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; [?] strange coming into civilization again after so long away from it & so cude to 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$