Title & Author:

British Columbia : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources / compiled by Henry J. Boam ; edited by Ashley G. Brown.

Publication:

London, England : Sells, Ltd., 1912.

Description:

495 pages : illustrations, folded color map ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
The History of the Province -- Provincial Administration : Municipal Instititutions / By F. A. McDiarmid -- Finance -- Victoria and Vancouver Island -- Legal : Synopsis of the Laws / By Leo Buchanan -- Education and Ecclesiastical -- The Indians of the Province / By Doctor Edward Sapir -- Climate and Rainfall / By T. S. H. Shearman -- Flora: The Botanical Aspect of the Province / By J. Davidson -- Fauna : Game Resources of the Province / By A. Bryan Williams -- Military and Naval Forces -- Harbours and Shipping -- Vancouver and its Environs -- Police and Fire Brigade -- The Fisheries / From Data supplied by F. H. Cunningham -- Forestry -- Forest Fires / By W. C. Gladwin -- Immigration / From Data supplied by W. D. Scott -- Labour -- Lands -- New Westminster and Westminster District -- Agriculture / By William E. Scott -- Live Stock / By Professor W. T. McDonald -- Dairy Farming / By H. Rive -- Poultry Farming / By J. E. Tekry -- Dry Farming / By John T. Burns -- Irrigation / By H. W. E. Canavan -- Fruit Growing / By R. M. Winslow -- The Yale District -- Mineralogical : Geology / By G. A. Young -- Metalliferous mining / by E. Jacobs -- The Coal Indistry / By Arthur E. Hepburn -- The Kootenays -- Highways / By W.W. Foster -- Trans-Canada Highway / By P. V. Luce -- The Northeern Interior District / By Hugh Savage -- Water Power -- Railways and Railway Development -- The Coast District -- Queen Charlotte Islands -- Health and Hospitals -- The Literature Relating to British Columbia / By Percy Evans Lewin -- The Press -- Sport / By P. H. Morris -- Statistics -- Commerce -- Openings for New Industries -- Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones -- Information for Tourists.

Summary:

This work presents a thorough overview of the history of British Columbia, including the province's history and contemporary elements, such as its educational, legal and political systems; its native flora and fauna; its industries and natural resources. The volume also contains numerous photographs of famous residents and landscapes within the province.

Subject:

Commerce
Travel
British Columbia Description and travel.
British Columbia History.
British Columbia Commerce.
British Columbia.
British Columbia Economic conditions.
Colombie-Britannique Descriptions et voyages.
Architecture (object genre) Canada British Columbia 1800-1920.
Industries Canada British Columbia 1850-1920.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Boam, Henry J., compiler.
Brown, Ashley, 1881-1957, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 85122
Call No.: FC3811.B6 (ID:85-B11881)
Status: Available