The Story of the Canadian Pacific RailwayW. Stevens limited, 1916 - 154 pages |
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Page 24 - The time has now for ever gone by for effecting such an object, and the unfortunate choice of an astronomical boundary line has completely isolated the Central American possessions of Great Britain from Canada in the east, and also almost debarred them from any eligible access from the Pacific coast on the west.
Page 63 - It was no ordinary occasion ; the scene was in every respect noteworthy, from the groups which composed it and the circumstances which had brought together so many human beings in this spot in the heart of the mountains, until recently an untracked solitude. Most of the engineers, with hundreds of workmen of all nationalities who had been engaged in the mountains, were present. EVERYONE appeared to be deeply impressed by what was taking place. The central figure in the group was something more than...
Page 63 - McGillivrays, the Frasers, Finlaysons, McLeods and McLaughlins and their contemporaries, who first penetrated the surrounding territory. From his youth he had been connected with the company which for so long had carried on its operations successfully from Labrador to the Pacific, and from California to Alaska. To-day he was the chief representative of that vast organization which, before the close of the last century, had sent out pioneers to map out and occupy the unknown wilderness and which,...
Page 80 - The line of the North Pacific road runs for 1,500 miles near the British possessions, and, when built, will drain the agricultural products of the rich Saskatchewan and Red River districts east of the mountains, and the gold country on the Fraser, Thompson, and Kootanie rivers west of the mountains.
Page 53 - ... and several large hawsers, they set forth on their voyage, with a crew of seventeen men, the steamer being in charge of a skilled engineer, JW Burse. The severest struggle was at a point called China Riffle, where the power of the engines and steam-winch, with fifteen men at the capstan, and of 150 Chinamen laying hold of one of the ropes, barely sufficed to pull the vessel over the shoals. Overcoming...
Page 80 - The opening by us first of a North Pacific Railroad seals the destiny of the British possessions west of the 91st meridian. They will become so Americanized in interests and feelings that they will be in effect severed from the New Dominion and the question of their annexation will be but a question of time.
Page 64 - It seemed as if the act now performed had worked a spell on all present. Each one appeared absorbed in his own reflections.
Page 81 - River have long earnestly desired to see the Lake Superior route opened up for commerce and emigration, and they rejoice to hear of the proposal to open up a road and establish a line of telegraphic communication through the interior to British Columbia, entirely within British territory, believing that such works would greatly benefit this country, while subserving at the same time both Canadian and Imperial interests.
Page 61 - I believe we had that much sanity left us ! And then we began. We tossed up chairs to the ceiling : we trampled on desks : I believe we danced on tables. I do not fancy any of us knows now what occurred, and no one who was there can ever remember anything except loud yells of joy and the sound of things breaking ! ' Meanwhile George Stephen had been working and getting Bonds out.
Page 10 - Our world was for a time in our little band. We knew nothing of the country before us and we had no assistance to look for from the world behind us. We were following a tributary of the Columbia to the waters of that river, and this was the one guide for our direction. One by one we march off in Indian file to the forest.