Canadian Pacific Railway When Du Vernet traveled by rail from Toronto to Rat Portage, he took a journey that would not have been possible 15 years earlier – the Canadian Pacific Railway had opened in 1883. Du Vernet's train journey took two nights and four stops. In the rest of the diary, …
Border
Border Du Vernet mentions meeting a number of American Indians when they came over to Canada’s side of the border to play cards. He also notes the long journey Tom Overcome’s family took during the winter to “visit the American Indians”; a journey that turned out to be fatal, as both Overcome’s …
The Canadian Church Missionary Gleaner
The Canadian Church Missionary Gleaner From 1894 to 1901, Du Vernet was both a writer for and the editor of The Canadian Church Missionary Gleaner. A religious periodical published by the Canadian Church Missionary Society, the Gleaner reported on the activities of missionaries abroad. Like other …