<persName ref="prs:seymour_f"><surname>Seymour</surname>, <forename>Frederick</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:grenville_r"><surname>Grenville</surname>, <forename>Richard</forename></persName> 28 July 1868, CO 60:33, no. 9917, 89. Seymour addressee Buckingham

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Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 28 July 1868, CO 60:33, no. 9917, 89.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.6, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B68076.html. CO 60:33 CO 60 33 9917 89 76 B.C. 1868 received 9 September co_60_33_00090r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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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 Waddington and 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 it and 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.

Seymour, Frederick
Victoria
Grenville, Richard Added abstract. Inserted revisionDesc.
No. 76 9917, CO 60/33, p. 89; received 9 September
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.

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.

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.

I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's most obedient humble Servant Frederick Seymour
Mr Elliot See previous 3371 from GovrGovernor & minutes on it.

This may be useful for reference if Mr Waddington should write again about his projected Road.

Put by.

CC 11/9
At once. TFE 11/9
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 Trutch, 4 July 1868, forwarding his report, with additional remarks from his private notes.
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).
Governor to Secretary of State No. 2 of 1st Feb. 1868 and No. 146 of 22 Nov. 1867.