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Wires in the Wilderness: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph

Wires in the Wilderness: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph


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This is the tale of how Canada's high northern wilderness was brought into civilization's fold through a frail network of wires laboriously strung between poles and trees for hundreds of desolate miles. The Yukon Telegraph started in 1897, when gold was discovered in the Yukon and the government needed a faster way to communicate with its remote northern territory. The isolated residents, too, wanted a more reliable connection with the outside world. Bill Miller takes readers from the line's conception in 1899 to its abandonment in 1952 through to its status today and its potential for future generations, focusing on the colourful people who lived and worked in the area. His account, enhanced by extensive research and engaging storytelling, reveals a fascinating fragment of Canada's rich history.

Table of Contents:
Eyes on the Yukon; Bennett City to Dawson City, 1899; The First Winter, 1899-1900; The First Winter, 1899-1900; Routes Through the Wilderness; The Stikine-Teslin Route; The "All-Canadian" Line: Quesnel to Atlin, 1900; Completion of the "All-Canadian" Telegraph, 1901; The Early Years: Discontent and Description; Life on the Telegraph Line; Superintendent Phelan and Operator Lawrence; The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; Gunanoot, Airplanes and Floods; The Wireless Experiment, 1925; Transition: From Telegraph Line to Telegraph Trail; Women Hikers in the 1920s and 1930s; Literate Linemen; The Second World War and the Alaska Highway; Abandoned: 1936-52; The Telegraph Trail After 1952; Index.

About the Author :
Bill Miller lives with his wife, Nancy Lee, in the old gold-rush town of Atlin in northern British Columbia. He became intrigued by the historic Yukon Telegraph when he learned that it passed through the area. He has worked as a civil engineer and a history teacher, most recently as a university archivist. Now retired, he welcomes the opportunity to explore his own historical studies.

Review :
"Miller is a good storyteller, and you really feel the cold of the frostbite, the rage of the torrents, the sting of the mosquitoes and the smell of food cooking. . . read and marvel at the persistence of men who brought words across the wilderness" --Pamela Mar, Nanaimo Historical Society


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781894384582
  • Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 396 gr
  • ISBN-10: 189438458X
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph
  • Width: 152 mm


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