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To Illrt K.V('Kr.LhN( Y TlIK U.»illT J InNOUKAIW K LoKD StaNI.F.V, <»K PUKSTON, Arr., tV:('., (ioVFKNOIi-(ii:NKI4AI. ()K IIIK DuMINIoN ly ••ii;ra;r(' in appendix to this ia a copy of the telegram - the ori;;inal iKMiitf attached to tin; !ni't;u>rialist's petition to His E\c,ellen(!y tho CTO\'ern(>r-(fencral in Council in this matter. That thereupiHi, iimhir a rtcnf^^o of tlu- p.iraniount importance and \U'ix !icy of the matter, tho uuMnoriali.-t ;it once ri'Sponded ; ^iviu^. ill the (bourse of repeated p(!rsonal aflendances at tlio otiicc of Mr i'Meming, in Ottawa, a iiutss of information from p(>rsonai knowled^o and from priv.ito journals, and other papers of tho memorialist's father, the late Chi<"/ Trader .I(»hTK IMcIammI, senior, an olHcer and ))arffu!r In trade of the lliidson's Hay Co?Mpany, and also jouiiiaU and plans of Ins associate ajid Mirtjessor in Ih'it- isli Coliimhia, the late Chief Factor Aivhihald Mcl)on:lld. That this information was as to parts of llritisii Columbia tliat hatl never luvn 8urveycanyinMiliy, aii*t ju* tho ivHult of )>ru\ ioiH I'Xjiliti'atiotH in ulii<»i.r inft>rinalion, Mr I'l v\n\u\r eu^'pKt*''! to till' nirmo'iali>,t that it uouhl h.' well iii>i tiu- hchi-uiu an/vu/n//v/(a hook of ahoiit l2(>ohM('iv j»rinti!(l |';i^(h\ witii a valuahU* inaj), hy ArroWHtnirli, from liic llnt!}j('(t. Tho j)roii!iration- hnrrioil ami ihftionlt at tho tinuj wirlj a jjacrilice of niuoh prutitabh; piofut'sional (Intnw- ('.ost tho tnoinor- iali.st a i^roat .loiih Xothiiii; waw Rtatofl or nirroed on as to tlio cofi\ of i>nhh'oation. 'I'hc wiii'k, li'iiii its nature a sort of hino hook, with »iry -^fiit's- tical (»)»; tho ro8t woro hoUiilit i»y th»'. nioiuoriah'si frotn \\h> j'Uhli^licr at a cost of alx-nt iwu hundn'ij and tifty (hiliar.s, an'>sition in thin relation. JSntlioc^ it (or tho, |)roHotjt, on this lload, to njfer to thu authoritative statoments toertilioate a of puliticiil hti'uj5^''i' — nlu (I i' Wiirt fiii.illy Moated, it wns so/lur^'eiy, on tlii« prediraiif. of the iii*-iiiMri;)|i:.t in the uhove and oihir luiiiiphN'tH an to the t'X- fi'iided I'coiu.fnie rcKoiinMs, norlhw:inl and westward. «d' t!io regions in ^ [»oint ndereiiee may he mad»' to .iiinexe«i exhihit^ A, ('. (« and K. That oil the chanj.je of Minihtiy in thi; ( ios-ernni«;rit iaie in IS7.'^, wlien I lie proje<'t \va«* conth'inned in ( Minirtry. i'liat during- all tliat time the meiiu)rialisf, was -.so far as ho Ixiiow.s — the only w ritcr in the puhlie j)res6 in suppiU-t of a eoii- finuons transcontinental railway, in Canada. All the painphlef.s he pnhli^hed on tlu; suhject (five or six) wvvo so at his own cost, ind uere (Ii>trii»uted \}y him in ICn^^iantl and .Nnstrali^ as veil as ill Canada, at hi^ own eo.xt. lie is free to ailniit tliit, he did soon his own resjMtiisihility— and, in the ^^'eiicral hojielessnoss of tho project and condemnation of it in the pnhlic mind, as first essay ei I, without a word or iota of 8U[)port save tho •;ratuitous freedom of an almost dcspairinir ))ress. That these writings, under tho si<;riatiire " Uritannicus," found general acceptance in the Conservative press. That the writer contined himself strictly to facts known to him, advaruMOg thereon pn;dicati's which w«n'e irrefutahle. and have since proved ti'ue and well founded. That no other }»ui)li(r writer, in Canada, Mnglanlu'n'iii will Im* fiUfMl a <'t)tiM«nMnH of f*u«li lacr. 'Iliit till) H»r\ i«'o wiiM, ill a M'nH'. u ••.•iiliiiuin;; ari «>f tin* »'npij;t'in»'nr of l'.»tli M »v, I •^71. Th' tlmt in* l» nmy, tlu' nu'tnor iiilint han not ruMMVi-il anv pnvmcnt or connM-n'^Mtinn in any way, tlihctlv n«>r Imlirn'tlv. from tlif (lovoriuiH'nt »»r any <»ni» <»Uj for tlin MMvii't- fr-»ni llr^r to l;if.f. That ifj* incitlcntal <»utliy anioiuit^- to :it Irast Hfvtii l'iifi.lr»ovt' nnitt<'r of railway, »V<'.. tin* nn'inorialiht iiai*, in yt-ar^ U>u^ i^'jiM* l>y»'. iui Hpt'cial M'rvicr for tlu) Stnto ill till' curiMolidatioM of tin' IIikI.