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March 12 1936
MAGDALEN COLLEGE , OXFORD.
To His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Tweedsmuir , Governor - General of Canada.
Dear Sir ,
I am organizng an expedition to theQuebec-Labrador border during the summer of 1937 , the object s of which are to survey as much of the height of land which forms the boarder as possible, and also to bring back collections and geological and faunistic reports on the interior, As you will see from the enclosed plans, we propose sending out an advance party of not more than six members this summer, to ascertainthe nature of the lnad, contract for the transport of supplies to the Base Camp, etc.
We have already the support of the Public School ' s Exploring Society, and at the moment of writing our plans are going before the Oxford University Exploration Club of which I am Junior Treasurer, and of which several of our party are members; furthermore we have been lead to suppose that our plans if backed by these two societies should be acceptable to the Royal Geographical
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MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD.
Society. We should be very glad if The Canadian Government could give us any financial assistance , and provide us with facilities for our transport.
I remain yours sincerely John Stainer
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Little Meccatina and Labrador Height of Land expedition. 1937.
1. The expedition, which will consist of 36 members, wil leave england at the3 end of June 1937, returning at the beginning of October. They will sail by canadian Pacific to Quebec, and by the Clarke Steamship Co.'s boats to Harrington Harbour where they will disembark.
2. The stores having been sent ahead previously, the party will proceed by canoe up the River Little Meccatina to a point in the district of Cape mystery, where a base camp will be formed, this journey being estimated to take approximately 7 days. From this point the stores will be brought forward to and advanced base as high up the river as practicable. A small party will be left to work in the neighbourhood of each of these bases.
3. The Expedition will then break up into three or possibly more parties, and endeavour to reach and map as much of the Height of Land as possible, using the advanced base as a fixed point from which to work. It is hoped that the Geologists will be able to attach a Geological survey to the work of these parties.
4. The Scientists will be given the opportunity, so far as is possible, to work in the districts which seem to them most suitable, and it is hoped that a full report on the flora and fauna of the district will be brought back.
5. An advance party under the leadership of G. F. Hanson will be sent out during the summer of 1936 to inquire about the nature of the interior, and to arrange for the transport of stores and equipment to the Basecamp.
J. Stainer
