Hub, station

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD
DATE: 1898
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0760.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD (POSSIBLY CEDAR)

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Landmarks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Yukon
Period: 1898
Canada: THE SURVEY OF THE KLONDIKE GOV'T CONCESSION BY LEWIS BOLTON WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST SURVEY PERFORMED INTHE HUNKER VALLEY. HUNKER VALLEY WAS FAMOUS DURING THE GOLD RUSH OF 1898, WHEN THOUSANDS CAME TO THE KLONDIKE TO PAN FOR GOLD ALONG HUNKER CREEK (REF.1 P42)
Function: SMALL WOODEN STAKE DRIVEN TO MARK A SPECIFIC SITE ALONG A SURVEY LINE/ A STATION HUB PROBABLY MARKS A SITE DETERMINED BY A TRANSIT READING BETWEEN TWO KNOWN POINTS, SUCH AS MOUNTAIN PEAKS OR BODIES OF WATER
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A STATION HUB/ PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON HUB/ `83' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON POINT
Missing: NAIL FROM TOP
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hub, station, circa 1898, Artifact no. 1973.0760, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0760.001/

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