-iomV Hay and North ^Vt'^r Tirrit(»rirH and alnt* Uriti-h ( 'oluml'i:i in tli«' Dominion of Canada. ThcHo -^rvii-jiH cxr^nd l>a«d\ .ihont thirtx yoiirH. Tiny are of otllrial and hJHtorii'al rt'cord af indicatiid in annoxo*! paper (), and iiru, inore«iv«'r, ^lu'ciidly allndrd to in the eertitlcatefi of Mr. Kleinin;,' and -.f I'a Liciitt'nrri: (fovcrnorH Morris and MuHnon, and (i(»ver!ior honj.jlas, herewith produced. That al>o in ISdii win'ii the firnt Ived IlivcT TrouhleH o(»onrred, as ri'ferred to in Ilin Honour Kx-Ijentenunt (Jovernor A. Morri.n' lelter-- Ivvhihif (' annexed, with n(»te 1) in explanation --the nn'niori;diHt, with ('onsideraMo tronlde to hinirielf, wai4 the nu'ans of tiiihlini: tin* (lovcrninent in its siirpri'^e to nn.*el tlu; dilHeiilty in the lu >t wn\ jiossihie under the eii-cninrttanei'.s. For Ihirt alHO, the Tni'moriaiiHt ImiMh the note of thankn, from the Minister of tlie Crown (the lat(» lIonoiiniMe Mr. Howe), tliroii^jh wh(.m the infoin ion was^iven and Hui^'^ention wa8 rebp«,'el fully pri>j]('re(l. That duni' are al.-io various other services at th<' iiiKtanee and call t>f the (tovernnu'iit or I*arliainenr, which the menuMialist liaH renderi d to the < lovernincnt and jLjeneral puhiie in conneetion with the ctir|uii\ a-< to t]ie physieal eliaractcr and ceonomie re- HMirc.e'^ of our new nortlKMii torritorieH, to which he may fairly r» I'er in flic pre.s(!nt instance. That in 1875 us a n'sult of the distribution of the meirn)ria]- ist'a pamphlet " I'eacc liivcr," in iMi^IanJ. an offer was made hy ihe Reverend lleniy M. Fletfdnr ^then of Mailhoronjrh, Kn<;land - now uf (irasmere, Westmoreland. lOn^^Iand — a «jjentlcman of liiijh re>p.»nsil)ility) to t!ie (iovermiicTit of ('an;ida, to conduct and assist with hi.^ ^^ratiiitouvs services a colony of ahout (»ne liundicd and fo'-ty Enijll^h a^rriculturints, of indejteudent means, to the l*eace liiver re«rioii. T'he matter was ref(!rred, l>y the (Jovern- Ji tiiiMit, lo tlio inoriiori.iliHt for iiifor'ntnti"!) niixttiiilril rr|»)>tiiiii. dnt ii* tiii> MaiiH' fiiiu> in.lic itiri;; wli.if. mIhiuI'I l»f <|o;i«' for it in |)n'|>;iiiiii.»ii. 'I'lit- rt'|n»rt w.ik s.ifJM fiii'tory itri will ii|MM!ur from Hir ntH<'ii(l rMferiMntu to iuivi.|rin5<» art to tlir North WrHt '|\Mrilori« m uimI in f.i'-l of our \vliol«i Nortli und \V«'Mt l>«'\»itul oltU-r Cunnl.i, iM-fort' tin' Stlrot (/o>ntnitt(>r of tlu; IIoiimo o^ (/(tiiitMoriH oii Iinuii^ruliun an*! (.'oloti- ixution. That tlu! oxumination \\;w i'\liaiHtiv<*, covering t!i(> nsIioId ^roiunl of cMjtjuiry aM (o uttononiic r« houitim arul inoatiH of (|(>vttlo|)- nicFit, iV<*. 'I'liiif, anion^fit of lior evitlcricc. flic tni-fnorialirtt r«'|n'atti(| hi^ talxilatiod of t'cotioinit; aroaM, t|i(;n yvt untictirinincit Itv ollicial Mnr\('}', ati'l Hot ^M'luMaliy known : and h'mh'x' |»rovt'* to in^tpiro hclicf and hiji;^»^ft tjovorntrK'nfal affi(»fi for aMCtTfainnuint of tin- trnlh. Tin,' report (d all flii-* ii^ in Mm.' Iiook, and was rKtonnivi'Iy ui li/od in promotin;^ the rtcliumc of railway in (|uuni.igii. • That, in 1SS4 tlw tncMnorialist was also Kinnnutned to p^Ivo ovidiMico h(,'foro tho S(dt'(it Cumrniftcc of tlie IIou.-o of Coiruions on riu' fiuhu'ct ol Navigability «d Hudtiorj'H L>ay and Straitj lor <*t»mmor('iaI p'lrposcn. That collating ard tahulatinir with c'onsidi«ral»1o rosearith much uwefid information oti tlio Huhjfct, hu gave hi« ovidnnco with d(.(Mimrntarv aiitlioritms, and from prrnonal uxpj'rioncc;, m a manni-r to rundi'r it of sp«;oial value U> tlic iMujiiiry. That, last SoRsion he was atrain Ruminoiiod to give; evidciK-ij on tlio suhject of the Ni-rlh Wot infove a Parliamentary ( 'om- mitti'O, viz., The lloiicuirahie Senate (.'onni'ittco to eritpiiro into the roHourcoiJ of the great Mcduii/io I'asin. That ho did wo, freely and largely, is shown hy the report of that ('ommittee. 'I'liat amongst other evidoneo on that oceasion, the memorialist,' at the recjiicst oi tiie (,'ommitte(! through its Chairman, the Jlonourahlo S(!nator Sehuh/ (now Lieuteiiant-C-Jovcrnor of Mani- toba), gave in und were ac^eepted) about thirty copies of his bojk, Peace Uiver, for distribution among-t the members of the (Join 'i 8 inittce: tmic-li uf Mliidi |)iini|>]ilet, ns to ocoiioitm'c resources, is cited in tluj otlicial rc'|)(»rt of that Coininittec. Tliiit for all those .'ittnulaiices aii'l servicog as a witness heforo the above Conunittees the nifniorialist makes no special claim for rcnunuM-ation : it was ctmimon citizen duty : and for his time, iV:<;., lie was. in Konie of the insiant'cs, taxed and paid in duo C(»ur8(', but irrespective of any special consideration for the service. •:0: •I'. SUMMARY OF CASK. But as to the larger service, iirst above referred to, with its- incidental oMtlay, tlio nieinoiialist does — as already stated — claim some rcmnneration and indeuinify : 1. .Hecanso, in the tirst instance, he was specifically engaged for the work in (pu-stion, primarily and se(inentially. 