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Farmers Boys and Geographical Memoir Highlight Rocky Mountain Route
A rustic poem extols farmer boys and a river voyage narrative from the Ohio State Journal, followed by a Geographical Memoir part detailing a 1841 expedition along Lake Superior to Edmonton. The text blends rural praise with exploration notes on rivers, falls, wildlife, and future settlement prospects across the Saskatchewan and Rainy River regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
North America
Lakes Superior
Winnipeg
Pacific Ocean
James W Taylor
Columbia
Ohio
Wm. R Marshall
Beg , Charman
Chambers of Commerce
St. Paul
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains
Sir
George Simpson
Lake Superior
Fort William
Lake of the Woods
Rainy River
Fort Garry
Assumbom
Red River
Edmonton House
Father de Smet
Saskatchewan
Longus
Simus
Kain
Pali
Niagara
Kakabeka
England
Fort Frances
Thames
Richmond
Borden
Lake Winnipeg
Edmonton
Assineboin
Butte Aux Obiens
Wibpipag
Rapida
Grand Rapids
Rivar
Sconibanion
Euboeaeat
de Gmet
Alexander Misia
Henry
Schoolcraft
Dillimay
Selkirk