W.T.
by C. F. Hanington, 1875 Internet Archive
“Yellowhead Pass” appears as “Yellow Head Pass.”
Charles Francis Hanington [1848–1930] accompanied Edward Worrell Jarvis [1846–1894] on a Canadian Pacific Railway survey of potential passes north of the Yellowhead. A hard trip they had of it, with dogsleds from Quesnel through the McGregor and Smoky Rivers, finding no better passes than the Yellowhead.
This map includes:
Henry House (2)
Jasper House
Fraser River North Fork
Smoky River Pass
Smoky River
Yellowhead Pass
Henry House (2)
Jasper House
Fraser River North Fork
Smoky River Pass
Smoky River
Yellowhead Pass
Also see
References:
- Hanington, Charles Francis, L.S. [1848–1930]. Journal of Mr. C.F. Hanington from Quesnelle through the Rocky Mountains, during the winter of 1874-5. 1875. Internet Archive
- Murtha, Mike, and Helm, Charles. Through an Unknown Country. The Jarvis-Hanington Winter Expedition through the Northern Rockies, 1874-1875. Victoria, B.C.: Rocky Mountain Books, 2015