2. l-{ec;ni8c the work was oHiciently done, with perfect acceptance and approbation rlin)nghont: as now proved. i). Jncause the (Tovernment and the general public wlio so accepted, ntili/.ed and had tlie iicknowledu'cd benefit of that ser- vice are- the memorialist respectfulh eonsidens — bound in e(piity, if not in strict law, to recompense such service, irrespec- tive of any mere legal technicalities that may be suggested : certainly as nnu.'li so as that of any of the many thousands who for infinitely less sacrifice of pi^rsonjd interests have received due guerdon fnnn Government and ['arlianient for North West ser- vice. That as to evidence — even legal evidence — on tlii.-^ point (;f liability, the memorialist submits these facts, viz : 1. Mr. Fleming was the .authorized officer of tlie Govern- ment for the Work in qnesti(»ri, under Act of Parliament. 2. Ue, thereon, necessarily, engaged the mem(jrialist for that work. 3. His certificate of such engagement (apart from the engagement ])aper itself, the telegram aforesaid) and of the im- ]iortant and beneficial service thereon rendered, is before the Government, accompanying the present petition. That, mor('over. to meet the incident of a reference of tlie matter by the Privy Council to the Department of Kaiiways, as reported to the memorialist, he procured a duplicate original of his said certificate from Mr. Fleming, and along with a sj>ecial 9 iiit'iiioiiiil ^oxphmattiryi t(. tlio IIuiumniMc Minister of Il:iiluMys, irout it undoi* ii3r.," (or n])out that), to dates •• 17 l'ei»." and " 2'S Fei). 1^7.")'' as explained in otHcial aektiowk'duinejit paper HI' anni'xe(L Tliat the orijL^iniil pa[)iM'S and hooks of the Tacitie liaiKvav in (jnestion were, as is known, all ; members (»f the (Government of Canada, accompanied by the gratuitous statement that the service, in view of its special value to the public, should he ]»ractically recogni/.cd : to (piote one — " [ read, with pleasure, •• your last pamphlet," (that of ISSO " Prol)lem of Canada.") '• 1 '' think, if rewards go to those who have earned them in the " North AV^est, you should be the lirst to receive them." That lu.^vovcr, some accidental or technical difH(ndty seems to have arisen, in Council, in dealing with it, i7itcr alia,, the very excep- tional characti;r of the claim, and tiio doubt, in the mind of some, as to wherhcr, technically, it is legal, and would be unt)bje('tion- ahlo to Parliament and the press as the exponents of public opinion ; and, in consequence, the matter — so far as the memor- ialist knows — was left in abeyance. That receiving no answer to his })etition. the memorialist withdrew it at the close of last Session, and all his papers i^with the ]x>tition itself, viz., of Maivh 18S3j, were returned to him. That he now renews it, in form to meet — as he trusts- -the objections ])reviously raised. * 10 That tlio mnro spcciiil t)l)jcH*t of tlio prt'soiit iiiciiiorial, willi its accoiMiKiiiyiii;,^ (loeuiiiontarv '"videiico, is to inform Pai'liaiiuMit — witli wlioiii tilt; vote sought iiltiiiiati'ly rosti^- (»!" \\iv. nature of llu! claim, Tliat the memoriiilist has every eonfich-riec in the seiiKe of jiistie.* of tlie (lovernment and I'arliatnerit in siicli a ease — com- jiaratively of littU' inoim-nt, in puMic concoi-n. tiiounh it may appear to l)e. That tlie memnriali.'-t is not aware of havin*; forfeited any iiiht consideration in this matter: and the needs of his decliniiii; life f(»ree him to thus ])rese!it his claim; leaving- it to his country- men as re|e. MALCOLM MACId'Ol). OiTAWA, nist .lanuarv. 