1858-1957 *wow that's 99 years!
"conquered the Canadian north."
Canada's senior geologist, mapmaker, explorer, mineralfinder.
two centuries.
Ontario.
Canadian Geological Survey in 1880s. GSC.
Led expeditions in Alberta.
He's the dinosaur guy--
Found in 1884 the Badlands in Red Deer Vallery.
Discovered coal in Drumheller.
1890s--went on another expedition. Canoe guy.
Across Manitoba; mapped the whole north.
Found stuff around Thompson and Flin Flon.
In 1898-- searched for gold in Yukon.
In 1907 set up consulting-- and recommended Timmins' Hollinger mine as good investment.
in 1920 joined board of Harry Oakes' lake shore gold mine.
Invested in mining in 1924 at Kirkland lake= Gold!
cartographer. wife worked big on stuf too: Women's Miners in Canada.
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