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Incendiary 30 Apr 1875 Omaha, Marcus Smith letter to his wife
Incendiary 30 Apr 1875 Omaha, Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Altogether there is trouble ahead and I would not for anything go through the same terrible muddle and uncertainty that I did on The Intercolonial for any money so intend to have it out this summer ..

One thing very certain is that it will be impossible for any one having self respect to stay on the line if Fleming is Chief Engineer –

The Govt already sent him and act independently of him – so that he will insist on us doing things that he has not power to back us up in – neither has he the will when it comes to push —–

Mr Selwyn the Chief of the Geological survey is here – he says that young Dawson – son of the Professor in McGill College Montreal – comes out in July to take charge of the Geo. survey in B. Columbia which will last for a lifetime he says Dawson is an exceedingly worthy young man and I could get Tom with him if I would consent to let him go for his keep and a mere nominal salary of $20 a month to begin with – this is what we are going to reduce beginners wages to on our work —

Kamloops, B.C. 20 Sep 1885 Marcus Smith 4 pg letter to his wife
Kamloops, B.C. 20 Sep 1885 Marcus Smith 4 pg letter to his wife

Van Horne will be out here soon after the track is joined from East & west – say the end of October at latest — It is remarked in the Newspapers that Tupper, Pope & Schreiber are coming out the former can have no business except as most people think to whitewash Onderdonk and look after his share of the shares –

Everybody knows the line is not finished according to specification and none believe the C.P.Rwly will accept it as it is but will ask for a large sum from the Govt to complete it –

C.P.R. Engineer’s Office Kamloops 26 Dec 1884 Marcus Smith letter
C.P.R. Engineer’s Office Kamloops 26 Dec 1884 Marcus Smith letter

Marcus Smith letter to Wife, realized $1,210 Lot 81 C.P.R. Engineer’s Office Kamloops 1884 #CanadianRailroads #BCHistory I dined with Mr & Mrs H. J. Cambie, had a most excellent dinner & pleasant evening – Cambie has built a frame house on an acre only cost $3000

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