1SS!». n f I # K >>f • " ., # -Ai=:pii3:isrr)ix. ^^ # I'AUF. A Ccrtil'K.'Mtc from Sa It Tclr'n-aiii fi-oiii siui ^un] l.'ji'iiiin,; ; . i; 10 Itit C'ertilicatc in Tlaihvay I)c'|>artiut'n1 , C5 Certificate from llx-Liciit. Govornor I\Iorris. I> Red Kiver Trouble, s — Note in cxfiLiiiKtion . t-. K Certiticfiti' Iroiu Sir Juini>s Ouu;;!aH, Tiov. IJritisli Loluinhia I'l'om Siii\ev()i'-(^('ii(.'i'al of iJomiMiMii liamls, < 'ol. J, S. l)(''n!ii> C4 Lttt II li er iroMi amc as lo l^aiidg. as to Colonv to Peace R'vtr f^-M., Joliii Lovve. Seci'eUirv |)r}it. Aj^riciiItiiiT.^. Professor ]Mac(Jiiii Ill Kx-Lieiit. (Jovernni- Masson . Sir ^ocLor ljaii;;('viu ]\' rami'hh^t " Problem of ( 'aiiada " O Historical Pocorvl of Servji'c, .\i)pleton and Bancroft 11' 14 I.') 1() ,>^ - '■• I'J r .'{! *■ .» ^ J ^^^<;LaA^ l4o-*A/v ^ii^ttJE^^i M ! jp-^jcv ^ W w^ ^itx; v-^ V^i^ vvvje^vv/r ^^-^^''VVV^ lli l\^. .1 1 < ah w Ce ^t \ . » I i". ,* v/ 'A''i, Si'MIAl, < 'lIMnicATI', of Mr. SiilliU'Ml'l l''lrlllili;;', Kll^illCCI' ill ill ('Iiicf, (if tin' Ciiiatlian I'iicifio llailway, as to flu; hiM'vjcfH ot' Mr. Mal(M»liii MucLlmmI in stailiiijj; tlic work, aii'l inroriiia- tidii (ri'llaldc'l as ti» the cxtraonliiiaiv ai:ri(Miltiiril and otlicr • ■(•(Mioiiiie I'c.'souicfJH ul" tliu North Wc.-t TcrritoricH ami llril.ish Colimihia : (^lA'tter written sped Ilea lly for nse with retitlon to the (iuvern- iiient of Canada f(»r indemnity of oiithiy, cte,, in al)ovc service.) "OTTAWA, l.'ili March, 188;?. M \r.( It>asiir» in Htatirj^ tliat 1 liavn a]»|'i(( ialcil mtv liiglilv ,\; lu-p in l»riiij;iiij;' under tlio iintirt* of the piililic llii; North Woist ol' C'nnaila. When lifst. ('har;Afto(inu' hy yon on th«' sniiject. I was l«'il (n make your aci|iiaintaii(H'. aivl I ohlnincil Iroin ,\on inrormation respect iiiL, the- physical I'catnres of tlie country on hotii sides of the liocky ]\loiiiitaiiis. w iiich ] con.-.idert'd of S])ecial v;ihie and petfectly roliuhle. WhtMi J stalled in IMr.' to make a Joiiniey o»'erlaiid. snn were ;_'-rji)d I noiijj,l\ to pla<'0 ill my hands advance slieets of your pninphli'l " Peace liivei," w hicli J read on tlie way acrt)ss thi- |)!aiiis willi deep interest. It was this jianipliiet \\ hicli Hii^^u'esled to me tiie idea of ;;aiiiiii}^' addi- tional iid'oriii;il ion rc.sjiectin/^liie I'tace Ijiscr I'ouiitry, and I feh il in the pul)lic inlf it -honld he made \\-itlio(it dehiy. I ;(( coi(iiiiv;i V detached I'l. ifessor .Maconn and Mr. I loietsi' fiiiifc (if the I'di-'lir f,'ii ilirtt/l iras iiiiilrf cn\isl'li'riit iim I' feir ijiitrs oijo. Your views uiili re^iicct to liie piDdiu li\ ciiess of the Nortli West liav been more than i-onlinned l.y rce'iit e.xaminatiuns. l"cw men wvro t" hi found in < ■anada \\ lio wrnle so enllinsiasl ically a!>uut the I'ouiifry hc-foic and after llie Union witii T'.ril isit ( 'oliiml>ia. I n;Hl- that THi: eilM-ic i- i)ia:i'JA' IN Vi iii,oii\ ol niiiif w illi respect lo the public services you have rendered, ol any value. I -hall consider il a >iiji]>le act of justice to yon to furnish it. Yours very tndy SANDFOK D I"L1-: .Ml .Wi ■ ^ j;u'- It ^^^ (Tcjr;:^!,!!!! ''ii;^,!;^!!!;;; Mr, Mi'I.chI Ittf .tid in .-tiirliii^' |iirliniiii.irv , v^ t '^ tiiirscy loi- Till' (';in;ii|i;in I'Mcilii; IJuilwiiv.) "Ottawa, r.uli .M:iv, l>;i. I'.anistt^r, \\hiirr. Ml. I'lt'tiiinir will In' imuli iiltiiscd iC you r.iii j'ivi' liiui an interview hi'ii'. I iiil\i-til liiin tlial you wi re wvW iU'<|U;iinl('i| with Jtiilisli ('oluiubiii. Expi'iisi's will Ik> |iiii(l. WIMJAM W A I, I, ACM." (Then H('rn'lar\ ("oi tin- work ~ Sulif'y :i I. an I (Iraiit (or all«';j,t.'d s"ivict'.=! rcudorcil tin' Uominioii (iovi nnnoiit. * I am. sir. \'oiir (Ji'i didit Strvant. \, IMJRADJ.KN', M MACLM Ml l.K- '!>. l-:.>.,... Secrc'tarv."" I^arristrr, C»tta\\a. *N(>to. ''' .\uli' hi/ l\liili>iii'i\ In couniLlion with tins •• .Memorial." and (o arconi|>anv it.tlif IMi- non. r oil 'jiinl IVIiruarv, |ss.-,, ;,(ldichscd to the llonouralilr Minititer (>f Radv.ays. a dii|.licato ori^dnal (•crliticad' of Mr. Sjui-lford I'lcniiii;^, as to tin- ^•Tv 1(0 ui . I, I. 'stjou- till' oilier (till' tirst ori;;-inal) remainin^i- ;innexed to thr retitio!! 1)1 [<^\ before th,' Honoiualjle Pri\y Couiuil. Til" r aMiM wlivtlu .lu]'!ieat(' ori-iinal No. 2 did not aeeouipaiiy tlu' ..leiuoiial ol si\ day.