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History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time
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Begg, Alexander
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Title Page
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Preface
iv
Contents
vi
vii
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ix
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xi
xii
xiii
xiv
xv
xvi
xvii
Illustrations
Introductory
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Early Discoveries
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
The Fur-Trading Period
26
27
28
29
30
31
Memorial from Captain Meares
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
The Spanish reply
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
Captain Vancouver's appointment
51
52
53
54
Important state papers
56
57
58
59
Mackenzie's overland journey to the Pacific
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
Mackenzie's trouble with guides
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
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78
79
80
Vancouver's explorations continued
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Explorations and fur-trading on the mainland
93
94
David Thompson, the astronomer
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
Operations on the Columbia river
106
107
108
109
110
Union of the North-West Company and the Hudson Bay
112
113
114
Native tribes and civilization
116
117
118
Primitive Indian regulations
120
121
Fort Vancouver
123
124
125
126
127
Sundry expeditions
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
Sir George Simpson's visit, 1841
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
Fort Camosun (Victoria) selected
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
The territory to be divided
167
168
169
170
171
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176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
Colonization introduced -
185
186
187
188
The Colonial Period
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Governor Douglas nominates his council
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
Charter and license repealed
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
Further instructions and appointments
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
The San Juan Boundary Question
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
A collision prevented by Governor Douglas
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
The gold discoveries
264
265
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266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
Second meeting of the Legislature.
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
Mining regulations
285
286
287
288
289
290
Increased trade
292
293
294
295
296
Colonel Moody holds church services
298
299
300
301
Missionary Duncan
303
304
305
306
New Year receptions .
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
Gold plentiful
317
318
319
320
Large gravel deposits
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
The Clergy Reserve question
330
331
332
333
Gold mining transactions and returns
335
336
Missionary work
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
Royal Engineers -
346
347
348
349
350
351
Delegation waist on Governor Douglas
353
354
355
356
357
Roads and salaries
359
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360
361
Governor Douglas knighted, 1863
363
364
365
366
367
Governor Seymour opposes union
369
370
371
372
373
Further surveys for roads and railways
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
Preparations for Confederation
383
384
385
386
387
Union with Canada
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
Terms of Union guarantee
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
The Confederation Period
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
Three routes surveyed
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
Surveys in the interior
424
425
426
427
428
A new syndicate
430
431
432
433
Transfer of the Canadian Pacific Railway
435
436
437
438
439
New management of Hudson Bay Company
441
442
443
444
New route of travel
446
447
448
Travel and trade facilities
450
451
452
453
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454
455
456
457
Railways, coal deposits and gold
459
460
461
462
463
Education
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
Ecclesiastical
478
479
480
481
482
483
Methodist work begun in British Columbia, 1859
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
Presbyterian - Mission field, 1858
493
494
495
496
497
498
Anglican
500
501
502
503
Baptist
The reformed Episcopal church
Chinese Missions
507
The Salvation Army
Lord Stanley of Preston
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
Arrival at Victoria
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
Visit to Duncan's station
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
Parliamentary
547
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548
549
550
551
552
553
554
Fur sealing and the Alaska boundary
556
557
558
559
Condition of the Province
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
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image 0001
image 0002
image 0003
image 0004
image 0005
image 0006
image 0007
Title Page
image 0009
Preface
iv
Contents
vi
vii
viii
ix
x
xi
xii
xiii
xiv
xv
xvi
xvii
Illustrations
Introductory
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Early Discoveries
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
The Fur-Trading Period
26
27
28
29
30
31
Memorial from Captain Meares
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
The Spanish reply
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
Captain Vancouver's appointment
51
52
53
54
Important state papers
56
57
58
59
Mackenzie's overland journey to the Pacific
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
Mackenzie's trouble with guides
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
image 0097
image 0098
image 0099
78
79
80
Vancouver's explorations continued
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Explorations and fur-trading on the mainland
93
94
David Thompson, the astronomer
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
Operations on the Columbia river
106
107
108
109
110
Union of the North-West Company and the Hudson Bay
112
113
114
Native tribes and civilization
116
117
118
Primitive Indian regulations
120
121
Fort Vancouver
123
124
125
126
127
Sundry expeditions
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
Sir George Simpson's visit, 1841
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
Fort Camosun (Victoria) selected
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
The territory to be divided
167
168
169
170
171
image 0194
image 0195
image 0196
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
Colonization introduced -
185
186
187
188
The Colonial Period
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Governor Douglas nominates his council
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
Charter and license repealed
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
Further instructions and appointments
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
The San Juan Boundary Question
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
A collision prevented by Governor Douglas
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
The gold discoveries
264
265
image 0291
image 0292
image 0293
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
Second meeting of the Legislature.
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
Mining regulations
285
286
287
288
289
290
Increased trade
292
293
294
295
296
Colonel Moody holds church services
298
299
300
301
Missionary Duncan
303
304
305
306
New Year receptions .
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
Gold plentiful
317
318
319
320
Large gravel deposits
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
The Clergy Reserve question
330
331
332
333
Gold mining transactions and returns
335
336
Missionary work
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
Royal Engineers -
346
347
348
349
350
351
Delegation waist on Governor Douglas
353
354
355
356
357
Roads and salaries
359
image 0388
image 0389
image 0390
360
361
Governor Douglas knighted, 1863
363
364
365
366
367
Governor Seymour opposes union
369
370
371
372
373
Further surveys for roads and railways
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
Preparations for Confederation
383
384
385
386
387
Union with Canada
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
Terms of Union guarantee
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
The Confederation Period
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
Three routes surveyed
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
Surveys in the interior
424
425
426
427
428
A new syndicate
430
431
432
433
Transfer of the Canadian Pacific Railway
435
436
437
438
439
New management of Hudson Bay Company
441
442
443
444
New route of travel
446
447
448
Travel and trade facilities
450
451
452
453
image 0485
image 0486
image 0487
454
455
456
457
Railways, coal deposits and gold
459
460
461
462
463
Education
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
Ecclesiastical
478
479
480
481
482
483
Methodist work begun in British Columbia, 1859
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
Presbyterian - Mission field, 1858
493
494
495
496
497
498
Anglican
500
501
502
503
Baptist
The reformed Episcopal church
Chinese Missions
507
The Salvation Army
Lord Stanley of Preston
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
Arrival at Victoria
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
Visit to Duncan's station
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
Parliamentary
547
image 0582
image 0583
image 0584
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
Fur sealing and the Alaska boundary
556
557
558
559
Condition of the Province
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
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