To Great Slave and Great Bear: P.G. Downes's Journal of Travels North from Ile à la Crosse in 1938 [Part V]

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Cockburn, R.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Downes; Prentice Gilbert; 1909-1959; Exploration; Alberta; Northern; Athabasca River region; Athabasca River; Fort Chipewyan; Slave River region; Alberta/N.W.T; Slave River; Cameron Bay; Clearwater River; Eldorado; Fleuve Mackenzie; Fort Smith; Grand lac des Esclaves; Great Bear Lake; Great Slave Lake; La Loche; Lac La Loche; Mackenzie River; Rivière à l'Eau Claire; Rivière Athabasca; Yellowknife; Arctic; Chipewyan; Grand Lac des Esclaves; Mackenzie river; Slave Lake; Esclave*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65117

This is the final installment of the narrative of P.G. Downes's trip by canoe, boat, and plane from Ile à la Crosse to Great Bear and Great Slave lakes in 1938, in which he presents a detailed account of his feelings, thoughts, and experiences, as well as his observations on individual men and women, northern lore, and geographic characteristics of the region.Key words: Ile à la çrosse, Lac La Loche, Swan Lake Portage, Clearwater River, Athabaska River, Slave River, Fort Smith, Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie River, Great Bear Lake, Eldorado, Cameron Bay, Yellowknife, Chipewyans, John Hornby, George M. Douglas, Paul "King" Beaulieu Mots clés: île à la Crosse, lac La Loche, lac du Cygne Portage, rivière à l'Eau-Claire, rivière Athabasca, rivière des Esclaves, Fort Smith, Grand Lac des Esclaves, fleuve Mackenzie, Grand Lc de l'Ours, Eldorado, baie Cameron, Yellowknife, Chipewyans, John hornby, George M. Douglas, Paul "King" Beaulieu