Nov. 23, 1 857.] BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN EXPEDITION. 
49 
Locality. 
Bar. 
Ther. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
o 
o 
r 
n 
o 
t 
n 
Fort William 
29 
•5 
64 
48 
24 
10 
N. 
89 
26 
10 
w. 
Trembling Portage 
29 
•1 
61 
48 
31 
5 
N. 
89 
59 
48 
w. 
Dog Portage, west end . . 
28 
•8 
57 
48 
46 
11 
N. 
89 
54 
45 
W. 
Dog River, right bank . . 
28 
75 
69 
48 
56 
0 
N. 
89 
54 
48 
w. 
Savannah Portage 
28' 
•62 
84 
48 
53 
2 
N. 
90 
13 
46 
w. 
Barrier Portage 
28- 
■85 
79 
48 
45 
58 
N. 
90 
51 
24 
W. 
French Portage 
28- 
39 
79 
48 
40 
0 
N. 
91 
11 
30 
W. 
Camp Portage 
In Lat. 48° 27' 5" N 
28- 
37 
81 
48 
15 
57 
N. 
92 
28 
28 
W. 
28- 
4 
94 
48 
27 
5 
N. 
92 
30 
4 
w. 
Fort Francis 
28- 
41 
73 
48 
36 
15 
N. 
93 
33 
33 
W. 
Rainy River, left bank 
28- 
5 
86 
48 
50 
0 
N. 
94 
14 
19 
W. 
Portage de Bois 
29 • 
06 
86 
49 
26 
8 
N. 
94 
48 
7 
W. 
Winipeg River 
29- 
0 
89 
49 
55 
0 
N. 
94 
45 
30 
w. 
Do., right bank 
28* 
95 
92 
50 
15 
6 
N. 
95 
17 
19 
w. 
Lake Winipeg, south side . . 
29* 
0 
93 
50 
22 
58 
N. 
96 
30 
25 
W. 
(Signed) John W. Sullivan, Secretary to the Expedition. 
Approved as correct, 
July 17, 1857. (Signed) John Palliser. 
The President. — We return our thanks to Mr. Palliser and his associates, 
and also to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for his kindness in com- 
municating these original documents to the Royal Geographical Society. It 
must be very gratifying to receive these important communications, knowing, 
as we do, that the expedition originated entirely with this Society. From 
what we have heard of the progress that has been made, I think we may expect 
the most valuable results not only to geographical and magnetical science and 
natural history, but also for the benefit of the nation, in clearly defining 
the line of boundary between the United States and the British possessions. 
The labours of the expedition will be still more valuable when they are extended 
to the Rocky Mountains, in order to discover whether there be not a passage in 
our own territories to Vancouver Island, that important station on the Pacific 
which is so full of coal and other products. Mr. Palliser and his scientific 
associates will examine thoroughly the geological and mineral structure of the 
Rocky Mountains and of the lands extending to the Pacific, and also describe 
the animals and plants of the whole region. 
The Rev. Mr. Nicola y, f.r.g.s. — It may interest this meeting to know that 
another expedition has been traversing the same country this summer, sent 
out by the Canadian Government, and led by Mr. Gladman, to examine thn 
country between Lake Superior and Lake Winipeg. I regret that Mr. Palliser 
should have been delayed in the examination of this district, seeing that a 
sufficient staff had been sent out for the purpose by the Canadian Government, 
which had voted 50001. for the purpose, and that it had been frequently tra- 
versed before. By far the most important part of the country is that which Mr. 
Palliser is now examining. Whatever may be the character of the country 
between the two lakes, it must be a long time before it can be of political interest 
as compared with the country to the west of Fort Garry. The last despatch of 
Captain Palliser shows that ; and it shows also how the people of the United 
States are creeping up towards the boundary and settling there. There are 
some points to which I would draw the attention of the meeting. With refer- 
ence to the country between Lake Superior and Lake Winipeg, where Captain 
Palliser speaks of a district of larch woods, about 27 miles in length, between 
the White Fish River and the Falls of the Kaministoquoiah. Now, that being 
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