Muskeg

She realized at once that to whomsoever it belonged its owner would never recover it, for it was grazing on the far side of the great "Muskeg," that mighty bottomless mire which extends for forty miles north and south and whose narrowest breadth is a span of ten miles.

The Story of the Foss River Ranch Ridgwell Cullum 1905

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Still More Signs That Stevens Is Going Down 2009

Teri Hart, 33, was jogging on Muskeg Road Friday evening when she was cut off by a large, black cat which bolted across the road.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

Muskeg: large areas of low relief characterized by poor drainage.

Terrestrial Water Balance in the Arctic 2009

Pierre au Calumet (marked "abandoned"), past the Muskeg, the Firebag and the Moose Rivers where they found their way into the giant Athabasca between innumerable black spots designated as "tar" islands, and at last stopped suddenly at the words "Pointe aux Tremble."

On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

The Red River is two hundred feet wide, and its water, unlike that of the main stream, has a red brown color, like that of many of the streams of Ontario which have their source in swamp or Muskeg lands.

The Long Labrador Trail Dillon Wallace 1901

During the second quarter, the AOSP operator determined the need for and developed preliminary plans to address water flow into a previously mined and contained section of the Muskeg River mine.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

The full-year production estimate has been impacted by a 10-day unplanned shutdown of the Muskeg River Mine for required equipment repairs in early October.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

The remainder is split between Chevron Canada Ltd. and Marathon oil Corp. Scotford is fed by two mines also owned by the project, the Muskeg River Mine and the new Jackpine Mine, which also recently entered service.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Nathan VanderKlippe 2011

Both grew up in Alberta's north, around Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, and the music, landscape and memories of their youth so permeate their songs that their debut bore the wildly evocative title Children of the Great Northern Muskeg, as if sharing credit with the place and people that shaped them.

Vue Weekly Mary Christa O 2010