^ ix fore was unavtndable delav in gettiii;.? it. It is the only fviden. e in the Department-, of the service in (luostion. The orij-iiial papers of the Canadian I'acilic Railwjiv Ollle,., in whi(-h tliere nii-'ht, have been— hut not iiec(^s.sanly so - mention of the t'n-a^•emeut and service h\ (jue.stio!i were . irnt in 187;{. ' M. McL. K. (Certiticato from v\ I,i('UtLMiiint-(n»vcni''r A. Murrin.) l)KAii SiH, - III rf|ily Ic yoiir Irttci I u titr In rijiv thai I am Ncry w<'ll uwan' that vou (h-viilnl ji ^' .it deal i>l tiiiu- and cliort. iirnlti the /((>//< »/<• lihiiiii' i)f " hritaimiciis." ill Ihi' jiicKH, to '"all iittnit i(.ii to tli' \ahir of the Nnith West po'-Ki'HsioiiH. til iho l'a< ilic liailwaN muir and nilur iiijitlt'iv< atrt'ctln>; tlu« wcH'arc and |iroj,'rrss ol' Canada. \ K'Kaidrd y(»n. at th«' tinir. whi'ii th<' pulilic mind was lai^'t'ly nninfitinit'd on tlusc siihjrcth as u'\\'\< i iwy, I'lt'!/ iiiij)i>rtiiiit S7/ r/rv In llic (-(iniilrtf, yM\ lonnrction with itir Nmlh Wist «'nal)hn;i!; .\i>n toHiifiiJi iritli iiilillitirurr mul rii t;iry ri>;lits in il At tlie same lime avow iii<; our utmost loyalty. In the memorial, howi'\er, I di-pivcated any forcible ineasures at thetimi.. The meniorial was, 1 understocjd, duly received, and n^garded. At the sani"' time I kn(>w that an explanation was m ('essary. !Mr. Morris had always conspicuously shown an intelli;:;;ent interest in Nortli West matters, and, jn'ivately — as he says, I ad(lres;^ed myself to him — otrering information which I thought necessary, and which proved so. Tlu' result wa.' an interview— in faet two or three -in theiiiuise lA . { I'f whit li. with t' nriti.-li ("•>liiinl»ia • h'j liKct. VirToitJA, ilrd April. 187:1. Im;.\I{Mi;. M' I i;i i>, I havt.- Ii;iil flie iileasnrc uf n-cfivin;,' your letter of the I7lf» Dei-eiiiln r last, tu;^t'tlier with the Mr| JoiiaM .|itiiriial and «'V|»l.iii ulory uoU'm" [.MeLeod's " J'eaee River." | " Inr w hich 1 most siwcerely tliaiiU you, To .lay that 1 H'ad over th(»H<» dniunu'iitH wiili that sort of feelinj? which one e\|»i'rioners in ruiminj; tl riin;:h any ori'inary puhlieation, would \erv inadetjiiatt ly e.xpr- ^w the inti'nw >;ratilkaiion derived troni their perusal. It was rial ly ^;<)i 1)1; over old familiar ground ; ret allinf^jseeii'-'i and iiieitlents ptisses'iinK f'>r nie a iiif)st lively inli-rest : 'I li"' jilniii. sinijile, iinvarnish< d tale of the daily prt);,'ress and experieiirt^s of the adventurous travelleis was, to me. and to niiiny others who read the little work, far n»t>rott)uchin;< ihan the nu» lieen of inmu^nse serviee to Mr. Fleming " prenarint; his last annual report, whieii hefore 1 received your letter, showing Imw ho nctpiired his iiiforination, greatly Hurprised ne', hyits ftilnesf. of detail .and e\itUnt fainiliaiify with the leadinj^ j)hysical Itatuics of the country, as well as th(> hre;ultli ami vij^jonr with which it ;;ra])jili'd jind tiealt w itii the whole suhject of the overland roide. I must rertainly a verv Hmcertlv, J.AMKS DOL'tiLAS. Avlmer, V.Q.- F (Cei'tiiicato from thu Surveyor (iciicral t.i Doiniiiiitri Latuls, Col. J.'S. Deiiiiis.) "Ottawa. :u July, 1873. My Di:.\u Mk. McLkod, -T1ii> Ihst glance into your hot>k since writing' yoia this mornirij.: po.sst^sses peculiar interest to me "from tlu' fact that your eritiniate of the available land for farmintr i)urj)iises in tlu> N. W. so nearly aK«'et-» with my t)wn. The latter ynu will see in the hlu.- hook now sen't you. 1 have I.ecn accuM-d of makiiij; a statt-inenl then u hich fad i wilt m-t Nvarrant a^ to tin- extent <>{' ihr jirea in ipicr.linn 17 I •hull \h> kIihI if iiflcr iwrnHitin my «>htliimt<» a»ifl rluKMillciitioii y«>u oun writ*' III' 11 iioli' (Ml tlir Hllhjrft vvhirli I i.-iUl Uhm ill rnw) tint tiilltttT irt brought \\{t uKuin. Ilt'lifvt' III*', My (It'ur sir, truly yoiir(4, To Malcolm McLkod. Ksl^, J. s. hKNNIS. AyliiK r. O (Ai nothor lAittcr from ('(»lon('l Doiinis.) "Ottawa, IVc. I, lfl72. "My Dk.au ^fu !Sfi T,i;of). -'Munj' (linnKs for v<»iir kimlly scinliiicc "i«' n nioscntatiDM <;oi)y of your vi«ry iiiti-n-riiiii^ anil lim(.'lv"/^'«>',/t»/(;"oii I'oiico l?iv«T. T hIiiiII alwnys piizo if, not nU>no nn a ii.irrnlivc of fii<'ts «'0)ino.-(t(l willi i'\onts \v|ii( li (Mciuri-' in tli»' 'IrrritoiN ii.;inv m'jiis Ih-Ioic «'v«'ii lln- most ssiiiniiitii- coiiM iia\<' iiiiayiiu'il t)iii( couritry iiki'ly (o Im' opcnt'il np for HcttU'iiH'iit— l»ut also htcaUHt' of tin' iinflxn's cidiiiis fn !»