The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
British Columbia; Information for Emigrants
Contents
- British Columbia. — Information for Emigrants
- [introduction]
- A few Facts p. 5
- British Columbia not Remote
- The Great Snow Question
- A Foreigner's First Impression on landing in British Columbia
- What the United States Government thinks of British Columbian Coal p. 6
- What Farmers have Produced in British Columbia
- Minerals
- Investments waiting for Men and Money
- The Country—its History and Natural Divisions
- Population (excluding Indians) p. 7
- Indians
- Public Lands
- Settle in British Columbia, and Register Your Homestead
- Surveyed Land
- Unsurveyed Land
- Homestead Act p. 8
- Popular Names for Lands—a Word to Intending Settlers p. 9
- Transport and Travel. — Vancouver Island p. 10
- Yale to The Interior. — (See Roads on the Map.) p. 11
- Total Cost of Roads. — About £300,000 English ($1,500,000). — Last Year's Vote of the Provincial Legislature for Roads
- Taxes for District Roads p. 12
- Canadian Pacific Railway. (See p. 72.)
- Description of British Columbian Waggon-Roads
- The Young-Country Road Grievance
- River and Lake Navigation p. 13
- Climate
- General Characteristics of Climate
- Climatic Divisions. — West Cascade Region p. 14
- East Cascade Region
- Public Debt p. 15
- Taxation
- Average Wages in British Columbia p. 16
- Savings-Banks p. 17
- Money Table p. 18
- Eatable Wild Fruits
- Beasts of the Chase
- Birds p. 21
- Fish
- Housing
- Fuel p. 22
- Board and Lodging
- Household Servants p. 23
- Who should go
- How to reach British Columbia p. 26
- Money (Coin) in British Columbia
- Money (Paper) in British Columbia p. 28
- Course of Exchange on England
- On New York
- On San Francisco
- How to send Money to British Columbia
- Words of Advice after Arrival p. 29
- Special Advice to Young British Columbian Farmers p. 30
- Aliens
- Public Schools
- Churches p. 31
- Newspapers
- Post-Office. — Rates of Postage
- Local Post-Offices
- Administration of Justice p. 32
- Local Self-Government
- Provincial Self-Government
- Exports p. 33
- Manufactories. — New Westminster
- Hope, Yale, and Lytton
- Lillooet and Clinton
- Kootenay and Columbia
- Cariboo
- Nanaimo p. 34
- Cowichan
- Victoria
- Trade
- Tonnage for 1871
- Hospitals
- Telegraph Lines
- Public Works p. 35
- Harbours
- Vancouver Island
- Resident Population
- Soils p. 37
- Derivation of Vancouver Island Soils
- Distribution of Soils
- Value of these Soils
- Water p. 38
- Estimated Quantity of Farming Land
- Interior of the Island p. 39
- Mode of clearing Land
- Course of Cropping p. 40
- Prices of Farm Stock. — Victoria Market, 1872 p. 43
- Prices of Farm Produce. — Victoria Market, 1872
- Cost of Labour on Farms—with a few words on that subject p. 44
- Winter Care of Stock
- West Cascade Region
- Soils of Mainland p. 47
- New Westminster District.—General Remarks
- Capabilities of the New Westminster District p. 48
- Freshets and Tidal Overflows p. 49
- New Westminster District.—Special Description
- Nasse-Skena District p. 51
- Queen Charlotte Islands p. 53
- Winter Care of Stock.—West Cascade Region
- East Cascade Region
- Rough Sketch of East Cascade Region p. 55
- Irrigation p. 56
- Grazing p. 57
- A Word to the intending Cattle Farmer p. 58
- Newspaper Accounts p. 59
- Healthiness for Cattle p. 60
- Arable Farming in the East Cascade Region p. 61
- Experience of Practical Farmers in East Cascade Region p. 62
- Similkameen Valley p. 63
- Osoyoos Lake
- Kootenay p. 64
- A Question put here to the Reader
- Okanagan Country p. 65
- Kamloops-Shuswap District
- Nicola Country p. 66
- Hope, Yale, and Lytton p. 67
- Lillooet-Clinton District. — Including Cache Creek, Bonaparte, also Williams Lake, and up to Quesnel Mouth p. 68
- What has been described in the foregoing p. 69
- Chilcotin, &c p. 70
- Markets
- Canadian Pacific Railway p. 72
- Mining, generally.* p. 74
- Gold Mining
- Cariboo p. 76
- Kootenay
- Omineca
- Californian Experience p. 77
- Coal Mining
- Distribution of Coal Fields p. 78
- Mines at Nanaimo
- Free Stone p. 79
- Silver Mining
- Copper Mining p. 80
- Timber
- Sheep Farming p. 83
- Sheep—West Cascade Region
- Sheep—East Cascade Region
- Kind of Sheep p. 84
- Goats p. 85
- General Remarks on Wool Growing p. 86
- Wool Markets
- Fisheries
- Beet Sugar p. 89
- Flax Growing p. 90
- Tobacco p. 91
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Appendix p. 92
- Notes for a Year respecting the Settlements at Sumass and Chilliwhack, British Columbia. (See page 50.) p. 92
- Abridged Newspaper Reports for one year respecting the Lillooet-Clinton Country, including Bonaparte, Williams Lake, and up to Quesnel Mouth. (See page 68.) p. 93
- Trade in Tinned Meats
- Chicago
- St. Louis Market, March 1872 (per 100 lbs. gross) p. 94
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Index p. 95
- Appendix p. 96
- Illustrations
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Appendix p. 92