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PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF LANDS AND WORKS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1900. THE GOVERNMENT OF THEPROVINCEOFBRITISH COLUMBIA VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by Richard Wolfenden, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1901. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 371 REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF LANDS AND WORKS; 1900. To the Honourable Sir Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinieke, K.C. M. C, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour : Herewith I beg respectfully to submit the Annual Report of my Department, in compliance with the provisions of the Public Works Act. W. C. WELLS, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. Lands and Works Department, Victoria, B. G, January Slst, 1901. ■ 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 373 REPORT. -:o: During the year 1900, 5,754 letters were received by the Works Branch of the Department, and 3,682 letters were written, comprising 4,000 folios. Between 1st July, 1900, and 12th February, 1901, 3,876 pay lists and vouchers, representing an expenditure of $354,516.29, were scrutinized and approved. The following table gives the approximate mileage of all roads and trails in the several Electoral Ridings throughout the Province built and maintained by the Government of British Columbia:— Riding. Roads. Trails. 117.75 46.75 178.10 142.25 82 20 167.50 157 ■ 82.25 282.12 723 601 664 181.25 302.50 721 106.50 109.37 97 164.40 178.50 440 51.25 North ,i 12.50 Esquimalt 16.90 ' 21.50 65 Nanaimo City 56.50 North » 12 124.40 Yale Do. a North a West n East ,i West „ East Riding 144 12 Do. 258 155 Do. 5 757 West Kootenay Do. a Revelsto a Sloean it Nelson // Rossland i, North , South 513 355.25 Do. 290.50 Do. ;/ 124 East Kootenay „ 565 385 Cassiar 542 5,615.49 4,414.55 374 Public Works Report. 1901 South Victoria District. West Division. Julius Brethour, Superintendent. East Road. Gravelled 2,520 feet, 8 feet wide, 7 inches deep. m 2,000 n 8 n 6 „ ,. 3,600 ,i 10 n 8 „ 3,930 „ 9 8 Made ditch, 1,440 feet long. Made 1 stone culvert, 21 feet long, 1 foot by 1 foot. Cut brush from sides of road. Ditches cleaned. West Road. Gravelled 4,386 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 1,752 „ 8 7 it Planked bridge, 24 feet long, 8 feet wide and 3 inches thick. Made ditch, 600 feet. Cleaned brush from side road. Filled in approach to bridge with rock, 60 feet long, 20 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Filled holes with gravel. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet long, 2 feet by 3 feet. Telegraph Bay Road. Gravelled 2,910 feet, 7 feet wide, 6 inches de Cleared forest 660 „ 40 ,i Grubbed 660 ii 20 Excavated earth 275 i, 20 ,i 2 feet deep. Filled 180 „ 30 n 2 Made 1 culvert, 45 ,i long, 1 foot by 2 feet. Butler's Cross Road. Gravelled 2,160 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Lime Kiln Road. Gravelled 495 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Mount Newton Cross Road. Gravelled 1,500 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Brooks' Cross Road. Gravelled 1,983 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. John's Cross Road. Gravelled 600 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Martindale Road. Gravelled 450 feet, 7 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 375 Happy Valley Road. Gravelled 210 feet, 7 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Prospect Lake Road. Made 3 culverts, 15 feet long, 1 foot by 2 feet. Made general repairs. East Division. Joseph Nicholson, Superintendent. Cedar Hill Road. Gravelled 6,345 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 750 „ 1 ' '„ 6 Repaired sidewalk from city boundary to Cedar Hill Church. Feltham Road. Gravelled 1,200 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Re-covered 1 culvert, 5 n 20 feet long. Ditched 900 feet, 2 ,, 1 foot deep. Scott's Road. Gravelled 1,005 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Gordon Head Road. Gravelled 705 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Cadboro Bay Road. Gravelled 5,400 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 100 feet with 5-inch tiles (for conveying water from spring in road). Richmond Road. Gravelled 1,800 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Fineuty's Road. Gravelled 300 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 600 n 2 n 1 foot deep. Oak Bay Road. Box drained 750 feet, 12 inches wide, 12 inches deep. Tile h 52 ii 8-inch tile. Ditched 375 n 2 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, 2 feet wide, 20 feet long, 2 feet deep. Richardson Road, Oak Bay Avenue. Graded 507 feet, 24 feet wide. Grubbed 99 „ 8 Gravelled 600 n 16 n 9 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 10 inches deep, 24 feet long. Saanich Road. Gravelled 8,188 feet, averaging 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Macadamized 180 n 9 feet wide, 5 inches deep. 376 Public Works Report. 1901 Carey Road and Glanford Avenue. Macadamized 2,922 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 2,475 „ 1 foot „ 6 m Made 2 culverts, 12 inches by 12 inches and 20 feet long. Re-covered 1 bridge, 14 feet wide, 25 feet long, 3-inch plank. Charlton Road. Graded 1,725 feet, 14 feet wide. Ditched 1,725 n 4 m 18 inches deep. Stoned 252 „ 10 „ 8 Gravelled 498 „ 10 „ 8 Made 2 culverts, 2 feet wide, 16 feet long, 2 feet deep. Built 1 bridge, 16 n 20 n 6 n Ross's Road. Graded 120 feet, 12 feet wide. Ditched 600 ii 2 n 1 foot deep. Cavin's Road. Gravelled 450 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 450 n 12 inches n .6 n Made 1 culvert, 3 feet wide, 16 feet long, 2 feet deep. Wilkinson Cross Road. Gravelled 900 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Strawberry Vale Road. Gravelled 1,200 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Ditched 600 ii 12 inches n 6 n McNeil's Road. Gravelled 300 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Gorge Road. Laid 600 feet sidewalk, 3 feet wide. Ditched 600 feet, 1 foot wide, 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert (6-inch sewer pipe). Boleskin Road and Tolmie School District. Repaired bridge, 2 caps, 4 new sills, 100 feet long, and 10 inches by 14 inches. Re-covered this bridge with lumber (3 inches by 12 inches), 100 feet long and 14 feet wide, and made new railing. Laid 450 feet sidewalk, and made general repairs to sidewalk in Tolmie School District. Cordova Bay Road. Grubbed 549 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 1,050 n 16 .. Ditched 477 ii 1 foot wide, 6 inches deep. Cribbed 100 n Excavated 50 n 3 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Filled in 30 „ 18 „ 31 Made 2 culverts, 1 culvert (12-in sewer-pipe), and the other (18-inch sewer-pipe). 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 377 North Victoria District. Julius Brethour, Superintendent. East Road. Gravelled 4,300 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Cribbed with rock 150 n to protect road. Bridge, 62 feet long, covered with 2-inch plank, 10 feet long; foundations and approaches repaired; ditches cleaned. West Road. Gravelled 1,200 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 900 ,',, 7 ii 6 Road, 600 feet long, widened 2 feet, and ditch dug on one side. Beacon Avenue. Gravelled 1,164 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 1,000 „ 8 ii 5 Second Street. Gravelled 492 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Pender Island. S. B. Colston, Foreman. Estimate of South Pender road work, commenced October 22nd, 1900, completed November 16th, 1900:— Opening up Stansford & Higg's main road, 1 mile long, 9 feet wide. Repairing Spaulding's branch road, three-quarter mile long, 9 feet wide, from Bedwal wharf to Spaulding. Estimate of North Pender road work, commenced September 10th, 1900, completed October 6th, 1900:— Opening up road from Hope Bay wharf to Colston's, one-half mile long, 9 feet wide. Gravelling main road one-quarter mile, and filling in gully for a bridge, 45 feet wide. Mayne Island. J. W. Bennett, Foreman. September 17 th. Commenced work on Mayne Island roads. Began work on main road, starting from Mayne Island wharf. Gravelled 540 feet, 6 feet wide. Ditched 150 .. • September 21st. Began work on Point Comfort Road, starting from Mayne Island wharf. Graded and ditched 300 feet of road, 10 feet wide; also did some blasting of trees. October 8th. Began work on McDonald's Road, commencing from Village Bay Road at Village Bay, continuing road to McDonald's boundary line. Length of road cleared out, 1,452 feet long, 10 feet wide. Graded and grubbed 7 feet wide. One crib bridge built with cedar logs 2 feet thick; size of stringers, 1 foot in diameter, planked with small cedar split into 4 inches in thickness, flat side up; width of bridge, 10 feet; length, 45 feet. October 15th. Began work on Dean and Archambault's Road, commencing at Horton Bay Road. Brushed out 10 feet wide, \ mile long. Graded trail 3 n (not being sufficient money to grade road any wider). Began work on Village Bay Road. Ditched and repaired 225 feet, built 1 culvert of cedar, and repaired road. October 23rd. Began work on Horton Bay Road, commencing at main road. Graded and ditched 210 feet, and blasted stumps. Galiano Island. John M. Walker, Foreman. Central Road. Ditched 600 feet. Gravelled 300 n Made 4 culverts. General repairs to road. Western Trail. Re-built corduroy bridge at Georgeson's (destroyed by fire), 70 feet long. Graded 300 feet on Georgeson Trail. Made general repairs to Warnock Trail. Cleaned out ditches, ruts, etc. Groth Road. Forest cleared (not stumped) 900 feet, 12 feet wide. Removed windfalls and kept settlement roads free from fallen timber. Salt Spring Island. Joseph Nightingale, Foreman. Isabella Point Roads (length of road, 3| miles; width, 8 feet). Forest cleared 900 feet, 14 feet wide. Grubbed 900 „ 8 Graded 3,600 „ 8 „ Ditched 150 n 1J n 1J feet deep. Excavated earth 600 n Made 1 culvert, 14 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Built 1 bridge, of cedar, 50.feet long, 12 feet wide. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 379 Beaver Point Roads (length, 7 miles; width, 12 feet). Gravelled 600 feet, 7 feet wide, 5 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 18 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Burgoyne Bay Roads (length of roads, 8 miles; width, 14 feet on an average). Graded 2,130 feet, 18 feet wide. Ditched 2,245 n 1£ ., 1| feet deep. Gravelled 2,085 n 7 n 5 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, averaging 18 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Cranberry Marsh Roads (length of road, 3^ miles; width, 12 feet). Graded 600 feet, 12 feet wide. Ditched 1,500 .. 1J ., H feet deep. Excavated earth 300 n Gravelled 300 m 7 n 5 inches deep. Made 4 culverts, 12 feet wide by 2 feet by 2 feet. Mountain Roads (length, 8 miles; width, 12 feet). Graded 1,800 feet, 12 feet wide. Ditched 1,800 ,, 1| ,. I1 feet deep. Gravelled 1,725 n 7 n 5 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, 12 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Central Settlement Roads (length, 111 miles; width, 14 feet on an average). Ditched 600 feet, 1^ feet wide, 1|- feet deep. Gravelled 5,550 n 7 n 5 inches deep. North End Roads (length, 12| miles; width, 12 feet). Forest cleared 3,000 feet, 12 feet wide. Grubbed 3,000 .i 12 Graded 3,000 „ 12 Gravelled 1,500 n 7 n 5 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 12 feet long, by 2 feet wide, by 2 feet deep. Doctor Baker's New Road (length, f mile; width, 12 feet) Forest cleared 1,650 feet, 12 feet wide. Grubbed 1,650 „ 12 Graded 1,650 „ 12 „ Corduroyed 105 n 12 m Gravelled 150 n 7 n 5 inches deep. Esquimalt District. Metchosin. J. Witty, Foreman. Happy Valley Road. September. Made 510 feet new road, 16 feet wide. Widened 420 n to 16 „ Gravelled 150 n 10 u 6 inches deep. Repaired 300 n filling holes with gravel. 380 Public Works Report. 1901 Built bridge, 20 feet long, 12 feet wide, covered with cedar, on Neild's Road. Cut down hill on Sooke Road, 150 feet long, 16 feet wide. Cut 4 feet. Gravelled 150 feet, 12 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Cut down hill on Sooke Road known as Sand Hill, 120 feet long. Cut 4 feet, 16 feet wide; cribbed 60 feet, 4 feet high ; also re-formed and gravelled 240 feet, 12 feet wide, 4 inches deep. Rocky Point Road. October. Re-formed and gravelled 600 feet, 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Cleaned out ditch, 1,500 n long. Brushed forest, 1,800 m 50 feet wide. Widened road, 300 n 16 feet, and some general repairing with gravel. Made 1 cedar culvert, 4 by 16, near Vine's place. ii 1 n 4 by 18, near Parker's place. This work was done from F. Parker's place to Saw-Pit Hill, covering a distance of about 4 miles. Made 600 feet new road, 18 feet wide, gravelled 10 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Brushed 1,200 feet of forest, 50 feet wide. Cut down hill, 180 feet long; cut 4 feet, 18 feet wide. Cribbed 75 feet, 4 feet high. Gravelled 240 n 12 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Albert Head Road. General repairing, 600 feet. Esquimalt Lagoon Road. Brushed 600 feet. Graded 150 n Sooke Cross Road. November. Made 1,200 feet new road, 13 feet wide. Made 2 cedar culverts, 5 by 16. Highland. H. Pike, Foreman. Munn's Road (new road, length, 42 chains). September 10th to lfth. Slashing, brushing out, grading, etc. Dixon's Road (length, lx miles). September 17th to 24-th. Took bridge out and put new culvert in, 9 feet long, 8 feet wide, 3 feet 8 inches deep. Made new culvert, 14 feet long, 8 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Filled in 21 feet. II Cribbed IZ i 32 , liy-foot filling. Filled in 102 , i 2 feet deep. Ditched 132 , Gravelled 151 , 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 381 Gravelled 103 feet. Cut down 4 n Made new culvert, 14 feet long, 8 feet wide, 8 feet deep. Gravelled 97 feet. Cribbed 50 „ Gravelled 275 „ Patching, slashing, and chopping. Blasted rock 4 feet, 6 feet wide. Gravelled 76 n Blasted rock 4 n 5 n Stribling's Road. September 25th to 26th. Repaired bridge, 48 feet long, 12 feet wide; 6 new stringers, 9 pieces covering, 4 new ribbons, 2 new mud sills. Millstream Road. Gravelled 270 feet. 47 „ Cut down 3 ii Gravelled 1,574 u new road. Ditching, grading, and slashing out. Gravelled 18 feet. ii 200 ii and ditching new road. Cribbed 400 „ Gravelled 33 n 111 „ Cut down 3 ii Rock blasted 15 n 6 feet wide. ii .12 ii 8 ii Three miles of chopping, brushing out, and patching, from school-house to Langford. Sooke Road to Colwood (from 6 to 8| miles from Victoria). October 6th to 29th. Repaired 2 J miles of road, 18 feet wide. Grading, ditching, gravelling, and general repairs. Rod Hill. October 29th. Gravelled 200 feet. Goldstream Road. November 22nd to December 4th. Built new bridge, 32 feet long, 16 feet wide ; 4 stringers, 2 ribbons. Goldstream Cross Road. December 5th to 8th. Ditched 200 feet. Scafe's Road. October 19th to December 6th. Ditched and gravelled If miles. Made 2 culverts. Built 1 bridge (not completed). 382 Public Works Report. 1901 V ictoria-Nanaimo Road. October 23rd to November 27th. Repaired 3 bridges. Built 1 bridge, 26 feet long, 14 feet wide. 1 ii 30 ii 14 ii (not completed). Grading, brushing out, and general repairs, 11J miles—from 11 to 22i miles from Gold- stream. Pike Road. October 30th to December 1.0th. Made 2 new culverts. Grading and brushing. Millstream Bridge. August 2nd to 10th. Length of bridge, 76 feet 6 inches; width, 14 feet; 9 new stringers, 8 new planks, new hand-rails and ribbons. Munn's Bridge (between Fork and Fissle Lakes). August 15th to 18th. Length of bridge, 22 feet 6 inches; width, 12 feet; rock filling, 10 feet. New bridge. Burnside Bridge. December 4th to 8th. Length of bridge, 77 feet; width, 15 feet; new covering, ribbons, and hand-rails. New bridge. East Sooke. John H. Dales, Foreman. Reed's Drain. Commenced work 8th November, 1900; finished work 15th November, 1900. Constructed 1 new culvert, 3 feet by 14 feet. Ditched 900 feet, 2 feet wide Blasted rock 48 feet. Work began towards the Pedder Bay end of the East Sooke Road, at a point where the pipe supplying water to the Quarantine Station at William Head crosses the road, and the work party travelled gradually westward :— Gravelled 87 feet from pipe, going west. At a point 450 feet west of the pipe:— Graded and gravelled 450 feet, 12 feet wide. Ditched 342 .. 2 At a point 1,290 feet west of the pipe :— Graded and re-gravelled 258 feet. Ditched on both sides, 258 feet. Opposite ranch of (Indian) Csesar, east corner of head of Beecher Bay:— Gravelled 45 feet. From foot of hill east of Wilson's Trail, past Wilson's Trail as far as junction of old (abandoned) East Sooke Road with present East Sooke Road :— Re-graded and gravelled 636 feet. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 383 Constructed 1 culvert, 4 feet by 14 feet. Felled 3 large fir trees. Removed 1 large fir stump. From junction of old and present Sooke Roads :— Re-graded and widened to 12 feet, 1,050 feet. From west corner of head of Beecher Bay, opposite the late George Brown's land, formerly Jacob Low's claim, to junction of Beecher Bay Road with East Sooke Road:— Re-graded 1,350 feet. Constructed 1 culvert, 3 feet by 14 feet. Ditched 57 feet. From junction of Beecher Bay with East Sooke Road, proceeding west alongside Rub's Swamp :— Re-graded and gravelled 1,815 feet. Constructed 2 new culverts, 3 feet by 14 feet. Ditched 90 feet. Abreast of Schweitzer's Swamp :— Gravelled 105 feet. Ditched 60 „ Constructed 1 new culvert, 3 feet by 14 feet. Six hundred feet west of end of Schweitzer's Swamp:— Gravelled 405 feet. Felled 26 large trees overhanging road. Took out 3 large stumps projecting into roadway. Opposite H. A. Francis' claim :— Graded 300 feet. Ditched 300 n Removed 2 large stumps in way of ditch. Between claims of Joseph Dales and William Cartwright:— Replaced old culvert with new one, 3 feet by 14 feet. Felled 15 large trees. Opposite A. Godtel's house and barn : — Ditched 600 feet. Constructed 1 new culvert, 3 feet by 14 feet. From junction of Rocky Point and East Sooke Roads to James Kiell's claim :— Brushed out the roadway throughout this extent, SJ miles. Sooke Road. A. D. White, Foreman. Sooke Road (25-Mile to 24-Mile post). Made 2 bridges near 25-mile post, one 18 feet long by 14 feet wide, and one 22 feet long by 14 feet wide; hewed cedar covering, 4 inches thick ; stringers, 12 inches at small end ; filled in approaches with gravel. Gravelled 174 feet. Filled up ruts and holes with rock and gravel. Cleaned out and deepened ditch, 120 feet. Re-formed 588 feet, 18 feet wide; gravelled, graded and ditched same. Put in culvert 18 feet long by 14 feet wide. Cleaned out and re-covered culvert, 14 feet long by 3 feet wide. 384 Public Works Report. 1901 Murray's Road. Filled in holes and gravelled 90 feet. Sooke Road (23-Mile post to 22-Mile post). Gravelled 129 feet. Made ditch 600 feet in length. Put in plank culvert over ditch by School House. 14 feet long by 3 feet wide. Brushed out and cleared off fallen timber both sides of road, 210 feet. Fisher's Road. Gravelled 414 feet. Made ditch on both sides of road, 450 feet in length. Formed 195 feet new road; graded, ditched and gravelled same. Put in cedar culvert, 16 feet by 3 feet wide. Sooke Road (22-Mile post to 21-Mile post). Made 990 feet new road; graded and ditched on both sides. The ground was covered with small stumps which were grubbed out 20 feet wide. Put in culvert 18 feet by 4 feet; filled in approaches, 4 feet high, 12 feet in length and gravelled 18 feet wide. Sooke Road (21-Mile post to 20-Mile post). Made 675 feet new road; graded, ditched and gravelled same. Put in culvert, 18 feet by 3 feet; re-formed 120 feet; ditched 120 feet; gravelled 180 feet. Brule's Road. Formed 264 feet new road; graded and ditched same. Put in culvert, 12 feet by 3 feet; filled in ends and gravelled; made ditch 20 feet long. Bridge, 18-Mile post. (Burnt Timber). Stringers, 42 feet long, 18 inches small end ; sills at each end, 2 feet, and centre post, all cedar; covering, 4-inch cedar; approaches filled in with gravel. Hewitt's Bridge. Re-covered with 4-inch cedar; 1 new sill; 1 post; 2 braces, 16 feet long; new railings, fir. Otter. Hugh Campbell, Foreman. Jam across Coal Creek. 495 feet of timber and rubbish burned and removed out of river. Cribbing protecting bank of river at Coal Creek Bridge. Length, 80 feet; average height, 3 feet; logs tied, bolted and backed with sand and gravel. Slashing both sides of road between 32 and 33-Mile. Length, 2,025 feet, and slashed 6 feet back from either side of road. New Road west of Muir River. Length graded, 962 feet; breadth, 14 feet; 440 feet cribbing, from 2 feet to 5 feet high ; 165 feet of corduroying, 14 feet wide; 3 culverts, each 18 feet by 5 feet by 1 foot 6 inches; gravelled, 400 feet; 1,170 feet of peat, running clay and sand wasted. Old Road at west end of the above New One. Length, 250 feet; re-formed and widened to 14 feet; 2 hills taken off, lowered them 4^ feet; teamed 1,845 feet off hills, used for filling hollow and gravelling above said new road. Tatching, near Muir River. 52 feet re-formed and widened; 30 feet of cribbing and gravelling. New Road between Muir River and School House. Length graded, 2,706 feet; breadth, 12 feet; 300 feet of cribbing, 6 feet high, 300 feet 4 feet high, 471 feet 2 feet high. Renfrew. Chas. Blackstaff, Foreman. Removed logs in a slough between the San Juan and Gordon Rivers. Removed and cut logs in Wilson's Slough. Corduroyed 66 feet of road (San Juan) between J. J. Baird's and the saw-mill. Put in 4 piles to wharf. Corduroyed 121 feet, put in 14 culverts, removed stumps, ditched, graded—including a new piece of road, the whole about \ mile long—from the wharf on the San Juan Road; average width of road, 12 feet. Bepaired 2 bridges on the Gordon River Road, and extended the same road about | mile; width of new piece of road about 4 feet. Removed trees and stumps, and ditched; put in 3 culverts; built about \ mile new road and graded other portions of the Granite Creek Road ; average width 6 feet. Cowichan District. o H. H. Hollings, Foreman Wilkinson's Road (Shawnigan District); length, 11 miles. January. Graded 120 feet, 10 feet wide. Ditched 270 n 1 „ Gravelled 612 n 7 inches deep. Made 4 culverts, 1 foot by 1 foot. October. Forest cleared 450 feet, 6 feet wide. Ditched . 90 u 1 ,, Excavated earth 99 n 1 foot deep. Filled in 51 fi 10 feet wide, 9 inches deep. Gravelled 336 „ 8 „ 7 Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road (south of Cowichan River); length, 9 miles. February, April. Removed fallen timber. „ 12 i 1 i „ 12 i 1 foot deep. 5 1 ,i 12 , 1 -, 10 4 inches deep 386 Public Works Report. 1901 September. Forest cleared 3,465 feet, 5 feet wide. Graded 2,109 „ 12 Ditched 2,040 „ Excavated earth 94 n 10 n 1 foot deep. Filled in 48 ,. 10 „ 1 Gravelled 813 n 10 n 6 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 3 feet by 1 foot and 1 foot by 1 foot. Shawnigan Lake Road (Shawnigan District); length, 3 miles. February, April. Removed fallen timber. September. Forest cleared 7,560 feet, 6 feet wide. Graded 702 Ditched 702 Excavated earth 138 H rock 6 Filled in 111 Gravelled 390 Made 5 culverts, 1 foot by 1 foot. November. Removed fallen timber. Hall and Hawkins' Road (Shawnigan District); length, \ mile. March. Gravelled 546 feet, 10 feet wide, 8 inches deep. Chapman's Road (Shawnigan District); length, 3 miles. April. Removed fallen timber. September. Forest cleared 15,000 feet, 4 feet wide. Graded 414 „ 12 Ditched 324 n 1 m Stoned 1,500 „ October, November. Removed fallen timber. Telegraph Road (Shawnigan District); length, 6 miles. April. Removed fallen timber. September. Forest cleared 4,350 feet, 6 feet wide. Graded 1,020 „ 12 Ditched 555 n Filled in 60 „ 12 „ 1 foot deep. Gravelled 300 m 10 n 4 inches deep. October. Forest cleared 2,487 feet, 7 feet wide. Graded 75 „ 12 „ Ditched 168 n 1 foot by 1 foot. Gravelled 192 n 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 387 November. Removed fallen timber. Cobble Hill Road (Shawnigan District); length, 2 miles. April. Removed fallen timber. September, October. Forest cleared 2,751 feet, 7 feet wide. Graded 555 Ditched 270 Excavated earth 120 ii rock 9 Filled in 150 12 1 foot by 1 foot. 14 feet wide. 6 it 6 inches deep. 14 „ 15 Chapman's New Road (Shawnigan District); length, 2J miles. October. Forest cleared 1,200 feet, 10 feet wide. Excavated earth 90 n 12 n 2 feet deep. Filled in 240 „ 12 ,, 2 „ Mill Bay Road (Shawnigan District). September. Forest cleared 900 feet, 6 feet wide. Ditched 918 „ 1 „ Gravelled 369 n 10 n 7 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, each 1 foot by 1 foot. Fisher's Road (Shawnigan District). October. Forest cleared 300 feet, 4 feet wide. Graded 120 ,', 12 Ditched 42 „ 1 foot by 1 foot. Stoned 3,990 „ Made 1 culvert, 1 foot by 1 foot. Removed fallen timber. Nightingale's Road (Shawnigan District); length, 1 mile. January, October. Removed fallen timber. J. C. McLay, Foreman. Cowichan River Road (Duncan to Koksilah); length, 2 miles. January. Removed fallen timber. September. Grubbed 540 feet, 18 feet wide. Graded 540 „ 18 Gravelled 600 n 9 n 6 inches deep. Ditched 300 n 1 foot by 1 foot. 388 Public Works Report. 1901 Glenora Road (length, 5 miles). January. Removed fallen timber. October. Gravelled 750 feet, 8 feet wide, 4 inches deep. Blasted out large tree, and filled holes with gravel throughout length of road. Indian Road (Duncan to Glenora Road); length, \\ miles. January. Repaired culvert. Removed fallen timber. June. Gravelled 1,080 feet, 8 feet wide, 5 inches deep. Filled holes with gravel throughout length of road. September. Ditched 900 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. Gravelled 540 n 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. E. F. Miller, Foreman. Beach Road (Corfield's to Cowichan Wharf); length, 2 miles. January. Repaired broken culvert. March. Cleared out landslide. September. Ditched 1,440 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. Gravelled 1,110 n 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. October. Ditched 3,555 feet. Cribbed 90 n 7 feet high, ties 8 feet long and 8 feet apart. Gravelled 1,965 n 11 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 1 foot by 1 foot, 18-foot box. Removed slide, 25 feet long, 5 feet wide, 5 feet deep. Bench Road (Cowichan Station to Corfield's); length, 1 \ miles. January. Filled up dangerous hole with rock and gravel. September. Ditched 510 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. Gravelled 1,320 n 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 26 feet by 5 feet by 1 foot. Lakeside Road (Cowichan Station to Dougan's); length, 3 miles. September. Ditched 1,860 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. Gravelled 330 n 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 389 Pannell's Road (bye-road off Lakeside Road); length, \ mile. September. Forest cleared 1,200 feet, 30 feet wide. Graded 1,200 n 9 „ Old Koksilah Road (Cowichan Station to Wharf); length, 2| miles. September. Ditched 540 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. Cribbed 60 n 9 feet high, 50 feet long, ties 8 feet apart. Gravelled 270 u 9 n wide, 4 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 24 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. Raised bridge at Parry's Creek 1 foot, and laid new planks; approaches to bridge well laid with gravel. Old School House Road (Cowichan Station to Trunk Road). September. Graded 75 feet, 9 feet wide. Gravelled 420 n' 9 n 4 inches deep. J. McPherson, Foreman. McKenelly and Doupe's Road (bye-road off Old Koksilah); length, 1| miles. Eebruary. Removed fallen timber. Repaired bridge. September. Forest cleared 210 feet, 4 feet wide. Excavated earth 39 n 10 n 10 inches deep. Filled in 54 „ 12 „ 6 Gravelled 210 ,, 8 „ 4 „ Blasted out large stump; cut out timber in creek below bridge. Made 2 culverts, 14 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot. Repaired bridge. Riverside Road (Cowichan Station to Koksilah Falls); length, 3J miles. Forest cleared, 1,005 feet, 8 feet wide. Graded 270 „ 16 Ditched 210 „ 1 Gravelled 450 n 9 n 5 inches deep. Repaired 1 culvert. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot. Repaired 1 bridge. Carville and Jackson's Road (bye-road off Old Koksilah Road). September. Excavated earth, 225 feet, 14 feet wide, 9 inches deep. Filled in 72 ,i 14 „ 1 foot deep. Gravelled 660 n 8 u 4 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet by 1 foot by 10 inches. Old Koksilah Road (Cowichan Station to Koksilah); length, 3| miles. March. Filled ruts and holes, west side of river, with gravel. 390 Public Works Report. 1901 May. Graded 390 feet, 14 feet wide. Ditched 390 ., 2 „ Gravelled 390 n 9 n 4 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot. Repaired 1 bridge (near Ford's), new planking ; length, 62 feet. September. Forest cleared, 5,100 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 3 large stumps. Ditched 900 feet, 1 „ Cribbed 105 n 4 feet high. Excavated earth 42 n 4 feet wide, 5 feet deep. Filled in 105 n 16 „ 1 foot deep. Gravelled 600 n 9 ii 5 inches deep. • Made 2 culverts, 18 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot. Filled in west bank of Kelvin Creek with brush and rock for protection to bridge. October. Ditched 339 feet, 2 feet wide. Filled in 48 „ 10 „ 8 feet deep. Gravelled 195 n 9 m 6 inches deep. Repaired 2 culverts. Repaired planking old Koksilah Bridge. W. J. Shearing, Foreman. Ford's Road (bye-road from Flats, Koksilah Road); length, \ mile. October, November. Forest cleared 900 feet, 30 feet wide. Graded 900 n 12 „ Flats, Koksilah Road (Koksilah to Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road); length, 2 miles. February. Cleared drift timber from bridge and filled holes on road damaged by floods. October, November. Gravelled 300 feet, 8 feet wide, 4 inches deep. Built 1 bridge, 56 feet by 14 feet; has 4 stringers hewn red fir, 10 by 14, 56 feet long; floored with sawn planks, 12 inches by 3 inches, and has hand-railing of sawn lumber, 3 feet high. Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road (Corfield's to Pimbury's); length, 1J? miles. September. Raised road at Pimbury's 435 feet, 12 inches high, 14 feet wide. October. Gravelled 375 feet, 12 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Holes on side of road filled up where washed out by floods. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet by 12 feet by 2J feet. Clem-clem-a-lutz to Pimbury's. Filled in 156 feet, 16 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Macadamized 516 n 12 n 6 inches deep. Gravelled 795 „ 12 „ 4 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 391 Corfield's to Clem-clem-a-lutz. November. Gravelled 450 feet, 12 feet wide, 4 inches deep. "H." Road Party. N. W. Campbell, Foreman. Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road (Chemainus to Davie's); length, 10 miles. January. Filled holes with gravel. Repaired 2 culverts. September. Forest cleared 3,390 feet, 6 feet wide. Grubbed out 8 stumps. Graded 516 feet, 16 feet wide. Ditched 1,926 n 1 foot wide. Gravelled 1,809 n 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Repaired 4 culverts. October. Forest cleared 750 feet, 6 feet wide. Ditched 825 n 1 foot wide. Gravelled 120 n 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. H. E. Evans, Foreman. Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road (Davie's to Pimbury's); length, 8 miles. March. Filled holes with gravel. September. Grubbed 375 feet, 2 feet wide. Graded 375 „ 20 Ditched 600 „ 1 Cribbed 450 „ 18 Gravelled 1,305 n 9 n 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 3 feet by 18 feet by 1 foot. October. Graded side hill from Holmes' to Skinner's Bridge. Ditched 600 feet, 1 foot wide. P. Auchinachie, Foreman. Sahtlam Road (From Cowichan Lake Road to river at Sahtlam); length, 5 miles. September. Ditched 54 feet, 1| feet wide, 2 feet deep. Cribbed 99 „ 3 feet high. Filled in 207 n 9 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Gravelled 1,674 m 8 ii 6 inches deep. Cowichan Lake Road (Robinson's to Half-Way House); length, 9 miles. September. Forest cleared 249 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 66 n 12 n 392 Public; Works Report. 1901 Ditched 36 feet, 1|- feet wide, 1 foot deep. Filled in 66 „ 12 „ 3 feet deep. Gravelled 246 n 8 n 8 n Repaired 2 culverts. October. Graded 2,196 feet, 12 feet wide. Ditched 198 n 1| n 1 foot deep. Excavated earth 60 n 12 n 1-J feet.deep. Filled in 102 ,, 12 „ 2 Gravelled 2,589 n 8 n 6 inches deep. Hugh Bell, Foreman. Cowichan Lake Road (Half-Way House to Price's Hotel); length, 9 miles. January, February, March, April. Removed fallen timber. September. Forest cleared 750 feet, 18 feet wide. Grubbed 1,953 „ 12 „ Graded 2,340 „ 12 „ Ditched 573 „ 1 „ Gravelled 1,500 n 8 • n 6 inches deep. Made 11 culverts, 3 feet by 14 feet by 2 feet. Repaired 2 bridges. October. Grubbed 90 feet, 10 feet wide. Graded 90 n 10 Gravelled 1,032 n ■ 8 n 6 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 6 feet by 14 feet by 2 feet. 20 ,, 5 ,, H. March, Foreman. Cowichan Lake South Shore Road (length, 9 miles). October. Forest cleared 7,020 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 900 „ 4 Built raft, 24 feet by 12 feet, cedar, with cable (ferry across Cowichan River). November. Graded 1,020 feet, 9 feet wide. Filled in 21 „ 9 „ 41 feet deep. Removed fallen timber. James Abernethy, Foreman. Cowichan Lake North Shore Road (length, 5 miles). May, Excavated earth 78 feet, 9 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Filled in 54 „ 12 „ 2 feet deep. Built 1 bridge, 64 feet by 14 feet by 8| feet; stringers made of hewn red fir; floored with split cedar. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. ' 393 September. Forest cleared 570 feet, 14 feet wide. Graded 270 „ 12 Ditched 120 „ 3 » \\ feet deep. Filled in 99 „ 12 „ l| Made 1 culvert, 12 feet by 8 feet by 2£ feet. Built 1 bridge, 14 „ 9 „ 2 ,. October. Forest cleared 1,500 feet, 14 feet wide. Grubbed 120 „ 12 ,, Graded 270 ,, 8 Filled in 33 „ 12 ,, 2 feet deep. Gravelled 150 n 8 n 4 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 12 feet by 7 feet by 2|- feet. Built 2 bridges, 12 ,,20 „ 3 „ Mount Sicker Road, Westholme (From Municipal Boundary to Mines); length, 3 miles. May, June. Ditched 1,200 feet. Gravelled 900 i, 9 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Rounded up 3,300 n Made 13 turn-outs. Repaired 7 culverts. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot. October. Filled ruts 1,350 feet. Graded 870 „ 8 feet wide. Ditched 168 „ Cribbed 45 n 3 feet high. Gravelled 1,050 i, 9 n wide, 6 inches deep. Repaired 3 culverts. Repaired 3 bridges. November, December. Filled holes and ruts with rock and gravel whole length of road. W. J. Shearing, Foreman. Clem-clem-a-lutz Bridge (Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road). September. Put 2 new stringers on bridge of hewn red fir, 12 inches by 14 inches by 42 feet long; drove 3 piles; cleared out drift-wood, and put in shear-boom. Duncan Bridge, Cowichan River. September. Cleared drift-wood from piles; replaced shear-boom; drove 4 piles. H. E. Evans, Foreman. Skinner's Creek Bridge (Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road). Put in one bent, with cedar mud sill, 12 inches by 18 inches, 18 feet long; 4 new stringers, 10 inches by 14 inches, 36 feet long; new flooring, with sawn plank, 12 inches by 3 inches; hand-rail of sawn lumber, 3 feet high; approaches well laid with gravel. 394 Public Works Report. 1901 Somenos Creek Bridge No. 1 (Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road). October. Bridge, 20 feet in length by 16 feet; laid 4 cedar logs on mud, 2 large mud sills on top, with 8 posts, 12 inches by 12 inches, 3 feet long, cedar caps; 4 stringers, 10 inches by 14 inches, 20 feet long; bridge covered with plank, 12 inches by 3 inches. Somenos Creek Bridge No. 2 (Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road). September and October. Bridge, 135 feet in length by 16 feet; put in 16 corbels, 10 inches by 14 inches, 16 feet long. 8 stringers hewn red fir, 10 inches by 14 inches, 29 feet long. 4 M „ 10 „ ' 14 „ 24 4 „ „ 10 „ 14 „ 26 4 ,i ,, 10 „ 14 „ 27 .1 Corbels secured on the caps by drift bolts; stringers secured on corbels by bolts; bridge floored by sawn plank, 12 inches by 3 inches; approaches to bridge well laid with gravel; hand-rail of sawn lumber, 3 feet high. N. W. Campbell, Foreman. Chemainus River Bridge (Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk Road). November. Repaired bridge; put in 1 bent, 8 feet high, cedar; 4 mud sills, 18 feet long, hewn on 2 sides, 12 inches by 16 inches; 4 posts, 6 feet long; 1 cap, 12 inches by inches, 16 feet long; repaired covering, putting in 39 new planks. Repaired bridge near Greaves' by putting in 12 new planks, 3 inches by 12 inches, 14 feet long. Repaired bridge at Westholme by putting in 5 new planks, 3 inches by 12 inches, 16 feet long. Repaired bridge near Mainguy's; put in 3 new planks, 3 inches by 12 inches, 16 feet long. Bridge Party (Shawnigan District). H. H. Hollings, Foreman. Hall & Hawkins' Bridge and Mill Bay Bridge. Repaired bridges by putting in 52 new planks and 90 feet of hand-railing. Cowichan Wharf. November. Drove 15 piles and put in new slip, 30 feet long, 9 feet wide. Alberni District. Townsite Roads. James King, Foreman. Forest cleared 450 feet by 99 feet wide. Grubbed 300 „ 99 Gravelled 6,670 n 12 n 9 inches deep. Repaired present streets, blasted stumps, burned stumps, and cleared off logs and stumps. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 395 China Creek Road. James King, Foreman. Removed stumps and rocks, improved grade, made culverts, and repaired road generally; this work extended over thirteen miles.. Sproat's Lake Road. Daniel Clarke, Foreman. Forest cleared 10,548 feet by 23 feet wide. Grubbed 3,624 , 15 Graded 3,384 , 18 Ditched 2,388 i 2 Corduroyed 93 , , 12 , Excavated eai -th 201 i 19 , Filled in 30 10 Gravelled 4,466 12 i 6 inches deep Made two culverts, 12 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot. Built two bridges, 12 n 21 ,, 4 feet. Cherry Creek Roads. E. L. Gill, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,626 feet by 16 feet wide. Grubbed 945 „ 18 Ditched 861 „ 7 „ 2 Filled in 816 „ 14 „ 4 Stoned 225 n 7 „ 1 Gravelled 11,700 „ 7 „ 6 Repaired 2 bridges, 136 feet in length; feet deep. 6 inches deep, put hand-rails on same bridges. Nanaimo-Albehni Road (townsite section). E. L. Gill, Foreman. Forest slashed 450 feet by 40 feet wide. Grubbed 300 II 99 Graded 330 It 99 Logged up 470 II 99 Blasted 80 stumps, varying from 2J to 4J feet in diameter. Beaver Creek Road. Edward Graudy, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,000 feet by 11 feet wide. Grubbed 3,000 • . Graded 3,300 Corduroyed 1,350 Excavated earth 210 Filled in 210 Gravelled 13,375 Made 8 culverts, 16 ii 3 feet by 21 feet. Re-planked 1 bridge, 60 feet long, 14 feet wide. Removed stumps and repaired road generally for distance of 13 miles. Somers' Road. Edward Grandy, Foreman. Forest cleared 7,800 feet by 14 feet wide. 11 9 9 16 , i 3 feet deep. 14 2 6 , i 6 inches deep. Grubbed 7,800 Graded 7,800 Made 2 culverts, 14 Built 1 bridge, 60 14 14 3 feet by 2| feet. 14 ii 5 ii 396 Public Works Report. 1901 McCoy Lake Outlet. William Lindsay, Foreman. Blasted rock from outlet, so as to lower McCoy Lake. Granite Creek Trail. W. B. Garrard, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,300 feet 6 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 18 u 4 n by 8 feet. Built 4 bridges, 4 n 4 n 8 n it .2 ,t 75 .i 14 ,i 13 ii ii 1 ,, 108 ,, long across Granite Creek, 18 feet above high water. Cleared all windfalls off trail for a distance of 8 miles. Nanaimo-Alberni Road. E. L. Gill, Foreman. Forest cleared 7,743 feet by 18 feet wide. Grubbed 1,550 n 14 ,, Graded 2,991 „ 12 Excavated earth 225 n 8 n 3J feet deep. ii rock 1,215 i, 9 ii 5 ,, Felled all timber alongside road, filled in all permanent cribbings with rock, and repaired the road generally for a distance of 12 miles. Clayoquot-Ucluelet Trail (Clayoquot section). John Chesterman, Foreman. Forest cleared 2,910 feet by 12 feet wide. Grubbed 13,362 >> 6 n Corduroyed 195 n 8 n Built 4 bridges, 16 ,, 8 feet by 4 feet. ,. 2 „ 35 „ 9 „ 8 „ Removed stumps from Long Beach section of trail. Settlers' Road, Schooner Cove to Browning Pass. John Chesterman, Foreman. Forest cleared 6,605 feet by 16 feet wide. Grubbed 6,605 ,, 6 n Bear River Trail. George Stunner, Foreman. Forest cleared 16,500 feet by 6 feet wide. Grubbed 10,560 ., 6 Corduroyed 195 ,, 8 n Built 2 bridges, 80 i, 4 feet by 4 feet. „ 2 „ 35 ,i 25 „ 4 Trail from head of Ucluelet Arm to Long Beach, via Wreck Bay. A. H. Lyche, Foreman. Forest cleared 15,000 feet by 12 feet wide. Grubbed 7,590 n 5 ,, Graded 7,740 „ 4 Made 2 culverts, 12 „ 2 feet by 1 foot. Built 1 bridge, 60 feet by 14 feet by 14 feet. ii 1 temporary n 75 ,, 4 h 5 n 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 397 Trail, Cape Scott to West Arm, Quatsino Sound. Martin Jensen, Foreman. Forest cleared'39,000 feet by 10 feet wide. Built 1 bridge, 12 feet by 12 feet by 2 feet. Trail, Coal Harbour to Hardy Bay. H. 0. Bergh, Foreman. Forest cleared 52,800 feet by 12 feet wide. Grubbed 10,560 „ 4 Made 1 culvert, 12 „ 15 feet by 3 feet. Built 1 bridge, 12 n 12 „ 5 „ ,, 1 ii 102 ,, 12 ii 13 ii across Quatsino River. Nanaimo City District. Harwood Road (outside of Municipality). J. Love, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,900 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 2,370 „ 20 Graded 2,370 ... 20 Ditched 1,030 n on one side. Corduroyed 110 i, 22 feet wide. Excavated earth 1,980 cubic feet. Filled in 1,980 Gravelled 1,200 feet, 9 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 4 culverts, 22 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1-3,- feet deep. Repaired bridge by putting bent of 4 posts, 12 feet long, under same and drift-bolting stringers on to cap. Wellington Road. J. Love, Foreman. Excavated for, made and put in a box culvert of 3-inch plank, 30 feet long by 2J feet wide and 1 foot deep, and filled in same, as the old culvert had rotted out. South Nanaimo District. Cross Road from Nanaimo River to Alexandria Mines. J. Marwick, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,240 feet, 16 feet wide. Grubbed 2,040 ,.12 Graded 2,640 „ 12 Gravelled 1,050 n 7 ii by 9 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 18 feet long, 2\ feet wide by 1 foot deep. Built 1 bridge across swamp, 450 feet long, 16 feet wide by 5 feet high, on mud-sills and 3 cedar stringers laid on same and covered with split cedar, and ribbon pole put on. 398 Public Works Report. 1901 Alexandria Mine Road. J. Marwick, Foreman. Graded out of side hill to widen old road, 600 feet, 7 feet wide, 7 feet bigh. Excavated rock out of side hill to widen old road, 150 feet, 8 feet wide, 5 feet high. ii n ii ii ii ' 180 ii 5 ,, 6 M Gravelled 195 feet, 8 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 20 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1\ feet deep. Cleared out slide of side hill which had blocked the road, and repaired the cribbing which had given away with the slide. Beck's and Fiddick's Road. J. Marwick, Foreman. Forest cleared 5,500 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 5,500 „ 20 Graded 5,200 ,, 20 Ditched 5,200 n on both sides. Gravelled 4,700 n 12 feet wide by 9 inches deep. Cross Road (from Old Victoria Road to Alexandria Mine). J. Marwick, Foreman. Made general repairs in filling up holes and cutting out roots and stumps along 1,500 feet of line of road. Alexandria and Extension Mine Road. J. Marwick, Foreman. Forest cleared 350 feet, 35 feet wide. Grubbed 1,100 ,. 25 Graded 1,100 „ 25 Ditched 350 n on both sides. Gravelled 1,050 n 20 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Made 3 culverts, 24 feet long, 1 foot wide by 1 foot deep. Made 1 culvert, 40 ,, 2 feet ,, ' 2 feet ,, Victoria Trunk Road. J. Marwick, Foreman. Made general repairs in cleaning out ditches and repairing culverts from City District to Nanaimo River; length, 2 miles. Stove's and Raine's Road. J. Marwick, Foreman. Filled in washout on road with teams. Haslam Creek Bridge. J. Marwick, Foreman. Got out some pile timber and cleaned off the site for the bridge, and hauled piles and lumber, getting same ready for D. W. McMillan to build same. Bank Protection, Haslam Creek. J. Marwick, Foreman. Cut and burned out large log jams 1 \ miles of the North Channel, to make room for all the water being turned into the said channel, and built a wing-dam of logs, brush and gravel 150 feet long, to turn the water into the North Channel. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 399 Extension Mine Road. S. Stockand, Foreman. Forest cleared 6,460 feet, 30 feet wide. Forest cleared 1,440 n 15 feet wider than old road. Grubbed 3,120 •„ 25 feet wide. Grubbed 1,440 n 15 feet wider than old road. Graded 5,700 ,, 25 feet wide. Ditched 5,550 n on both sides. Corduroyed 200 n < 11 feet wide. Excavated earth 300 ii 14 M by 3 feet deep. Filled in earth 375 „ 25 Excavated rock 36 ,, 25 Filled in rock 20 ,, 10 Filled in rock 215 ,i 9 Gravelled 4,650 ,i 9 by 2 by 2 by 2 by 1 foot deep. by 1 ,i Made 10 culverts, 25 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Repaired bridge by putting in 45 feet of split cedar and covered same with gravel, and made general repairs along 1J miles of old road in filling up holes with rock and gravel, cleaning out ditches and culverts, and cutting down timber along line of road to let the sun in, and getting out timber for bridge. Nanaimo River Bridge. J. Love, Foreman. Tightened up all the truss rods and lateral rods and bolts in the Howe-Truss bridge. Harwood Extension, No. 1 Slope Road. J. Love, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,000 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 2,100 „ 20 Graded 2,100 „ 20 Ditched 1,650 n on one side. Excavated earth through cut, 1,215 cubic feet. Filled in earth 1,215 cubic feet. Made 4 culverts, 20 feet long, 3 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Made wider 4 „ 10 „ 3 „ 2 „ Nanaimo River Bridge. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Took off old worn-out plank on 137 feet of the approaches to the bridge and put on new 3-inch plank on same, and put on ribbon-pole and hand-railing. Haslam Creek Bridge. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Built bridge, with approaches; total length, 206 feet, 17 feet wide by 8 feet high. The main span is 60 feet long, being a King truss (plan furnished by the Public Works Engineer), built on 2 cedar pile pier bents of 9 piles each, and planked up 6 feet high ; 4 stringers, 3 needle beams, and King truss, all cedar; 6 1-inch truss rods; floored with 3-inch plank, and 4 by 6 ribbon-pole and hand-rail put on; approaches, 146 feet, built on 5 pile bents, with 4 cedar piles in each bent, with 12 by 12 cedar caps drift- bolted on top of piles and covered with 3-inch plank and 4 by 6 ribbon-pole and hand- railing put on. Repairs to old portion of Haslam Creek Bridge. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Put in 2 new cedar pile bents, 4 piles in each bent, with cedar cap on same, to strengthen two spans which were too long for safety ; tightened up the old cedar covering and replaced ribbon-poles. 400 Public Works Report. 1901 Approaches to Haslam Creek Bridge. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Filled in earth 110 feet, 15 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Laird's and others' Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 33 feet long, 17 feet wide by 4 feet high, on cedar piles and mud-sills, 4 cedar stringers, and covered with split cedar and ribbon-pole put on. Bank Protection, Haslam Creek. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Cut out log-jams and timber which had fallen into stream occasioned by freshets. Wharf on Texada Island. A. Raynes, Foreman. Built and completed a wharf with 120-foot approach built on 2 cribs and 4 bents of piling and a T 30 x 60 feet, built with 7 rows of piles, making 28 piles supporting the T, and 15 fender piles and 5 snub piles all securely bolted, and 7 brace piles bolted on each row of piles at bottom of inside of wharf to top of piles on outside of wharf ; and the whole of the wharf and approach covered with 3-inch plank, well spiked on and 6x6 ribbon piece bolted on. Texada Island Roads. W. Woodhus, Foreman. Cross road from Marble Bay to Iron Mine. Forest cleared 725 feet, 18 feet wide. Grubbed 725 „ 12 Graded 725 „ 12 Ditched 725 ,, on one side. Gravelled 6,800 ,, 10 feet wide by 7 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, 14 feet long, 1 foot wide by 1 foot deep. Built 1 bridge, 18 „ 10 feet „ 2 feet high. Made general repairs along 3 miles of said road in blasting out rocks and stumps, and filling in holes, etc., and putting new stringers in bridge. Blubber Bay Road. W. Woodhus, Foreman. Five miles of forest cleared, 12 feet wide. Summer's and McLeod's Road. W. Woodhus, Foreman. Three miles forest cleared, 12 feet wide. Marble Bay and Van Anda Road. W. Woodhus, Foreman. 522 feet planked, 14 feet wide, laid on stringers across swamp; and general repairs on the roads leading to the wharf at Marble Bay and to the wharf at Van Anda ; and repairs made on the Raven Trail and Gillis Bay Trail. Lasqueti Island Roads. Jas. McRoberts, Foreman. Forest cleared 9,930 feet, being a continuation of the road through the centre of the island; levelled same in rough places ; ditched 165 feet on both sides. Made 3 culverts, 22 feet long, 4 feet wide by 1 foot deep. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 401 Gabriola Island Roads, North End. J. W. Penberthy, Foreman. Main Centre Road and Griffiths' Road. Grubbed 2,610 feet, 8 feet wide. Graded 2,610 „ 8 Ditched 1,470 n on both sides. Gravelled 150 <• 8 feet wide by 10 inches deep. Made 9 culverts, 16 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Built 1 bridge, 8 „ 16 „ by 4 feet high. n 1 ii 14 ,i 16 „ by 7 ii (Both built with cedar stringers laid on mud-sills and covered with split cedar.) Put new covering, 53 feet on bridge, with 3-inch plank 13 feet wide, and new ribbon-pole and hand-railing. Made general repairs on some branch roads. Gabriola Island, South End; Jas. Degnan, Foreman. Main Road from Degnan's to Wharf and Centre road. Grubbed 1,700 feet, 18 feet wide. Graded 100 „ 14 Ditched 150 ,, on one side. Gravelled 150 ,, 14 feet wide by 8 inches deep. Made general repairs along lines of other branch roads. North Nanaimo District. 0 Purkis' Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Forest cleared 600 feet, 18 feet wide. Grubbed 600 ., 10 Graded 600 „ 10 Ditched 75 ,i on one side. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet long, 5 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Barker's and Balzonie's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 750 feet on one side. Gravelled 255 n 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 24 feet long, 3 feet wide by 1J feet deep. Old South Wellington Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Gravelled 1,170 feet, 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 24 feet long, 3 feet wide by 1 foot deep. ii 1 ii 16 ii 1 ,, by 1 ii Made general repairs along 1 mile of road. Pearson's and McGarrigle's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,050 feet. 20 feet wide, Grubbed 3,450 „ ' 12 „ Graded 3,450 n 12 imotryv/rar^/Ar vmX&IR'?. 402 Public Works Report. 1901 Ditched 3,600 feet on one side, 1 foot deep by 2 feet wide. Gravelled 540 h 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 16 n long, 2J feet wide by 1^ feet deep. ii 1 culvert, 24 n long, 5 n by 2 n Repaired 3 bridges on the road. Balagno and others' Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 165 on one side, 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Gravelled 525 feet, 7 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet long, 2| feet wide by 1 foot deep. Made general repairs along line of old road. Munroe's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Gravelled 150 feet, 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Solomon's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,275 feet, 15 feet wide. Grubbed 1,275 „ 10 Graded 1,275 „ 10 Ditched 750 n on both sides. Smith's, Ashcroft's and Others' Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 300 feet on one side. Gravelled 525 n 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Re-covered bridge with plank, 3-inch, 7 feet long by 12 feet wide. General repairs made along one-quarter mile of road. Meredith's, Taylor's, and Wilgress Road, D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Gravelled 375 feet, 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Wellington Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Filled in 70 cubic yards of earth. Gravelled 4,950 feet, 7 feet wide by 12 inches deep. Northfield and Departure Bay Cross Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,000 feet, 8 feet wider than old road. Grubbed 3,000 „ 8 „ „ Graded 4,500 „ 18 feet wide. Ditched 4,500 n on both sides, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Gravelled 1,590 n 7 feet wide, 12 inches deep. Made 1 culvert (box), 100 feet long, 2 feet wide by 15 inches deep, with 3-inch plank, and covered 2 large culverts, 6 feet wide by 18 feet long, with 3-inch plank, and made general repairs along 1J miles of road. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 403 Robson's and Clark's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Forest cleared 750 feet, 5 feet wider than old road. Ditched 750 i, on one side. Gravelled 150 Ii 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 24 feet long, 5 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Westwood's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 110 feet on one side. Gravelled 400 n 7 feet wide by 6 inches deep. Old East Wellington Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Gravelled 750 feet, 8 feet wide by 18 inches deep. 210 ii 7 n 6 Nanaimo and Departure Bay Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Gravelled 270 feet, 7 feet wide by 12 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet long, 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Wellington and Englishman's River Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. ITnderbrushed 9,260 feet, 5 feet wider than old road on both sides. Grubbed 10,020 „ 5 Graded 10,020 „ 18 feet wide. Ditched 1,260 n on one side. ii 8,760 ii on both sides. Gravelled 4,080 n 7 feet wide by 12 inches deep. Made 4 culverts, 20 feet long, 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Cleared out 3,350 feet of ditches. Made general repairs along 6 miles of the road in filling up holes, cleaning out ditches, repairing culverts, cutting out underbrush, and repairing cribbing at Sand Hills, and gravelling same. Turner's and Brick Yard Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. ITnderbrushed out 450 feet 5 feet wider than old road. Ditched 450 feet on one side. Pringle's and Rutherford's Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 300 feet on one side, and cleaned out 500 feet of old ditches. Made 5 culverts, 14 feet long, 3 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Dumount's and Richards' Road. D. A. McMillan, Foreman. Ditched 100 feet on one side, 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Filled in 12 cubic yards. Made 2 culverts, 14 feet long, 7 feet wide by 2 feet deep. 404 Public Works Report. 1901 Westwood's and Badcock's Road. J. Love, Foreman. Made 1 bridge, 21 feet long, 12 feet wide, 4 feet high, with 3 cedar stringers on mud-sills, and covered with 3-inch plank to replace old one washed away during December freshet. Road from Waddington's and Page's to the Wellington Road. Built by the chain gang. Forest cleared 1,200 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 1,200 „ 16 Graded 1,200 „ 16 Gravelled 300 n 9 m 6 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 16 feet long, 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep. Comox Road, Englishman's River and French Creek Section. R. J. Craig, Foreman. Forest cleared 630 feet, 12 feet wider than old road. Grubbed 630 „ 8 „ Graded 630 „ 18 „ wide. Ditched 630 n on both sides. Crravelled 1,425 ,, 6 feet wide by 5 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, 17 feet long, 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep. And general repairs. Lowry's and Craig's Road. R. J. Craig, Foreman. Grubbed 150 feet, 3 feet wider than old road. Graded 150 n 12 feet wide. Ditched 225 n on both sides. Gravelled 285 n 6 feet wide by 5 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 13 feet long, 3 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Comox Road, French Creek to Qualicum. R. J. Craig, Foreman. Filled in earth 45 feet, 14 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Gravelled 225 feet, 6 feet wide by 4 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 20 feet long, 6 feet wide by 3 feet deep. And general repairs along line of road. Cross Road at Church. R. J. Craig, Foreman. Filled in 30 feet, 14 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Gravelled 675 n 6 it 4 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet long, 3 feet wide by 3 feet deep. French Creek Bridge. R. J. Craig and Jas. Craig, Foremen. Built a bridge, 200 feet long, 18 feet wide over all and 16 feet roadway, and 12 feet high, consisting of 2 King truss spans of 60 feet each, and approaches, all built in accordance with plans furnished by the Public Works Engineer. The spans are built on 3 cedar double-pile piers, 10 piles in each pier, with 2 12-inch by 12-inch caps on each pier, and the approaches are set on pile bents, with cedar caps bolted on same. The King trusses are of 12-inch by 12-inch, set on 12-inch by 12-inch chords and braced and held by 6 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 405 truss rods in each truss, and 3-inch by 12-inch joists, and the whole of the trusses and approaches covered with 3-inch plank and 6-inch by 6-inch ribbon and hand-railing put on. On the south side of the bridge, drove 10 piles, and planked same up above high water mark to protect the bank from washing away above the bridge, which, if washed away, would take away the approaches at end of truss. Filled in the approaches to the bridge with earth, 80 feet long, 18 feet wide by 3 feet deep, and cut down all timber within reach of the bridge. Renewing Piles and repairing Beaver Creek Wharf. Jas. Craig, Foreman. Drove 22 new piles under T of wharf, in place of old piles which were eaten out by the worms, and drift-bolted caps on them; drift-bolted 11 new stringers on caps of T, and covered same with 3-inch plank, 30 by 40 feet of T; put a 6 by 6-inch piece all around top of wharf, and braced all the piling; put 3 new posts under approaches to wharf. Englishman's River Bridge. Jas. Craig, Foreman; Wm. Rockett, Builder. Built bridge, 384 feet long, 16 feet roadway, by 18 feet high, with Howe truss, 85 feet long, a King truss, 49 feet long, and pile trestle, 250 feet long. The Howe truss is built on a crib on north side of river, 20 feet long, 17 feet wide by 8 feet high, and south end of Howe truss rests on a pile bent, and the King truss from this bent 49 feet to another bent, all built in accordance with plans furnished by the Public Works Engineer. There are 11 cedar pile bents driven for trestles, with cedar caps drift-bolted on same, and the bents were firmly braced; cedar stringers were drift-bolted on the caps, and a crib built at south end of trestle, 20 feet long, 17 feet wide by 8 feet high. The materials used in the construction of the bridge were as follows;— Sawn lumber and timber 37,500 feet. Hewed cedar timber 11,300 :, Flatted cedar stringers from old bridge 6,720 n 49 piles, 26 feet long 1,274 lineal feet. Truss crib and abutments 860 n Hardware : Spikes and nails 600 lbs. Galvanized iron 2 sheets. Cast-iron lateral braces 958 lbs. Wrought-iron rods, bolts, etc , 2,536 n The whole of the Howe truss, King truss, and trestling was covered with 3-inch plank, well spiked to joists and stringers, and ribbon-piece and hand-railing put on, and the approaches to the bridge and trestle were filled in with earth 24 feet, 17 feet wide by 6 feet deep, and cut down all timber within reach of the bridge. Townsend's and Dunn's Road. Jas. Craig, Foreman. Repaired a bridge that a tree had fallen on and broken down, and cut out timber and brush. Knight's Hill and Wharf Road. Jas. Craig, Foreman. Made 2 culverts, 16 feet long, 2\ feet wide by 1 foot deep. Made general repairs in cutting out underbrush and timber. • Cleaned out ditches and filled washouts. Nanaimo-Alberni Trunk Road. Jas. Craig, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 85 feet long, 14 feet wide by 20 feet high, on 3 bents and 2 mud-sills, with 3 cedar stringers, and covered same with split cedar; put on ribbon-pole and hand-railing, and cut down the standing timber within reach of the bridge. 406 Public Works Report. 1901 Englishman's River Bridge, at Upper Crossing. Jas. Craig, Foreman. Repaired the King truss by bolting plank on each side of the feet of the truss, and, repaired the cribbing. Filled in the washout at the Falls, and cut out timber and brush. Repaired bridge at Sullivan's place, cleared out landslides around Cameron Lake, and kept the road clear of windfalls. Comox District. General Repairs. John Cowie's Road., January. J. Berkeley, Foreman. Corduroyed 87 feet, 12 feet wide; ditched upper side. Repaired plank crossing over swamp with new stringers. February to June. Cut out windfalls on various roads and repaired culverts and ditches. Cumberland and Courtenay Road. September. J. Berkeley, Foreman. Removed plank crossing and mud-sills and stringers over Big Swamp ; graded the roadbed and put down the planks on the ground and covered them with 8 inches of dirt; laid old stringers alongside planks to retain gravel, and covered all with gravel 1 foot deep. Lake Trail and Courtenay to Roy Road. J. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,008 feet by 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,128 „ 18 „ Graded 1,128 „ 18 Made 3 culverts, averaging 18 feet by 2 feet by 1J feet. Built 2 bridges, ,. ' 10 „ 20 n 5 „ Cross Road (between Roy Road and Union Mine Road). Hauled 94 loads of gravel and filled in bad holes and cut out fallen timber. Oyster River and Black Creek Road. September. Jos. Stuart, Foreman. Ditched 120 feet by 2 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 4 feet by 14 feet by 4 feet deep. Gravelled bad places from Salmond's 1J miles north. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 407 October. Forest cleared 1,800 feet by 10 feet wide. Ditched 1,200 „ 2 „ Corduroyed 120 n 14 n Gravelled 1,800 n 10 n 12 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, averaging 4 feet by 16 feet by 4 feet. Covered 53 feet of corduroy with 1 foot of earth and gravel; cleared the road for 10 miles and grubbed out old roots and stumps. Point Holmes Road. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 2,640 feet by 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,200 ,i 16 „ Graded 1,400 „ 16 „ Ditched 1,680 i, 3 „ 2 feet deep. Gravelled 4,350 n 8 i, 6 inches deep. Made 4 culverts, averaging 16 feet by 1 foot by 1J. Built 1 bridge, 16 feet by 16 feet by 3 feet high. Cut down heavy timber alongside road and blew out 19 large stumps. Courtenay to Comox and Back Road. J. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,660 feet by 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,146 „ 18 Graded 1,146 „ 18 Ditched 1,764 „ 2 „ 2 feet deep. Hauled 218 loads of gravel. Made 1 culvert, 18 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet deep. Upper Prairie, Gibson's, Burns and Creech Roads. Forest cleared 16,764 feet by 30 feet wide. Graded 410 „ 14 „ Ditched 2,776 n 2 ,, 1^ feet deep. Corduroyed 100 h 14 ,, Gravelled 2,481 „ 8 5 ' n Made 8 culverts, averaging 18 feet wide by 11 feet deep; cleaned out ditches and filled in low places. Alex. Cowie's Road. A. Cowie, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,410 feet by 12 feet wide. Gravelled 600 n 7 m 6 inches deep. Built 2 bridges, 20 feet by 30 feet by 14 feet. Lake Trail, Gibson and Courtenay to Roy's Road. October. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 6,000 feet by 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,500 „ 18 Graded 1,500 „ 18 Ditched 6,020 „ 2 1J feet deep. Corduroyed 80 „ 16 Turnpiked 6,020 ,, 18 crown 15 inches high Gravelled 455 loads. Made 7 culverts, averaging 20 feet by 1J feet by 1-J- feet. Built 1 bridge, 20 feet long by 14 feet by 4 feet high. 408 Public Works Report. 1901 Upper Prairie to Williams' Road. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Ditched 1,225 feet by 2 feet wide by 1^ feet deep. Made 3 culverts, 18 feet by 2 feet by 1| feet deep. Grant and Mounce's Road. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 3,960 feet by 35 feet wide. Grubbed 7,200 „ 19 Graded 7,200 „ 19 Ditched 12,009 n 2 „ by 11 feet deep. Gravelled 3,960 n 9 n by 6 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, averaging 20 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Read Island Roads. E. Wylie, Foreman. Cut a trail 2 miles long and graded bad places, and built 1 small bridge. Cape Road. Valdez Island. F. C. Yeatman, Foreman. Forest cleared 9,000 feet by 14 feet wide. Graded 16,146 ,, 12 „ Ditched 789 ,i 12 „ Made 5 culverts, averaging 12 feet by 3 feet by 20 feet. Built 1 bridge, 12 feet by 45 feet by 2 feet. (The road is now passable for waggons from Cape Mudge to Quathiaski Cove.) Lund. M. Norman, Foreman October. Graded 933 feet by 10 feet wide. Corduroyed 30 „ 10 Excavated rock 36 ,i 3 it 2 feet de Stoned 150 „ 31 i, 2 Made 1 culvert, 7 feet by 41 feet by 3 feet. Built 2 bridges, 22 „ 10 „ (This work was done on the Branch Roads.) November. Forest cleared 2,700 feet by 8 feet wide. Graded 2,334 „ 10 „ Ditched 45 „ 2 Corduroyed 60 „ 14 „ Excavated rock 36 i, 8 „ 2 feet deep Filled in 300 ,i 10 „ 1 foot ,. Built 1 bridge, 30 „ 12 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 409 Cortez Island. Horace Heay, Foreman. Forest cleared 2 miles, 12 feet wide. Grubbed one-half i, 10 n Graded n tt 10 n Built 1 bridge, 18 feet by 30 feet. November. Forest cleared 1,200 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 1^ miles, 11 n Corduroyed 600 feet, 11 ft This work has been done on the roads from Manson's wharf to the south. Grubbed 792 „ 20 Graded 2,772 „ 14 Ditched 4,200 „ 2 Corduroyed 315 „ 15 Cribbed 57 „ 7 Excavated earth 132 n 6 Filled in 90 „ 8 Gravelled 1,734 „ 8 Nanaimo-Comox Trunk Road. Special grant. April, 1900. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 792 feet, 30 feet wide. 2 feet deep. 4 „ 3 4 ,i 6 Made 4 culverts, averaging 3 feet by 15 feet by 2 feet. June. Forest cleared 3,000 feet, 6 feet wide. Grubbed 900 „ .12 Ditched 1,455 n 2" -n 2 feet deep. Corduroyed and brushed 600 n 14 n Gravelled 1,200 „ 8 „ 6 Made 9 culverts, averaging 15 feet wide by 3 feet deep. Built 1 bridge, 15 feet by 14 feet by 4 feet high, of cedar. Cleaned out all ditches and tail drains, and cut out brush and logs above bridges. July. Grubbed 1,500 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 1,500 „ 12 „ Ditched 1,800 n 2 i> 18 inches deep. Corduroyed 105 n 15 ,, Gravelled 4,395 ,. 8 „ 8 Made 5 culverts, 15 feet by 3 feet by \\ feet deep. Cut down brush and trees overhanging road, and cleaned out log jam above bridges on Coal Creek and Cougar Creek. The work done in May, June and July extended from the south end of Deep Bay to the Tsable or Baynes Sound River, a distance of 8 miles. Thames Bridge. May, June, July. A. H. McCallum, Foreman. Built 1 truss bridge, 220 feet long by 17 feet wide by 35 feet high, over gully at Thames, 4 miles north of Big Qualicum River. Made timber for truss for bridge at Rosewall's River, and brought pile driver from Comox to Waterloo Creek. 410 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote No. 146. Section from George Howe's to Roy's. September and October. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Forest cleared 6,600 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 8,454 „ 16 Graded 8,454 „ 16 Ditched 8,454 n 4 n 18 inches deep. Gravelled 10,389 9 ., 6 Made 4 stone culverts, averaging 1 foot by 17 inches by 1J feet deep. Built 1 bridge, 10 feet long by 14 feet wide by 3 feet high. September, October and November. F. Cunliffe, Foreman. Built a Queen truss on Rosewall's River bridge, 60 feet long, and made approaches; placed stringers and drift-bolted them; planked bridge with 3-inch by 12-inch by 14 feet plank; made hand-railing; length of bridge, 360 feet. Built a new bridge at Waterloo Creek, 220 feet long, 10 feet high and 14 feet wide; drove 5 bents of 5 piles each, and made 5 bents with posts and mud-sills; planked diagonally with 3-inch by 12-inch plank, and made hand-railing. Built a new bridge over the creek at the foot of the long sand-hill, 120 feet long by 14 feet wide by 6 feet high; made 5 bents of posts, sills and mud-sills, three stringers to each bent; covered all with 3-inch by 12-inch by 14-foot plank. This completes the bridges on the Comox section of the Nanaimo-Comox Trunk Road. Vote No. 166.—Bridges, General Renewals and Repairs. Oyster River Bridge. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Cleaned out cribbing on south side river down to clay bottom; put in mud-sills to keep crib from settling; made a mattress of spruce boughs; placed it 14 feet under crib and 6 feet out in river, and loaded with stones; keyed up centre span of pier. Black Creek Bridge. Covered this bridge with new 3-inch by 12-inch by 14-foot plank; length, 85 feet; put on new ribbon on each side. Vote No. 172.—Wharves, Generally. Comox Wharf. September. J. R. Berkeley, Foreman. Made a new cribbing at shore end of wharf, round old crib, 36 feet long, on each side of cedar mud-sills and posts, 8 feet high; 7 posts in each bent; tied across with cedar; sheeted with 3-inch by 12-inch plank, double; filled in with rock and gravel; width of approach and fill, 21 feet; made hand-railing. October. Drove 43 piles on outer end; put on 9 new stringers, and 4 caps and head timbers on fender piles, fastened securely with drift bolts. November. Drove 8 piles on outer end, and put on new stringers and caps on east corner; put on sway braces throughout. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 411 Read Island Wharf. E. Wylie, Foreman. Drove 1 pile, and put on hand-railing on the approach; made a guard on outside to keep fender piles in place. Denman Island Wharf.- T. H. Piercy, Foreman. Built a new wharf at Denman Island, 250 feet long by 13 feet wide; T at end, 45 feet by 60 feet; slip, 22 feet long by 10 feet wide; drove 60 piles in 7 bents, and made 5 bents of posts and sills; braced thoroughly throughout, covered with 3-inch by 12-inch red fir planking, and made substantial hand-railing. Westminster District. John Sprott, Superintendent. Richmond Riding. Hastings-Barnet Road. D. C. Craig, Foreman. Forest cleared 5,544 feet by 66 feet. Grubbed 5,136 II 32 Logged 3,960 II 36 Graded 400 II 23 Ditched 800 II 2 by 3 feet. Work suspended on account of bad weather. Westminster and Vancouver Trunk Road, through Burnaby Municipality (under the direct supervision of the Burnaby Municipality, and let in sections). On the south side, for a distance of 9,372 feet, the stumps, roots, and logs have been blasted, cut, and removed back 18 feet. A new ditch has been cut and the old ditch filled in, and the space between the new ditch and the old road-bed graded up, thereby increasing the width of the road about 28 feet. The contractors are as follows : — Section 1.—Fred Thrussell 2 3 4.—C. M. Nicholson 6 5.—Chas. Farrand 6 9 i. .4 10 i, 7 11 ,, 4 12 „ 4 13 „ 4 6.—J. G. Keefer 6 7._Thos. A. Fennel 6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 per chain. 412 Public Works Report. 1901 Westminster and Vancouver Trunk Road, Lot 301. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cleared out ditches, culverts, and tail drains, cut brush, graded a portion of the road, and laid on about 4,500 cubic feet of broken rock. North Arm and Vancouver Cemetery Road, Lot 301. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Removed old plank on the big hill, and reduced the grade 4 to 5 feet for a distance of 750 feet, widening the road out to 26 feet, the side slopes of cut being 1 to 1; graded and ditched both sides, and covered the entire distance with broken rock, 16 feet wide, and from 12 to 16 inches deep. Put down 750 feet of sidewalk, 3 feet wide. Filled in all the holes, etc., on other parts of the road with broken rock. Repairs to Roads in Hastings Townsite. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Filled in holes and split and laid corduroy. Repairs on Hastings Street Road and Powell Street Road (Hastings Townsite). Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cleared out ditches and culverts, and laid down corduroy and gravel. Rose Hill Road (west of Westminster City Boundary). Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cleared out ditches, culverts, and tail drains, and laid on gravel. Moodyville and Lynn Creek Plank Road and Trail. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Removed old timbers and plank, replacing with new. Repaired bridge on same road. Miller Road (Hastings Townsite). Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Forest cleared about 10 chains, 33 feet wide, graded the same 14 feet wide, and covered the whole distance with split cedar, 3 inches thick by 12 feet long. Richmond and Vancouver Trunk Road. Wm. Oliver, Foreman. Kept ditches, tail drains and culverts clear during winter; filled in wheel ruts with gravel; made up a portion of the road where widened out, by filling in with earth and spreading gravel on top. Squamish Valley-Pemberton Trail. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Built 1 Diamond pier, 12 feet by 18 feet, in centre of 8-Mile Creek, and constructed a bridge on same. Built a bridge across Swift Creek about 90 feet long, and graded an approach from both ends. Built 3 other bridges, averaging 66 feet. Split and laid 1,500 feet of corduroy, 3 inches by 8 feet. Excavated 270 cubic feet of rock ; also cut and removed fallen timber lying across the trail and made it passable for pack animals from Cheakimus River Bridge to Pemberton Meadows. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 413 Squamish Valley—Roads and Bridges. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Graded and turnpiked 1,890 feet, 16 feet wide, ditched on both sides. Cut and barked 292 cedar piles, averaging 22 feet each ; drove 57 piles. Built 3 bridges, 28 feet each by 12 feet by 20 feet. ,t 2 „ 43 i. 12 i, 8 „ Brushed, graded and repaired 7 miles of road. Built 1 Howe truss bridge across the Cheakimus River, 120-foot span resting on cribbed piers. Built 1 pier, 8 feet high by 18 feet long and 9 feet wide. i, 1 i, 17 „ 18 ,1 9 Built 1 wing pier, 32 feet long by 10 feet high by 7 feet wide, and partly filled with rock. The covering of the truss is 2 by 12 plank; 120 feet of approach covered with split cedar, 3 inches thick. Overhauled and repaired the Squamish Bridge at Hall's Point. Built 3 bridges, averaging 66 feet by 14 feet; driving piles for same, with guide piles 'to keep them in position. Built bridge across the Pillchuck, 160 feet by 14 feet by 16 feet, resting on piles, with guide piles; also repaired and partly re-built 6 bridges. Cut and removed fallen and drift timber from the road ; cut brush, graded and filled in washouts for the entire distance of 21 miles. Repairs to Bowen Island Wharf at Snug Cove. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Gave the floating wharf a general overhauling, and adjusted the anchors and mooring chains. Trunk Road from Gibson's Landing (Elphingstone Settlement, Howe Sound). A. N. Beaton, Foreman. Cut and cleared logs and fallen timber from sides of road for about 1 mile, and blasted out stumps and roots; graded the road 16 feet wide; built culverts; split and laid corduroy. Becker Trail (Bowen Island, Howe Sound). Work performed by Joseph Manion. Cut logs, brush and standing timber for a width of 10 feet, and removed same; graded down knolls, making a passable trail ; distance, about 11,000 feet. Galbraith Trail (Bowen Island, Howe Sound). Work performed by E. Galbraith. Cut logs, brush and timber, and removed same for a width of 10 feet; laid down corduroy ; built 1 bridge about 35 feet, and graded portion of the trail; distance, about 2,400 feet. Bowen Island. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Built a trestle bridge, 92 feet long by 12 feet wide by 9 feet high, constructed of cedar throughout. 414 Public Works Report. 1901 Delta Riding. New River Road, Langley. Wm. Livingstone, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,516 feet, 40 feet wide. Grubbed 1,056 n 40 „ Graded 750 n 16 ,, Ditched 5,400 n 5 n by 2 feet 6 inches deep. A bridge on this road is still in course of construction, but operations have had to be suspended owing to bad weather. Yale Road (Repaired from the east side of the Serpentine Flats to Murray's Corners). Thomas Simons, Foreman. Excavated 30 feet of earth 30 feet wide by 9 feet deep. Gravelled 3,240 n 5 ,t 6 inches deep. Dewdney Riding. Repairs to Roads in Lot 301. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cut brush, cleared out ditches, culverts and tail drains ; graded and laid corduroy and broken rock; constructed 2 culverts; dug an outlet ditch 264 feet, averaging 4 feet deep by 3 feet wide; put in a cedar box and filled in on top with earth ; 100 feet of road widened out from 4 to 6 feet by building up a stone retaining wall and filling in with rock and earth; covered 660 feet of corduroyed road with earth, 18 inches to 24 inches deep and 14 feet wide, and graded same. Formed 120 feet of road 16 feet wide by hauling on hard-pan and grading same. Repairs to Port Moody Road. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cleared out ditches and culverts, and filled in washouts and laid down corduroy. Port Moody Sidewalks. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Took up about 1,320 feet of old sidewalk, the planks of which were laid longitudinally. The sound portions were then cut into 4 foot lengths and re-laid upon new stringers, new material being used for the remainder of the plank required. Road on the line of Moody Street, Port Moody. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Ditched 900 feet. Laid 330 i, of corduroy 4 inches thick by 13 feet long. Gravelled 210 n 8 feet wide by 10 inches deep. Repaired culverts and filled in holes with gravel on Murray Street Road. Pitt River Road. Hugh Gunn, Foreman. Cleared out ditches, culverts and tail drains, and filled wheel-ruts with gravel. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 415 Pipe Line Road to Coquiltam Lake. A. N. Beaton, Foreman. Cut brush and fallen timber, and removed clear of ditches. Ditched 645 feet by 18 feet wide. Graded 675 „ 12 Gravelled 80 „ 9 ,, Split and laid 675 n of corduroy, 10 feet long by 3 inches thick. Excavated 90 cubic feet of rock." Made 25 culverts, averaging 3 feet by 3 feet. ii 6 ,, 2 ,i 2 it Built 6 bridges „ 28 „ 12 „ by 10 feet. tt 5 it ii 15 ii 12 i, 6 ii Culverts and bridges covered with split cedar, 3 inches thick. Dewdney Trunk Road (Coquitlam section).—Extending from Westminster Junction to Pitt River, and running parallel with and on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Thos. Mars, Jr., Foreman. Forest cleared 4,950 feet by 66 feet wide; cut and piled brush and tree tops for burning, also cut timber into suitable lengths for rolling. Dug 2,625 feet of ditch (on both sides of the road), 7 feet wide on top, 4 feet deep and 3 feet across the bottom, the inner edge of each ditch being 13 feet from the centre line, or 26 feet between ditches, and the material from the ditches has been thrown up on this space and will be formed into a road, having a width of 21 feet. Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt River Ferry. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Have removed a portion of the covering and timbers of wharf and approaches at Higginson's Landing, Pitt River, to make room for new ferry slip ; also, have got out, up the Lillooet River, 110 cedar piles, from 20 feet to 40 feet long, ran them down to the Pitt River and boomed up and towed down to the Higginson Landing. Ferry scow is being built at the Brunette Mills. Bridge across the Lillooet River, Maple Ridge. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Drove 18 piles and framed a truss with a span of 80 feet, 179 feet of approach built, and put the low chords in place. The heavy fall of snow has, unfortunately, caused a temporary suspension of the operations, but 4 days more work would complete the work. Trail along the Lillooet River to Lillooet Lake. Work performed by John Hinch. Forest cleared, brushed, cut logs and removed same to a width of 10 feet for a distance of about 6 miles. Mission City Roads and Streets. D. Clifton, Foreman. Repaired Sterling street, grading 450 feet, and filling up holes with gravel; cleared the dirt off Washington street bridge, and cut a ditch to keep the dirt and water from flowing on to the bridge; repaired Home Avenue plank street by patching up the holes with new plank; repaired Cade road, McMillan road and Washington street road by ditching, grading and filling in holes with gravel and earth. 416 Public Works Report. 1901 Road on Line of Washington and Sterling Streets, Mission City. S. J. Yeomans, Foreman. Built 340 feet of railing on either side of earth-fill on Sterling street; re-graded 300 feet on Washington street. Road on the Line of Washington and Downie Streets, Mission City. S. J. Yeomans, Foreman. Cleared out ditches and culverts, and filled in holes with gravel. Bridges on the East and West Side of Hatzic Prairie. S. J. Yeomans, Foreman. Re-built 1 bridge of cedar, 75 feet long, 12 feet by 12 feet, and also one span of 22 feet on the long trestle on the west side of the prairie, and also one span. Nicomen Island Road. George Curtis, Foreman. For a distance of about 3,960 feet the brush, trees and logs on each side of the road have been cut and removed to the outside of ditches; about 2,640 feet graded, 18 feet wide. Other portions of the road have been repaired by having brush and logs cut and removed, and holes filled in and graded. Nicomen Slough Bridge, Dewdney. Work performed by S. J. Yeomans and T. Yeomans. Cut and removed drift timbers from piers of bridge during high water. Nicomen Island Road. S. J. Yeomans, Foreman. Filled in a wash-out around a culvert with sand bags, and graded up the road. Howe Truss Bridge across the Lillooet River, near Port Douglas. R. F. Bonson, Foreman. Tightened up rods and repaired approaches. DeRoche's Bridge, Nicomen Island. Work performed by Jos. DeRoche. Cut and removed drift timber that had lodged around the piers of the bridge. Harrison Hot Springs Road. Work performed by S. Huff. Hauled gravel and filled up holes on road. Chilliwack Riding. Mount Lehman Trunk Road. Alexander McCallum, Contractor. This work is being carried out under the direct supervision of the Municipal Council of Matsqui, and is not yet completed. Considerable progress has, however, been made in improving the road by blasting out and removing stumps and logs, ditching, grading and gravelling. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 417 Abbotsford Townsite Road. To connect with the Purver Road. Work being carried out under the direct supervision of the Municipal Council of Matsqui. About 15 chains of this road has been forest cleared, brushed and logged. Work now in progress. Vedder Mountain Road, Sumas. W. Chadsey, Foreman. Forest cleared about 3,960 feet by 66 feet wide; removed all the brush and tops of trees 18 feet from the centre line of proposed road, and cut the timber for the same width into suitable lengths ready for rolling. Sumas Mountain and Abbotsford Road, near Gamon's. S. J. Yeomans, Foreman. Forest cleared 5,280 feet, 40 feet wide. Grubbed 4,392 „ 18 Graded 2,757 i, 12 Ditched 150 i, 3 feet by 2 feet. Corduroy laid 545 ii 3 inches thick by 12 feet lon Excavated 16 cubic yards of earth. Made 7 culverts, averaging 12 feet by 5 feet by 2 feet. Built 2 bridges, averaging 12 feet by 24 feet by 5 feet high. Barker's Mud Bridge, Sumas Prairie. J. V. Means, Foreman. Made an earth-fill on top of old roadway and bridge, 500 feet long and 20 to 30 feet wide by 2 to 9 feet deep, forming a roadway 16 feet wide and from 5 to 10 feet high. Spread 1,350 cubic feet of gravel. Put in 1 hewn-cedar culvert, drift-bolted, 3 feet by 6 feet by 32 feet long, and placed 180 cubic feet of rock round the intake and outlet. Porter and Vye Road, Sumas. Wm. Porter, Foreman. Forest cleared 2,640 feet by 30 feet wide. Cut, split and laid 2,640 n of corduroy, 3 inches by 10 feet. Ditched 1,280 ,, 3 feet by 2 feet, and spread material taken therefrom on corduroy. Aldergrove section of Yale Road. D. McVey, Foreman. Brush and logs cut on each side of the road and removed outside of ditches; distance, about 5,280 feet. Graded 4,422 feet, 18 feet wide. Ditched 4,158 ,, 24 inches by 18 inches. Gravelled 4,422 n 6 feet by 10 inches deep. Vedder Mountain Road. Wm. Chadsey, Foreman. Cleared out saw-logs and removed fruit trees on the line of road through Mohler's orchard land. Erected 4,620 feet of wire fencing on each side of the road through the above property. (The latter work performed by D. H. Mohler.) 418 Public Works Report. 1901 Road around Vedder Mountain. Wm. Chadsey, Foreman. Forest cleared about 15 chains of new7 road, 66 feet wide, and removed timber; also cut and removed fallen timber. Replaced corduroy and made other repairs between the Stuart ranch and Cultus Lake Crossing bridge. Trail around east side of Cultus Lake (to settlement at south end of the lake). John McDonald, Foreman. About 5,280 feet of trail opened, 8 feet wide. Yale District. North Riding. Arthur Stevenson, Superintendent. Kamloops and Shuswap Road (35 miles). Wm. White, Foreman. December, 1899. Built 1 bridge, 6 feet by 14 feet by 4 feet. Built 150 feet of snow fence (heavy log fence to stop snow from drifting on road). Repaired flume at 7-Mile post; put in crib logs to guide water into culverts. August, 1900. Grubbed 396 feet, 4 feet wide. Graded 431 „ 8 Ditched 120 „ 2 „ 2 feet deep. Gravelled mud hole. Made 2 culverts, 16 feet by 12 feet by 2 feet. Built 1 bridge 20 „ 16 „ 9 „ Made general surface repairs from Ducks to Shuswap. October. Geo. Chace,Sectionman. Graded 1,770 feet, 9 feet wide. Excavated earth 315 cubic feet. Excavated rock 27 n Gravelled 1,350 feet, 8 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Cleaned out rocks and made surface repairs on 2 miles of road. December. Turnpiked 1,005 feet, 16 feet wide. Made 2 culverts 14 n 4 ,, by 3 feet. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 419 Dalpot Road, Salmon Arm. J. D. Cameron, Foreman. September. Forest cleared 900 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 900 „ 10 Made 1 culvert 14 n by 3 feet by 1 foot. October. Forest cleared 2,448 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 2,448 „ 9 „ Graded 2,448 „ 8 Excavated earth 3,000 n Murray and Arthur Road, Salmon Arm. September. Cleaned out and widened ditch, 1,400 feet long. Gravelled 60 feet, 10 feet wide, 8 inches deep. Made 1 culvert 16 n 6 n 2 feet deep. ,i 1 ,i 14 ,. 3 ,i 2 ,1 Cross Road, Salmon Arm (1J miles). September. J. D. Cameron, Foreman. Forest cleared 240 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 240 „ 20 Turnpiked 4,332 ,, 42 n outside to outside of ditches. Ditched 8,664 „ 2 feet deep. . Excavated earth 21,600 cubic feet (about). Gravelled 4,332 feet, 9 feet wide, 10 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, 23 feet by 6 feet by 2 feet. General Roads, Salmon Arm. November. J. D. Cameron, Foreman. Repaired corduroy on Foothill Road; shovelled out mud-slide Roult Road ; measured roads and set mile posts. North Thompson (east side of river). July. A. Gaudreau (as per agreement). Built 160 feet of cribbing 6 feet high, and made surface repairs from 32 to 34-mile post. Work carried out according to agreement. Friskin and Fraser Road. James Friskin (as per agreement). Built 450 feet of new road, 9 feet wide, on Fraser's Hill (steep side-hill cutting); took out rocks and made surface repairs on 2 miles of road. Work carried out according to agreement. 420 • Public Works Report. 1901 South Thompson and Six-Mile Creek Road (12 miles). Frank Martin (Contract). Built 2 bridges, 20 feet long, 12 feet wide, 5 feet high. Made 3 culverts, 12 „ 6 „ 2 „ Graded. 1,200 feet, 8 feet wide. Cribbed 200 „ 2 feet high. Cut out windfalls, grubbed stumps, and made surface repairs on 9 miles. Ditched 600 feet, 1 foot by 1 foot. West Side Road, Salmon Arm (4 miles). August. J. D. Cameron, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,200 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,200 „ 10 Graded 1,200 „ 10 „ Gravelled 60 ,, 9 n 8 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, averaging 16 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. Repaired 1 bridge by raising foundation, replacing stringers and covering ; filled ruts and mud holes and made general surface repairs on 3 miles of road. September. Grubbed 28 stumps. Graded 1,350 feet, 8 feet wide. Repaired mud holes and cut brush and trees from road side. October. Gravelled 120 feet, 8 feet wide, 10 inches deep; and made general surface repairs. Neil Beaton and Fish Lake Road (25 miles). November. Wm. White, Foreman. Forest cleared 16,755 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 16,755 „ 10 Graded 16,755 „ 8 Corduroyed 132 n 16 n . Cribbed 90 „ 4 feet high. Excavated earth 900 tt 7 feet wide, 4 feet deep. Filled in 60 „ 5 „ 4 Made 4 culverts, 16 feet by 6 feet by 2 feet. Kamloops and Tranquille Road (9 miles). November. Wm. White, Foreman. Ditched 900 feet, 1\ feet wide, \\ feet deep. Excavated earth 90 n 8 n 3 n Filled in 45 „ 10 feet by 3 feet. Made 5 culverts, 16 n 8 n 3 n Kamloops-Savona Road (27 miles). Wm. White, Foreman. July. Repaired culverts, filled ruts and washouts, and made general surface repairs from Kamloops to the 15-mile post. September. Cleaned out slides and repaired washout caused by heavy thunderstorm. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 421 December. Grubbed 1,479 feet, 10 feet wide. Graded 1,479 „ 10 Excavated earth 180 n 4 feet by 3 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 14 n 4 ,, 2 feet. Hull-Minention Road (7 miles). September. Wm. White, Foreman. Filled ruts, removed rock from surface of road, and made general surface repairs. Campbell Creek Road (19 miles). Wm. White, Foreman. July. Made 3 culverts, 16 by 14 by 5 feet. Cribbed 36 feet, 10 feet high. Filled in 36 ,, 10 feet deep, 8 feet wide. Cleaned out slides, filled in ruts, repaired washouts, and made general surface repairs on 4 miles of road. (The above work was caused by heavy thunderstorm.) August. Graded 402 feet, 12 feet wide. Cribbed 1,062 „ 4 „ high. Excavated earth 300 n 6 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. Filled in 432 i, 3 „ 4 feet deep. Gravelled 486 n 8 n 6 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 16 ,t by 9 feet by 4 feet. Built 2 bridges, 16 n 24 i, 4 n ii 1 flume, 30 n long, 4 feet wide, 4 feet deep, with 12-foot head-dam, backed with brush. Built bulkhead of brush and rock to keep water from undermining the road. North Thompson Road (east side river), 55 miles. Wm. White, Foreman. July. Cut brush and trees from sides of road, scraped sand off the road on reserve flat, filled ruts and made surface repairs. October. Grubbed 3,789 feet, 9 feet wide. Graded 3,789 , 9 Ditched 402 , 3 2 feet deep Corduroyed 210 , 14 Excavated earth 105 i 5 ■4 i, rock 30 , 3 2 Filled in 170 , 14 2 Cribbed 35 , 5 4 feet high Made 5 culverts, 14 , by 9 feet by 4 feet. Put trestles under 3 small bridges. South Thompson River Bridge (above Kamloops). October. Wm. White, Foreman. Repaired approach of bridge, put 9 trestles under south end approach, 1 trestle under centre of each span, making spans 15 feet instead of ,30 feet, as they were formerly. 422 Public Works Report. 1901 Grand Prairie Road (35 miles). September. Dan. Mcintosh, Sectionman. Cleaned out rocks and slides, gravelled mud-holes, and repaired washouts. Repaired bridge at Jones Bros, by putting on some new covering etc., etc. Made 2 culverts, 14 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. ' October. Wm. White, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 20 feet by 16 feet by 6 feet. Repaired washouts, cleaned out slides, and made surface repairs. Paton and 6-Mile Creek Road (20 miles). November. Dan. Mcintosh, Sectionman. Cut and removed windfalls, took out stumps and rocks, and made general repairs. Craigellachie Road (north side of river). November, 1900. Philip Chesley, Foreman. Cut the brush 8 feet wide on each side of road for a distance of. 4 miles. Graded 300 feet, 12 feet wide. Corduroyed 300 ,, 9 ,, Cribbed 225 „ 12 Filled in 600 „ 10 ,, 3 feet deep. Craigellachie Road (south side of river). Corduroyed 600 feet, 12 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 14 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. Built 1 bridge, 100 feet long, 12 feet wide. Craigellachie Trail (south side river). November. Cut trail 9 feet wide from Woolsley's to Chesley's; distance, (5|) five and a half miles. December, 1900. . Cleared forest 900 feet, 12 feet wide. Built 3 bridges, 18 feet long, 12 feet wide. North Thompson Boad (west side of river, 23 miles). November, 1900. Wm. White, Foreman. Cleared forest 5,235 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 4,890 ,, 8 Graded 4,890 „ 8 Excavated earth, 2,793 n 8 n 1 foot deep. Made 5 culverts, averaging 14 feet by 5 feet by 3 feet. Cleaned off loose stones and made surface repairs. Louis Creek Road (50 miles). Wm. White, Foreman. July. Cut and removed windfalls and made surface repairs. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. - 423 October. Grubbed 1,317 feet, 10 feet wide Graded 1,317 ,, 10 ,, Ditched 132 h 3 n 2 feet deep. Corduroyed 194 n 12 ,, Filled in 90 „ 12 „ 3 Turnpiked 132 „ 12 Made 3 culverts, 14 feet by 10 feet by 3 feet. Built 1 bridge, 35 n 14 ,, 5 n Harper Camp and McBrian's Valley Road (12 miles). Wm. White, Foreman. August. Moved camp from Kamloops and Shuswap Road and commenced work on above road. September. Grubbed 21,006 feet, 9 feet wide. Graded 12,765 „ 8 „ Cribbed 75 n 3 n ' 4 feet high. Excavated rock 30 ,, 4 ,, 3 feet deep. Filled in 141 „ 15 ,, 6 Made 3 culverts, 15 feet by 11 feet by 5 feet. Built 1 bridge, 24 „ 16 „ 15 „ (1,680 lineal feet of round logs used in constructing the above cribbing, culverts, and bridge.) October. Grubbed 1,380 feet, 9 feet wide. Graded 1,380 „ 9 Cribbed 120 Excavated earth 1,380 ,, rock 39 Made 4 culverts, 14 2 ,1 7 feet high. 4 i, 2 2 ii 2 feet deep, by 6 feet by 3 feet. Filled mud-holes with gravel, widened turns, and made general surface repairs on 7 miles of road. Notch Hill Road (14 miles). M. Sullivan, Foreman. August. Forest cleared 1,260 feet, 30 feet wide. Graded 5,600 „ 10 „ Corduroyed 100 n 14 n Ditched 200 „ 2 feet by 1 foot. Grubbed stumps, cut brush and trees from both sides of road between Notch Hill and Tappen Siding, and made general surface repairs on 9 miles of road. September. Forest cleared 3,520 feet, 40 feet wide. Grubbed 3,520 „ 16 18 2 ,, 2 feet deep, by 16 feet by 4 feet. Graded 900 Ditched 900 Built 1 bridge, 50 Made 6 culverts, 14 2 ,, 2 Took out roots and made surface repairs on 5 miles of road. Nicola-Kamloops Road (65 miles). Peter Riley, Sectionman. November, 1899. Filled abutment of bridge with rock ; cleaned off loose rocks from Nicola to Quilchena. 424 Public Works Report. 1901 Wm. White, Foreman. January, 1900. Repaired culverts, filled ruts, cleaned off loose rocks, and made general surface repairs. General Roads. Wm. White, Foreman. February. Repaired washouts and culverts; turned off water; and made general surface repairs on roads in vicinity of Kamloops. March. Cleaned out slides; repaired and renewed culverts; repaired washouts, and made general surface repairs from Kamloops to 24-Mile post. July. Made 4 culverts, 16 feet, 4 feet by 4 feet. Gravelled 81 ,, 12 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Filled in 60 ,. 5 n 16 feet deep. Cleaned out slides and made surface repairs. September. Repaired culverts and washouts; cleaned out slides and loose stones, and made general repairs on 30 miles of road. Peter Riley, Sectionman. October. Cleaned out slides; filled ruts and washouts; repaired culverts, and made surface repairs on 10 miles of road. November. Took out rocks; opened ditches, and made surface repairs from Nicola Lake to Quilchena. Nicola and Douglas Lake Road (15 miles). October. Peter Riley, Sectionman. Cleaned off rocks; filled ruts, and made surface repairs. Nicola Lake and Hamilton Hill Road (6 miles). October. John Corbett, Sectionman. Graded 1,800 feet, 9 feet wide. Took out rocks from surface of road ; opened ditches; cleaned off loose rocks, and made general surface repairs. Nicola-Kamloops Road. December. John Corbett, Sectionman. Made 3 culverts, 14 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot. Cleaned off loose rocks, and made surface repairs. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 425 Shuswap and Kault Road (23 miles). Geo. Chase, Sectionman. August. Cut and removed windfalls. Graded 4,245 feet from 2 to 8 feet wide. Cleaned out loose stones, and made surface repairs. September. Cut and removed 43 trees. Graded 720 feet, 10 feet wide. Corduroyed 71 n 14 n Built 1 bridge 14 feet long, 14 feet wide, 5 feet high. Re-covered 1 n 25 n 14 n 1 ,i 30 ii 14 December. Went over the road from Shuswap to Kault, cut and removed all windfalls and brush overhanging road. Foot-Hill Road Salmon Arm (13.1 miles). Frank Mclntyre, Foreman. November, 1899. Cut brush, 6 feet wide, from each side of road for a distance of 2 miles; repaired corduroy bridge, and filled in mud holes. J. D. Cameron, Foreman. August. Forest cleared 1,440 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,440 „ 16 „ Graded 1,440 „ 12 Ditched 1,440 n 2 feet by 1 foot deep. Made 19 culverts, 12 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot. Made general surface repairs on 3J miles of road. - September. Repaired corduroy, filled ruts, took out stumps and roots, and made general surface repairs on ten miles of road. October. Repaired culvert, filled ruts, repaired mud-holes, grubbed stumps and made general surface repairs. Forest cleared 336 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 336 „ 12 Graded 336 „ 12 Made 1 culvert, 16 feet by 6 feet by 2 feet. Ditched 150 feet, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Anderson Road, Salmon Arm. November, 1899. Robt. Turner, Foreman. Built 2,910 feet of board fence. - . it 1,770 ii rail fence. Forest cleared 2,400 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 1,800 „ 12 „ Dug 160 post holes, 3 feet deep. December, 1899. Excavated earth 180 feet, 30 feet wide, 2 feet deep. 426 Public Works Report. 1901 Byorkman Road, Salmon Arm (3 miles). Robert Turner, Foreman. December, 1899. Forest cleared 5,280 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 600 „ 10 Graded 600 „ 10 January. Forest cleared 13,200 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 2,400 „ 12 Graded 2,400 „ 12 Built 1 bridge, 105 feet long, 14 feet wide, 11 feet high. Salmon Arm and Enderby Road. February. Cut and removed windfalls. A. J. Cummings, Foreman. August. Cut and removed windfalls, filled in ruts, and made general surface repairs. September. Ditched 225 feet, 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep. Cribbed 150 „ 4 feet high. Excavated earth 5,400 cubic feet. Filled in 300 feet, 4 feet wide, 4 feet deep. Made 2 culverts, 16 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot. Cummings and Enderby Road. James Evans, Foreman. September. Forest cleared 1,350 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 1,350 „ 16 Graded 1,350 „ 16 Made corduroy bridge, 120 feet long, 16 feet wide, 3 feet high. Salmon Arm and Kault Road (10 miles). J. D. Cameron, Foreman. August. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. Ditched 660 feet, 11 feet by 1 foot. Grubbed stumps, filled holes, cut and removed windfalls, cleaned out slides on Kault Hill, graded rough places, and made general surface repairs from Palmer's Corner to Kault; distance, 10 miles. Fraser-McVicker Road (Canoe Creek). James Evans, Foreman. September. Forest cleared 2,220 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 900 „ 16 Graded 900 „ 10 October. Grubbed 690 feet, 16 feet wide. Ditched 630 „ 21 feet by 2 feet. Corduroyed 465 n 14 feet wide. Filled in ruts, repaired mud-holes, and made general surface repairs on Canoe Creek Road. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 427 West Riding. Spence's Bridge and Nicola Road (length, 46 miles). December, 1899. R. Trodden, Foreman. Made approaches to Coutlie-Nicola Bridge; approach east side of river, 600 feet long; west side of river, 225 feet long. Made road to haul timber to bridge ; cleaned out slides on Nicola Road ; filled in ruts ; repaired washouts, and made general surface repairs. January. Hugh Irvine, Sectionman. Opened water ruts ; cleaned out slides; removed loose rocks, and made surface repairs. February. Turned off water; cleaned out slides ; removed stones, and repaired washouts. March. Repaired washouts; cleaned out land slides; turned off water; removed rock slides, and made general surface repairs. July. Made 1 culvert, 14 feet by 10 feet by 2 feet. Built 3 bridges, averaging 14 feet by 30 feet by 10 feet. Bridges built of round logs; covered with 3-inch plank ; substantial hand and "guard rail. Filled ruts and made surface repairs. August. Cleaned out slides; took roots and rocks out of surface of road; filled in holes with gravel, and made surface repairs. September. Shovelled out heavy clay slide ; removed loose rocks; cut brush from sides of road ; filled ruts ; repaired culvert, and opened ditches. October. Cut brush and trees from sides of road; repaired washouts; took out rock from surface of road ; cleaned out mud slides, and made general surface repairs. November. Made 1 culvert, 14 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet. i, 1 ,i 14 ,i 1-1 ,i 1 foot. Cleaned off rocks; filled ruts; opened water ruts on long grades; cleaned out slides, and made surface repairs. Ashcroft and Pennie Road (length, 17 miles). August. John Dundas, Foreman. Cleaned out Barnes' Hill; opened water ditches; built stone wall, 15 feet by 5 feet high. Made 2 culverts, 14 feet by 6 feet by 2 feet. Graded 2,000 „ 10 feet wide. Cut off points; widened turns; cleaned out road, and made general surface repairs from Ashcroft to 7-Mile Post. (The above road was badly damaged by a heavy thunder storm or cloud burst, necessitating the above expenditure.) 428 Public Works Report. 1901 Ashcroft and Cornwall Road (3|- miles). July. John Dundas, Foreman. Made 1 culvert, 12 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet. Repaired washouts ; filled ruts; cleaned out slides; graded rough places, and made general repairs on 3|- miles. October. John Rice, Sectionman. Cleaned out rocks; repaired washouts; filled ruts, and made surface repairs. November. Cleaned out mud slide; filled ruts. Made culvert, 12 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot. Hope and Similkameen Trail (65 miles). November, 1899. James Corrigan, Foreman. Removed windfalls and repaired covering on 2 bridges. August, 1900. E. E. Raab, Foreman. Repaired covering on bridge, and cut and removed windfalls. Geo. Goldsbrough, Foreman. Put new covering on 2 bridges, 14 miles from Princeton; cleaned out the grade at 9 and 12-Mile Posts. Coutlie-Nicola Bridge. R. Trodden, Foreman. Built bridge across the Nicola River at 30-Mile Post, from Spence's Bridge; total length of bridge, 223 feet; width, 12 feet in clear; height, 12 feet. One (1) span, 68 feet, trussed with Poney truss. it tt 59 ii it. .. n ii ii 35 ii ii ii 34 ii tt ti 27 it 4, 10-inch by 15-inch stringers to each span; corbels, 10-inch by 15-inch.; caps, 12-inch by 12-inch; foundations, 2 abutments; two (2) pile piers, 13 piles to each pier; one (1) Trestle bent, 6 piles; piers are planked from low water up with 2-inch by 12-inch plank; floor, 3-inch by 12-in. plank; substantial hand or guard-rail. Work commenced on the 27th of November, 1899; completed on the 6th of January, 1900. Bridges, 1-Mile Creek. September, 1900. Geo. A. Goldsbrough, Foreman. Built bridge across 1-Mile Creek, 66 feet long, 14 feet wide, 10 feet high. ,i ii Oelrich Creek, 54 n 14 n 8 n Graded rough places on road, and took out rocks from surface of road. The above bridges are built of round logs, barked, 4 stringers to each bridge; abutments set well down to bottom of creek; bridges covered with small logs, spotted down on all 4 stringers and flatted on top. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 429 Hope and Summit City Trail (30 miles). A. E. Raab, Foreman. August. Cut and removed windfalls from Hope to 17-Mile Post. September. Cut and removed windfalls from 17-Mile Post to Summit. Hope and Popcum Road (24 miles). James Corrigan, Foreman. November, 1899. Cut and removed windfalls; cut brush overhanging the road, and made surface repairs. December, 1899. Cut and removed windfalls. February. Cut and removed windfalls, and made surface repairs. March. Cut and removed windfalls, and made surface repairs. July. Repaired small bridge; cut brush and removed driftwood from road. Hope and Popcum Road Diversion. August. A. E. Raab, Foreman. Owing to the river cutting the bank away and destroying this road, yearly, it was found necessary to divert the road to the foothill in two places. The first place turns off west of Silver Creek, 2 miles below Hope and follows the section line behind Starrat's, Bristel's and others, and connects with old road again at Mr. Flood's ranch, 4 miles below Hope. The second place turns off near St. Elmo postoffice, follows the foothill and connects with old road again at or near the 14-Mile Post, from Hope, distance 2 miles, more or less. The first 2 miles of this work was over comparatively level country, very heavily timbered, necessitating very heavy clearing and grubbing. The second 2 miles—side-hill cutting very thickly covered with brush and timber; considerable heavy slide rock to be moved, and some solid rock to be blasted. In connection with this work :— Built 4 corduroy bridges, averaging 50 feet long, 14 feet wide. Made 9 culverts i, 7 n 12 feet by 2 feet. Forest cleared, about 4 miles, from 20 to 40 feet wide. Grubbed n 4 ii 12 n Graded n 4 ii 12 n A portion of this grading was heavy side-hill cutting, running as high as 12 feet deep on inside cut. This work commenced on the 7th of August; completed on the 3rd of November. Lytton and Lillooet Road (24 miles) Chas. Skakie, Sectionman. December, 1899. Cleaned out slides at 7-Mile Post, repaired washout and removed loose rocks. January. Cleaned out slide at 6^-Mile Post and removed rocks. 430 Public Works Report. 1901 February. Cleaned out slide at 7-Mile Post, and removed loose rocks, Lytton to 24-Mile Post. March. H. J. Cowdon, Sectionman. Blasted large rock at 7|--Mile Post; cleaned out slides between 7 and 8-Mile Post; repaired washouts and made surface repairs from Lytton to 5-Mile Post. July. Cleaned up bank slopes, opened ditches, took out rocks, filled ruts, repaired washouts, and did general section work from Lytton to 3-Mile Post. August. John Dundas, Foreman. Cleaned out bank slopes, removed rocks, widened turns, graded rough parts, and made general surface repairs from the 3 to the 8-Mile Post; repaired bridge at 20-Mile Post; straightened turns and widened road from 1 to 8 feet from the 20 to the 21-Mile Post. September. , Cut off points, straightened turns in road, widened out from 2 to 10 feet from the 21 to the 23J-Mile Post; cleaned out and made improvements in turns from the 10 to the 13-Mile Post; repaired 13-Mile Creek Bridge by raising abutments, etc., etc.; made 2 passing places on 10-Mile Hill, and 2 at 7-Mile Post. Cribbed 370 feet, 8 feet high. Gravelled 672 ,, 10 ,, wide, 8 inches deep. Made 1 culvert, 16 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. October. Cut off points, straightened turns, and widened road from the 2 to the 2^-Mile Posts. Cribbed 225 feet, 6 feet high. Built stone wall, 60 ,, long, 10 feet high. Gravelled 1,155 n 12 feet wide, 8 inches deep. Made 2 culverts, 16 n by 4 feet by 2 feet. Cleaned out and widened Bridge Hill. Made box culvert, 1| by 1J by 22 feet. Built 1 bridge, 20 feet by 16 feet by 8 feet. Lytton and Lillooet Road, and McKay and Loring Road. November. H. J. Cowdon, Sectionman. Ditched 105 feet, 4 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Made 1 culvert, 50 feet long, 2 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Cleaned out ditches on McKay and Loring Road. Made bridge, 20 feet by 16 feet by 10 feet. Cleaned out slide and removed loose rocks from the 6| to 8-Mile Post; opened water ruts between the 5 and 6-Mile Posts; repaired fence round stable yard at Lytton ; cleaned up storehouse and put tools in shape for winter. Nicola, Granite Creek and Princeton Road (71 miles). November, 1899. R. Trodden, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,950 feet, 16 feet wide. Grubbed 1,950 „ 12 „ Graded 1,950 „ 10 Ditched 900 It Jj 11 2 feet deep. Gravelled 900 „ 10 10 inches deep. Built 3 bridges, averaging 35 feet long, 15 feet wide, 6 feet high; built abutment under Frimbed Creek bridge; repaired bridge on Hamilton Hill by putting new foundation under abutment, &c, &c; cut out windfalls and made surface repairs. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 431 Geo. P. Cross, Sectionman. December, 1899. Shovelled out snow and mud slides; cut and removed windfalls, and made general section repairs after heavy rain storm. January, 1900. Cut and removed windfalls; shovelled out slides; filled ruts and wash-outs, and cleaned off rocks. February. Shoveled out snow slides at Red Bluff; turned off water to prevent washing road away; cleaned out mud slides, and cut and removed windfalls. March. Cleaned out heavy slides between Otter Lake and Granite Creek; repaired wash-outs; filled ruts; cleaned out rock slides at 67-Mile Bluff; made surface repairs, and did general section work from Otter Lake to Princeton. July. Two (2) section-men employed keeping road clear of gravel slides and rocks, windfalls, &c, ifcc. August. Same as last month. September. Geo. Freeman, Sectionman. Cut brush and trees from both sides of road; took out stumps and roots ; gravelled mud holes; cleaned out rocks and slides, and made general surface repairs. October. Duncan Macphail, Sectionman. Cut brush and trees on roadside between the 36 and 37-Mile Post; repaired mud holes ; removed windfalls from road ; cleaned out slides; filled ruts, and made general surface repairs. November. Shovelled out snow slides at Red Bluff; cleaned out slides, and made general repairs at Otter Lake. Main Trunk Road (Section 2, 71 miles). John Rice, Sectionman. January. Cleaned out rocks and mud slides; turned off water, and filled ruts between Ashcroft and Cache Creek. March. Repaired washouts ; cleaned out slides; blasted large rock at Cisco Hill; turned off water, and made general surface repairs. John Dundas, Foreman. July. Cleaned out road; filled ruts and washouts; graded and made general surface repairs —after cloud burst—from 104 to 110-Mile Post. August. Built stone wall, 25 feet long, 15 feet high. Made 1 culvert 15 „ 12 feet by 2 feet. Cleaned out road round Cache Creek Bluff; repaired foundation of Cache Creek Bridge ; repaired covering and hand-rail on School House Bridge. 432 Public Works Report. 1901 John Rice, Sectionman. September. Graded 1,500 feet, 16 feet wide. Filled washouts; cleaned out mud and gravel slides; took out rocks, and made general repairs from Ashcroft to 8-Mile Post. John Dundas, Foreman. October. Cleaned out trail from Lytton to Spence's Bridge, 23 miles; cleaned off rocks from Spence's Bridge to 100-Mile Post; repaired washout near 102-Mile Post. Repaired bridge 40 feet long, 16 feet wide, 12 feet high; renewed stringers, hand and guard-rail. Made 7 culverts, 16 feet by 6 feet by 2 feet. Repaired Cisco Creek Bridge by putting on 20 pieces of new covering and repairing hand-rail; keyed up chords on corbels. Cleaned out Cisco Creek Hill. Built stone wall 15 feet long by 6 feet high. Pulled out old bridge at 5-Mile Post from Lytton, and made fill. Moved camp from Lytton to Ashcroft. November 1'to 17. Widened road Bonaparte Bluff; cut off 2 heavy clay points, 105 feet long, 15 feet deep, from 0 to 8 feet wide. Ditched 360 feet, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Gravelled 750 „ 20 „ 1 foot deep. Widened and improved turn at north end of Ashcroft Bridge. Cleaned out Barnes' Hill; cut off point and straightened turn in road near Barnes' ranch. Removed old plank and re-covered 370 feet of Ashcroft Bridge with 4 by 12 by 20-foot fir plank. December. R. Trodden, Foreman. Completed covering of Ashcroft Bridge ; put on guard and hand-rail. Harper Mill Road (5 miles). John Dundas, Foreman. August. Cleaned out and repaired washouts, filled ruts, graded and made general surface repairs after heavy thunderstorm. October. John Rice, Sectionman. Took out rocks, widened hill going down to the mill, and made general surface repairs. Spence's Bridge Ferry. Owing to the very unsatisfactory way this ferry was conducted under the contract system, the Government found it advisable to cancel the contract and employ a man by the month to run ferry. Owing to the dilapidated condition that the ferry was in when taken from the contractor, it was found necessary to make some outlay in the way of tackling, row-boat, etc., etc. These things have been replaced ; everything is now in good condition, and the ferry is now run in a manner highly satisfactory to the entire public. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 433 Oelrich Road, 1-Mile Creek. A. Oelrich, Contractor. November and December. Contract to make new road round big hill; to clear, grub, and grade 825 feet, 8 feet wide; also change grade near 7-Mile Post, and take out rocks and make some surface repairs. Princeton and Keremeos Road (construction). This work was commenced on the 22nd of October. Geo. A. Goldsbrough, foreman on Princeton end, and John Brombley, foreman, 12 miles below Princeton. Owing to snow, severe cold weather, and short days, this work was not progressing as it should be; consequently, the work was shut down for the winter on the 24th of November. Length of road completed from the 22nd of October to the 24th of November, about 5 miles. At the 12-Mile Post, where the Brombley gang worked, the work was light; at the Princeton end, Goldsbrough had considerable rock to contend with on the first mile. Yale District—East Riding. (Northern Division, extending from Penticton to Mara.) J. P. Burnyeat, Superintendent. Kelowna-Okanagan Mission Road (from 13-Mile Post south to 35-Mile Post). April. George J. Dickson, Foreman. Filled in mud holes and made general repairs. Built 3 culverts, averaging 30 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet, near the 28-Mile Post. Dell's Corner, Kelowna Road (33 and 35.7-Mile Posts). May. Graded 2,700 feet, 30 feet wide. Ditched 5,280 ■■ 3 „ Built 2 culverts averaging 18 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. Ran the grades over the Dell Road to smooth it, and also filled in mud holes. September. Forest cleared 2,400 feet, 66 feet wide. Graded 1,200 , 33 Ditched 5,100 , 3 Gravelled 12,000 , 7 i 8 feet deep. Vernon-Okanagan Mission Road (between 27 and 28-Mile Posts.) October. Graded 2,250 feet, 10 feet wide. Filled in 60 ., 10 Made 3 culverts, 16 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, near 26-Mile Post. Built 4 bridges 16 n 8 n 5 n 2 on Carruthers'-Mission Road. 2 on Swamp Road, Okanagan Mission. Renewed abutments to Woods' bridge. 16 logs 12 feet long and 4 stringers 22 feet long. Mission Creek was cleared of all timber and snags from the dam south to Okanagan Lake, a distance of 3J miles. 434 Public Works Report. 1901 Long Lake Road (between 2 and 4-Mile Posts.) July. Aaron Johnson, Foreman. Excavated 10,950 feet of earth, 18 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 20 feet by 3 feet 6 inches by 3 feet high. Built 1 bridge, 30 feet by 16 feet, 7 feet high, No. 275. Swan Lake Road (3-Mile Post) August. Aaron Johnson, Foreman. Graded 1,200 feet, 22 feet wide. Built 1 bridge, 40 feet long by 16 feet by 8 feet high, No. 274. To avoid heavy grade near south end of Swan Lake. White Valley Road. September. Aaron Johnson, Foreman. Alteration between 8 and 9-Mile Posts. Grubbed 4,500 feet 20 feet wide. Graded 4,500 „ 20 ., Made 2 culverts averaging 5 feet by 16 feet and 3 feet high. Above was built to avoid a long grade between McCalla's and Woods'. October. Built a new road from a point on the Swan Lake Road, near the 2-Mile Post, running north-easterly about a mile and a half, and joins present road at the Greenhowgate on B- Creek. This diversion was made to straighten alignment and ease the gradients. The old road originally ran through cultivated fields, and for the first three-quarters of a mile is now set on the section line, and the balance runs along the water-pipe line. Grubbed 2,900 feet, 20 feet wide. Graded 6,030 „ 20 Made 1 culvert 9 n 16 feet by 5 feet. Built 1 bridge 12 „ 16 „ 7 „ Put new covering on culvert near 7-Mile Post, on Swan Lake Road, 6 plank, 3-inch, fir, 16 inches long. White Valley Road. September. Joseph A. Nesbitt, Foreman. The work done embraced that of cutting brush and timber from right of way; widening out road-bed and trimming slopes ; renewing coverings to bridges and culverts; putting in new cribbing; hauling gravel to fill mud holes; ditching and cutting down hills to improve grades, and general repairs throughout. ETWEEN 13 AND 16-MlLE Posts, Vernon-Lumby Road. Forest cleared 900 feet, 50 feet wide. Ditched 1,800 5 ,, Cribbed 900 10 ,i Excavated earth 600 5 ii 2| feet deep. Gravelled 300 9 ii 3 inches deep. Made 3 culverts 16 by 2 feet by 1J feet high. Re-built 5 bridges 30 16 8 „ Eden Flat Mile Posts. Road, between 16 and 17.6 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 435 Blue Springs Road (16 to 24-Mile Post). October. Joseph A. Nesbitt, Foreman. Forest cleared 5,280 feet, 12 feet wide. Grubbed 1,500 „ 12 Graded 1,000 „ 16 Ditched 2,000 „ 4 „ Corduroyed 100 n 16 n Cribbed 1,500 „ 6 feet high. Excavated earth 10,000 ,, 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep. ii rock 100 ii 3J feet wide, 1 ,, Filled in 10,000 ,, 1 „ 1 Gravelled 1,000 n 9 n 3 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, averaging 2| feet by 11,- feet by 16 feet. Re-built 1 bridge, 30 feet by 16 feet by 6 feet. Made repairs to bridge No. 272, placing 2 bents under same; cutting and hauling timbers; took down 1 truss and found stringers in an unsound condition; placed 15 loads of rock under abutments and around sills of bents to prevent action of water on sandy bottom. This bridge was built in 1888, and will have to be renewed next year. Creighton Valley Road (17 to 27-Mile Posts). November. Joseph A. Nesbitt, Foreman. Cut out fallen timber and brushed out roadway; filled up holes and widened out narrow places ; repaired culverts and opened out ditches, and made general repairs throughout. Cherry Creek Road. October and November. Alex. Stansfield, Sr., Foreman. Started work at 24-Mile Post and finished at 39-Mile Post; cut out fallen timber; widened the road-bed in places ; filled up rut holes; hauled material to lift road in wet places ; removed old corduroy and replaced with new, and made general repairs. Several bridges and culverts will have to be renewed next year. Shuswap Road (27 to 34-Mile Posts). September. Howard Derby, Foreman. This work was extended over 7 miles of old road and included general repairs; grubbing, widening out road-bed, grading and bridge repairs. Bridge No. 253 over Shuswap River, near the falls, was re-floored with split cedar, 60 feet long and 14 feet wide, and furnished with new hand-railing of poles. The bridge at this point should be renewed with a truss. Grubbed 36,960 feet, 15 feet wide. Graded 5,280 „ 15 „ Floored 1 bridge, 60 n 14 h 18 to 27-Mile Posts. October. Made general repairs; grubbed out stumps, and widened road-bed in places. Bridge No. 249 was re-floored 70 feet with 6-inch fir poles, adzed off, 16 feet wide. Grubbed 15,840 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 2,640 ,', 15 Corduroyed 50 n 8 n Gravelled 100 n 8 n 6 inches deep. 436 Public Works Report. 1901 Trinity Valley Road (19 to 31-Mile Posts) 12 miles. November. Removed stumps ; filled up rut holes ; repaired culverts; opened up ditches, and made general repairs throughout. Enderby-Salmon Arm Road (24 to 29-Mile Posts). April. Wm. Hancock, Foreman. Made some general repairs; foreman and man 9 days, team 4 days. Deep Creek Road (23 to 33-Mile Posts). May. Wm. Hancock, Foreman. Cutting out and removing logs; gravelling and making general repairs. Salmon Arm Road—same as above—29 to 34-Mile-Posts. Mabel Lake Road—same as above—23 to 30-Mile Posts. Salmon Arm Road (26 to 28-Mile Posts). September. Wm. Hancock, Foreman. Forest cleared 400 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 4,000 „ 12 Mara Road (between 23 and 25-Mile Posts). September. Forest cleared 500 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 5,200 t, 12 Graded 3,600 „ 22 Salmon River Road (between 28 and 30-Mile Posts). October. Forest cleared 150 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 675 „ 12 Graded 4,110 „ 22 „ Excavated earth 30 ii 20 n 1J feet deep. Filled in 20 ., 16 -, 2| Gravelled 1,665 n 7 n 6 inches deep. Made 5 culverts, 1J feet by 16 feet by lj feet. Mara Road (between 25 and 29-Mile Posts). October. Forest cleared 150 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 675 n 12 „ Graded 4,110 „ 22 „ Excavated earth 30 n 20 n 1J feet deep. Filled in 20 „ 16 „ 1\ „ Gravelled 1,665 n 7 n 6 inches deep. Made 5 culverts, \\ feet by 16 feet by 1J feet. Built 1 bridge 105~ .. 16 „ 3 „ 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 437 Mable Lake Road (23 to 30-Mile Posts.) November. Corduroyed 20 feet, 12 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 20 feet by 3 feet by 11 feet. Made general repairs to road. Mara Road. Charles W. Little, Foreman. September. (29 to 33-Mile Posts). Forest cleared 350 feet, 14 feet wide. Ditched 95 „ 2 „ Corduroyed 72 n 14 ii Gravelled 155 n 12 u 6 inches deep. Repaired bridge No. 406; put in two logs under north abutment, 16 feet long. October. (33 to 37-Mile Posts). Forest cleared 9,054 feet, 25 feet wide. Grubbed 690 „ 21 Graded 285 „ 14 Ditched 465 „ 8 765 „ 2 „ Stoned 435 n 8 n 6 inches deep. Gravelled 1,496 n 8 ii 6 n Peachland-Deep Creek Road. September. R. C. Lipsett, Foreman. No posts set. This is a continuation of the Marshall Road, on the west side of Okanagan Lake, from Peachland south 2| miles, new road. Grubbed 440 feet, 10 feet wide. Graded 1,000 „ 9 Ditched 300 ii 11 ,i Excavated earth 9,350 „ 8 ii rock 25 „ 3 Filled in 75 t, 16 from 1 to 8 feet deep. I foot deep. 6 feet ii Made 5 culverts, 2 feet by 16 feet by 2 feet. Built 1 bridge, 27 feet by 16 feet by 5 feet, over Deep Creek; abutments, 2 logs high; 4 stringers of fir, 12 inches diameter, 27 feet long; 3-inch fir flooring, 16 feet long. Peachland-Power's Creek Road, New. September. W. H. Clark, Foreman. This is a continuation of the road from Peachland north towards O'Keefe's, on the west side of Okanagan Lake. The formation through which it passes is hilly, and the material so far chiefly sand and rock. It will open up the country from Power's Creek to Peachland, and give the farmers an outlet for their produce. Forest cleared 900 feet, 14 feet wide. Grubbed 600 „ 14 Graded 6,000 „ 9 Excavated earth 12,000 u 9 ,, Filled in 150 „ 16 Built 1 bridge over Trepanier Creek, 16 feet by 55 feet by 7 feet high, consisting of 2 spans, 1 of 32 feet over the main creek, and 1 of 23 feet for high water opening; 2 abutments and 1 pier, 12 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet each, made of fir logs cribbed and filled with rock and riprapped on upper side; eight 12-inch round fir stringers, barked and covered with 3-inch fir plank, 16 feet long. 438 Public Works Report. 1901 October. Forest cleared 4,800 feet, 12 feet wide. Grubbed 800 12 8 16 3 feet high. 6 feet wide, 1 to 3 feet deep. rock spurs. 