• coiisiilrri'tl as oi/c of tilt' pionevi'H of tin' Noi'ili llVs^ mnl as inw kiioiritnj nl irfinf he wvihs. I havt' iiuhIo a distrilnitioM amotiK k't'ntl»'iii<'ri w ho w ill jipprt'ciatf (lifiii uf the tlavo copies you hml prfvi(»nsiy mmiI iuo llirongh Duiie eV: Sun. Kelieve iiu', My ih'ju sir, Yi)iiis very KJui.'frcly, J. ; S. DF.NNIS. Extract from othiv letter from same. ••You will see that tiu' pamphlet written I »y you on the Territory in • (uetftioii is attraetinj^ attention in kiiKliiUfl."' J. S. 1>, NoTK. Several copies were 'j^ratnitously distributed in Kn'j:Iand, ;is well as many inor(> in (';in:idii, hy the :iulhor, ainoiiK-*! loading mindH in such matter, and also amonjrst tiie leading press. Tlu-re \v;is no salt' of the work in Kn^;l!in Rev. Mr. I'U'tcher, Marll)or()U^;h, Mn^laud. on the snhjeot of a Cjolony which he pro- poses to form in the Peace River district, and will he niu.h (tbiij^i'd lor any reuiarkdi with which you may favour uie ik to the expediency or othorwiso M 18 of iTn'onuii/iHk' «u< l» a iMliiino Mn (li«' |»art of tl»i» (lovorntmiif It iipiM'iirn to uw )loiil(tlii( \vlii'tlu'r ii ii ')tt)' wliirh iiuilci fxisi iii^ < iri'iuiiHiniH'fM, it wdtiM !••> |>rii|Mi ii)i' ili«< (ii)V«*riitii ixti-iiil iniuli •in •MiniKi'iiiciit. to I 'In M>)l M'«' wliut i« to ■l<»n.v III III'' |ir«««i'iil titin' tlii'. I i.nivi'.l iliiH iiioniinu yiair pmiipliltt. nii thf «4ulij»'rt of llw i'm illc Hallway ofiuiiu'. for wltidi, niupy tliaiik)', lU'lirvi' Jill', Ihar Sir, Yoiiiii sfvy trulv. * .1. S. DKNNIS.- •• You will we that ih*' pjirnplil.'i wiilP-n ly you (»n Hi" tiTiilory iii <|ni'Htiiin in iitnictiii^ atlmtiiin ill l-!ii;Jari(l. I't'iliiipfi ys OKFI' n, Ottavva. ITtli Di'i;., IH?."). ••I(<1. MUD." " 1:111" ^l.vLCoi.M Mel .KOI', Rsv.. l?ariist«r. iV<'., &<\, A>lin«'r. I».Q. My \>K\n ]\I» McT.i.oD. - 1 am niii< li nlili^od lor ymu- IcIIit in nplv to Tiiiru' on tla* sr.l>,|i'ct (•(' llu*nil(tiiy propoHi'd to Iw louii'l in llic I'carr liiviT ti rritory l.> liir licv. Mr. KU'iclu'i I t'liliiH'h ii;^ri'c III \i>ur view that t" iitlcniiil t<> t'<'rin such ;i st MlfiiU'iit at the piCHfiit tiiiu' uii>i1 (liHappoiiitiiM'iit and Iosk'h on tlio part of" its prniiu)t<>r. \on will SIC hy tilt' note I lulosi'd thai Mr. Luwi. tin- .Sirn'tary of tln' Tj<]iai liiirnt ot .\ .;riiiiitiM«' and liniiii;;ralioii. Iia.^ .sml u I'opy ol your ktli.r to Mr. h'k'tfht'r in Kn^dniid. Hi'iit'Vi' nic, iii> dear sir, \ I ry siui'invlv vours, ■ * .r. S. DENNIS." (^lit'tter of iMr. Lowe in .«»iinjc nuitter.) " Defautmknt of Aifuicf I Tinr., Ollaua, U{ U.ic, IHTa. DkvrCui,. Dennis,— T am nl)h«('d to yim for your note of this day's dali' with a Icttii' I'roui "Mr. Mi I,fod. a lopy of wliiVh has In-fu cnclostd to the iJi'v. Mr. Flitc'her, in Hn^laiid. lor liis ini'orniation, and ln' lui« also been inl'ornied tliat you concur in Mr. McLcod's opiniouB. Bcliovo mv, (Jul. Dennis, Vours truly, &c., &c. J(JHN LOWE. lU (Plxtruct from I.ottrr of IN'ui'cKMor Mueoiiii, Hotani.-f. !iff<>r cxiirn- ihutioriK of tlu« IN'iU'f Itivj'i li(';j;i«'" I**?*.' r».) " ^IY Hk vu Siu,— ^ull^ writiii.i". fin t •."kI : tii-niiiui lo tlu' loiintrv .'iiiil .iit'T iuivitiK inivt'rHi'il ilii> tuunirv friitii (•iiniir Mtiiii'iiifiiis rf^iii-imiiK' thr fntilitv of ih«' ruiintry iii'** f'llhl hi>, in nut I'V H>« Ijh'Ih wliit h i miM' umU'r liiy tiwii imlifi*. N'oii lia\«' i'lit.iiiiJy lint ov« isiatiMl till' \iilu(', " tX;c. " t r(>iiiaiu. 'I'd M.vi.roiM M< |,i.(i|>, |',«»(V.i VmiiH Hliin'tflv. AvhiMT. .lOl'lN MAt'OUN." Ill this ('iiiuK-ction, tlir iiu'inorialiHl wniilij hImi r>'trr to l'roffH<««»r Miir<»iin'Ht'vi(|»'M<'t', lit K^i'tii It'iiKt li. IIS to tilt' //(»n» of tlicrt'iuT Uivrr I{i';;i"ii Jtlhl tll»' North W««st hi'i/Diiil tin' hO-«lilli'«l " I'llfilf Hrit " of llif SllhUlllrlii- NV.UI, I H foil' 'rilD ( 'olliniOIIH' S|t«'<>i,ll ( 'oMIIIHtti <> Mil llMllliK'l tlioll illlil ( 'ololl- i/.iitiori ill IHIC), ri>|i«irt('i\Hi'lf, <»r a»;i'i*'iilt iiral :iiiii rcoiioiiiic ur«'ah lliroiiuhoiif iIh> whoh' Nnrth \Vi'ht, aiilll»ji rl Hltl)H».