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His recent reports on the Kamloops District of British Colum- 

 bia, those on the Southern Interior of the same province, on the 

 Northwest Territories, on the Yukon Territory (containing" in 1888, 

 as this last mentioned report did, nearly 400 pag'es of description 

 of that now famous region including its gold-bearing" gravels,) 

 also his Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Island reports, are all 

 replete with the greatest interest and afford the best works of 

 reference upon these important regions. 



A list of Dr. Dawson's writings has been prepared from 

 various bibliographic sources and references to original papers 

 from his pen, in geology, natural history, &c. These comprise 

 hundreds of reports, memoirs and papers on economic as well as 

 scientific subjects. It is reserved for a subsequent issue of The 

 Ottawa Naturalist. 



Dr. Dawson was President of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' 

 Club for three years, from 1891 to 1894; and as much as lay in his 

 power he worked in the interest of our Club, not only by contri- 

 buting important papers to the pages of its Transactions but also 



by encouraging others to do the same. His love for science and 

 scientific work was unbounded, and of him it may be truly said 

 that he spent himself for his country and his country's good. 

 Especially in the West he will be greatly missed. 



I cannot more fitly close this sketch than by quoting part of 

 that admirable 



Ode to "Dr. George" by Capt. Clive Phillipps-VVoolley.* 



" Hope she h-is fooled us often, but we follow her Spring" call yet, 

 And we'd risk our lives on his say so and steer the course he set, 

 Down the Dease and the lonely Liard, froni Yukon to Stikine ; 

 There's always a point to swear by, where the little doctor's been. 

 Who made no show of his learning". But, Lord ! what he didn't know 

 Hadn't the worth of country rock, the substance of summer snow. 

 I guess had he chosen, may be, he'd have quit the noise and fuss 

 Of cities and high palavers to throw in his lot with us. 

 He'd crept so close to Nature, he could hear what the Big Things say, 

 Our Arctic Nights, and our Northern Lights, our winds and pines at play. 

 HE loved his work and his workmates, and all as he took for wage 

 Was the name his brave feet traced him on Northland's newest page — 

 That, and the hearts of the hardfists, though I reckon for work well done. 

 Ho who set the stars for guide lights, will keep him the place he won, 

 Will lead him safe through the Passes and over the Last Divide, 

 To the Camp of Honest Workers, of men who never lied. 

 And tell him the boys he worked for, say, judging as best they can, 

 TJiaf ill laitds ivhich try ntaiihood hardest, he ivas tested atid proved A ]\Ian." 



Ottawa, 19th April, 1901. H. M. Ami. 



"Ex. British Columbia Mining Record for April, 1901. 