3 feet wide, 1 to 3 feet deep. 12 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Graded 10,000 Corduroyed 75 Cribbed 1,195 Excavated earth 8,000 ti rock 178 Filled in 1,568 Gravelled 75 Made 3 culverts, averaging 12 feet by 8 feet by 2 feet. Peachland-Glen Robinson Road. Part of September, months of October and November. R. C. Lipsett, Foreman. J. M. Robinson, Superintendent. Road graded for ten miles out from Peachland. This road, when completed, will extend from Peachland, on west side of Okanagan Lake, in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 17 miles to Glen Robinson, a mining camp situate about 28 miles east of Princeton, and open up an agricultural and grazing country en route. The work was closed down for the season on November 15th, 1900. Mara Swing Bridge. Parts of months of September, October, November and December. Trussed swing, resting on a centre cluster of cedar piles; length over all, 96 feet 8 inches; 2 openings of 40 feet each, 14 feet wide; chords, 12 inches by 12 inches spliced and braced with lj-inch and 1^-inch iron rods; 2-inch by 14-inch floor joists, 16-inch centres, covered with 3-inch fir flooring, and hand-railing. Roads Measured. One hundred and twenty-nine miles of road were measured with wheel and cyclometer, and 196 new mile posts were made and set up. These mile posts are 4 feet long, 4-inch by 4-inch square, of cedar, and painted 2 coats of lead and oil, and mileage from Vernon Court House stencilled on in black. Keremeos-20-Mile Road. 8th of October, November, and part of December. J. A. Campbell, Foreman. Forest cleared 2,640 feet, 66 feet wide. i. 5,280 „ 20 ,i Grubbed 7,920 „ 12 Graded 55,440 „ 10 Excavated earth 31,680 ii rock 13,200 Filled in 31,680 Made 2 culverts, averaging 18 feet by 16 feet by 6 feet. Built 5 bridges, „ 20 „ 12 u 4 „ Parts of November and December. W. B. Hine, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,300 feet, 33 feet wide. Grubbed 1,300 „ 12 Graded 10,600 „ 10 „ Excavated earth 8,960 ii rock 1,500 Filled in 8,960 Made 2 culverts, averaging 8 feet by 16 feet by 2 feet. Built 2 bridges, „ 40 ■„ 16 „ 5 „ Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 439 Penticton-Nickel Plate Road. Route surveyed and road built (about 5 miles of it, as yet only 5 feet wide) by M. K. Rogers, assisted by the Government grant of $4,000. This road starts at a point on the Penticton-Fairview Road 2| miles south-west of Penticton, and runs south-westerly through a farming, grazing, and mining country a distance of about 30 miles to the Nickel Plate and hundreds of other very promising mining properties. One hundred and twenty-five miles of trial lines were surveyed, in order to determine the proper route. Forest cleared 79,200 feet, 33 feet wide. Grubbed 79,200 „ 10 Graded 68,835 t, 10 Corduroyed 125 i, 16 Cribbed 1,500 „ 8 Excavated earth 129,360 „ 5 5 feet deep tt rock 1,000 ,i 9 10 Filled in 12,936 „ 4 4 Built 10 bridges, averaging 40 feet by 16 feet by 8 feet. Southern Division. Okanagan Falls and Rock Creek Road (via Camp McKinney). Forest cleared 360 feet by 14 feet. Grubbed 150 ,, 6 n Graded 1,670 „ 11 „ of sidehill. Ditched 3,547 h 2 „ by 1J feet. Filled in 20,067 ,i 5 „ by 2 i, Made 28 culverts, averaging 14 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. Excavated 60 feet by 10 feet by 1 foot. Corduroyed and covered with earth or gravel, 518 feet by 14 feet. Gravelled 112 feet by 12 feet by 6 inches. Excavated rock 148 n 10 ,, 11 feet. Built a bridge at Camp McKinney over Rice Creek, 40 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 10 feet high, 2 bank-sills, 2 bents, making 3 spans, 13 feet 4 inches long; there are 4 stringers, 40 feet long by 14 inches by 10 inches; the covering is of hewn timber, 4 inches thick; the railing is of tamarac, 4 inches by 4 inches, 3 feet high, with sway- braces and wheel guards. Straightened the road north of this bridge, and graded it out 14 feet wide. Removed rocks and stumps from the road generally, filled in ruts, sloped and trimmed banks, cut away overhanging timber and brush, and cleaned out and repaired culverts. Road, Gillespie's to Rock Creek. Forest cleared 510 feet by 20 feet. Grubbed 150 „ 12 „ Graded 7,960 n 10 „ of sidehill. Corduroyed 60 n 14 n Cribbed 1,600 n of road. Stones removed for a distance of 6,200 feet by 10 feet wide. Made a culvert, 14 feet wide by 3 feet by 1 foot. Bnilt a bridge, 14 n 14 M 5 feet, and repaired the road generally Fairview and Keremeos Road. Ditched 789 feet to drain surface water from road-bed. Gravelled 1,047 feet by 9 feet by 7 inches of road. Built a bridge 40 feet long by 12 feet wide, the covering of poles. Made 5 culverts, 5 feet long by 12 feet wide. 440 Public Works Report. 1901 Built a bridge, 10 feet long by 12 feet by 4 feet high. Corduroyed 30 feet of road. Graded 330 feet by 12 feet of side-hill. The overhanging brush and timber removed, and rocks and stumps excavated, and the road repaired generally. Rock Creek Bridge. Removed old covering ; the centre stringer moved to one side and a fourth stringer laid the full length of the bridge, 560 feet; the bridge raised in the centre to a height of 3A; feet above high-water mark for a distance of 70 feet, the two inner stringers have been drift-bolted for their entire length, the two outer stringers were in good condition and only required moving for about 70 feet in the centre of the bridge, after which they were again drift-bolted. Re-covered bridge for nearly the entire length with new 3-inch plank, and a railing of 4 by 4-inch pine put on and sway-braced; and straightened and cleared out the channel for a distance of 60 feet up stream and 150 down stream; approaches to the bridge raised and filled in. Sidley's to Rock Creek Road. Widened grade for a distance of 5 miles; made 3 culverts ; repaired, raised and partly recovered the bridge at McBride's; cleared out and widened the grade on the east and west sides of the first Crossing of Rock Creek ; and widened and cleared out the grade to connect with the Rock Creek and Camp McKinney Road. Raised old bridge across the gulch, 3 feet and partly re-covered ; built up approaches on either side and filled in and repaired the road generally. Penticton to Fairview Road. Removed the rocks from the road-bed; hauled rocks to repair cribbing on the south bank of the Okanagan River near Swing Bridge; had the sand grades on Dog Lake shovelled out; repaired the culverts generally ; improved and cleared out the grades ; gravelled a piece of road, 300 feet by 10 feet, 10 miles from Penticton; and repaired the surface of the road. White Lake to Keremeos Road. Repaired the grades; removed the rocks, and generally repaired the surface of the road. Beaverton and Penticton Trail. Cut out the fallen timber; corduroyed where necessary, and generally repaired the trail. Road—West Fork Kettle River. Report of C. JE. Shaw, Engineer in Charge. Greenwood, 8th January, 1901. Sir,—I have the honour to report that on the receipt of your instructions, dated the 25th of August, to survey a road from W'estbridge to Beaverton up the West Fork of Kettle River valley. I organised a survey party, and on the 10th of September commenced work at the end of the waggon road, which was about 2| miles north of Westbridge. Towards the end of the month I received a telegram from the Hon. Mr. Wells, authorising me to go to Greenwood and arrange a contract with Mr. Thruston for the construction of the road for the sum of $8,000. Mr. Thruston declined to take the contract at that amount, stating that it would cost at least twice as much to build the road. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 441 I found that you would be in Greenwood on the night of the 25th, so remained, and on the 26th went to Westbridge and on to the Survey Camp, about 14 miles up the West Fork, with you. The 27th was spent in going over the proposed road, and you authorised me to change the survey from the starting point so as to cross the river about half a mile from the end of the road, and then cross back again at a point about four miles further on and there join the first survey, which followed the north bank of the river. About the first week in October a large number of men came to camp in response to an advertisement of Mr. Thruston's. calling for men to work on the waggon road. As many of them were entirely destitute and had in many cases packed their blankets in long distances and were determined to be fed, I thought it advisable to set them to work clearing the right of way. I let them remain at this work until they had earned enough to pay their board and expenses back again, and then stopped the work until I could get definite instructions from you. On the 17th October, when at Station 491, or about llf miles from Westbridge, on the survey, I received instructions from you to commence construction of the road, so I left the survey party cutting the right of way and went to Greenwood to arrange for tents, supplies, tools, etc., setting all the men who were waiting at Westbridge—for whom tools could be procured—to work, one party commencing at the end of the road and another commencing at Station 238, and about the 1st of November I put another party on, who worked north from Station 383. On November 19th I received a telegram from you, instructing me to close down the work. This was immediately done, and as soon as the tools, supplies and tents could be gathered together the men were paid off. I found it necessary to remove everything to Midway, as there was no place on the West Fork in which the Government property could be stored without the certainty of its being stolen. As it was, and in spite of all precautions, a quantity of tools, supplies, etc., were stolen. The following is an outline of the work done on the road:— From Station 0 to Station 13 is side-hill cutting; from this point to Station 47 + 20 is river flat, cleared and grubbed but not graded. At Station 32 + 38 the line crosses the West Fork River, where a bridge 120 feet long will be required, elevated 7 feet above the banks to avoid high water. At Station 47 + 10 a bridge about 50 feet long will be required over Conkle Creek, a small stream but subject to floods. From this point to Station 131 the road is on benches and river flats, with occasional short pieces of side-hill cutting in passing from one bench to another, and with the exception of a few chains of light work is completed. At station 131 + 30 some rock is met with, and from this point to 137 + 80 is side-hill cutting in rock and clay and a piece of cribwork 350 feet long by 12 feet wide, 6 feet high. From Station 137 + 80 to 141 + 80 is a high rocky bluff, in places overhanging the river; the cutting through this is partly completed, but there is still a considerable amount of rock to be excavated. From Station 141 + 80, to about 152, the road, which is side-hill cutting with 150 feet of cribbing 14 feet wide and 41 feet high, is completed. From Station 152 to 237 + 52 the road follows the bench lands; the clearing and grubbing are completed but only a small amount of grading has been done in places; however the work is all light and can be completed in less than a week with plough and scraper. At 237 + 32 the road crosses to the north side of the West Fork, which here requires a bridge 110 feet long; the bridge should be six feet above the level of the bank. At Station 263 + 70 the line joins the first survey at Station 251 + 73, the line on the south side of the river being 1,179 feet longer than that on the north. From Station 238 + 55 to Station 352 the grading of the road, which for nearly the whole distance is side-hill work, with considerable rock in places, is completed. At Station 320 + 55, an almost perpendicular rock bluff had to be cut through for a distance of 100 feet, the cut being 35 feet deep on the inner side. At Station 331 + 06 is a piece of cribwork around the head of a gulch 210 feet long, 20 feet wide and averaging 8 feet high; and at the north end of the cribwork is considerable rock cutting. From Station 352 to 383 very little work in the way of grading has been done; there will be a little rock work in this distance, mostly shallow cuts; and at Station 366 + 67 a bridge about 110 feet long and 37 feet high, over Hay Creek, will be required; the squared timber for this bridge is all made and hauled, the foundation for the pier built and rock excavated for placing the abutments. I understand the Carmi Company have since completed this bridge. From Station 283 to Station 454 the work, which for practically the whole distance is heavy side-hill cutting, is completed and the timber prepared for two bridges, each 30 feet 442 Public Works Report. 1901 long; one over Bull Creek at Station 431 + 97, and the other over a dry water-course. Thfe survey of the road was also carried on to Station 738, crossing the river again to the soutli side at Station 566 + 47, where a bridge 90 feet long will be required. The balance of the work from the end of the present grade to Beaverton will be light— mostly bench lands and long stretches of river flats, with very little rock or cribwork. Statement OF Woj IK DONE ON TB Cleared 11 \ miles Grubbed 8i „ Graded 5| n About 27,750 cubic yards of e Crib work 350 feet, 12 feet wide, 6 feet high ^ ti 150 14 ,i 4i „ ii 240 12 H 3 ii 210 , 20 ,, 8 n 69 16 ,, 5 „ Rock work 300 12 ii 10 feet deep \ 39 16 ,, 3.5 100 14 ,, 7 1 100 16 ,, 7 90 , 3 ,, 2 100 4 ,, 9.6 . J Road. 65,610 cubic feet. 1,710 cubic yards. 7 culverts 2 feet by 4 by 16. 1 ii 4 it by 4 by 16. 4 ii 4 it by 6 by 20. 2 t, 3 „ by 5 by 20. Timber squared and hauled for bridge 100 feet long by 37 feet high. Timber and covering for 2 bridges 30 feet long made. Four miles of temporary road built to admit of hauling in supplies. The supplies on hand at the time the work was stopped, to the amount of something over were sold to the Carmi Company, who also secured a loan of some of the tents, tools, etc., to be used in completing a sleigh road to the Carmi M ine, in security for which the Manager placed a certified cheque for $900, subject to my order, in the Bank of Montreal here. On his return shortly the matter will be finally settled and the amount due for the supplies will be paid in to Mr. McMynn. I have handed a list of tools, camp outfit, etc., stored at Midway, also a list of those loaned to the Carmi Company, and of the supplies purchased by them, to Mr. Kirkup, who will forward them to you. By careful location I have succeeded in keeping the grades of the road down, though the portion built covers practically all the heavy work. The grades going north will not in any place exceed 7 per cent.; and coming south, in what is expected to be the direction of the heaviest traffic, they will not exceed 4J per cent. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, C. JE. Shaw. Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 443 Lillooet District. o West Riding. A. McDonald, Superintendent. Lillooet-Clinton Road—47 Miles. December, 1899. Cribbed 85 feet, 9 feet high (at 4-Mile Post). ii 30 ii 4 ,1 4 it ii 35 tt 6 n 3 it Cayoosh Creek Road—9 Miles. Cribbed 88 feet, 10 feet high; filled in above with slide rock and raised road to grade. Lillooet-Lytton Road—47 Miles. January. Cleared off rock, timber and gravel slides, 38 to 40-Mile Post. Section-man attended to Big Slide and 14-Mile Creek sections, November 15th to April 15th, five months, at $20 per month. Bridge River Trail. Cleared off fallen timber from Lower Ferry to Sucker Creek. Lillooet-Lytton Road. March. Cribbed 40 feet, 5 feet high; cleared off heavy rock and gravel slides, 37 to 40-Mile Posts, caused by heavy rains. Cayoosh Creek Road. Built bridge, 12 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet; cleared off heavy gravel and debris slides caused by heavy rains. Lillooet-Clinton Road. Excavated gravel, 75 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet; cribbed 60 feet, 6 feet high; made general repairs, Lillooet to 15-Mile House. Pemberton Meadows Trail (Owl Creek to Currie's—8 miles). Cut and cleared off brush and fallen timber; cut and placed new covering on three short bridges. Empire Valley Road—11 Miles. Cleared off heavy slides near Coal Bluff. Lillooet-Lytton, Lillooet-Clinton, Cayoosh Creek and Lillooet-Seaton Lake Roads. May, June and July. Cleared off rocks, filled ruts and made general repairs on above roads. 444 Public Works Report. 1901 Lillooet-Lytton Road. August and September. Excavated earth 3,100 feet, 3J feet wide, 2| feet deep, 43 to 44-Mile. n ,i 2,280 ,t 4 ii 2 43 „ 44 ti n 3,530 ii 2 ii 1 26 ., 28 it rock 315 n 2 h 11 „ 26 m 28 Cleared off gravel slides, 44 to 46-Mile. Chadwick Road—12 Miles. Cleared off rock and gravel slides and made general repairs, Lillooet Mills to Texas Creek; re-covered bridge at 4-Mile Post, 12 feet by 8 feet; made 1 culvert, 13 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. Bridge River Trail. Put in passable foot-bridges across Gun and Tyaughton Creeks; made new trail below Gun Creek, 1,300 feet, 2 feet wide, 1J feet deep. Trail, West Side Fraser River. Repaired covering, put in new braces and fixed approaches to Bridge River bridge. Pemberton Portage Road—24 Miles. September. Excavated 1,525 feet, 6 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Built bridge 14 ., 12 „ 3 „ Made general repairs, Anderson Lake to Halfway House, 12 miles. Gang Ranch Road—6 Miles. Excavated earth 325 feet, 4 feet wide, 7 feet deep. Cribbed 40 feet, 7 feet high. Made general repairs, St. Mary's Ferry to Gaspard Creek. Bridge River Road (Section 1—10 miles). Richard Terry, Contractor. Excavated earth 31,680 feet, 2 feet wide, 6 feet deep, ii 10,560 5,260 rock Cribbed 2| °2 2 1,150 150 140 152 67 120 Built 1 bridge, 12 feet by 12 feet by 3 feet. ii 1 M 12 ii 6 it 3 ii On this section a trail 3 feet wide was constructed in 1898 on line of road. 9 feet high and filled in. 8 H tt 5 ii ti 4 ,1 n 3 ii ii (Section 2—33 miles.) Forest cleared Grubbed Graded 12,860 Excavated earth 5,030 ii rock slide 5,400 Filled in" earth 75 Built 1 bridge 22 14,860 feet, 20 feet wide. 9,010 „ 6 6 4 4 6 14 3 feet deep. 31 „ li „ 5 feet high. On the above section 5 miles of sleigh road is completed from Ward's Ferry up river. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 445 Marble Canyon Road—13 Miles. Ditched 105 feet 2 feet wide, at 3-Mile Post. Filled in 50 n 4 n 2 feet deep 3 „ Built bridge 12 h by 8 feet by 3 feet 3 „ Built rock wall 25 feet 3 feet high 4 n Cleared off rocks, filled ruts and made general repairs. Lillooet-Seaton Lake Road. Cribbed 40 feet 3 feet high and filled in at crossing of Creek. Put in plank drain and covering 12 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet at crossing of Creek. Ditched 850 feet 1 foot wide 8 inches deep. Excavated 80 feet 4 feet wide 3| feet deep, near Lake. Seaton Lake Trail—18 Miles. Cleared off rock and gravel slides and made general repairs. Foot of Lake to Mission overhauled covering on all bridges. Trail—West Side of Fraser River—Lillooet to Empire Valley. October. Excavated 15,500 feet \\ feet wide 1 foot deep, 8 to 15-Mile Post. Made general repairs from McKay's Hill to French Bar Creek, 30 miles. Built pack bridge 10 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet across gulch. Empire Valley Road—11 Miles. Graded 1,625 feet 4 feet by 11 feet. Cribbed 50 feet 8 feet high and filled in. Made general repairs Empire Valley to St. Mary's Ferry. Bridge River Road (Section 3—8 miles) John McGillivray, Contractor. 0 feet wide. feet deep. Forest cleared 26,400 feet, 10 feet wide. Excavated earth 4,800 n 41 2 i, 6 ii 5,400 „ 5 5 ii „ 23,450 „ 5* 31 n „ 5,900 „ 6 1J ii rock 120 ., 4 li Cribbed 160 „ 9 feet high. Built 6 bridges, averaging 12 feet by 15 feet by 3 feet. Cayoosh Creek Road. November. Excavated rock 105 feet, 8 feet wide, 12 feet deep. Cleared off loose rocks and made surface repairs—Seaton Lake to Bonanza Bridge. Lillooet-Seaton Lake Road. Gravelled 2,240 feet, 9 feet wide, 8 inches thick. Made 1 culvert, 12 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet. Replaced with new plank part of covering on new bridge across Seaton Creek. Put on new ribbon, and spiked down covering. Wycott Road (Connecting with Gang Ranch Road). Excavated earth 1,050 feet, 8 feet wide, 3 feet deep. ii rock 255 ii 4 ti 1J ii Cribbed 40 n 4 feet high. Built rock wall 15 n 2 ,, 446 Public Works Report. 1901 High Bar Road (Connecting with Carson's Road); 6 miles. Excavated earth 1,050 feet,'7 feet wide, 5 feet deep. II II ii 000 705 it ,i O 1 8 4 ii 3 ,1 „ 1,640 ii 8 , 2 tt ,i 5,775 ,t 8 , 1 II i, 2,490 it 8 , 6 inches deep. illed in 65 it 8 2 feet deep. Built bridge across Watson Bar Creek, 20 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet. Lillooet-Clinton Road. November. Graded 750 feet, 3 feet wide, 10 inches deep; near 20-Mile Post. ii 860 it 3 ,i 1 foot deep; 22 to 25-Mile Post. Filled in earth 65 n 9 n 1 n Repaired bridge at 28-Mile Post. Cut out fallen brush and timber, and made surface repairs from the 20 to 34-Mile Posts. Howe Sound Trail (Pemberton Meadows). Built bridge, 30 feet by 14 feet by 5 feet, on trail west of Currie's. East Riding. A. McDonald, Road Superintendent. Hat Creek Road—13 Miles. March. Cleared off rock and gravel slides, and filled ruts from Hat Creek to Marble Canyon. Pigeon's Road—25 Miles. April. Cut and cleared off fallen trees, filled ruts and made general repairs; Pigeon's to Raphael's. Upper Dog Creek Road—12 Miles. May. Cleared off rock ; filled ruts, and made surface repairs; Dog Creek to Mr. Pigeon's. Dog Creek-Alkali Lake Road—86 Miles. Built 2 abutments, 8 feet high, 10 feet wide; bridge at 100-Mile Post. Filled in n 8 n 10 m ii ii ii Covered with 3-inch plank, 20 feet by 12 feet n n n Four stringers 25 feet long n n ,, Ribbon and hand-railing put on n ,, >> Deadman Creek Road (Lillooet District portion). Built bridge at Brousseau's, 20 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet. Excavated earth 1,170 feet, 8 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Graded 4.960 n 4 n 1 foot deep. Made 4 culverts, averaging 12 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. Corduroyed 75 feet, 9 feet wide. Made general surface repairs from Tingley's Ranch to Tobacco Flat. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 447 Big Bar Road—12 Miles. May. Cleared off rock and gravel slides; filled ruts, and made surface repairs; Mountain House to Big Bar. Rocky Springs Road—30 Miles. June. Made culvert 15 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot, at 48-Mile Post. Excavated earth 105 „ 3 „ 1 „ 63-Mile ., Cut out fallen timber, and made general repairs from 44 to 74-Mile Posts. Dog Creek Road. Excavated earth 170 feet, 4 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Cribbed 76 n 6 feet high, and filled in. 80 „ 5 i, ,, 45 ii 4 ii ti ii Put in new stringers and covering in 4 bridges, averaging 12 feet by 9 feet. July. Made 3 culverts, averaging 12 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. Ditched 180 feet, 2 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Filled ruts and washouts, and made surface repairs from Clinton to St. Peter's Spring. Carson's Road—6 Miles. Cleared off heavy rock and gravel slides between the 4 and 6-Mile Posts. Big Bar Road. September. Filled in gravel 120 feet, 5 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Gravelled 180 n 9 ,, 9 inches deep. Made general repairs from Mountain House to Big Bar. Rocky Springs Road. Built bridge, 21 feet by 15 feet by 2 feet, at 58-Mile Post. Filled in earth 70 feet long, 10 feet wide, 2 feet deep, n ,, ii 105 ,i 10 i, 21 ,, at 62-Mile Post. Built bridge 15 feet by 12 feet by 4 feet, ,, ,, Hat Creek Road. September and October. Graded 1,250 feet, 3 feet wide, 10 inches deep. Filled in 74 m 6 n \\ feet deep. Gravelled 115 n 9 n 10 inches deep. Cribbed 65 n 7 feet high, and filled in. Filled in ruts and washouts, and made, general surface repairs; Hat Creek to Marble Canyon. Upper Hat Creek Road—12 Miles. Cleared off gravel slides; repaired bridges and culverts, and made general repairs. 448 Public Works Report. 1901 Canoe Creek, St. Mary's Ferry Road—1 2 Miles. Excavated 1,035 feet 12 feet wide 1 foot deep ti 545 14 2 feet deep. it 602 12 4 it 347 14 5 ii 405 14 7 it 358 14 9 Filled in gravel 31 15 4 it ii 40 15 6 ti n 85 10 2 Made 1 culvert, 20 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet. Cleared off rock and slides; Canoe Creek House to St. Mary's Ferry. Dog Creek Road. feet wide. Forest cleared 15,500 feet, 20 Excavated 600 n 2J n 1 foot deep. Ditched 480 i, 11 M 10 inches deep. Gravelled 425 ,i 9 „ 9 n Made 2 culverts, 12 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet, near Mountain House. Made general repairs from 51 to 66-Mile Post. Cut out fallen timber and brush on winter road ; 51-Mile Post. ii ii Kelly's Lake to Canoe Creek Mountain. -61 Miles. Road, 70-Mile House to Jamieson's- October. Excavated 160 feet, 7 feet wide, 2 feet deep. ,i 10 i, Corduroyed 68 Built bridge 64 „ 10| „ 3 feet high. Dug up rocks and levelled road-bed, 3 to 6-Mile Post. McKinlay-Horsefly Road—4 Miles. October and November. Excavated 650 feet, 10 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Corduroyed 42 n 18 n Gravelled 45 n 12 n 9 inches deep. Forest cleared 150 n 14 n Made 3 culverts, 18 feet by 7 feet by 3 feet. Cut out and cleared off brush and fallen timber. 111-MlLE-HORSEFLY ROAD- -1J Miles. Excavated 1,550 feet, 8 feet wide, 5 feet deep. 2,560 ,i 4 ,i U ii 1,650 ii 3 ii 8 inches deep. 108-Mile-Horsefly Road (Lillooet District portion, 26 miles). Put new covering on bridge No. 4-Mile Post, 12 feet by 12 feet. ii ii and stringers n m 6 n 18 n 12 ti ii ii ii it 7 tt 12 ii 10 it n ti it ti 14 ,i 14 ii 12 General repairing done between 108 and 111-Mile Creek. Cut and cleared off fallen trees from the 108 to Half-Way House, 26 miles. Canoe Creek-St. Mary's Ferry Road. November. Excavated gravel 274 feet, 12 feet wide, 4 feet deep. 130 i, 12 „ 3 „ ii ti 1,622 „ 12 „ 2 Filled in gravel and rock 30 n 20 n 4 n ii it ii 21 ti 12 it 4 ii 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report, 449 Mound, Upper Bonaparte Road—15 Miles. November. Cleared off loose rock and gravel slides; filled in ruts and washouts, and made general repairs from Mound to Main Trunk Road—5 miles. Rayson Road—12 Miles. Built bridge, 15 feet by 12 feet by 3 feet. Dug up stumps and rocks; cut down knolls and filled in hollows. Made general repairs from 10 to 12-Mile Post. Gustafsen's Road—3 Miles. Cleared out slides; filled ruts, and made general repairs. CARIBOO MAIN TRUNK ROAD. Sections 3 and 4. A. McDonald, Road Superintendent. June. Gravelled Turnpiked Turnpiked Ditched Filled in rock 1,365 feet, 15 feet wide, 12 inches deep. 2,400 ,i 5 „ 12 Forest cleared 3,000 ,. 40 „ Built 1 culvert, 18 feet by 2| feet by 12 feet high. Above work performed between the 26 and 99-Mile Posts. July. Forest cleared 3,900 feet, 40 feet wide. Gravelled 645 ii 15 ,, 12 inches deep. ii 920 i, 10 „ 12 „ 885 ,i 5 m 12 864 „ 3 „ 12 216 „ 12 „ 12 Made 7 culverts, averaging 18 feet by 5 feet by 2 feet. 1 bridge re-covered, 14 feet long, 18 feet wide. 1 ii t, 36 it 18 1 ii 5 new stringers 36 n 1 ii 22 ii 18 ,i Above work performed between 99 and 129-Mile Posts, and between 49 and 76-Mile Posts. August. Forest cleared 4,650 feet, 30 feet wide. 18 inches deep. 10 12 ,t 12 12 n Built bridge, 40 feet long, 18 feet wide. it ii 2 abutments, 11 feet high, and filled in. Made 6 culverts, 18 feet by 5 feet by 2 feet. Above work performed between 76 and 85-Mile Posts, and between 129 and 146-Mile Posts. Corduroyed 144 . 18 Ditched 90 , 2 ii 1,386 , 2 Gravelled 633 , 15 it 1,450 , 10 Filled in rock 748 , 13 „ 450 Public Works Report. 1901 September. Forest cleared Corduroyed Ditched ,, Turnpiked Gravelled ii Filled in rock Excavated earth Graded Made 5 culverts, averaging Forest cleared, Corduroyed Ditched Turnpiked Gravelled Filled in rock Excavated earth Graded Made 9 culverts Built 2 bridges Above work performed between the 46 and 83-Mile Posts, and at the new road 124-Mile Post. November. Gravelled 385 feet 15 feet wide 12 inches deep. Graded 225 n 15 n 2 feet deep. Ditched 60 4 „ 21 „ Filled in rock 165 n 10 n 10 inches deep. Made 3 culverts, averaging 18 feet by 5 feet by 2 feet. Work performed between 124-Mile Post and Clinton. Graded 580 feet 4 feet wide 1J feet deep at 27-Mile Post. Cleared off slides, filled ruts and washouts and made general repairs between Clinton and Hat Creek. Winter Road (Between 100 and 103-Mile Posts). Built bridge, 24 feet by 15 feet by 4 feet, across gulch; cut and cleared off fallen trees. Clinton Hill Road (new). September, October and November. 1,770 feet 50 feet wide. 180 „ 17 ,, 1,030 „ 2 ,, 12 inches deep. 150 „ 2 i, 18 1,460 ,, 5 ,i 12 1,470 „ 15 ii 12 1,400 „ 13 ii 12 605 i, 11 i, 10 675 „ 3 ii 12 525- „ 3 ti 10 18 „ 4 ,, 2 n reen 72 and 80-Mile Posts and at new road 2,430 feet 50 feet wide. 410 „ 17 it 2,060 „ 2 ,, 12 inches deep. 345 „ 5 ,i 12 345 „ 15 „ 12 615 „ 12 it 10 525 n 11 ii 10 200 ,i 3 ii 12 1,200 ,i 15 tt 2 18 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. 18 „ 18 ii 5 „ Forest cleared 15,650 feet, 30 feet wide. Grubbed 2,055 , 12 „ Filled in rock and gravel 280 , 16 ii 4 feet deep. n tt ii 225 , 14 ii 9 O It Cribbed 240 , 4 feet high. it 78 , 3 ,, ii rock 30 , 6 ii tt ii 20 , 3 ii Excavated earth 2,930 , 12 feet wide, 2J feet deep. tt ti 3,810 , 5 ,, 11 „ ii gravel 4,520 , 16 ii 3 ii rock 45 , 5 tt 2 it cement gravel 325 , 10 ii 4 ii ii ii 110 i 5 ti 3 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 451 Made 7 culverts, averaging 20 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. Built bridge, 35 „ 18 „ 6 n 15 ,i 18 „ 4 ,i Dimensions of bridge across creek near 37-Mile Post:—Total length, 252 feet; width, 18 feet; 13 four-post bents, sway braced; space between bents, 18 feet; 7 of the bents are 43 feet high; flatted sills, 14 inches thick, rest on large round bed-timbers; posts and stringers are of large round fir timber; hewed covering of fir, 5 inches thick; hand-rail and ribbon put on. Cariboo District. Southern Division. R. McLaren, Superintendent. Trunk Road, 141-Mile House to Soda Creek—37 Miles. Work commenced October 1st; stopped November 16th. Work performed between the 153-Mile Post and the 158-Mile House. Ditched 2,679 feet, 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Corduroyed 408 it 18 n Gravelled 5,028 n 14 n averaging 18 inches deep. Made 7 culverts, averaging 18 feet long, 4 feet wide, 3 feet deep. Dimensions of timber, 8 to 12 inches. General repairs from Soda Creek to Morgan's Bridge. 150-Horsefly Road (150-Mile House to the Horsefly Hydraulic Mine—41 miles). Work commenced September 10th; stopped November 9th. Work peformed between a point about five miles east of the 150-Mile House to 10-Mile Creek. Forest cleared 12,759 feet, 22 to 40 feet wide. Grubbed 3,300 , , 14 , 20 ii Graded 3,390 i 14 feet wide Ditched 225 3 18 inches deep. Corduroyed 297 , 16 Excavated earth 3,030 , , 14 1 to 5 feet deep. it rock 792 , , 14 Filled in 423 , , 14 Made 10 culverts, averaging 16 feet long, 2J to 4 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Built 1 bridge, 14 feet long, 16 feet wide, 4 feet high; spans, 8 feet; dimensions of timber from 8 to 15 inches. General repairs from 10-Mile Creek to Gravel Creek, and repairs on covering of bridge one-half mile from Horsefly Hydraulic Mine. Quesnel Forks-Horsefly Road (Horsefly Hydraulic Mine to Bullion—21 miles). Work commenced October 17th; stopped Nevember 6th. Built 1 bridge over 5-Mile Creek, 160 feet long, 16 feet wide, 6 feet high; spans, 8 feet; dimensions of timber, from 8 to 20 inches. Built 1 bridge over 6-mile Creek, 60 feet long, 16 feet wide, 10 feet high; spans, 10 feet; dimensions of timber, from 8 to 20 inches. 