Hind Henry Youle
Born in Nottingham, England, 1823. Travelled in
Mexico, 1846. Came to Canada, 1847, and appointed lecturer in chemistry
and natural philosophy at the Toronto Normal School, Toronto. Five years
later became professor of chemistry and geology in Trinity College.
Geologist to the Red River exploring expedition, 1857; and had charge of
the expedition of 1858 to explore the country between Red River and the
Saskatchewan. In
1860 carried out an exploration of a portion of
Labrador peninsula. In 1854 resigned his chair at Trinity, and undertook
a preliminary geological survey of New Brunswick; and in subsequent
years carried out similar work for the government of Nova Scotia. In
1876 engaged by the Newfoundland government to report on northern cod
banks, but abandoned this work to assist the Canadian government in
preparing their case for the Halifax Fisheries Commission. =Index=: (Egerton Ryerson era)
On staff of Toronto Normal School, 174. =Bib.=: Works: Narrative of the
Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857, and the Assiniboine and
Saskatchewan Expedition of 1858; Sketch of the Overland Route to
British Columbia; Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador
Peninsula; Eighty Years' Progress of British North America (by Hind
and others). For biog., see Morgan, Cel. Can. and Can. Men; Rose,
Cyc. Can. Biog.