Queen Charlotte Islands a Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the North Pacific POOLE, Francis; John W. Lyndon [John Wyse] (editor) Canada -- History, Politics, Natural Science, Sociology,Pacific Northwest Americana,Western American

8vo. Pp. xiv, 347. Engraved frontis. with tissue guard, engraved title vignette. Illustrated with two maps and two additional engravings. Green sand textured publisher's cloth, gilt stamped spine titles and rules, blind stamped borders and decorations front and back, brown endpapers. Corners and spine ends rubbed, slight wrinkling to spine, foxing to leaf edges and preliminaries, minimal spine lean, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. John Wyse created this narrative based on the diaries of Civil and Mining Engineer Poole, "the only educated Englishman who has ever lived in Queen Charlotte Islands." Poole was hired in 1862 by the Queen Charlotte Mining Company to exploit copper reserves at Skincuttle Inlet. This volume recounts the mining enterprise and other activities during Poole's eighteen-month stay, his problems with his white laborers and his relations with the Haida Indians. LOWTHER 401; SABIN 64029; SMITH 8216.