Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys
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16th Reserve Batt'n South Camp 180819 Seaford Sussex, July 14/1917 | 16th Reserve Batt'n South Camp 180819 Seaford Sussex, July 14/1917 | ||
| − | Dear Tregillus. Your exceedingly welcome letter of June 7th to had a few days ago. It was a pleasant surprise as I had long ago come to the conclusion that you had relegated me to the dust covered memories of the pat. Your Cariboo news was very acceptable, and though a quantity had already been received & some little time ago from | + | Dear Tregillus. Your exceedingly welcome letter of June 7th to had a few days ago. It was a pleasant surprise as I had long ago come to the conclusion that you had relegated me to the dust covered memories of the pat. Your Cariboo news was very acceptable, and though a quantity had already been received & some little time ago from John Petersen and George Turner, both of whom are here, yet as your letter augmented their knowledge of local happenings as imparted I was very pleased to receive it.I quiter expect that business in the gold fields is absolutely nil; and it is but typical of the general business stagnation when even gold mines go idle; yet it cannot always be so, and we need not look forward so much in hope as in anticipation where gold is concerned, so we must trust to a peaceful and commercial future. I picked up a "Canada " magazine a short time ago,- the first one for weeks, ( and have not seen one since, ) and almost the first thing I put my |
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| + | BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 3 / TREGILLUS,FREDERICK JAMES, 1862-1962. Barkerville; miner. Correspondence from Freeman Killam, 1915-1917 | ||
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16th Reserve Batt'n South Camp 180819 Seaford Sussex, July 14/1917 Dear Tregillus. Your exceedingly welcome letter of June 7th to had a few days ago. It was a pleasant surprise as I had long ago come to the conclusion that you had relegated me to the dust covered memories of the pat. Your Cariboo news was very acceptable, and though a quantity had already been received & some little time ago from John Petersen and George Turner, both of whom are here, yet as your letter augmented their knowledge of local happenings as imparted I was very pleased to receive it.I quiter expect that business in the gold fields is absolutely nil; and it is but typical of the general business stagnation when even gold mines go idle; yet it cannot always be so, and we need not look forward so much in hope as in anticipation where gold is concerned, so we must trust to a peaceful and commercial future. I picked up a "Canada " magazine a short time ago,- the first one for weeks, ( and have not seen one since, ) and almost the first thing I put my
BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 3 / TREGILLUS,FREDERICK JAMES, 1862-1962. Barkerville; miner. Correspondence from Freeman Killam, 1915-1917