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C, 11th October, 1883. Sir,—I have the honour to instruct you to make an instrumental survey of a route for a waggon road to connect the Lillooet-Clinton Road with the Main Trunk Road, via Marble Canyon. You will mark salient points with large stakes, numbered consecutively, and make full notes of the necessary grading, bridging, etc., etc., required for the proper construction of a waggon road between said stakes; also give an estimate of the probable cost of constructing a road, with light gradients, having a carriage-way eighteen feet wide, based upon local prices. I have, (fee, Wm. Allan, C. E., (Signed) W. S. Gobe, Clinton, B. C. Surveyor-General. VlCTOKIA, B. C, 23rd August, 1884. Sir,—By direction, I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of an advertisement inviting tenders for the construction of a sleigh road, via Marble Canyon and Hat Creek, for your information. I have, etc., F. Soues, Esq., Government Agent, (Signed) S. Phipps. Clinton, B. C. [Telegram.] Attokxe v-General's Office, To Robert Carson, Victoria, 18th August, 1884. Clinton. Construction Marble Canyon waggon road impracticable at present. Propose constructing sleigh road, which, with frozen lakes, can be used during winter months, and be eventually made waggon road. Consult neighbours concerning feasibility of scheme, and wire me suggestions Government expense. Give copy O'Halloran. (Signed) A. E. B. Davie. 462 Correspondence—Marble Canyon Road. 1885 [Telegram.] Clinton, B. C, To A. E. B. Davie, Victoria. 27th August, 1884. Have seen neighbours about road, all wish to have waggon road built, but consider it too late to do the work. Was surprised to learn last-night that tenders were called for construction of sleigh road. Letter by mail explaining views of settlers. Sleigh road would benefit me very much if built in proper place, but if built where surveyed will benefit no one except Cargyle. (Signed) R, Carson. Pavilion, 25th August, 1884. Sir,—In reply to your telegram respecting road through Marble Canyon, we, the undersigned settlers of Pavilion and vicinity, are agreed that the waggon road is what we want, but in the meantime if a sleigh road was opened out on the line for the waggon road, it might be a benefit to some of us this winter, but as the season is now well advanced, there is scarcely time to make a sleigh road to be of use this coming winter, it is, therefore, the wish of all that the waggon road be constructed, and that the work be commenced as soon as possible, and, furthermore, that it be clone by contract. There is a portion of the surveyed route which is not where it ought to be. We wish that the line for road leave the last crossing of Hat Creek (at the Rancherie) and go through Morgan's flat, and coming in junction with the Trunk Road two miles below Cargyle's, instead of as at present surveyed to Cargyle's. This change will shorten the distance to Cache Creek two miles at least, and will give a better grade and good sleighing in winter; whereas by taking it the other way it will run through open country where there will be little or no snow. By making this change the cost of making that portion will not be more than half what it will cost to make the same distance towards Cargyle's. The enclosed sketch will give you a fair idea of the unreasonableness of the line as at present surveyed. As the opening of this road is intended principally for the settlers of this vicinity, the Government therefore are deserving of censure in not notifying us of their intention of sending a surveyor to survey the route. We ought certainly to have had notice, in order that one of our number could have gone with Mr. Allan, the Surveyor, and selected the best route. We can see no reason why the line was located to Cargyle's, unless it was through the influence of our junior representative, Mr. Edward Allen. (Signed) C. O'Halloran, ,, A. McDonald, ,, John Curbie, T. J. Cole, G. R. Tinker, „ P. Garrigan, A. E. B. Davie, Esq., „ R- Carson, Victoria, „ M. Gillen. [Telegram.] Clinton, B. C, To W. S. Gore, Esq.. September 2nd, 1884. Surveyor-General. Three tenders for Marble Canyon Road—Thirteen thousand seven hundred and forty dollars; eight thousand dollars; six thousand four hundred dollars. Particulars by mail tonight. (Signed) F. Soues. 48 Vic Correspondence—Marble Canyon Road. 403 Clinton, B. C, September 2nd, 1884. Sir,—I have the honour to enclose herewith three tenders received by me to-day for the construction of a sleigh road through Marble Canyon. In the event of one being accepted by the Government, I would suggest that the following be put in the contract, the matter fully explained and understood by the contractor:—" That all timber used in the construction of bridges, culverts, and cribbing, must be peeled, and the dimensions of stringers,