108-Horsefly Road (Harper's Camp to Half-way House—20 miles). Work commenced October 18; stopped November 14th. Chopped out and repaired corduroys and covering of bridges for whole length of road, and graded side-hill half-mile from Harper's Camp. Trail, 141-Mile House to 108-Horsefly Road—20 Miles. Work commenced October 1st; stopped October 13th. Work performed between 141-House and Knife Creek Lake—12 miles. Grubbed 600 feet, 12 feet wide. Filled in ruts and removed rocks, 4,800 feet. Corduroyed 600 feet, 14 feet wide. Made 1 culvert, 14 feet long, 3 feet wide, 4 feet high. Built 1 bridge, 40 „ 14 n 3 „ Chopped out trail between points given. Pelker-Alkali Lake Road—8 Miles (144-Mile House). Work commenced October 15th; stopped October 31st. Work performed on whole length of road. Forest cleared 270 feet, 20 feet wide. 1 foot deep. 150-Quesnel Forks Road (from Quesnel Forks to 158-Mile House—49 Miles). Work commenced May 30th; stopped November 3rd. Work performed from Quesnel Forks to a point about one-half mile west of Round Tent. Forest cleared 8,757 feet, averaging 10 feet wide. „ 10 ,. it 12 ii 3 feet wide, averaging 2 feet deep. 16 3 I, 2 feet deep. averaging 12 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Made 51 culverts, averaging 18 feet long, 4 feet wide, 1\ feet deep; dimensions of timber. from 6 to 12 inches. Covered 1 bridge, 42 feet long, 18 feet wide; dimensions of covering, from 6 to 8 inches. General repairs, clearing out rocks, filling in ruts, repairing culverts and shovelling out slides throughout the whole length of the road between the above-mentioned points, and slight repairs to the south approach of Quesnel Forks bridge. Quesnel Lake Road (Quesnel Forks to Quesnel Lake—8 Miles). Work commenced September 3rd; stopped September 25th. Work done on whole length of road. Forest cleared 1,020 feet, 40 feet wide. Grubbed 1,020 „ 12 „ Graded 1,374 „ 10 n Cribbed 75 n 5 feet high. Filled in 90 n 10 feet deep. General repairs cutting out timber and clearing out rock slides on the whole length of road. Grubbed 420 , 12 Graded 1,950 , 12 Ditched 45 , 2 Corduroyed 60 t 14 „ Excavated rock 12 i , 14 Filled in 105 , . 12 Grubbed 2,730 Graded 15,183 Ditched 12,378 Corduroyed 2,826 Excavated rock 135 Gravelled 636 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 453 Spanish Creek. Trail (China Ranch on Keithley Creek Trail to a point on Spanish Creek, about 1 mile from its mouth—7 miles). Work commenced October 1st, stopped November 3rd. Work performed on whole length of trail. Forest cleared 5,280 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 14,700 „ 5 Made 5 culverts, 8 feet long, 5 feet wide, 22 inches deep; dimensions of timber, 8 to 12 inches. Built 1 bridge over Spanish Creek, 33 feet long, 7 feet wide, 5 feet deep, 8-foot spans ; dimensions of timber, 8 to 16 inches. Keithley Creek, Barkerville Trail (Quesnel Forks to Saw-mill Flat—48 miles). Work commenced September 8th, stopped November 28th. Work performed on whole length of trail and on branch trail, Spanish Creek, and North Fork Quesnel River. Forest cleared 25J miles, 5 feet wide. Grubbed 300 feet 3 Corduroyed 1,284 n 7 n Graded 90 n 5 Excavated rock 150 ,, 4 ,, Made 21 culverts, averaging 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, 3 feet deep. General repairs clearing out rocks, and shovelling out slides on the whole length of trail. PROTECTION WORKS, QUESNEL FORKS. To protect townsite above bridge on north side :— Built crib 120 feet long, average width 6 feet by 9 feet high, with brush foundation 3 feet deep; cut filled in with rock to top; 7,000 lineal feet of timber used, averaging in diameter from 7 to 15 inches. To protect south end of bridge :— Put in mattress 40 feet long by 15 to 25 feet wide, loaded with rock 10 to 18 inches deep. The above work was commenced on 9th April, 1900, and ceased on the 24th of the same month. CARIBOO MAIN TRUNK ROAD. Sections 5 and 6. J. St. Laurent, Superintendent. Gravelled worst places on road from Barkerville to Soda Creek ; cleared out slides and loose rocks; repaired and renewed culverts; repaired bridges; constructed 1 new bridge at Wingdam Hill; constructed half mile of new road at Jack of Clubs Lake ; raised parts of road-bed along Jack of Clubs' Lake, from 1 to 3 feet above water, quarter of a mile ; constructed 250 feet of bulkhead, 6 feet wide by 4 feet high, at the mouth of the Lowhee Creek, to prevent the tailing depositing in the road and forming a dam at the Willows River. Branch Roads. Constructed 5J miles of sleigh road from 8-Mile Lake to the head of Stewart Creek. Forest cleared 5| miles, 15 feet wide. Grubbed 5J n 8 n Graded 2 J ,, 8 n Constructed \ mile of road on Grouse Creek, on right bank of creek; graded 8 feet wide and levelled the ground. 454 Public Works Report. 1901 Repaired roads on Grouse Creek, Antler Creek, Cunningham Creek, 8-Mile Lake, Summit Creek, Stouts Gulch, Lowhee Creek, Williams Creek, Willows River, Slough Creek, Peter's Creek, Dragon Lake, Quesnel River Road, Chilcotin and Alexis Creek, Chimney Creek, and the road from the Soda Creek Ferry to Chilcotin Road, road to steamboat landing at Soda Creek. All of the above-mentioned roads have been attended to and are in good condition. Repaired trails to Dragon Creek, Rochon Creek, Sugar Creek and Hardscrabble Creek. Work performed on Omineca Trail :— 1 bridge, 60 feet in length, 9 feet wide; abutment 9 feet high, 12 feet wide; hand-rails covered with flatted timber. 1 low bridge, 32 feet in length, 12 feet wide, covered with round timber. 2 culverts, 15 feet long, 6 feet wide. All fallen timber cut out and removed from the trail. Old bridges and culvert repairs for a distance of 78 miles from Quesnel. PROTECTION BANK, QUESNEL RIVER, AT MOUTH. In the early part of the year, in consequence of the cutting away of the left bank of the Quesnel River below the bridge near its mouth, a pile and brush protection was constructed. West Kootenay District. Revelstoke Riding. Illecillewaet Settlers' Road (1 mile from Revelstoke Station). Peter Stacey, Foreman. Forest cleared 16,500 feet, 16 feet wide. Grubbed 16,500 n. 10 Graded 16,500 „ 10 Excavated earth 7,854 n 6 n 2 feet deep. Filled 8,190 „ 2 „ 4 This is an extension of road from new bridge spanning the Illecillewaet River, and now gives all settlers direct connection with Revelstoke. P. Serrianni, Foreman. Forest cleared 900 feet, 12 feet wide. Grubbed 450 „ 12 Graded 150 „ 8 Greeley Creek Waggon Road. Edward Adair, Foreman. Forest cleared 28,680 feet, 18 feet wide. Corduroyed 100 ,i 11 n Excavated earth 3,500 n 11 h Built 12 culverts, averaging 25 feet by 11 feet by 3 feet. Built 2 bridges, m 35 n lit. 4 n This road starts from Revelstoke, running 6 miles east, and affords settlers access to Revelstoke by team. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 455 North Fork Waggon Road. David Woolsey, Foreman. Clearing out road. This road starts from Albert Canyon and was built to the "Waverley Mine," a distance of 29 miles, costing the company something like $30,000. Illecillewaet and Albert Canyon Road (old Tote Road). David Woolsey, Foreman. Clearing timber and general repairs. Fish Creek Waggon Road (old). C. Thorburnson, Foreman. Excavated rock 30 feet. Built 2 bridges, 60 feet by 30 feet by 6 feet. Trout Lake Waggon Road (old); repairs. A. Fraser, Foreman. Cleared slide at Canyon. Corduroyed 150 feet. Excavated earth 300 n Repaired road going to deep water by gravelling- 1 mile of wheel ruts. S. McCormick, Foreman. Gravelled 1,200 feet, 10 feet wide. Filled 180 ,i 10 This work was done on deep water road, Thomson's Landing. Asa Hillman, Foreman. This work was commenced August 4th and ended September 1st—between 4 and 6-Mile Posts. Widened 4,850 feet, 14 feet wide. Corduroyed 2,900 „ 10 Gravelled 865 n 7 n 10 inches deep. Widened 802 „ 14 Charles Olson, Foreman. Work was commenced July 19th and completed September 28th—between 10 and 12-Mile points. Graded 5,150 feet. Ditched. 5,150 ,t Corduroyed 3,462 n 10 feet wide. Built 6 culverts, 2 feet by 2 feet by 12 feet. Olson and Dave Williams, Foremen. Commenced July 18th, ended August 12th. Gravelled 3,139 feet, 6 feet wide, 8 inches deep. Graded 3,055 n Ditched 3,055 „ Corduroyed 1,169 n 10 m Built 7 culverts, 2 feet by 4 feet by 12 feet. Summary, Trout Lake Waggon Road. Widening 7,259 feet, 14 feet wide. Corduroy 9,542 „ 10 Gravelling 4,004 n 7 n 10 inches deep. Culverts, 13; 2 feet by 2 feet by 12 feet. Ferguson 10-Mile Road (repairs). Robert Scott, Foreman. Work commenced July 19th, ended September 4th. Corduroyed 2,040 feet, 9 feet wide. Widened 1,607 „ 14 „ Ditched 1,607 n Built 1 culvert, 1 foot by 6 feet by 20 feet. Hugh Ross, Foreman. Graded 10,815 feet, 1 foot deep. Excavated earth 4,140 : 12 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Filled 5,466 , 5 Macadamized 8,640 , 12 tt 8 inches deep. Ditched 786 , 2 feet by 1 foot. Corduroyed 2,676 , 12 feet wide. Cribbed 240 , 21 Excavated rock 120 , 5 n Gravelled 252 , Grubbed 14 trc es, averaging 2 feet by 2 feet. 21 culverts, 2 feet by 2 feet by 13. Cariboo Creek Waggon Road (repairs). F. Daly, Foreman. Cleared windfalls and slides from Burton to Mineral City, a distance of 7 miles. Galena Bay Road (repairs). Angus McLeod, Foreman. Forest cleared 1,290 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 5,100 ,. 8 „ Repairing old road and building new to settlers at Galena Bay. Fire Valley Waggon Road (extension). Thomas McCardell, Foreman. This road commences at Lower Arrow Lake, lr,- miles above Killarney, and connects with the main waggon road, and will, when completed, give an outlet to the settlers at lower end of Fire Valley, making, by road and trail, through connection with Vernon. Forest cleared 7,551 feet, 20 feet wide. Graded 5,586 „ 10 Cribbed 1,368 lineal feet, averaging 7 feet high. Excavated earth 4,077 feet, 10 feet wide, 2 to 5 feet deep. Grubbed 2,208 „ 10 Excavated rock 1,509 n Built 1 bridge, 14 feet by 10 feet. Fish Creek Waggon Road (general repairs). C. Bullard, Foreman. Corduroyed 700 feet. Graded, grubbed stumps, removed boulders, repaired washouts and cut out windfalls. Thomas Pearson, Foreman. Gravelled 1,050 feet, 8 feet wide. Filled 50 feet of road-bed (washout). George Richie, Foreman. Cribbed 125 feet. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 457 Columbia River Waggon Road (repairs). Thomas Downs and H. Donnelly, Foremen. Work commenced November 9th, stopped owing to the state of the weather 22nd December. Work will be started on this road as soon as the season permits, next spring. Excavated gravel, clay and loose rock, 76,698 cubic feet. .. rock 2,700 m Hall's Landing Road (extension). D. T. Hall, Foreman. Repaired 3| miles of road. Brushed \ mile of new road. Repaired 3 bridges. Isaac Creek Trail Extension and Repairs. George Roach, Foreman. Forest cleared 4 miles, 10 feet wide. Graded 4 n 4 n K. E. Stinehour, Foreman. Cleared fallen timber and made general repairs. This trail commences at Wig-wam, on the Arrow Lake Railway, south of Revelstoke, and runs up Isaac Creek 12 miles. Big Bend Trunk Trail (repairs).' N. T. Edwards, Foreman. Brushed 18,000 feet, 8 feet wide. Graded 1,800 „ 4 Corduroyed 900 n 5 n Cribbed 225 „ Filled in 150 tt 4 Built 2 bridges, no dimensions given. A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. The following work was done after high water, many parts of the old trail having been destroyed:— Forest cleared 3,900 feet, 5 feet wide. Graded 3,900 „ 3 Grubbed 600 „ 3 Corduroyed 315 n 5 u Built 1 bridge, 18 feet by 5 feet. M. M. Pettipiece, Foreman. The following work was done early in the spring between Revelstoke and Laforme Creek:— Graded 3 miles, 2 feet wide. Cribbed 54 feet, 8 Excavated earth, 300 feet, 21 feet wide, 4 feet deep. „ rock 180 „ 3 ii 3 Filled earth 600 „ 2£ ii 2$ it rock 66 ii 6 n Ditched 1,278 „ 1 Built 11 culverts, averaging 9 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet. 458 Public Works Report. 1901 Laforme Creek Trails (repairs). M. M. Pettipiece, Foreman. Graded 3| miles, 2| feet wide. Corduroyed 1,059 feet, 3J n Excavated rock 300 m 4 m Built 9 culverts, averaging 4 feet by 6 feet. Built 2 bridges, n 12 „ 4 n Most of this work was done in improving the grades, by abandoning the steeper portions, and building new and easier grades. Carnes Creek (Old) to Roseberry Mine. J. P. Kelly, Foreman. Corduroyed 150 feet, 4J feet wide. Carnes Creek Main Trail (repairs). J. P. Kelly, Foreman. This trail is about five miles long. Cleared fallen timber and made general repairs throughout. South Fork, Carnes Creek Trail (old). J. P. Kelly, Foreman. This trail is about five miles long. Cleared fallen timber and made general repairs throughout. Keystone Trail (old). A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. This trail commences at the Trunk Trail, and leads to the summit of Keystone Mountain, thence on to Standard Basin. Cleared fallen timber, opened out drains, and made general repairs throughout. McCulloch Creek Trail (old). A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. This trail commences at the confluence of McCulloch and Goldstream Creeks, extending six miles up McCulloch into Ground Hog Basin. Cleared fallen timber and general repairs. Goldstream Trail (old). A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. This trail commences at the mouth of McCulloch Creek, and extends to a point on the Columbia River opposite Smith Creek, and is about eight miles long. Cleared fallen timber and made general repairs throughout. Smith Creek Trail (extension). H. S. Howard, Foreman. This trail commences on the Columbia one mile north of the mouth of the creek. Forest cleared 5,280 feet, 6 feet wide. Graded 507 n 5 n Built 4 bridges, 50 feet by 5 feet. Cut out old trail. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 459 French Creek Trail (old). A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. This trail is about 4 miles long. Cleared fallen timber and general repairs. Big Bend Trunk Trail Canyon (3 miles above Revelstoke). A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. Cleared slide and removed dangerous rock above trail. Gold Hill Trail (Old), Illecillewaet. P. H. Peterson, Foreman. Clearing fallen timber. Lanark Trail (old). J. P. Kennedy, Foreman. Clearing out trail and general repairs. Flat Creek Trail (old). P. H. Peterson, Foreman. Clearing out trail and general repairs. Moose Creek Trail (repairs and extension). B. Green, Foreman. This trail commences at Albert Canyon, and extends southerly 10 miles. Forest cleared 37,320 feet, 6 feet wide. Graded 15,840 m 3 One mile and a half of this is extension; balance of work was done in diverting old trail, thereby effecting a great saving in favour of easier gradients. Pool Creek Trail (old). F. H. Akers, Foreman. This trail commences at the mouth of creek, and follows creek east. Repairing 9 miles of this trail. D. Mcintosh, Foreman. General repairs. Camborne Ferry (known as Pool Creek Ferry). G. Richie, Foreman. Repairing ferry and changing cable. Lexington Creek Trail (old). F. A. Featherstone, Foreman. This trail commences at junction of Lexington and Fish Creeks, taking a circuitous course to the south fork of this creek. Brushed 7 miles, 3 feet wide. Corduroyed 225 feet. Excavated rock 37 h 4 feet wide. Cleared trail 660 n 3 n Built 2 bridges, averaging 25 feet by 4 feet. 460 Public Works Report. 1901 Pool and Lexington Creek Trail (old). C. Thorburnson, Foreman. Repaired damaged bridges caused from high water. North Fork Lardeau Trail (extension). J. Paton, Foreman. Forest cleared 4 miles. Ditched 252 feet. Corduroyed 64 n Cribbed 32 „ Excavated earth 225 ii Graded 2 miles. Built 4 culverts, 8 feet by 2 feet by 5 feet. T. E. Home, Foreman. Graded 6,000 feet, 2 feet wide. Corduroyed 2,220 n 4|- n General repairs of 3 miles of this trail done. Poplar Creek Trail (new). O. Lermo, Foreman. This trail commences on Lardeau River, 12 miles from Trout Lake. Graded 5 miles, 2 feet wide. Corduroyed 300 feet. Silver Cup Summit Trail (new). J. Atkinson, Foreman. Commences at end of 10-Mile Waggon Road. Graded 7,820 feet, 2 feet wide (side-hill). Corduroyed 75 n 4£ n Built 2 bridges, averaging 23 feet by 4-|- feet. South Fork Lardeau Trail (old). J. Atkinson, Foreman. This trail commences at end of 10-Mile Waggon Road, and is 12 miles long. Corduroyed 855 feet. Built 2 bridges, averaging 40 feet by 5 feet. General repairs throughout. Murray Creek (new). G. W. Carruthers, Foreman. Commences on the Trout Lake Waggon Road—6 miles from Thomson's Landing. Graded 2 miles, 2 feet wide. Ottawa Basin Trail (new). Peter Culkeen, Foreman. Trail, 4 miles from end of 10-Mile Waggon Road. This trail commences on South Fork Lardeau. Cleared 3 miles, 5 feet wide. Fish Creek Trail (new). A. Hillman, T. Downing and M. Beaton, Foremen. This trail commences on the east side of Fish Creek, some 3 miles from Thomson's Landing, and connects with Fish Creek Trail 1 mile further up Fish Creek. Work on rock bluff was done by A. Hillman, under contract. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 461 Built 1,736 feet, 5 feet wide, 590 feet crossing a perpendicular rock bluff. Excavated rock 7,866 cubic feet. Built 1 bridge, 70 feet by 8 feet, with 14-foot piers. ii 1 tt 80 ,, 8 ii ,i 10 ii .. 1 ,i 96 „ 10 ,i „ 14 ii 1 .. 72 „ 8 ,i „ 6 Corduroyed 460 feet, 8 feet wide. Bridges and corduroy were made this width with a view of the future use of this work for sleigh and waggon road. Summit Trail (new). J. Atkinson, Foreman. Commences at Trout Lake City, and extends northerly. Graded 3J miles, 2 feet wide, all side-hill. Corduroyed 300 feet. Built 1 bridge, 35 feet by 4J feet. Fish Creek Trail (old). Charles Bullard, Foreman. General repairs. Triune Trail (new). J. Atkinson, Foreman. Forest cleared 2,850 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 2,100 „ 3 Nakusp and Hot Springs Trail (old). John Lemmon, Foreman. This trail commences at Nakusp, and follows up Koos-ka-nax Creek to the Hot Springs, some 7 miles. Cleared slides, removed fallen timber and repaired culverts and bridges. Cariboo Trails (connecting with waggon road). F. Daly, Foreman. Cleared fallen timber and made necessary repairs throughout. Canyon Creek Trail (new). J. R. Jamieson, Foreman. Commencing at junction of Cariboo and Canyon Creeks, south side; was built about 3 miles, and should be continued for 2J miles further in order to tap properties now ready to ship. Graded 11,769 feet, 4 feet wide. Forest cleared 11,469 n 15 n Built 4 bridges, averaging 25 feet by 10 feet by 5 feet. Fire Valley to Kettle River Summit Trail (old). L. C. Morrison, Foreman. Grubbed 1 mile, 8 feet wide. Graded f " 3 " Corduroyed 450 feet, 5 n Cleared fallen timber and removed surface rocks for a distance of 20 miles. E. J. Bangs, Foreman. Corduroyed soft places, removing all stones from trail. 462 Public Works Report. 1901 Snow Creek Trail (old). R. Maxwell, Foreman. This trail commences at Cariboo City, on Columbia River Narrows, and runs up Snow Creek a distance of 15 miles; now that bridges are built will give access winter and summer to many mineral properties at the head of this creek. Forest cleared 1,848 feet, 12 feet wide. Graded 1,437 ,i 8 Ditched 234 „ 2 „ Cribbed 30 „ 4 feet high. Two culverts, averaging 30 feet by 8 feet by 2 feet. One bridge, 280 feet by 12 feet wide. 90 ii 12 ., Illecillewaet Bridge at Revelstoke. A. W. Mcintosh, Foreman. Cutting away log jams and protecting piers from drift wood during high water. William Miller, Foreman. Tightening truss rods and cord bolts on bridge. Cranberry Creek Bridge. George Boyd, Foreman. Keeping bridge free from drift wood during high water. Slocan Riding. J. D. Moore, Superintendent. Waggon Roads. Ainsworth Road (North) Extension to Highland Mine (built by the Highland Kootenay B. C. Mining Company, Limited). Forest cleared 1,380 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 1,380 ,.12 Graded 1,380 ., 9 Cribbed 236 „ 5 feet high. Repaired two miles of road. Ainsworth Road (South). Lem B. Luther, Foreman. Built 19 culverts, 12 feet long, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Corduroyed 40 n 9 n Ditched 40 n 2 n 1 foot deep. Removed rocks, filled ruts, cut down high side of road, and made general repairs and improvements for two miles. McGuigan Road. Dan. A. Crawford, Foreman. Repaired bridges and culverts, filled ruts, removed rocks, cut down high side of road, made general repairs and improvements for 4 miles. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 463 New Denver and Silverton Road. D. J. Weir, Foreman. Made general repairs and improvements. South Fork Kaslo Creek Road. L. Hanna and Thos. Melrose, Foremen. Cleared forest 23,760 feet, 24 feet wide. Grubbed 23,760 „ 14 „ Graded 23,760 „ 9 Corduroyed 2,140 ,, 12 ii Cribbed 1,760 „ 8 feet high. Built 1 bridge 180 feet long, 14 feet wide, 8 feet high. „ 1 „ 68 i, 14 „ 12 „ 2 „ - 24 ., 14 ,i 7 tt „ 1 „ 21 m 14 „ 6 „ ,, 27 culverts, 14 n. 2 n 2 feet deep. Repaired 5| miles of road from South Fork Station to " Black Fox" Mine. Silver Mountain Road, New Denver. D. J. Weir, Foreman. Cleared forest 7,434 feet, 24 feet wide. Grubbed 7,434 , 14 Graded 7,434 , 9 Cribbed 125 . 6 feet high. n 144 , 5 ii ii 138 , 8 ii n 606 i 4 Built 1 culvert, 14 feet long, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Slocan City and Lemon Creek Road. I. Lougheed, Foreman. Cleared forest 20,368 feet, 24 feet wide. Corduroyed 138 n 12 ,i Repaired 8,052 n Grubbed and graded where necessary, 20,368 feet, 8 feet wide. Total length of road from C. P. R. Depot, Slocan City, to Lemon Creek, 5| miles. SlLVERTON-FoUR MlLE ROAD. Thos. Ardell, Foreman. (July.) John Smith, Foreman. (August.) Repaired bridges and culverts ; removed rocks and slides; cribbed 90 feet long and 4 feet high; widened road where necessary, and made general repairs and improvements for 6 miles. Three Forks-Sandon-Cody Road. E. A. Cameron, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 40 feet long, 14 feet wide, 8 feet high. Cribbed 200 „ 7 feet high. Graded 1,120 n 10 feet wide. Made general repairs and improvements for 4J miles. Ear Lake and Nonpareil Trail. W. A. Flager, Foreman. Forest cleared 10,560 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 10,560 n 4 n Graded 10,560 „ 3 Corduroyed 40 ,, 4 n 464 Public Works Report. 1901 Built 1 bridge, 35 feet long, 6 feet wide, 6 feet high, ti 1 ii 20 ii 6 M 6 ,1 Carpenter Creek Trail (North Fork). John Foster, Foreman. Forest cleared 6,900 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 6,900 „ 4 „ Graded 6,900 t, 3 i, Corduroyed 450 n 5 ,t Repaired 12| miles. Canadian Star Trail. I. Lougheed, Foreman. Forest cleared 9,880 feet, 10 feet wide. Grubbed Graded 9,880 9,880 „ 3 31 Duncan River Trail. Hugh Gillis, Foreman. Forest cleared 58,080 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed Graded Corduroyed 58,080 58,080 154 Built bridge, 4 ,i 3 ,i 6 n 85 feet long, 8 feet wide, 17 feet high. (1 pier), 2 „ 26 92 30 115 50 9 9 6 10 20 Removed fallen timber, rocks and slides from trail for 14 miles. Hammil Creek Trail. John Mclnnis, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 80 feet long, 7 feet wide, 8 feet high. 1 ii 45 i, 7 tt 6 culverts, 8 n 4 Corduroyed 300 n 7 Repaired 28 miles of trail. 2 feet deep. Howser Creek Trail. James McK. Anderson, Foreman. Repaired four miles by removing fallen timber, rocks and slides, repairing bridges, widening trail on rock points and improving grades. Lemon Creek Trail. Thos. J. Armstrong, Foreman. Repaired 10 miles by removing fallen timber, rocks and slides, repairing bridges and corduroying. Kaslo-Three Forks Trail. James Bell, Foreman. Repaired bridges and removed slides on road from Kaslo to South Fork; repaired trail from that point to Three Forks by removing fallen timber and slides, repairing bridges and replacing corduroying. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. .. 465 Built lateral trail connecting McGuigan Station, as follows:— Forest cleared 2,670 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 2,670 ,, 4 n Graded 2,670 „ 3 New Denver-Three Forks Trail. C. D. McRae, Foreman. Repaired 5 miles by removing fallen timber, rocks and slides, opening drains, repairing bridges and culverts. Springer-Ten Mile Creek Trail. I. Lougheed, Foreman. Forest cleared 750 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 750 „ 4 Graded 750 „ 3 Corduroyed 100 ,, 5 n Built 1 bridge, 40 feet by 7 feet wide by 15 feet high. i, 1 ,i 20 ,, 7 8 Repaired two miles. Ten-Mile Creek Trail. I. Lougheed, Foreman. Forest cleared 4,000 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 4,000 „ 4 „ Graded 4,000 n 3 „ Corduroyed 255 ,, 6 n Built 1 bridge, 45 feet by 7 feet wide by 5 feet high. ,, 1 ii 25 ,, 7 ,, 4 ii Repaired three miles. Wilson Creek Trail. Thos. Melrose, Foreman. Forest cleared 21,120 feet, 8 feet wide. Grubbed 21,120 „ 4 Graded 21,120 „ 3 „ Woodbury Creek Trail (South Fork). Wm. English, Foreman. Repaired 6 miles by removing fallen timber, rocks and slides; repairing bridges, culverts, and corduroying. Woodbury Creek Trail (North Fork). Charles R. Mulholland, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 65 feet long, 7 feet wide, 15 feet high. Repaired 4 miles by widening trail and improving grades, New Denver Bridges. James English, Foreman. Re-planked Carpenter Creek Bridge, 90 feet, 16 feet wide, 3 inch plank. Front Street „ 90 „ ' 14 „ 3 „ 50 ., 12 „. 3 Put railings on, and extra bents under the Front Street bridges. Built 200 feet of sidewalk to Government Offices, with 2-inch plank, 6 feet in length, laid crosswise on three 4 by 4-inch stringers. 466 .. Public Works Report. 1901 Silverton Bridge. John Smith, Foreman. Built 1 bridge, 17 feet long, 16 feet wide, 4 feet high. Graded 500 n 12 n approaches to bridge. Slocan City Bridges. Thos. Mulvey, Foreman. Replaced 2 bents in Slocan River Foot-bridge which had been washed away by the spring freshet. Raised 160 feet of bridge to railroad grade, and built approach. Additional Work. H L. Fife, Foreman. Built 1 culvert, 48 feet long, 5 feet wide, 2 feet deep and covered with 3-inch fir plank laid on 4 by 6-inch stringers of 4 feet centres. Re-planked 95 feet of Springer Creek Bridge with fir plank 16 feet long and 3 inches thick. MOLLY GIBSON WAGGON ROAD. Report of F. J. O'Reilly, Esq., C. E. Nelson, B. C, 28th November, 1900. Sir,—I have the honour to report that in accordance with instructions sent with your letter of November 12th, 1900, I have gone over the Molly Gibson Waggon Road, but as there was deep snow on the upper half, could but form a vague idea of the condition of the road-bed of that part, except that the work had been heavy. This report would have been sent sooner had not heavy storms prevailed in the mountains for most of the last fortnight. The road starts from the west arm of Kootenay Lake, about half a mile west of the mouth of Kokanee Creek; at this point there is a sheltered bay. A good floating landing has been made and steamers have no difficulty in getting in at all stages of the water. The road for the first half mile is good, the width being about twelve feet, and, with the exception of a sharp pitch, a hundred feet long, the grades are light, averaging, say five per cent.; the pitch in question is about 17 per cent. At about half a mile from the lake the road crosses Kokanee Creek by a Queen truss bridge of 60-foot span, the trusses of which are of hewn timber; the planking and floor joists are sawn. The bridge is built on high cribwork abutments over a canyon, and the timbering seems good ; the cribs are filled ; the bridge has two heavy stringers with cross joists 4-inch by 12-inch ; the width of the bridge is 12 feet, and the flooring is laid diagonally. From the bridge on to the first turn there is some heavy gravel work; the grade is good, but after the turn there is a steep pitch about 200 feet in length, about 17 per cent; from here on for a mile and a quarter, where the road attains a sufficient height to get above the rock bluffs of the canyon, the grades are steep and irregular, and I think it would not have been difficult to make a better location, in places; the excavation is not heavy. There are, however, frequent small corduroy bridges covering irregularities in the ground; these are of the small fir and pine growing in the vicinity and are of good width. From here on the road follows a side-hill, bare, except for burnt timber ; there is consid- able rock work for half a mile, and at about four to six miles from the lake the road crosses an area that is liable to snowslides, but I think that they do not reach down to the road except in years of heavy snow. There are, however, two, at or about six miles from the lake, that must be dangerous at times; up to this point from the head of the canyon the grades are light—3 to 5 per cent.—except for a distance of three-quarters of a mile, when they run up to 10 to 12 per cent. In this distance there are frequent small bridges with cribwork foundations and abutments, but there is nothing worth calling a span ; they have four stringers not faced, the flooring is of poles, and they seem strongly built. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 467 From 6 miles on to the end of the road—10-J miles—the snow got so deep that it was not possible to do anything but guess at the amount of work done. There are, however, a couple of small bridges over ravines that are strong and seem well put up. The chief characteristics of this part of the road seem to be rock boulders and snow- slides, some of the former of large size, and for the last 3 miles great numbers of these must have been moved to make way for the road. This part of the road is in timber and the slides come down from the mountain at various places and on to the road, but do not seem to cross it often. The grades are mostly good, but I have to call attention to a pitch of about 100 yards in length with a grade of about 20 per cent.. This place, and also two curves a little further up—on heavy grades—I consider dangerous to teams with heavy loads behind them ; on the whole, with the exception of the two places mentioned, viz.: at about 2 and 8 miles from the lake, the grades are good. On the whole, as far as 1 could judge, the road has been a costly one, but will require improvements in places before it will be first-class. On the lower part of the road the road-bed is 12 feet wide, for the last three or four miles seems narrower; the whole road is, however, mostly taken out of the solid. On demand the book-keeper showed me his books and vouchers for payment made on account of the road, as perhaps you are aware the contractor, Hawley, failed and the Mining Company finished the work themselves. I attach a list of expenditures, as shown by the books ; the amount the road cost the Company is, they say, in the neighborhood of $16,000.00. The discrepancy between this and the books is explained by some of the supplies being charged against the road instead of the mine, both being sent up together. The large items for wages to Kidd, Macdonald & Galliher were recovered by these gentlemen by legal process for their clients when the contractor failed. The amount, $16,000.00, for building the road seems high, and perhaps might have been reduced had the contractor been reliable and finished his contract. All of which is submitted for your information. I have, etc., (Signed) Francis J. O'Reilly, Assistant Engineer. July, 1899.—Survey $ 295 58 August 14th, ,, Cheque, Hawley, contractor 500 00 September 16th, „ „ „ „ 3,000 00 October 16th, ,i . „ „ „ 3,680 00 ii ,i Typing 1 50 m ii Plan of bridge 5 00 i, G. F. Motion (feed) 100 00 October 25th, „ Geo. Kidd, wages 331 90 W. A. Galliher, wages 1,378 45 „ 11 05 tt ii Rex Macdonald, n 89 45 ii i, C. F. James, „ 41 90 November 15th, ,, Wages for October (pay sheet) 840 07 ii ,1 Supplies, Kirkpatrick & Wilson 236 83 P. Burns (meat) 86 40 ii ,, H. Byers (hardware, &c.) 377 07 i. ii John Atherton, wages 4 30 December 15th, ,, Supplies, other than food 918 92 25th, „ Bank of Halifax (for Powder Company).. . 