William Law Ogilby Diary
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to see an old chum.
Oct 10th. At 10.40 a.m. we leave for Victoria by the Esquimalt Nanaimo Railway to get settled up with; it seems strange coming into civilization again after so long away from it & so endeth the diary of a chainman on a survey on Vancouver Island British Columbia.
Wages paid on this survey: per month Commisariat man 75$
Head chainman 60$
Axeman 50$
Packer 50$
Cook 60$
BC Archives, AAAA1452 File 1 / OGILBY, William Law / Diary, 27 Mar to 8 Oct 1892.