CONTENTS 



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Chapter I — 1831-1850. — History of the Macoun Family — Early 

 life in Ireland — Many amusing episodes and incidents of child- 

 hood 1 



Chapter II — 1850-1856. — Emigration to Canada, 1850 — Incidents of 

 the voyage — Clearing a farm — Episodes in the life of a settler — 

 Hiring out — First acquaintance with Canadian wild flowers. ... 14 



Chapter III — 1856-1860. — Teaching school — Religious experiences — 



Study of botany — Attendance at Normal School, Toronto, 1859. 28 



Chapter IV — 1860-1871. — Continuation of botanical studies — First 

 appointment as a teacher in Belleville, Ont. — Marriage, 1862 — 

 Relations with other botanists — Botanical excursions — Accep- 

 tancy of the Chair of Natural History, Albert College, Belleville, 

 Ont 37 



Chapter V — 1872. — Meets Mr. Sandford Fleming and Rev. Geo. M. 

 Grant — Becomes Botanist to their expedition across the prairies 

 and mountains to the Pacific in search of a route for the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway — Descriptions of country — Incidents of the 

 journey across the prairies 46 



Chapter VI — 1872-1874. — Continuation of journey to the Pacific 

 Coast — The Peace River — Over the mountains in winter — Arrival 

 at the Coast — Homeward bound — Reports and conclusions in 

 regard to climate based on growth of plants — Many episodes 

 described 65 



Chapter VII — 1874-1875. — Exploration from Victoria to the Peace 

 River — New Westminster, Yale, Spence's Bridge, Quesnel, Ne- 

 chaco, Fort St. John, McLeod Lake, Parsnip and Finlay Rivers, 

 Hudson's Hope — Description of the route — Botanical notes — Epi- 

 sodes and incidents 90 



Chapter VIII — 1875. — Down the Peace River 700 miles in a dugout 

 from Fort St. John to Fort Chipewyan — Provisions run out — 

 Reaches Fort Chipewyan sick and starving — Returns east via 

 Athabasca River, Buffalo Lake, Clearwater River and Lake, Isle- 

 a-la-Crosse, and Green Lake — Across country to Fort Carlton and 

 on to Winnipeg — Many interesting incidents en route — Home on 

 November 13, after travelling about 8,000 miles Ill 



Chapter IX — 1875-1879. — Notes on climate — Recommendations in 

 regard to route of Canadian Pacific Railway — Offers of positions 

 — Publications of report on Country between Port Arthur and 

 the Pacific, 1877— Made Emeritus Professor of Albert College, 

 1879 — Explorations on the prairies, 1879 — Up the Assiniboine to 

 Fort Ellice, then to Long Lake— Crossing the Saskatchewan River 