460 00 November 30th, ,, Wages (pay sheet) ". 3,128 49 December 31st, ,. ,, n 1,350 53 Less supplies, etc., charged in error . 16,837 44 689 41 August 1st, 1900.—To balance 16,148 03 n 31st, « ) tr i , • ! i . f 174 00 September 30th, „ I fo P0wder' matenal and waSes on lm"J 12 00 October 31st, „ ) Pr°v<^ents 1 43 50 Total amount claimed to have been spent on the road . .$16,377 53 468 Public Works Report. 1901 CRAWFORD BAY WAGGON ROAD. The Government agreed to contribute $6,000, one-half the estimated cost of the Crawford Bay Road, provided the work was carried out to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The road has been completed, as the following report of the Engineer sets forth:— Report of F. J. O'Reilly, C. E. Nelson, B. C, 7th December, 1900. Sir,—In accordance with the instructions contained in your telegram of the 28th ult., I have again been to Crawford Bay, and finished the measurement and examination of the waggon road that has been built up Crawford Creek. Owing to the work on the road having been commenced so late in the season, the work was not completed till snow had fallen to some depth, and even though we have been having mild weather for the last ten days, there was still from eighteen inches to two feet of snow on the upper part of the road in the beginning of this week; for this reason I am unable to report on the condition of the road-bed of that part of the road further than to say it will be probably wet and soft. The road has been built from the landing at Crawford Bay to the point where the trail to the Silver Hill and Richelieu Mines crosses Crawford Creek, a distance of nine miles six hundred and fifty yards. As stated in my report of October 22nd, 1900, I went over the road with the Company's Engineer and made certain suggestions to him; on my second visit I found that most of them had been complied with, notably, the deviation suggested at from two and a half to three miles from the bay. Though there was snow on this part, it was easy to see that the new piece has a much harder and better road-bed than the old, and it is not any longer. At the landing at Crawford Bay three cribs filled with rock have been placed in the lake; these were being finished when I was there, and on them a landing is to be built; the turning place will thus be made sufficiently wide. A new piece of road has also been made, which is 720 feet in length, and gives an alternative approach to the landing, so that teams will be able to drive in by one road and out by the other. The grade of this new approach is much better than the old. That part of the road through the townsite of Crawford which, as mentioned in my last report, was to have been deviated to conform to the street line, has not been altered. A small substantial bridge has been put in over the creek at Station 24. From here on to the two-mile post some corduroy and culverts have been put in, but the last mile of this section is very wet, and will probably require more of both when the spring thaw comes. In this section several small pitches have been taken off, and two deviations, one of 200 feet and one 300 feet in length, made since my last visit. This was done with the object of obtaining an all down-hill haul. Between the two and three-mile marks, a low place in the grade has been raised for about a foot for 200 feet, and a deviation about 200 feet made to avoid a low place. This is beside the new piece of road before referred to. Between three and five miles the bridges have been finished, and several points in the grade evened off. At the snowsiide, just beyond the five-mile post, the heavy cuts in gravel have been taken off to some extent; but further falls from the banks may be expected here in the spring. A bridge 20 feet in width has been made across the slide, and the Company are going to put in an apron on the upper side,- so as, if possible, to shoot the snow over it. At about five and a half miles a deviation of about 200 yards in length has been made in order to avoid a slight depression; some more corduroy and a heavy cut in earth has been finished between this and the seven-mile mark, and the bridge at 344.00 has also been finished since my last visit. As mentioned in my former report, the work on the last three miles is very heavy for road work, at a rough estimate there being about 6,000 yards of earth and gravel to be moved; there are also four bridges and several places where the corduroy has had to be cribbed up from the ground to a height of five or six feet. In the last half mile the earth work is, however, light, but in this I am told there is 1,250 feet of corduroy, but I was unable to measure it accurately on account of the depth of snow. There is also several hundred feet of crib work in the last three miles. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 469 On the whole I consider a very fair job has been done on the road, the grades being especially even and moderate for a mountainous country, and the bridges substantial and well built, and had the road been situated on a dry sidehill instead of one full of springs and clay banks, it would have been one of the best'in the, country; as it is it needs more culverts and side ditching, and I am afraid that even with these parts of it will always be soft. I have continued the rough estimate I began of the amount of work done, which is as follows: — Amount of estimate, as per previous report $6,002 00 Earth work in last 2J miles, 4,850 yards @ .35 1,679 50 Extra earth work at 5-mile post 100 00 Rock in last 2| miles, 200 yards @ $1.25 250 00 Corduroy in last half-mile, 1,250 feet 625 00 Clearing right of way 1,500 00 Bridges, new, and finishing others 800 00 Cribwork 200 00 Deviation at 3-mile post 250 00 Culverts, and ditching 250 00 Extra work on pitches in the road, &c 300 00 $11,956 50 I have also examined the pay sheets and bills of the contractors, and have made an abstract of them, which is attached to this report. "Sou will notice that it is somewhat in excess of the rough estimate I have made, but believe the figures to be more correct than mine. Though I consider that more work in the way of ditching and corduroying will have to be done on the road at some future time, on account of the soft material of the road-bed, I think that sufficient work has been accomplished to entitle the builders to the remainder of the Government grant, and shall be prepared to certify to that effect when you authorise me to do so. I understand that the contractors have lost money on the work, having taken the contract at about $975 per mile. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Francis J. O'Reilly. Statement compiled from Pay Sheets and Accounts produced at my request by Contractors McBeath & Peters. Pay Sheets—September and October—No. 1 $2,976 10 ,i 2 855 70 „ 3 1,611 65 „ 4 2,327 30 ,i ,i „ „ 5 813 50 ii November 892 40 Final 1,784 85 $11,261 50 Ontario Powder Works, for powder 669 40 McLachlan Bros., for hardware 343 99 The Brackman-Ker Milling Co., for feed 301 50 1,314 89 $12,576 39 Total expenses, as furnished by contractors $12,576 39 Estimated cost of other work done by Mining Company at landing at Crawford Bay 600 00 Total $13,176 39 470 Public Works Report. 1901 LEMON CREEK WAGGON ROAD. The Government agreed to contribute $6,000, half the estimated cost of a waggon road from Lemon Creek Station to the Chapleau Mill, provided the parties interested constructed the road to the satisfaction of the Department. The road has been built, but has not been finally inspected. Mr. W. S. Drewry was appointed Engineer in Charge, and located the road and prepared the following specification :— Specification for waggon road from, Lemon Greek Siding to a point at or near the Kilo Mine, Slocan City Mining Division, West Kootenay. Route, Etc. The road to be a waggon road, commencing at Lemon Creek Siding and following the valley of Lemon Creek to a point near the First North Fork ; thence leaving the main valley, following the survey line marked on the ground, to the Chapleau Mill; thence to a point at or near the Kilo Mine. B.OAD-BED. The road-bed is to be, when finished, ten feet (10') wide in the clear. * On sharp curves, the outer edge of the road to be six inches (6") higher than the inner edge. At least six feet (6') of the road-bed to be on solid ground on sidehills. No brush, stumps, or logs to be used in fills. Drainage. Ditches to be cut where necessary, with side slopes of forty-five degrees, and culverts to be constructed at all depressions where water will run across the road line in the spring. Proper sills to be placed in culverts to support structures. Corduroy. Where corduroy is used, three or more stringers are to be placed under the corduroy deck, which must not be less than six inches (6") thick on the stringers. A string-piece to be laid on the ends of the corduroy and drift-bolted to the bottom stringer. Drainage to be provided, so that corduroy will not float in spring. « Cribbing. The bottom log of all cribbing, for its full length, to be embedded in solid ground. All logs and binders to be notched and saddled. No decayed logs to be used. Slopes. The slope or batter of inner side of road to be not less than sixty degrees (60°) in earth and eighty degrees (80°) in rock. Bridges. Bridges may be of any standard design suitable to the locality, and must have at least ten feet clear roadway. No dozy or dead timber which has lost its strength to be used in bridges. Bridges must be constructed to carry a centre load of at least seven tons, with a safety factor of six (6). Grade. No adverse grade, coming from the mine down, will be accepted unless the nature of the ground renders it absolutely necessary. Surface. Where deep, loose sand occurs, at least six inches (6") of gravel to be placed on top for a width of seven feet (7'). All timber to be cleared ten feet on each side of centre line. W. S. Drewry, CE. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 471 SPRINGER CREEK WAGGON ROAD. The Government agreed to contribute $ towards the construction of the above road, provided it was built to the satisfaction of the Government Engineer. The work has been completed as set forth in the following report by Mr. W. S. Drewry:— New Denver, B.C., December 27th, 1900. Sir,—I have the honour to report that, in accordance with your telegram, I met Mr. R. P. Rithet on the 18th of July, and consulted him concerning the Springer Creek Waggon Road. I afterwards went to Slocan City and met Mr. Dubois, Superintendent of the Arlington Mines, and found that he already had a line run for the proposed new portion of the road, and had advertised for tenders, which were to be opened on July 27th. I at once examined the portion of the Springer Creek Road which it was proposed to abandon, and levelled it with a clinometer. I also went over the line run by Mr. Dubois and levelled it. Upon making profiles and estimating the amount of work required on each to make a commercial road, I found that it would be much cleaper to build the new road than to attempt to make the old road good; also, there are two bridges on the old road which would not be necessary on the new one. Accordingly, I wired you as to the result of my examination, and upon receipt of your telegram advised Mr. Dubois to proceed with the construction of the new road. I, however, insisted in a change in his location, in order to make the grade as uniform as possible throughout. At the same time, I pointed out that the specification on which tenders had been made, together with the change in location, would probably entail a bill for extras from the contractor. In view of the urgent necessity for the completion of the road, Mr. Dubois decided to proceed upon the bids already made, as the change in location could add but a few hundred dollars to the cost, and much valuable time would be lost in advertising for tenders again on practically the same work. The work was visited from time to time during its progress, in order to see that a good road was being built. On the 13th of November, having been advised of the completion of the road, I went to Slocan City and made a thorough examination on the 14th and 15th, and found the whole road well constructed and in good order. The accounts were not then in shape for audit, so I returned home ; but on the 28th November, in response to a telegram, I went to Slocan City and examined the vouchers then in. On the 6th of December, a further voucher for settlement in full was forwarded, and I issued to the Arlington Mines a certificate of expenditure and construction, a copy of which has already been forwarded to you. . The total cost of construction until the completion of the contract was $6,057.10. Immediately following the opening of the road, it was subjected to a heavy traffic of ore waggons, and this, together with heavy rains, necessitated a constant expenditure for maintenance. I have shown, in the certificate issued, the sum of $1,010.75 spent for this purpose before the date of my examination. Herewith enclosed is a copy of the specification on which the road was built. A tracing showing the profiles of the road abandoned and that constructed is forwarded by this mail. The profiles speak for themselves, and comment on the advisability of the course followed seems unnecessary. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. S. Drewry. Specification for Road from C. P. R. R. to present Government Road. 1. Road to be about 3| miles long; grade nowhere to exceed 12 °/Q, and to connect point about J mile above long bridge on present road with ore bin at C. P. R. R. track ; the outer edge of road to be 6 inches higher than inside; road-bed to be 10 feet in clear. 2. Ditches 18 inches deep to be dug on each side of road in flat places, and dirt thrown in middle of road-bed. 472 Public Works Report. 1901 Culverts. 3. All depressions where water will run through in the spring and during wet weather to have a culvert to carry off the water. Culvert to be built by first laying a log parallel with the road-bed on low side, then two logs at right angles to this and full width of road-bed where it goes through (at least 12 feet long), and this to be covered with poles or lagging. Corduroy. 4. Poles to be 11 feet long, and split and laid with flat side up, and not under 5 inches thick at thinnest part. Three stringers or sleepers to be laid on the ground, the split poles laid on top flat side up, and a stringer laid on ends of corduroy or poles and drift-bolted to bottom stringer. Ditches to be dug under this corduroy at indicated points. Cribbing. 5. Bottom log to be imbedded in solid ground, and no space anywhere between bottom log of cribbing and the ground ; all logs and binders to be notched and saddled ; no decayed logs to be used. Slope. 6. Slope (batter) of side of road to be 60° from the horizontal, except rock work, which may be 80° or 90°. Road-bed to be 6 feet on solid ground and 4 feet on made ground, and to be 10 feet wide in the clear. - - Bridges. 7. To be 12 feet wide, and stringers 4 feet centres and at least ten inches diameter; cribbed each side of creek or depression, and stringers fitted on cribbing good and solid, and must project at least 18 inches over cribbing; side or guide stringers to be drift-bolted through lagging into bottom side stringers. 8. When finished, road to be a practical one to haul 5 tons of ore over. Bids will be received up to 12 o'clock noon on Friday, the 27th day of July next, at the office of the Company on Delaney Avenue. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. Road to be completed in six weeks from signing contract. Nelson Riding. W. A. McLean, Superintendent. Road to Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway Depot and Roberts' Ranch. Raised bridge on Pine Street clear off mud ; patched it where broken with 2-inch plank; decked for 300 feet, 3-inch plank 18 feet long; graded approaches with stone and gravel. Graded approaches to bridge near Castle Brewery. Graded approaches to bridge near Nelson and Fort Sheppard Depot. Put in 3 culverts. Filled up ruts and wet places generally. Salmon River Bridge, Ymir. Cribbed 90 feet by 16 feet by 5 feet high. Filled 45 „ Gravelled 54 ,, Replaced covering on bridge and replaced approaches at each end. Hall Mines Road. Ditched from city limits of Nelson to Giveout Creek; took stones and rocks off. Put in 5 new culverts. Put new deck, 66 feet long and 16 feet wide, 3-inch plank, on bridge at Milk Ranch. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 473 Goat River Trail. Chopped out 32 miles fallen timber on old trail. Cleared forest 18,480 feet by 8 feet. Graded 3,600 n 4 „ N. F. Wild Horse Creek (Extension Ymir Waggon Road). Cleared forest 9,000 feet, 12 feet wide Grubbed 9,000 i, Graded 9,000 „ Ditched 3,000 „ Corduroyed 150 „ Excavated earth 9,000 n ,, rock 600 „ Filled in 1,500 „ Built bridge, 20 n by 12 feet. ,i 30 „ 12 „ Hidden Creek Trail. Cleared forest 600 feet by 12 feet. Built bridge, 140 ,, 12 ,t over Salmon River; 2 abutments and 2 piers between 8 feet and 9 feet high, filled with rocks; 5 stringers on longest span ; 4 stringers on second span ; 4 stringers on third span. Porcupine Creek Trail. Cleared forest 7 miles, about 6 feet wide. Grubbed 1 ,i Corduroyed 1,800 feet, 4 feet wide, in different places. Russell Creek Trail. Cleared forest 17,160 feet by 12 feet wide. Graded 17,160 „ 2 Rykert's to Creston Road. Cleared forest 5|- miles, 12 feet wide. Graded 1,000 feet by 8 Built bridge, about 75 feet by 12 feet, across Goat River. Nine-Mile Creek Trail. Cut out fallen timber, 2J miles by 8 feet, on old trail. Cleared forest (new trail) 5 ii 8 h Graded 5 ii 3 n Corduroyed 100 feet 4 n Built 2 culverts. Creston Waggon Road, East. .Cut out fallen timber on old road, 4J miles. Grubbed out stumps where needed. Corduroyed 50 feet by 12 feet. Trail to Forty-Nine Creek, etc. Cut out fallen timber, 9 miles. Grubbed 1 n Graded 1 n Corduroyed 450 feet by 6 feet. 474 Public Works Report. . 1901 Barrett Creek Trail. Cleared forest 2 miles, 10 feet wide. Grubbed 2 „ 4 Graded 2 „ 4 Good Hope Trail. Cleared forest 1^ miles, 6 feet wide. Grubbed 1^ n 4 " Graded 1| n 4 n Jubilee Trail. Cut fallen timber on 5 miles old trail. Cleared forest In 6 feet wide, new trail. Graded 1 u 4 u n Corduroyed 600 feet, 4 n Built 1 small bridge, 16 n 6 n Lost Creek Trail. Cleared forest 3J miles, 8 feet wide. Graded 1 ii 3 n Grubbed 1 n 3 n Forty-Nine Creek Road. Cleared forest 3| miles, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 3f „ 10 Graded 3J n 10 Cribbed 450 feet, from 5 to 15 feet high. Made 5 culverts. Built 29 bridges, ranging from 12 to 75 feet in length and 12 feet wide. This road was built by the United Gold Fields of B. C. at a cost of $4,382.15, of which the Government contributed the sum of $1,750 as a refund. Granite Waggon Road Extension Trail. Cleared forest 7,280 feet by 12 feet. Grubbed 7,280 „ 4 „ Graded 7,280 ,. 4 „ Built 3 bridges, 24 feet, 30 feet and 32 feet long, and 12 feet wide. Creston Waggon Road (West) to "Alice" Mine. Cleared forest Graded Grubbed Corduroyed 150 feet 10 Made 3 small culverts, 12 feet long by 2 feet by 2 feet. Built 1 bridge, 20 „ 12 feet wide. Waterloo Trail. Cleared forest 4 miles by 8 feet wide. Grubbed 4 n 5 n Graded 4 n 5 n Built by Onondago Mines at cost of $1,000.00, $200.00 contributed by Government as refund. 2i miles by 14 feet. 2* ii 9 „ H ti 9 „ 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 475 Keystone Road. Cleared forest 2^ miles by 18 feet. Grubbed 2£ „ 11 „ Graded 2| „ 11 ,, Corduroyed 100 feet 12 n Cribbed 75 i, 8 n high. Made 3 culverts, 12 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. Built 2 bridges, 60 feet by 35 feet by 12 feet wide. Road built by A. L. Davenport at cost of $1,581.73, of which $500.00 was contributed by Government. Duck Creek Trail. Cut out fallen timber, 1 mile, old trail. Cleared forest 5 miles, 7 feet wide. Rossland Riding. Trail Creek Division. J. Kirkup, Government Agent. Victoria Street Trail. Repaired washout on this street. Trail-Rossland Waggon Road. Cleared ditches and culverts, removed earth slides, and made general repairs. Lower Murphy Creek Trail. Cleared fallen timber in trail from Rossland to Murphy Creek. Red Mountain Waggon Road. Removed slides, cut off points, and made general repairs to road from Rossland City limits to "Jumbo" Mine. Lower Murphy Creek Trail. Cleared, grubbed and graded two and a half miles of new trail. Sullivan Creek Trail. Cleared, grubbed and graded three miles of new trail, from Boulder Creek to headwaters of Sullivan Creek. Trail, Lower Arrow Lake to Sheep Lake. Cleared out fallen timber and made general repairs to trail, a distance of six and one-half miles. Upper Murphy Creek Trail. Made one mile of new trail, to connect with Red Mountain Waggon Road; put in 151 yards of corduroy, and made general repairs to trail from Rossland to 12-Mile Post. Rossland-Northport Waggon Road. Cleared fallen timber, repaired bridges and culverts damaged by forest fires. 476 Public Works Report. 1901 Upper Murphy Creek Trail. Cleared fallen timber, put in 87 yards of corduroy, and made general repairs to trail from Red Mountain Road to the 16-Mile Post. Trail, Lower Arrow Lake to Sheep Lake. Cleared fallen timber from trail. Dewdney Trail. Cleared fallen timber from trail from Rossland-Northport Waggon Road to Christina Lake, a distance of about 32 miles; partially cleared rocks, stumps, &c, from trail from above-mentioned road to the summit of Sophie Mountain. Completed the work of repairing trail from Rossland-Northport Waggon Road to summit of Sophie Mountain. BOSSLAND-NORTHPORT WAGGON ROAD. Repaired road from Rossland to International Boundary Line by clearing out rocks, filling wash-outs, ditching and covering corduroy, repairing culverts and bridges damaged by forest fires. Red Mountain Waggon Road. Repaired road near "Jumbo" Mine by filling wash-outs and repairing culvert at crossing of Little Sheep Creek. Trail-Rossland Waggon Road. Commenced general repairs to road, clearing ditches, repairing culverts, and removing rocks, &c. Completed general repairs to road, clearing ditches, repairing culverts, and widening road on long sand hill near Trail. Dewdney Trail. Cleared fallen timber from trail between Trail and Fort Sheppard, and repaired corduroy between Trail and Rossland. Trail-Rossland Waggon Road. Cleared log jams from Trail Creek to prevent the washing out of the waggon road and certain streets in Trail. Trail Creek Bridge. Repaired cover to bridge over Trail Creek in the Town of Trail, 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 477 Kettle River Division. I. A. Dinsmore, Superintendent. Repaired waggon road, Greenwood to Ingrain's Bridge on Main Kettle River, 17 miles On this road only a part of the work was done from Anaconda to Boundary Falls. Repaired waggon road, Greenwood to Grand Forks via Phcenix, B. C, 20 miles. Repaired waggon road, Greenwood to Eholt, B. C, 7 miles. Repaired waggon road, Eholt to Long Lake. This road was changed in several places to avoid steep grades; total length, 6 miles. Repaired waggon road, Grand Forks to Cascade City; length, 13-| miles. Repaired culverts; filled up ruts in road; removed stones, etc. Repaired waggon road, Grand Forks to White's Camp, about 7 miles. Repaired waggon road, Grand Forks to Lynch Creek, east side North Fork Kettle River; about 14 miles of this road was completed ; several heavy grades were reduced and other improvements made by Mr. Stoess, CE. Repaired waggon road, Grand Forks to Carson, east side Main Kettle River; 1| miles of this a new road; way cut out and cleared 66 feet wide; stumps all taken out and left in first-class order; length, 4|- miles. Repaired waggon road, Cascade to English Point on Christina Lake, about 7 miles long; repaired 1,300 feet of corduroy, and put 8 more posts or bents under bridge across Christina Creek, about 125 feet in length. Repaired waggon road, Eholt to North Fork Kettle River, about 4J miles; cut out stumps, dug out stones, and put in culverts to carry off the water. Repaired waggon road, Eholt to Summit City; cut out stumps, removed stones and repaired culverts, and put in new culverts to carry off water. Repaired waggon road, Phcenix to Wellington Camp, via Hartford Junction, about 5 miles long; removed stones, widened roadway, blasted rocks and cut out stumps. New Trail (continuation of road, Phoenix to White's Camp)—8^ miles long. Changed location made by first foreman to avoid unnecessary and excessive grades. Cleared 8 feet wide. Graded 2 miles, 3 feet wide. New Trail (Lynch Creek to Franklin Camp). Cleared right of way 14 feet wide for 3| miles ; graded 3 feet wide. Built log bridge, 36 feet long, 8 feet wide. Graded for waggon road, 330 feet by 8 feet wide. Cleared 23-| miles of trail, 8 feet wide. Graded 56,190 feet, 3 feet wide on 2|-foot grade. Corduroyed 299 feet by 8 feet wide. Graded rock slide 8,850 feet by 4 feet wide. Total length of trail, 27J miles. East Kootenay. o North B.iding. Canoe River Trail. Cleared trail of fallen timber from Donald to Canoe River. Erected a 60-foot bridge across Cummins Creek. Placed a ferry boat at Wood River. 478 Public Works Report. 1901 Bald Mountain Trail. Cleared trail of fallen timber. Quartz Creek Trail. Cleared trail of fallen timber (Donald Trail). Built 8 miles of new trail from Beaver up Quartz Creek, including 3 bridges, 35, 25, and 20-foot spans. Wait-a-bit Bridge. Put in new bent, jacked up deck, and made other general repairs. Blue Water Trail. Cleared trail of fallen timber and made general repairs. Main Road east of Golden. Gravelled, graded, and generally repaired 2 miles of main road, Golden east. Golden Main Roads. Made general repairs to streets and road to steamboat landing, lifted low spots with gravel and lowered high spots. Made general repairs to Kicking Horse Bridge and other small structures. Built 1,050 feet of sidewalk from bridge to hospital. Ottertail. Cleared trail of fallen timber to Silver Tip claims. Fifteen-Mile Creek Trail. Made general repairs and improved location; re-graded. Canyon Creek. Cleared 8 miles of trail and made general repairs. Bugaboo Creek Trail. Cleared trail of fallen timber and built 3 miles of new trail up the South Fork. Main Trunk Road (Golden to Spillimachene). Made general repairs to 40 miles of road, lifted low spots with gravel and cleaned out ditches where necessary. Brushed and gravelled 6,000 feet of soft ground, ditching the upper side. Put in 10 new culverts. Made general repairs to bridges and culverts. Re-built 1 bridge and abutments, 75 feet by 12 feet. North Fork Spillimachene. Cut out fallen timber for 25 miles and made general repairs. Middle Fork Spillimachene. Cut out fallen timber. Windermere Mining Division. Main Trunk Road (Spillimachene to Windermere). Made general repairs of a light nature; all grades widened. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 479 Main Trunk Road (Windermere to Canal Flat). Light repairs only. Put extra posts under Columbia River Crossing Bridge. Cleared log jam at the Kootenay Bridge. Heavy Grade east side of Columbia River at Athalmar. Improved grade for 1,200 feet by widening, lifting, and levelling to a better grade. Put in 4 culverts, and brushed and gravelled approaches to drawbridge. Athalmar Lock-up. Built a new lock-up, containing three cells, kitchen, bedroom, and office for constable. Canterbury Road. Graded quarter of a mile of new road on steep sidehill. Athalmar to Peterborough. Made general repairs of a light nature. Main Road to Eugene's Landing. Built 2 miles of new road to Columbia River, opposite Peterborough Landing. Landing to Peterborough. Gravelled half a mile of road. Horse Thief Creek to Bugaboo Creek. Built new trail for a distance of 30 miles, connecting the Bugaboo Creek District with Windermere Division on the west side of Columbia River. No. 3 Creek. Cut 12 miles of trail through light brush. ii 10 ,, through heavy timber. Graded 2,550 feet of trail. Built 7 bridges, aggregating 247 feet. . Cut about 10 miles from Isaac Creek to summit. Horse Thief Creek Extension. Trail finished to 30-mile camp (Montezuma Slide) through very heavy fallen timber. Cut through fallen timber, 34,740 feet. Graded 18,900 feet (heavy work). Ditched 150 „ Cribbed 600 „ Built 3 bridges, 1 each 30 feet, 12 feet, and 8 feet long. Horse Thief Old Trail. Cut out fallen timber. Put in 17 culverts. Corduroyed 50 feet. Cut out and graded 2 miles. Boulder Creek Trail. Cut out fallen timber and made general repairs. Toby Creek. Put in temporary bridge at old ford. Old bridge inaccessible, owing to ice jam. Toby Creek Trail. Cut out and made general repairs. 480 Public Works Report. 1901 Toby Creek Waggon Road. Changed location of temporary road to ease grades, filled hollows, and levelled high spots on the 8 miles partially built the previous year. Constructed 5J miles of new road through the canyon to Spring Creek to connect with rawhide trail to the Paradise Basin, maximum grade against the ore haulage being 2 per cent, for a total distance of 1| miles, the remaining distance of about 12 miles to the Columbia River being favourable. The work through the canyon was very heavy throughout, owing to the precipitous sidehill, the approximate quantities moved being: — Loose rock ' 1,863 cubic yards. Solid rock 1,220 Earth, etc 15,089 Total 18,172 Bridging, 335 lineal feet of substantial structures. Cribbing, 250 n averaging 10 feet high. South Riding. "A." Fernie Roads comprising- (a.) Highways through Fernie 1 mile. (b.) To Coal Creek Mills 2miles. ( c.) To Coal Creek Mines 5 „ (a.) 1. From November 10th to November 22nd, 1899:— In November built road to Fernie cemetery. Forest cleared 2,640 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 2,640 „ 12 Graded 300 ,, 8 ., 2. From April 9th to April 16th, 1900:— Improved highway through Fernie and bridge over Coal Creek ; removed boulders; levelled inequalities. (6.) Improved the former tote road from Fernie to Coal Creek Mills. From June 27th to June 29th, 1900:— Filled in 450 feet by 30 feet by 1 foot. From September 17th to October 26th, 1900:— Improved road to Coal Creek Mill. Excavated earth 90 feet by 8 feet bv 3 feet. Filled in 72 „ Forest cleared 14 n 18 n Graded 300 „ Ditched 600 „ Corduroyed 324 n 16 i, Made 9 culverts, averaging 16 feet by 3 feet by 1| feet. Filled ruts and removed roots and boulders. Built bridge over Coal Creek, 140 feet by 16 feet by 10 feet; 2 spans; 1 abutment; 1 pier, 6 feet high; 5 stringers, flatted; floor, 140 feet long, 16 feet wide of round logs covered with earth; guard-rails and ribbons; built 1 bridge over small stream, 28 feet by 16 feet by 4 feet. (c.) Made general repairs on the road between Fernie and the coal mines; maintained 8 miles of road for a year. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 481 "B." Elko and Tobacco Plains Roads comprising— a.) Rock Creek to Boundary Line, via bridge 28 miles. b.) ,i ,i ford 30 „ c.) Elko to Crow's Nest Landing 12 n d.) Elko to Sand Point 10 n e.) Elko to Jaffray 20 „ (a.) From October 4th to October 22nd, 1900. Repaired Trunk Road south of Elk River; removed stumps and boulders for 6 miles; raised road-bed for a distance of 600 feet; graded 330 feet by 10 feet; gravelled 600 feet. From October 1st to October 20th, 1900. Cleaned out and widened dump on the south ramp of Elk River, 63 chains in length; maintained 100 miles of road for a year. "C." Moyie Roads comprising— (a.) Swansea to Moyelle , 10 miles. Built a diversion between Moyelle and Moyie, 1,000 feet long, side-hill grading the whole length, 8 feet wide. Moyie town, graded highways; maintained 10 miles of road during year. "D." Wardner Roads comprising— (a.) Trunk Road, Bull River to Rock Creek 22 miles. (6.) Jaffray to Trunk Road 8 n (c.) Bull River, South Road 6 n (d.) Wardner to Trunk Road 1 n (e.) Wardner to Fort Steele Junction 13 n Maintained 50 miles of road for one year. « E;> Cranbrook Roads comprising— (a.) Towards Fort Steele 4 miles. (6.) To Mission. 