*- <|ii<'itlly ••olilliiiit'tl, Ml lar as rxjiiiiiin' < llicial »',n|ii'iIs aii'l r»'|M)rtrt. AIko, ill Hiinic ooniH'ctioti, tliv nuinoiialiMt would ti'for to tt-Htiniotiv of the namt' w itiH'HH as rt|Miil(i| in paK** 'IH of the Itfpoit (|HsM) of llic Hi'lfct ( oniiMitlct' of til)' S< iiatt' appoind-d to ciKiiiiir into th«> nMoitiitrt of tin* i;t' .Mfl.cod H|ioltt' of haviii'^ wiittcu" ( iin'Uiiiii>.r " r«"a< f Klx»r"|. •Itwahhii-t hook that i'aii-^i'ii( l<'- 111:111 to •'xplorr tht' INatti Kivt'rMiid ««••• if fln-iv was a ]'u^^ lliur*'. We inatl«> our way from Kdnioiitofi lo thn lVao«' UiviT, and rrat'lu'd lh»» river aliout the laM of .Septt'iiiiicr." NoTi;.- -Thfy found lli»' P.i-'>iit lllly tV»'t than the cMtiiiialc Kiveii hy iiu; in n^y lwM>k : in fiu't niy eHti- iii:it»» ami »ht' line for railway as siihsi-ijiit'iitly laid on siirvoy, throiii^h the I'ass a;;i to a foot, vi/.. I *.")'> fnt ahoNc tiic mcu. as apprarK hy plan t i{«'port of l^^Tl hy Mr. Fit'inin;;. Aid so was it as to all l'stilllaN'^ of din lances, li^j^hts, art'as, iV*'., in the niath'rs in question nivcn hy nie in till' wriiinjis iv ipu'stion : a fact atti'stt-d hy Mr. Fl» niiiiK, and hy all ^iil)KtM|U<'iit survey and expert exaiiiiiialion. |)iovinvr the leliahilily of the iid'onnation j;iven. l'rr Seiwui's report esluhlisiies tlie same favL as to IVai'ij Kivt-r. M. Mc ].. 14 (^Kxtiact, ol' Letter frtiiM I'X-Liout, (iow M.isson wiicn iMiiiister cd' tlie < 'I'owii, Sept. ISTil.) " I fully acknowlodKO the preat scrx ices you have renderfd in many vsayn to the country, and e.s|H'cially iu eondilniting t«> make known to Canada the ^vvM vesoiiices of our Nortli-\\'»st aiipiisition, and that I would feel happy if boiucthing could ho done fur you in rtcognitioii of those Hervices." SU M AIh... friiiii Hiuiu' in .\|»ril. iht: ; •• You »iui«t In- mtv mum h rfiallli"«l to Hi'»> ihiit lilt* fiu ii« yiMi lin\i> M. hiri'hiioiiNly iHi-il to hrliin liffi»r«' our ( iiiUKliiiii |»tililh li.iM' at 1II-.I Ti«« M"l tli"ir |>rtH»f. ' M. 5lt I.KUII Kh.v,. Yoiirn inilj A>liiu.r. g. I« U. MASSON. (Li'tliT fruiii ^ir ilt't'tnr |.anp«vlji.) ••DTTAWA, I.MIl .hllv. f'HO. My hrvK Mn. M« I,k,<>i>,-- I hiivr to Mnink voii for your iittfution in wtuliiiu uir .1 inpy of your wor! ••ullflfil " Tin' Proliirm of < luuulii." V«iiir work iH II tniiilii iHii; Kv« r> l>< ^In lliiiik'' lui'l «|M'ak'i ]un\ now iilioul <» ir ♦ irttit riu'illr Willi w.iy unti uiiV ). vat North \V«r.i Trrnl«»rn'M. Voui ;(l |»:ik"* will lit'lp III I ttlliii^' uiti iitioii to tlii'Ho HUbjtrt>i out of I'.'inuilu. )'nii liin'f ilnni owll In jjuhlisfi thfin. VourH truly. MAii'uLMMtLK(.l). Kw;.. lIKtToH U. LANtiKVIN. AytiuiT. ^^ T I IK I K01II IM OK ('AN.\I>A o TIiIh w\h a imnipliti't, «'ntir«'ly ol !m\ own Kii^^rHtion. to int'ct what I « (Hirtiilciiil u pri SNin^^ wiiiit at lln- juminri'. a« there wan no Im.i k (aj.art trout Mi-nrri'ly ant'h-tihlf hhu' l«ioks) cut <>. tin HUliji'i-t, Kivimr any iWra ()f tlu' work Ma \'r tilt' writfi'h |>aui|thli ts. 'I'lii' si-ln'mt- of a r;ui.i'liun iacilUt Uailway, on nu'r«'iy Canadiuu rt-sonrfi-H. appi an-il-Ko tin an flu |»ubIU' kia-w-'io hr, al tli»' I iua\ ini|»tM' tit al>l»', 'I'Im wi-ilt-r In ailvocaliniu it o'» niitiit, fit'" «'U Vfairs ht'luit' I INhKi hati poinlfilly nij;t'tl tin- lai i'hF»iiy tanti th»t\)ol' Impfrial « ttutrihutiou in th«» nH'a-*ur»' ttf ohviou-* Ini|»«'rial inli-rt'.Ht ui t^i'' work. In llif foiir'^c t»t' hi,-. iir/niinrit hf (uuii.nK'tt otla-r fatts o lolialiMl li\ hiiuitlf. a-i t<< llio fxlcnf iintl |iri',;;ii'ss tf th»' I'uiitif iiaili' U) In- iiaiflifl. wfivi'il. un imnicnsc iialaral rcstairi't's of the N<»f1h W'tst Tcrn- ''•rit'H ai\il hritish ( ohitnhia, fi»i Itx al .HiipiHiri tt) such a wiak. wfif i>t)intt'd uU. Alsti the tVasilaiilv ami ii)iii|)aiatiM' lability aiitl a • 'anatiian ro-itf. All this wa-i |iiit in foiin an-l nianiuT to n-ailily sti/.c tli»i uumi— cvt'ii of tia ISn'.i.Hh (•alat.lli^ I tu\\l;i»ni rccourHf hfciu(_'i| int'vitahio ttir nu'uns. 'I'Ik- w rittT -ratuitcUHly (liNfriliiitrtl alit'iit throo hiualnil cooIfH of the work I'l U'ailiu,.' Miitii.. ami IcailinK prtsh in lMi;;laml, ( 'anatla anil Australia, with vi-ry >;;«'neral ::fCf|itnnco, as shiuvn l»y pit'SH acknowltilycnu-nts. atnl I ly special ftanplina nlitvv autograph ackimw Iftl^^cintiit •< I'loni even the ^iurnuisot Saiisliury, Mr. (iki'lstoiie, iuid iiiher leailiny; htatcHuien in I'lri;^- laml an w«'ll as ni » aiiaila. The little work iliil rei.lly j:;immI service in tho furtherance of the project alllu>u^;l» ii\ .