Talk:Palliser expedition

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This sentence makes little sense: "Palliser's Triangle was first explored by this expedition and they reported back that this region was too arid for agriculture, a finding that was overruled by later officials much to the detriment of those who have tried to farm there." It should say that agricultural settlement in that region was delayed by Palliser's finding, until it was later over-ruled.Landroo (talk) 16:06, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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It would perhaps make more sense to say that "In the spring they marched west, and searched for mountain crossings west of modern day Calgary, especially since they followed the Bow River. Irricana is a tiny community near the outskirts of Calgary, and was mentioned in a book about Palliser by Irene I.M. Sprye, who referenced it as a possible location for a buffalo hunt by Palliser and his party.