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A handmade wooden sled found at John Hornby’s cabin in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. In 1927, Hornby and his two companions, Edgar Christian and Harold Adlard, died of starvation in the small cabin on the Thelon River.
| Accession No. | X963.007.001 |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Non-Indigenous |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Thelon River |
| Date | 1926-1927 |
This steel and cast iron 'BC Camp Stove' is from a small cabin where John Hornby and his two companions, Edgar Christian and Harold Adlard, starved to death in 1927. Christian’s diary was found inside the stove by the RCMP in 1929.
| Accession No. | 970.006.001 |
| Maker | McClary Manufacturing Company, London, Canada |
| Culture | Non-Indigenous |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Thelon River |
| Date | c. 1925 |
