George Mellis Douglas (1875-1963)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Finnie, Richard S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
• Subjects: Biographies; Canoeing; Copper; Copper Eskimos; Douglas; George Mellis; 1875-1963; Expeditions; Explorers; Geological exploration; History; Mining; Coppermine Mountains; Nunavut; Coppermine River region; N.W.T./Nunavut; Dismal Lakes region; Great Bear Lake region; N.W.T; Great Slave Lake region; Arctic; Coronation Gulf; Dease River; Dismal Lakes; Great Bear Lake; Great Bear River; Great Slave Lake; Kendall; Kendall River; Nonacho Lake; Stefansson; Coppermine River; eskimo*; inuit
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65167

George M. Douglas was one of the most efficient and well-informed explorers of the Mackenzie District, particularly the northerly reaches of Great Bear Lake and the Coppermine River as far as the arctic coast, during the early years of the twentieth century. A lean, muscular six-footer, he was a pio...