{"id":136,"date":"2017-05-06T05:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T05:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davehuer.com\/cartoproblematica\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2018-06-30T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T16:57:18","slug":"hypotheses-horne-lake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/cartoproblematica\/pacifican\/alberni-to-the-coast\/horne-lakes-treasures\/hypotheses-horne-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypotheses – Horne Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Alberni to Qualicum<\/strong>
\nA trading trail across the lake and the mountains<\/em><\/p>\n

Project start:<\/strong> 2012<\/p>\n

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Hypotheses at: <\/strong>Nov 2016<\/p>\n

A. a. Route Archaeology\/History – Pre-contact, fur-trading, colonial, early provincial eras<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The squiggle of the line on 1856 survey (plus associated clues in the historical record – canoes kept at both ends of the lake) suggests that the trail was<\/em> the lake (ie. the lake<\/em> was the portage between two trail sections over the mountain pass). Thus, discovery may influence Qualicum, K’omox, and Tseshaht First Nations treaty claims.<\/li>\n
  2. Vancouver Island’s pre-contact islanders used an inland canoe, and this aspect of traditional Vancouver Island culture at the lake could be restored to canoe history.<\/li>\n
  3. There are archaeological sites and\/or artifacts at either end of the lake.<\/li>\n
  4. There are archaeological sites and\/or artifacts in the depths of the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Evidence Testing – Sub-hypotheses:<\/em><\/p>\n

    Air, satellite and cartographic remote sensing imagery, and oral histories can be used to determine the pre-historic trail route and reported archaeological sites.<\/p>\n

    Ground-truthing, site archaeology, dive archaeology. With help from a ready pool of summer “dig site” volunteers, if opportunities are offered through District’s Horne Lake Regional Park and Horne Lake Provincial Park. Caving club divers would be a natural source of expertise for guided archaeological investigation of the lake-bed.<\/p>\n

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    • The trail’s portage sites look to be near the east and southwest ends of the lake.<\/li>\n
    • The western edge (now provincial and regional parks) will be deeply disturbed by post-colonial logging from 1870s to present era.<\/li>\n
    • High-value data might be obtained between the southwest end and Port Alberni, where the trail led over the crest of View Mountain to descend into the valley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      A. b. Canoe Archaeology – The Pre-contact inland canoe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. After 1856, local guides took Crown officials to the Lake and showed them the canoes at either end, but the officials wanted to go around the lake on foot.<\/li>\n
      2. We don’t know if the guides originally used an ‘ocean-going canoe’ brought to the lake, an inland canoe design, or got the canoe idea from HBC coeur des bois\u00a0 fur traders.<\/li>\n
      3. But do know that later colonial visitors were surprised to find “Indian” canoes at either end of the lake, when there was a trail passage that was available to be used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evidence Testing – Sub-hypotheses:<\/em><\/p>\n

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        • Pre-contact islanders used an “inland-style” of canoe at the lake.<\/li>\n
        • This aspect of traditional Vancouver Island culture could be restored to local First Nations history and the canoe story of Canada.<\/li>\n
        • Evidence Testing:<\/em>\n
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          • Archival records<\/li>\n
          • Oral histories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            B. Ecology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. If the shoreline characteristics of 2016 are significantly different from 1856, then post-colonial public works, and industrial and commercial impacts significantly altered the shoreline and ecological dynamics of the Qualicum River watershed and the Lake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              C. Commerce<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. 1856 trail route will not affect the proposed Highway 4 Connector.<\/li>\n
              2. In fact, it may give greater certainty to the archaeological record, since R.F.Binnie report notes that “Archaeological impacts are not known (S.4.4, p.36).<\/li>\n
              3. 1856 route:\n
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                • Does not look to be close to the proposed route (Binnie, p.13).<\/li>\n
                • There may be one contact near a bend in the Big Qualicum River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • We have no record of the actual 1872 waggon route thus far:<\/li>\n
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                  • Pemberton recommended a route on the south side of the lake because of soil conditions on the north side.<\/li>\n
                  • Thus, the 1872 may not affect pre-contact route.<\/li>\n
                  • 1872 route fell into disuse when the Cameron Lake waggon road came into use<\/li>\n
                  • Cameron road later re-routed to accommodate railway and much later got renamed Hwy #4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    \u2297 Archaic spelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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