-.(ane re.spectn it elahht d uitii the preHcnt Hchefuc, which, at the tinu-. wart unl;tu»wii tt) the writrr. aiul- he may atltl- unknown to tho general puhlic. In <'lli ft, it sorveil the prehetit s(.henic ; aut.1 this, I'rtan Sir « f 91 ||«x tnr'ii fi|kf)riivnl. mnn» to Imvt* ItMm hb vI"h of i( Tlii< wrilff ni't««l in (lit* iiiiillrr oil liiNiiM'i ri*MiH»ii-«il>|li|jr, {rfifM|NH itM' of niiv |hiiii>m |M>rM»ruillv iiitrr>'M«-'l Ml lh«' work. It niiiv. I»y whih-, U' ii'^unlnl ih «»ltinisiM», lU* tluU iiM II iiitiv, llir uril«*r innkcM no •iriiiiiii'l lor it, Imm oiil\ for whni whh riilu'tl f«»r iiii'i iilili/ci| lM>ror«' ititit, liy |l>f UoM'ituiii*iit in llw |tiil>lii itili'iiHt, HM Klalfil ill Mr. Kti>riiiii);'M «>ttrtill< ale, Oh u|i|ilii'ulii»li l»> hint lut iin olUi'iT, 11'/ /mx', til till' iiovcriiiiitfiu. M. M« I.. O llirtTUKK .VI. KviDINi K OK S| UM(!K. Krhaifn. (From A j»|»!t»ton'H ('vcIoiximIim nl" Airirrlniti l?i»»;;raj>liv, V"l, I |»|). I J»» -7.) " MrI,K(»i\ .Toiiv, ( iinfHliuii txplorrr mill liinl«'r." « • # " lie fiTi-rird, with liJH iihH«Mi,ii«'s. iiti «>\|iuiiMioM of tru'lf In fiirn and oiIht iiiitniiil u'>i<»iiir«M (.f tlif I'millc Slufw from Yukon toSjm KranrMro, iiiid Willi tin' Sanitl«> flirt Hon. M.M.rMi.M, was nirlly th»' llrnt to |K>itit out thn iMmsihjIitv oi a tninH-t'oiitiiii-iMal railway. iil in IHUII •ii-(lii«>(| a f«'axil>lr rotito from .>l iD'al to the I'ai'itic, k>^ >>iK i-Hliniati-H of s .iti'l Itoiulils Wlirii, iindfr till* IcriMH of I'nioiiNvilli MiitiHli ColiiniliiM, an i<\|il)ii,iti(iii wan Ht-t on fiNit I'V till' < 'aiiailian ( io\ crniiu'nl, Saiiilfotd Klfiiim:^ 1 In* < 'lii*-! KnKini'i-r. put liiliuii'lf in »M.inniiini''a»ioii willi Mr. MilifoM. u ho rciiili it'il vali;jil»li' iisMJKf- aiic*' in roniu'taioii with tin' nrcliniiiuirv Hurvi-y for thr CanaiUan Piirino iMi nt UalKvay." # * # •• ||,, \^,^^ pnlilishcil « The INik •• Ifivfr ' from lih f.illit'r'rt journal ntnl IiIh own olmt-rvatioiH whili- liviiiij in Ihi- li*7'.') Ilvi' |iani|ilili'ts nii tli" I'ai-itii' Kailwav ninhM- thi< |N>n- iiuiiU' ' Hritaiiniciih ' (1h; I fs(»), aiiij ' l'r story of hin Hrrvii'f in iIUh r«'K.inl haw m-vcr l»««ti pnMJMhrd. hnl the faotN, in thi'ir iinptfrtanci'. l;av«>. indrpcridftiliy. hy tlif rtHcanli of forfi;;M hintorians, found soiiif irco'^nition and r('C(»id : hi.-t son--Hharcr in early lilr of liis toils and ponls -luis hut i-onl iiiiii'd that rttrvicc, without any daini to anv spt'ciai nutnt thiTi-lor, uiul witinait reward or f(jiupen.->atii)n in any wav iiitlifrtu. M. M( L. p> Di] T I T I o isr To 1 1 IS KXCEIJ.KNCY TlIK RkMIT IloNOUUAULK LORD STANLEY, OK PuESTON, iVc, ifec, ( iO VMKNO'i (lENERAL ok tiik Dominion of Canada, &c., tfcc. T/ic Pirirnns of th>: tnviersnmed. Malcolm MacLeod^ of the Vitij of Ottauui^ Canada, Advocate, ^c, tOc. respp:ctfi;i.lv i; f.tresents.- Tliat your TotitioJior, under cirenrntstiinofs stated in tlio annexed memorial, at the inRtane<> of the (Tovernmciit of Canada thn»ii^']i its proper olHcer, rendered sp(.'c,ial services in tlie initia- tion and early proseeutiou of the seheine of a transcontiuental j-aihvay : That tliese sorvieesi, or at least some of them, are ppeclally acknowl<;(li,aHl \\\ f.lie oHieial report of Mr Sandford Fleminuf of survey for the work, in ISTl, pau;e 13; and also suUse^uentlj' in other olHelal reports on the subject. That liavinji; l»een b()rn in the far North West Territories, aceompanyino', tliere and in British Cohnnbia, liis father the late John MacLeod, Senior, one of the orii:^inal trade ])artners of the iIudi;on's Day C-ompany, a pioneer (now historical) ot British con([nest and colonization hi^tween [ludsoii's Bay ami the I'acilic, your PetiticMier had an exceptional persoTial knowledge of tlie whole rcirion-; to ])e traversed by such a work. That as to the most dithculi part of it for railway, (>s|>eciany between the eastern slopi> of the Rocky ^loiintains and the Paeitic, there was, at the time, no othcial or authentic n'})ort exeept what (such as the otK- cial report of ('aptain Pallisei- in !■ tin, in frnperial Service) was j^ositively adverse. Thut vour Petitioner, with a better kiiowled*ze of the reirion m