Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 28 July 1868, CO 60:33, no. 9917, 89.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (6), Marginalia (1).
Seymour forwards a report by Tiedemann, a civil engineer, regarding
the line of Road to the Interior of the Colony by way of Bute Inlet, suggested by Mr Waddingtonand a memorandum by Young, regarding Tiedemann. Seymour discusses the current state of infrastructure from British Columbia’s coast to
the Eastern provinces should circumstances require a road to be opened.Cox’s minute recommends seeing
previous 3371 from Govr & minutes on itand using Seymour’s despatch as a reference if Waddington applies again about a road from Bute Inlet. Included documents discuss the Bute Inlet route proposed by Waddington.
No. 76
Victoria
28th July 1868
My Lord Duke,
With reference to my despatches noted in the margin
I have the honor to forward a Report from Mr Tiedemann, a highly
respectable Civil Engineer,on
on the subject of the line of Road
to the Interior of the Colony by way of Bute Inlet, suggested by
Mr Waddington. I am not personally acquainted with Mr
Tiedemann, but the enclosed memorandum from Mr Young, the
Acting Colonial Secretary speaks in his favour.
Governor to Secretary of State
No. 2 of 1st Feb. 1868 and No. 146 of 22 Nov. 1867.
No. 2 of 1st Feb. 1868 and No. 146 of 22 Nov. 1867.
on the subject of the line of Road
to the Interior of the Colony by way of Bute Inlet, suggested by
Mr Waddington. I am not personally acquainted with Mr
Tiedemann, but the enclosed memorandum from Mr Young, the
Acting Colonial Secretary speaks in his favour.
2. We have already more roads than we can make use of to the
gold mines, and I am notinclined
inclined to give any further
encouragement to the project of Mr Waddington, to which the
papers I enclose relate.
inclined to give any further
encouragement to the project of Mr Waddington, to which the
papers I enclose relate.
3. There are two practicable ways at least now in use which
could serve to open communication with the Eastern provinces
should circumstances require a road to be opened.
4. I would beg leave to refer Your Grace to the general report
on this subjectby
by the Surveyor General transmitted in my
despatch No. 26 of 2nd April.
by the Surveyor General transmitted in my
despatch No. 26 of 2nd April.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
See previous 3371 from Govr & minutes on it.
See previous 3371 from Govr & minutes on it.
This may be useful for reference if Mr Waddington should write
again about his projected Road.
Put by.
CC
11/9
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Minute, W.A.G. Young, Colonial Secretary, to J.W. Trutch, Chief
Commissioner of Lands and Works, 15 June 1868, asking him to "commence
arrangements for a Survey of the country from Bute Inlet to
Benshee in order to set at rest the question as to the practicability
of the Bute Inlet Road."
Minute, Trutch to Young, 7 July 1868, forwarding H.O. Tiedemann's
report on a survey done by him in 1862, showing the
impracticability of the proposed route.
Trutch to Young, 7 July 1868, forwarding reports by Tiedemann
and Corporal P.J. Leech, Royal Engineers, on the Bute Inlet route and
highlighting contents of those reports.
Tiedemann to Waddington, July 1862, reporting on his survey of
the proposed route, including sketch maps (ten pages).
Leech to R.C. Moody, 6 June 1863, reporting on his
inspection of Waddington's trail at Bute Inlet (nine pages).