Province Exploring Expedition

PROVINCE EXPLORING EXPEDITION, 1894–96, accomplished the first crossing of VANCOUVER ISLAND from north to south. Named for the PROVINCE newspaper, then a VICTORIA weekly, the expedition was led by Rev William Washington Bolton, headmaster of a Victoria boys' school. It got underway 7 July 1894 from Cape Sutil at the north end of the Island and travelled by foot, raft and CANOE as far as WOSS LK. At Woss Lk the expedition turned toward the West Coast, reaching TAHSIS overland, then canoeing...

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