William Law Ogilby Diary
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| − | Starting from Victoria, Vancouver's Island with a Surveyor and fifteen Men, for the purpose of completing a Survey commenced two years previous, defining the line between the Dunsmuir [ | + | Starting from Victoria, Vancouver's Island with a Surveyor and fifteen Men, for the purpose of completing a Survey commenced two years previous, defining the line between the Dunsmuir [Grant] from the [Government] land: we were landed at Alberni by the C. P. W. Co Steamer Maude on the 29th [illegible]. |
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| − | + | Where we landed our supplies to our [housing?] there for the night on the wharf: we three split up into two and twoand visited the place of interest in the afore said settlement: (Alberni is on the west coast of Vancouver Island: about 100 miles north of Victoria at the read | |
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From March 27th/92 To Oct 8th/92
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Diary of a Chain Man on a Government Survey on Vancouver Island
Tuesday March 27th
Starting from Victoria, Vancouver's Island with a Surveyor and fifteen Men, for the purpose of completing a Survey commenced two years previous, defining the line between the Dunsmuir [Grant] from the [Government] land: we were landed at Alberni by the C. P. W. Co Steamer Maude on the 29th [illegible].
Monday, March 28th Has passed visiting some (illegible) of fishing stations and in landing supplies for some whaling schooners: three or four of these schooners were waiting in the bay for fine weather: proceeding afterwards we landed at the flourishing town of Alberni.
Tuesday, March 29th Where we landed our supplies to our [housing?] there for the night on the wharf: we three split up into two and twoand visited the place of interest in the afore said settlement: (Alberni is on the west coast of Vancouver Island: about 100 miles north of Victoria at the read