New Westminster, B.C. 30 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith Letter to Eloise

Lot 95 New Westminster, B.C. 30 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith Letter to Eloise 
in our auction Saturday 20th August 2022

                          New Westminster B.C.

                                          July 20th 1883

My dear Eloise

                        I received yours and baby’s letter a few days ago — I am glad she is so happy and behaving herself tolerably well.

I am also glad to learn that the trip to Ottawa improved Grandma’s health I think Mr. Hume must take a trip there next winter when Parliament is sitting. I hope his health will improve as the summer advances – There seems to have been very cold wet weather all the spring and dreadful floods lately —

Here we have had it exactly opposite indeed it has been an extraordinary season – winter ended the last week in February – before I arrived here – then there was no spring weather but summer commenced on the 1st March and except a few showers in April the weather has been remarkably fine ever since rather too hot and dusty this last month. The crops — are suffering from want of rain of which there is no appearance yet but we shall have a deluge for months when it does come —- This fine weather has been very favorable for the railway walks – a great many men are employed and I am kept very busy – so that the summer seems very long to me and we are all wishing for a few rainy days to give us a rest – Tom is well and has to work hard he is stationed on a very lonely section – on a slough or arm of the Fraser where the steamboats do not go — There is only one settler near him an old French Canadian – he (Tom) is still in camp but the station House will be ready for him to live in before winter sets in. Give my love to all – lots of kisses and a few slaps to baby

                           Yours truly

1. Smith

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