INTREPID TRAVELLER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1503, 27 July 1912, Page 10

INTREPID TRAVELLER.

Miss Agnes Deans Cameron, the Cana* dian explorer, who was in England on a lecturing tour two years ago, has died in a hospital in Victoria. B.C. (says the "Daily News and Leader' of Juno i.) One of the most remarkable jouriii'ys ever undertaken by a woman was made by 'Miss Cameron in 1908. Accompanied by her secretary, Mi6s Jessio Brown, she travelled from Chicago to the Arctic, following a,north-west lino across the ijian to where tho Mackenzie Kiver enters the Arcdo Ocean. ■ The pair covered a total distance of 10,000 wiles. From Chioaffo to Winnipeg, and thence to Edmonton, on (lid Saskatchewan, the explorer travelled by rail, tho rest of the journey being taken by boat and porlngo. following: tho line or the interior waterways. ilie distance of 100 miles from Edme'iton to Athabasca Lamlni?, on tho Kiver Athabasca, wa.? done by .borers. At Athabasca Lnnding open boats, or "slurgeoniiciids, were used, and with theso, floating with the mirnmt over (lie turbulent wpids, the river was followed until Lake Athabasca was reached. The journey continued, across Lake Athabasca mid down the Great Slave Uiver to 'he Great Slav* Lake. C'mssinif tho lake, tho explorer followed the mighty Mocken7.it> Kivor its whole length to the.Arctic Ocean. For almost a month Miss Co moron travelled in per.netual daylight. Sho returned by tho Peace ftiver, spending over six weeks on the stream in an upen boat, and traveliiiifi acainst tho .current. Tho whole journey was nf groat scientific value. It was from tho maU-rial Fathered ou tho trip tliat Miss Oiincrcin wroto her hook, ''The New North."