Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys
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− | they ( the men of Pioneer Batt) say they are to be in Eng Nov 3rd & are to be used as a construction gang to dig trenches & build bridges & make the timbers etc for those bridges. I know a number, & of those I know the majority are pretty old | + | they (the men of Pioneer Batt) say they are to be in Eng Nov 3rd & are to be used as a construction gang to dig trenches & build bridges & make the timbers etc for those bridges. I know a number, & of those I know the majority are pretty old booze fighters but on the whole they are a big husky looking lot & I dont doubt will be very usefull. Prince Rupert gave them a reception (missed us) but Hazelton & Rupert are of course closley connected in many ways. |
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+ | At no point did a parson show any interest in us. Why was that? I told Elliot at Quesnell we were to pull out at 3 a.m. but he | ||
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+ | BC Archives, MS-0426 | ||
+ | Box 1 | ||
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+ | TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862-1962. Barkerville, miner. | ||
+ | Correspondence from Ernest Seeley, 1915-1919. |
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they (the men of Pioneer Batt) say they are to be in Eng Nov 3rd & are to be used as a construction gang to dig trenches & build bridges & make the timbers etc for those bridges. I know a number, & of those I know the majority are pretty old booze fighters but on the whole they are a big husky looking lot & I dont doubt will be very usefull. Prince Rupert gave them a reception (missed us) but Hazelton & Rupert are of course closley connected in many ways.
At no point did a parson show any interest in us. Why was that? I told Elliot at Quesnell we were to pull out at 3 a.m. but he
BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 5 TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862-1962. Barkerville, miner. Correspondence from Ernest Seeley, 1915-1919.