C.P.R. Survey Western Division 22 Jn 1875 Soda Creek Smith Letter

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Lot 82 from Soda Creek B.C. 1875 Marcus Smith letter to wife Anne describes the start of journey to survey route across Coast mountains to Bute. Inlet headed notepaper Canadian Pacific Railway Survey

C.P.R. Survey Western Division 22 Jn 1875 Soda Creek Smith Letter

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Canadian Pacific Railway Survey

Western Division.

Soda Creek Victoria, B.C. June 22^nd 1875

My dear wife

                I have got so far by stage and to-morrow I cross the Fraser with my pack train with which I shall travel as far as I can into the Cascade mountains (westwards) then walk the rest of the distance to the head of Bute inlet where the steamer is to meet me on the 20^th July-

I have been languid and without appetite ever since I arrived in Victoria, but am now improving and hope a fortnight or three weeks in the bush will put me all right- but the season is very backward and we have frequent rains- You will now have all the children with you and I hope you will all enjoy the summer thoroughly Give my love to them all and I hope to have a letter from every one of them before I leave Victoria again about the 1^st of August.

Yours ever

M. Smith