Way out west : on the trail of an errant ancestor / Michael Shaw Bond

In 1862, William Fitzwilliam,Viscount Milton and his friend Dr. Cheadle, set out to travel across what is now western Canada. Not only did they want to explore the possibilities of a usable land-route through the Rockies to the Cariboo goldfields, but they craved the adventure an untouched land could provide. They endured cold, starvation and many near-fatal accidents but did make the trip from the Red River Colony to Victoria. Upon returning to England, they wrote the book The North-West Passage by Land about their trip.

Nearly 140 years later, Viscount Milton's great-great-grandson retraced their steps, hitch-hiking, horse-back riding and walking. Near Prince Albert, he searched for the descendants of the Aboriginals who helped Milton and Cheadle survive their first winter. Way out west is Shaw's discovery of the trail, his ancestor and himself.

Way out west can be found on the shelves at FC 3205.4 .B65 2001