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The Banff Jasper Highway
No full textThe Banff-Jasper highway, winding along the base of mountains whose summits cling to the remnants of the Ice Age, is without doubt one of the most scenic drives, if not the most scenic, in the world. The grandeur of scenery and the panorama of glittering snow-capped towering mountains is a sight to behold—a veritable Avenue of Giants. All of the spectacular and outstanding scenic spots along the way are described in detail in Miss Williams’s book, “The Banff-Jasper Highway”, as are The Building of the Mountains, The Native Tribes and Pathfinders. (Text from the book’s introduction)
This 1963 edition of M. B. Wiliams’s 1948 book is a close replica of her 1920s guides to the highways and trails of the national parks of Canada
Jasper Trails
No full textThe project of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway revived interest in the Yellowhead pass, which surveyors half a century before had pointed out as one of the lowest and most easily accessible routes for a railway across the Rockies. As soon as the location of the new road by this route was decided upon, before even a steel rail had been laid through the mountain gateway, the Canadian Government set aside a great reservation from the foothills to the Divide as a perpetual possession of the people under the name of “Jasper Mountain Park.” To-day, this beautiful mountain region, redolent of many deeds that have gone to the upbuilding of Canada, has become one of the great playgrounds of the continent. The region, once the scene of so many conflicts and adventures has been set aside in the name os the people and the nation itself stands as host at its gateway. (Text from Chapter 1)
This guidebook by M. B. Williams offers a concise exploration of Canada’s Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
No full textTo make some share of “the wild places of the land sacred,” is the avowed object of the national parks. Everywhere else the continent over, the swift tide of civilization rushes onward; the land our fathers knew disappears; the ancient forests fall before the lumberman; waterfalls are impoverished to turn the wheels of industry; the wild game is driven ever farther and farther back. But within the boundaries of the great national reservations lie a few thousand square miles, safe and inviolate, so far as it is within the power of man, from change and invasion. Of these national possessions in Canada the greatest is Jasper Park. (Text from Chapter 1)
This 1928 book by Mabel Bertha Williams is considered one of the finest parks guidebooks of the 1920s. With fine illustrations and photographs, it details the general character of the Jasper National Park as well as its historical, geographical, and biological information
Spotlight 2: Jasper Seamount
No full textJasper Seamount is a submarine volcano in the Fieberling-Guadalupe seamount trail, located off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. It rises from the 4000-m-deep seafloor to a summit depth of 700 m. Detailed geophysical, geochemical, and geological studies there provide an in-depth geological understanding of a seamount that approaches our knowledge of subaerial volcanoes. Active-source seismic experiments at Jasper Seamount resulted in the first seismic velocity models of an intraplate seamount. Marine gravity and magnetics surveys, combined with analyses of the physical properties, geochemistry, and geochronology of dredge samples, enabled scientists to develop a detailed model of its internal structure
Jasper County $14.13 (fourteen dollars and thirteen cents) county scrip
No full textThis county scrip was issued in Jasper by Jasper County. It is printed on blue paper. A vignette of Agriculture seated with farm implements comprises the left edge of the note. A dollar sign is printed towards the upper-left corner of the note; the amount ''79 42/100'' is handwritten adjacent to it. The month, day, and first three digits of the year are handwritten in the upper-right corner; the last digit, 1, is handwritten. The note bears 10 percent interest and is made payable to F. Hollamon & Son or bearer. The note is signed on the recto and verso by M. M. Goode.M. M. Good
Marriage record of Nash, Jasper M. and Sweat, Julia M.
No full textMarriage license for Jasper M. Nash and Julia M. Sweat. C.A. Saunders was the officiant
K. J. Dover (Editeur), E. L. Bowie, Jasper Griffin, M. L. West, Ancient Greek Literature
No full textByl Simon. K. J. Dover (Editeur), E. L. Bowie, Jasper Griffin, M. L. West, Ancient Greek Literature. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 51, 1982. pp. 340-341
Map of Jasper County
No full textMap of Jasper County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch)
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Richard A. Blucher with Jasper Blucher
No full textRichard A. Blucher with Jasper Bluche
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