Hanington’s map Smoky River Pass 1875

Detail of map of Smoky River Pass 
Quesnelle, B. C. to Edmonton, N.W.T.
by C. F. Hanington, 1875

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.

References:

  • Hanington, Charles Francis [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
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