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Wanted advertisement for Canadian Pacific Railway Survey workers

Wanted advertisement for Canadian Pacific Railway Survey workers

An advertisement from the July 13, 1871 issue of The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle.
The journal of Robert M. Rylatt, 1885

The journal of Robert M. Rylatt, 1885

Rylatt wrote notes of his journeys with the CPR and later revisited his journal, adding more detail and coloured drawings. Rylatt’s wife, Fanny Rylatt (née Morrison), remained at […]
Walter Moberley and the Canadian Pacific Railway Geological Survey Party in Victoria

Walter Moberley and the Canadian Pacific Railway Geological Survey Party in Victoria

Walter Moberly (seated second from the right) was the district engineer in charge of organizing survey expedition parties to Howse Pass and Eagle Pass in the Rocky Mountains […]