The unexploited West : a compilation of all of the authentic information available . as to the natural resources of the unexploited regions of northern Canada

• Main Author: Chambers,Ernest J.
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: Railway Lands Branch, Dept. of the Interior 1914
• Subjects: Canada;Economic conditions;Northwest; Canadian; Arctic; Mackenzie River; Canada; Keewatin; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cbu_khattar/id/1196

This book is an examination of the Canadian Northwest. It includes chapters on the 'Fertile Belt', agricultural experimentation, valuable timber in Keewatin, hunting and fishing in northern Saskatchewan and northern Alberta, and economic minerals. The Mackenzie River region is also described, along with topography, agriculture, and arable land. The final section of this text discusses the barren lands of the Arctic prairie, such as tree growth, economic minerals, and game animals and fish. Several photographs are included in this text.