5 ,. ( c.) To Swansea via Pea vine 11 n (d.) To Palmer's Bar : 10 „ ( e.) From Perry Creek 15 ,P (a.) From November 10th to November 22nd, 1899. Repaired bridge, 200 feet long; put in 12 braces and straightened bents. Filled in 85 feet by 2 feet by 15 feet. Built culvert, 10 feet by 14 feet. (c.) Built bridge over Smith Creek, south of Cranbrook, 100 feet long and 14 feet wide, consisting of 4 trestle bents 3 feet high, 4 posts each, 4 stringers; flatted floor 100 feet long, 14 feet wide, 4 inches thick; guard-rails and ribbons; all timber peeled. (d.) Palmer Bar Road.—From August 29th to September 20th, 1900. Grubbed 17,481 feet. Graded 2,916 feet by 8 feet. Removed heavy boulders for 4,274 feet by 8 feet. (e.) From August 27th to September 26th, 1900. Extension of road up Perry Creek. Forest cleared 2J miles, 25 feet wide. Grubbed Graded Grubbed Corduroyed 116 feet long and 10 feet wide Removed many boulders. Maintained 42 miles of road for one year. n II 12 H II 9 H II 482 Public Works Report. 1901 " F." Fort Steele Roads comprising— ( a.) Trunk Road to the north 38 miles. ( b.) i, to Bull River 16 (c.) Diversion, Wild Horse Bridge 2 (d.) Bull River, North Road 4 ( e.) Fenwick Road 12 [f.) Three Wild Horse Roads 19 (g.) Lewis and Tracy Roads 13 ( h.) Towards Cranbrook 7 ( i.) Mission to Perry Creek Road 3 (j. ) Mission towards Fort Steele 3 ( k.) Isidore Reserve 6 (I.) Westport to Railway Junction 7 (m.) Mission to Mather's Ranch 12 (n.) Westport to Bell's Ranch 3 (a.) From April 8th to May 2nd, 1900. Repaired 17 miles of road, from Fort Steele, north, to Wolf Creek, caused by spring washouts. Graded 159 feet by 8 feet by 1 foot. Put railing on Lewis Creek Bridge. Rebuilt Wolf Creek Bridge. (b.) From November 17th to November 30th, 1899. Built protection works on the south end of Wild Horse Creek Bridge after freshet. (/) From October 3rd to October 26th, 1900. Diversion, Wild Horse Creek Waggon Road. Forest cleared 2,690 feet by 20 feet. Grubbed 2,690 Graded 1,700 Excavated earth 700 Excavated loose rock 400 Filled in 700 12 12 7 12 feet deep. (9-) (h.) From April 27th to May 2nd, 1900. Repaired 8 miles of Tracy Creek Road. Fort Steele to Cranbrook.—From March 20th to April 7th. Gravelled 1,800 feet. Filled in 400 „ by 1 foot. Brushed 800 . „ Made drain 150 n Two culverts, averaging 10 feet long. Cut out new road, 600 feet. From 24th November 1899 to 12th December. Repaired Westport Road. Gravelled 2,640 feet. Filled in 55 „ by 14 feet by 1 foot. Built bridge, 40 feet by 14 feet, with bull and guard-rails. Sundry repairs to large bridge over Kootenay. ( i.) From September 20th to October 3rd, 1900. Mission to Perry Creek Road. Graded 1,995 feet, 8 feet wide, average depth 4 feet. Filled in 60 „ .. ' 1 foot. Built 2 bridges—(1) 21 feet by 12 feet; (2) 10 feet by 12 feet. Maintained 142 miles of road during the year. (j.) From September 20th to October 3rd, 1900. Fort Steele to Mission. Gravelled 1,800 feet. 1900. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. . 483 " G." Kimberley Roads comprising— (a.) To Marysville 4 miles. (b.) To North Star Landing 18 „ (c.) From McGinty south 4 ,, (d.) B,oads within the town. (a.) From October 15th to November 1st, 1900. Kimberley to Marysville Road. Repaired 6 miles, removing stones and filling in with earth wherever needed. From September 12th to October 1st, 1900. (d.) Within the town— Graded 200 feet, 10 feet wide. Ditched 200 ,, 2 „ Built 1 box culvert, 30 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Maintained 26 miles of road for one year. " H." St. Mary's Road comprising— (a.) Bridge over St. Mary's River. (b.) Mission to St. Mary's Lake 22| miles. (b.) From August 28th to October 25th, 1900. Built 6| miles of new waggon road, being an extension from Matthew Creek to St. Mary's Lake. Forest cleared 36,315 feet, 20 feet wide. Grubbed 36,315 Graded 4,078 Ditched 175 „ 2 Corduroyed 100 n 14 Excavated earth 4,035 Filled in 700 Built 1 culvert, 12 feet by 12 feet by 14 feet. Built 8 small bridges, amounting in all to 524 feet in length by 14 feet by 6 feet, made of round timbers, 4 stringers each. Maintained 16 miles of road during the year. " I." Skookumchuck Roads comprising— (a.) Mission to Ta Ta Creek 12 miles. (b.) Mather's Ranch to Ta Ta Creek. , 6 „ ( c.) Ta Ta Creek to Skookumchuck 10 n (c.) From November 3rd to December 14th, 1900. Built bridge over Skookumchuck Creek, 181 feet long, 14 feet wide and 10 feet high. Bridge consists of 1 central pier 10 feet high, 23 feet long and 9 feet wide, filled in with stones; 2 abutments 48 feet long, 11 feet wide, filled in with stone; guardrails and ribbons ; all timber peeled. Graded 225 feet by 9 feet by 1J feet for the approaches. Maintained 28 miles of road for a year. "J." Trail, North Fork Wild Horse Creek. From August 27th to September 19th, 1900. Forest cleared 4| miles, 10 feet wide. Graded 4J ,, 3 n average height, 3 feet. Rock work included, but no measurement made. Filled in 20 feet by 4 feet wide. 484 Public Works Report. 1901 "K.' Fernie to Sand Creek Trail. From October 1st to October 27th, 1900. Completed 6 miles of trail. Forest cleared 6 miles. Built 1 bridge, 18 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet. " L." Perry Creek Trail. From October 8th to October 19th, 1900. Forest cleared 600 feet by 5 feet. Ditched 60 „ 1J „ Corduroyed 248 n 5 Repaired trail generally. -M." Kimberley to Skookumchuck Trail. From October 8th to October 20th, 1900. Constructed 18 miles of trail. Graded 5,280 feet. Cleared forest 6 miles. "N." Skookumchuck Trail. From October 4th to November 3rd, 1900. Opened up an old prospectors' trail for 7 miles, cutting out fallen timber and widening to an average width of 3 feet. Constructed 8 miles of new trail through dense forest. Graded 5,280 feet by 4 feet by 1 \ feet. Grubbed out stumps and rocks. Cassiar District. o Atlin and Bennett Divisions. Waggon Road from Atlin to Surprise Lake. This waggon road was extended and improved this year from Pine Town to Surprise Lake, a distance of 8 miles. During the early part of the season, the portion of the road from Atlin to Pine Town had to be improved to enable teams to convey hydraulic machinery and pipes to Wright, Boulder, Birch, and Willow Creeks, where extensive plant* have been installed. In addition, large quantities of lumber were hauled over this road to the different claims for the construction of sluice-boxes and other articles necessary for the working of placer claims on the various creeks, and considerable ore . was also brought down to be crushed at the stamp-mill. By reason of the heavy loads passing over the road, improvements of a more substantial nature had to be undertaken to enable the teamsters to deliver their loads at a reasonable price. The tonnage conveyed over the road during the season amounts, roughly, to 2,000 tons; in addition, three stages ran daily to and from Atlin, which were well patronized. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 485 The following is the amount of work done :— Forest and brush cut out 2,112 feet, 33 feet wide. Graded 2,448 ii 16 It Corduroyed 102 „ 12 ,, Ditched 1,692 it 3 II 1 foot deep. Excavated earth 2,130 ,, 14 II 4 inches deep Filled in 1,698 ,, 18 n Stoned 4,290 ii 14 ii Gravelled 198 M 10 ii Built 10 culverts, 12 feet long ar d 4 feet wide. ii 3 ii 10 ii 10 i Graded 1,755 , 11 Ditched 264 , 2 Excavated earth 6,342 , 11 Corduroyed 30 , 9 In addition to the above, men were detailed early in the spring to keep the water off the road caused by the melting snow. Continuation of the Road up Otter Creek to Wright Creek. The work performed on this road consisted, chiefly, of cutting down trees and removing boulders to enable heavy loads of hydraulic machinery to be conveyed up Wright and also Otter Creek. This road was continued up the latter creek to save construction over a very bad portion to the mouth of Wright Creek, by which a saving in construction of over 4 miles of road was made. This will also assist the lease owners on Otter Creek to get machinery in next year. The road-bed is very dry, and may be improved later on should necessity arise. The following is the amount of work done :— Forest and brush cut out 21,450 feet, 35 feet wide. n ii 1 foot deep. ii Built 1 bridge, 32 feet long and 9 feet wide. ,i 1 ,i. 34 9 nl ,i 20 ,, 9 ,i All 3 bridges are resting on piers. ii 2 culverts, 9 n 7 n Continuation of the Road to Boulder Creek. The work performed on this road consisted, chiefly, of cutting down trees and removing some burnt timber, together with excavating some side-hill cuttings. Considerable hydraulic machinery, lumber, etc., was conveyed over this road to Boulder Creek. The bridge crosses the outlet of Surprise Lake to Pine Creek. The following is the amount of work done :— Forest cleared 11,484 feet, 40 feet wide. Graded 264 „ 16 Corduroyed 63 n 9 n Excavated earth 1,848 n 12 ,, from 2 to 8 feet deep. Built 1 culvert, 60 „ 9 „ it 1 bridge, 240 n 30 m resting on four piers filled with rock, and two stringers. McKee Creek. The whole length of this trail, a distance of 13 miles from Atlin, has been improved. The soft places have been corduroyed, and the side-hill cuttings were widened. The bridge across Pine Creek has been strengthened by putting in new stringers with the necessary supports. Spruce Creek. A new bridge has been put in across Pine Creek, near the Half-Way House, to replace the one at Spruce Junction, which was damaged by the flood, and a road has been brushed out to connect with the old one cut out last year. 486 Public Works Report. 1901 This new road cuts off a considerable distance, independent of overcoming the grade, which was necessary, by descending at Spruce Junction to the level of Pine Creek. The timber was of very small growth, and was chopped close to the roots, which will answer all purposes for some time to come. The bridge consists of 5 spans, well battened, with good approaches ; there are 3 posts in each, bent with caps 12 inches thick; good mud-sills are laid at the bottom of each, well above high water; the centre post is resting on a large boulder in Pine Creek, and is also well above high water; the whole bridge is well secured with drift bolts. The Old Bridge at Spruce Junction. This bridge was damaged during the high water by the logs from the wing-dams farther up the creek being carried away and jammed between the piers of the bridge. It has been repaired and is now suitable for the use of pack animals and foot passengers. Mr. Archie Cameron acted as superintendent of road work in the Atlin District. The Fan-Tail Winter Route. A bridge was built across the Toochi River, a wide and sluggish stream. It was found in the month of December to be open and impossible to cross it, except by wading, by which the traveller became wet, and with the prospect of a few miles of hard travelling is not conducive to health. The bridge is forty feet long, and rests on two piers. It has recently been pushed down stream by an ice jam, but it is still serviceable. One man was employed during the winter shovelling out snow on the side-hill cuttings. I also had the trail marked out on the flats from Log Cabin to the Te Pe, and also across Tagish Lake from Hughes' stopping place to Golden Gate, and across Atlin Lake. The approaches to the bridge across the Big Home River having been burnt, were replaced this winter. The Dalton Trail. The trail from the Boundary Line to the Police Camp in British territory was cut out, and necessary bridges put in to cross the several creeks. Considerable difficulty was experienced in putting in the bridge across the Klihini River. The following work was performed:— Cut out seven miles of trail through heavy brush and timber. Put in three bridges. Details of the work done have not yet been received. Mr. W. H. Vickers superintended this work. Pine Town. The main street at this place was drained on the north side, and the necessary culverts were put in. A portion of the work on the back and side streets was performed by the citizens. The following- is the amount of work done:— Gravelled 792 feet, 12 feet wide and 6 inches deep. One culvert built, 24 feet long, 3 feet wide and 1 foot deep. The Atlin Townsite. The following streets in this townsite were graded:— Front Street, from Discovery Street to Watson Avenue. Watson Street, between Second Street and Water Front. Rant Street, between First Street and Water Front. Pearl Street, between Third Street and Water Front. Discovery Street, between Fourth Street and Water Front. The balance of the streets were grubbed and brushed out where necessary. The boulders were removed from Third Street, between Discovery and Pearl Streets. It was necessary to make heavy cuts in some of the streets in order to obtain sufficient earth 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 487 with which to fill in the lower portions of First Street. All cuts and fillings were done with teams, together with a road-plough and slush-scraper, which saved a considerable sum for labour. The following is the amount of work done:— Brushed out 480 feet, 60 feet wide. Crubbed 264 „ 60 Graded 4,137 „ 45 „ Excavated 1,362 n 40 n from 1-|- to 3 feet deep. Filled in 1,452 „ 50 „ ,i 1 „ 3 ,, In swampy places slab wood was put clown to form a foundation for the road, and the same was covered with gravel 6 inches deep. Drains were cut where necessary. WHARVES. North Victoria. A. Raynes, Foreman. Burgoyne Bay Wharf. Drove 49 piles; fenders, 8; braces, 6; mooring piles, 3; bearing piles, 32; rebuilt slip; replaced rotten plank; built freight shed. Fulford Harbour Bridge. Replaced 72 piles. Fulford Harbour Wharf. Extended wharf, 10 feet by 40 feet; drove 48 piles; fenders, 8; braces, 8; mooring piles, 3; bearing piles, 29; replaced 3 caps, 60 feet long; 4 stringers. Mayne Island Wharf. Replaced 1 fender pile; 1 brace pile; 1 stringer. Ganges Harbour Wharf. Repaired slip; replaced 1 brace; made general repairs. Galiano Island Wharf. Replaced 52 piles; fenders, 8; braces, 8; bearing piles, 32; mooring piles, 4; extended wharf back to bank, 10 feet by 40 feet. Moresby Island Wharf. Replaced 48 piles; 3 fenders; 6 braces; 3 mooring piles; 36 bearing piles. Saturna Island Wharf. Drove 61 piles; fenders, 8; braces, 8; mooring piles, 4; 41 bearing piles. 488 Public Works Report. 1901 BUILDINGS. Government House, Victoria. The ruins of Government House, destroyed by fire on the 18th May, 1899, have been removed. Repairs to Government Buildings. Repairs to the several Government Buildings throughout the Province have been effected whenever deemed necessary. Provincial Home and Gaol, Kamloops. Improved water service and fire protection have been supplied to the above buildings. The heating and sanitary arrangements in the Home have been improved. Court House, Rossland. The contractor for this building being unable to carry out his contract he was relieved thereof. The work is now being carried on by the Department. The completion is expected about the 12th April, next. Court House, Victoria. The alterations to this building have been completed in a satisfactory manner. Court House, Vancouver. The heating and ventilation of the Land Registry Office, situated in this building, having been found defective the steam pipes were removed and a hot-water heating apparatus installed in place thereof. Lock-up, Ashcroft. A lock-up at Ashcroft, comprising six cells, is now in course of erection. Government Office, Ashcroft. The Court House at Ashcroft has been moved across the street to a more advantageous site and an addition, comprising roomy offices, is now in course of erection. Government Offices, Similkameen. A contract has been made for the erection of Government Offices at Princeton upon property contributed by the Townsite Co. The work is now in progress. Land Registry Office, Nelson. This building (fire-proof) has been completed. It is now being furnished and will be occupied in March. Gaols throughout the Province. Several minor repairs have been effected in the Victoria Gaol and Reformatory, and a small necessary addition has been made to the Gaol. Additional hose has been furnished the Nelson Gaol. Lock-ups throughout the Province. Lock-ups have been built or are in course of erection at Athalmer, Soda Creek and Chemainus. Repairs have been made to Lock-ups at Revelstoke, Golden, Kimberley, Vernon, Atlin, Comaplix, Telegraph Creek and Cranbrook. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 489 CASSIAR.-ATLIN, BENNETT. Buildings. During the year a handsome and commodious building was erected for the use of the Government officials stationed in this part of the Province, which will meet all the requirements of this District for some time to come. In the event of the accommodation proving insufficient, the rooms in the attic can, with very little expense, be made suitable for office use. The building is provided with a basement, made partly by excavation and partly by putting in posts 7 feet in length, thereby raising the first floor, on an average, about 4 feet above the level of the ground. These posts are placed on large stones just above the earth so that the timbers will not be affected by moisture. The height of the ceiling on the first floor is 14 feet 6 inches, and the attics are 9 feet high. All the flooring, shiplap, rustic and rough lumber was stacked for at least one month before being used in the construction of the building, and this benefit is apparent when comparing this building with others where this precaution was neglected. The following are the dimensions of the various rooms in the building :— The Record Office is 29 feet 6 inches in length and 17 feet 8 inches wide. It is lighted with two large, double windows, 6 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches high; and is fitted with counters, cupboards, shelves, and a desk for the clerks. The Gold Commissioner's Office is 17 feet 9 inches long and 14 feet 7 inches wide, and is lighted by two large, single windows, 3 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches high; and is fitted with the necessary shelves. Two entrances are provided, one from the hallway and one from the Record Office. The Registrar's Office is 11 feet long and 17 feet 8 inches wide, and is lighted by one large, double window, 6 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches high ; and is fitted with desk, counter, cupboard, and the necessary shelving. Two entrances are provided to the office, one from the hallway and one from the Court Room. The Court Room is 23 feet 10 inches long and 17 feet 8 inches wide. It is lighted by one large, double window and two large, single windows. The room is provided with a raised platform for the use of the Judge, and also with the necessary desk. A table is also furnished for the use of the Barristers and Registrar. A jury-box, with necessary railings to separate the public from the Court officials ; a prisoner's dock and witness stand are also provided. Entrance to this room is provided through one double and one single door, and also through one from the Registrar's Office. The Hallway extends the full depth of the building and is 44 feet 4 inches long and 9 feet 2 inches wide. It is lighted by fan and side-lights on the front doors, a glass door at the back entrance, and a dormer window on the stairway leading to the attic. The Attic : Ascent to this room is gained by means of a stairway constructed of treads 11 inches wide, 3 feet 8 inches wide, with 4 inch risers. It is provided with necessary balustrade and platform. The hallway on the second floor is 12 feet long and 8 feet 9 inches wide, from which the entrances to the rooms in the attic are situated. The Front Room is 29 feet 3 inches long and 11 feet 9 inches wide, with a ceiling 9 feet high, and is extended into the tower. It is lighted by one large, double window in the tower. The walls are papered, and the ceiling is lined with T. and G. and painted a light colour, which reflects the light throughout the room. Bed-Rooms : One bed-room is 16 feet long and 13 feet 9 inches wide, and the other is 16 feet long and 9 feet 10 inches wide. Both are lighted by dormer windows and papered throughout, with the exception of the linings on the dormer windows which are painted white, so that the light is reflected into the rooms. Entrances have been furnished to all rooms in the attic, and also to the spaces between the roof and the walls of the rooms in order that they may be easy of access in the event of fire or leakages in the roof. An entrance is also provided to the space between the attic ceiling and roof of the building, and furnished with a ladder. All the offices and the Court Room have been lined with T. & G., and painted a light colour for the purpose of reflecting the light into the different rooms. The hallway and Gold Commissioner's Office are wainscoted four feet high. Basement: Entrance to the basement is gained by a stairway leading from the hallway, and also through a door on the ground floor. Two rooms have been put in, one, 19 feet 3 490 Public Works Report. 1901 inches long and 17 feet 9 inches wide, is used by the clerks in the office as a sleeping apartment; the other is 18 feet 11 inches long and 17 feet 9 inches wide, and is utilized as a stationery room, it being necessary to carry a twelve months' supply of all forms used on account of the very heavy freight rates charged on conveying goods from Log Cabin during the winter months—never less than 25 cents per pound. I have also been compelled to put in the basement a small room in which to keep prisoners on very cold nights, on account of it being- impossible to keep the cells in the gaol sufficiently warm without entailing a considerable expenditure in putting in a warming apparatus, which is now quite unnecessary. Heating: The building is warmed throughout with hot air, and the necessary cold air. pipes from the offices have been put in in addition to the one from the outside. So far the apparatus has worked satisfactorily, with the exception that there is too much radiation at present, caused by the furnace being covered with a casing of galvanized iron. This may easily be remedied next year by the substitution of a brick casing. Outside the building a dumb area, not less than three feet deep, has been excavated, with a sufficient slope to prevent its caving in, and with a sufficient slope at the bottom to carry all surface water to the drain pipe. The construction of this area I considered necessary on account of the nature of the only available lumber in this section which is soon affected by moisture. During the winter months this trench is covered with platforms resting upon frames, which keeps out the snow and allows a current of air to circulate freely around the building. Drainage: The basement of the building has been furnished with stone drains all around the inside and between the posts. These are connected with a vitrified drain pipe laid outside the building with a sufficient slope to carry off all water which may enter the building. The building is covered with a mansard roof, a tower, and a covered entrance. The building has been painted outside with two coats of paint of a light brown colour, pleasing to the eye, and the tower is surmounted by a flagstaff on which the Union Jack is hoisted. All windows are covered in winter with storm sashes. The necessary blinds have been placed on the inside. Chimney: The chimney is constructed of a terra cotta pipe cased with brick. The space between the brick and the pipe is filled with concrete, making it absolutely fire proof. The foundation is on concrete, with a damp-proof course resting upon hard-pan. Fire Protection: This item has been attended to as far as possible where no water works are in existence. Two barrels of water are kept in the basement, two in the hallway, and two on the platform leading to the attic, with buckets hung up ready for instant use. In addition to these precautions, two fire extinguishers are kept ready for instant use. Vault Accommodation: Arrangements will be made next year to furnish the Government Office with a vault. This would have been attended to this year, but on account of the absence of the Agent with the Special Commissioner at Porcupine the matter was delayed until his return. It was then too late in the season to do anything on account of the cold weather having set in. Store Building: A store building, 28 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a roof of good pitch, was erected for the purpose of storing tools and the plant used on the public works in this district, Government stores generally, and the effects of deceased free miners. The principal part of the material used in its construction was obtained from the old Record Office and Magistrate's tents, and waste parts from the new building. The only lumber purchased was that for covering the roof. One carpenter was employed to frame the building, and the balance of the labour was performed by men employed on Government road work. The building will meet all the requirements of this section, and enables all the officials to keep their stores under lock and key. This is more secure than a small tent. Mining Recorder's Quarters: During the winter the roof of this building caught fire, which necessitated certain repairs being made consisting of replacing a portion of the roof, walls and floor, all of which was attended to. Magistrate's Quarters: The quarters occupied by the Magistrate are one of the tents which were moved off the site for the new Government building. The kitchen has been boarded outside with rough lumber and the space filled with sawdust, thereby making it warm and comfortable in spite of the cold north winds which have prevailed of late. Police Quarters: The quarters occupied by the Police Officer who attends to the gaol adjoin that building. It consists of one of the tents which was also moved from the site for the new Government building. They have been fitted up by the Police Officer himself, the only expense incurred being for nails and paper for the floor. The place has been made warm and comfortable for the winter. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 491 Grounds surrounding the New Government Building: These have been cleared of all debris and levelled where necessary. Lock-up: Very little repairs were made to this building this year. On account of the extreme cold it has been necessary to case in the front room with shiplap and fill in the spPices with sawdust, which has been done by the Police Officer. School: One of the large tents, used originally for the Record Office, was erected on the School Reserve for the use of the school children. One-half of the floor space was covered with rough lumber and the balance with sawdust. Two stoves were put in and two W. Cs. provided for the use of the different sexes. The tent has been taken down for the winter months and the frame left standing. SURVEYS. Rossland-Trail Waggon Road. From Rossland city limits to the Columbia River at Trail, a distance of 5 miles and 788.8 feet. Rossland-Northport Waggon Road. From Rossland city limits to International Boundary Line, a distance of 6 miles and 3,970.9 feet. Red Mountain Waggon Road. From Rossland city limits on the north, around Red Mountain to city limits on the south, a distance of 3 miles and 5,140.4 feet. Rossland-Sophie Mountain Waggon Road. From the summit on the Red Mountain Waggon Road to the " Velvet" Mine on Sophie Mountain, a distance of 12.38 miles. Road, Edwards' Ferry-Cascade City. From Edwards' Ferry to Cascade City, a distance of 2.4 miles. Road, Phosnix to Summit City. From Phcenix to Summit City, a distance of 5 miles. Yale District, East. Road, West Fork Kettle River. From 2| miles above Westbridge to miles. Road, Keremeos to Princeton. From Keremeos to Princeton, a distance of 44 miles. Road, Princeton to Hope. From Princeton towards Hope, a distance of 25 miles. 492 Public Works Report. 1901 Revelstoke Riding. Columbia River Waggon Road. Survey from Canyon to 8-Mile Creek, a distance of 3| miles. Slocan Riding. Red Mountain Waggon Road. Survey from Gold Creek to Rockland Mineral Claim, a distance of 4 miles. Dewdney Riding. Dewdney Trunk Road. Survey from Coquitlam Crossing to 3^ miles east of Stave River, a distance of 24 miles. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 493 TENDERS RECEIVED AND CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE YEAR 1900. Nature of Work. Hastings-Barnet Road (Road is 5.35 miles long, clearing 60 feet wide, roadway 20 feet wide, running parallel to Burrard Inlet.) Victoria Court House (heating) Kamloops : Bridge, Thompson River (wooden) .... (1 40-foot span, 3 160-foot spans, 1 40-foot King truss, 60-foot pile bent approaches, 18-foot roadway.) Alberni : Sproat River Bridge (wooden) (1 105-foot span, 3 15-foot trestle bents ) School Desks (Delivered at Alberni, Extension, West Vancouver, Salmon Arm East, Kamloops, Sandon, Rossland, Phoenix, Moyie, Eernie, Cranbrook, Victoria— 397 desks in all. Sandon : School—2 rooms (84 children) Rossland : School—4 rooms (200 children) Name of Tenderer. Boyd & Clendenning . John W. J. McCraney McDonald & Morrison 1 Malcolm McDonald j McQuarrie & Co \ Thos. H. Boyd j A. Sheret C. M. Cookson W. E. Vanstone Braden Bros Leek & Company John Colbert J. H. Warner & Co Mark Hyatt Thos. Thompson Ferguson & Ci of t j David Bain D. F. Adams James E. Shields Puget Sound Dredging Co Wm. Rockett D. F. Adams Weiler Bros T. N. Hibben & Co Clarke & Stuart '..... B. C. Furniture Co Duffy & Sloper .. . . D. J. McLachlan . .. G. Sutherland Karr & Wilson Folliott & McMillan Chas. Lambert John Dunlop Amount. Remarks. 1st call for Tenders. 110,800 00 Not awarded. 11,300 00 2nd call for Tenders. per acre. Clearing, $ 65 Not awarded Grubbing, 125 (work in pro Clearing, 72 gress by day Grubbing, 180 labour). Clearing, 120 Grubbing, 170 Clearing, 80 Grubbing, 225 $4,600 00 Awarded (com 4,997 00 pleted). 5,085 00 5,600 00 5,650 00 6,937 00 7,672 00 1st call for Tenders. 31,795 00 Not awarded. 46,900 00 59,500 00 55,000 00 2nd call for Tenders. 20,830 00 Awarded (work 25,500 00 in progress). 26,300 00 41,590 00 1,880 00 Awarded (com 2,920 00 pleted). 2,109 50 Awarded (com 2,183 65 pleted). 2,191 65 2,510 90 2,450 00 No sureties. 2,588 00 Awarded (com 3,225 00 pleted). 3,340 00 3,685 00 3,720 00 8,400 00 494 Public Works Report. 1901 Nature of Work. West Vancouver : School—1 room (40 children) Salmon Arm East : School—1 room (40 children) Harrison River : School—1 room (20 children) Moyie : School—1 room (50 children) Windermere : School—1 room (30 children) Cranbrook : School—2 rooms (50 children) Fernie : School—addition (100 children) ....... Phcenix : School—2 rooms (50 children) Kamloops : School—addition (50 children) Alberni : School—1 room (40 children) South Vancouver : School—addition (50 children) Bridge River Road (Sec. 1, Seaton Lake to Ward's Ferry— 10 miles.) Bridge River Road (Sec. 3, Sucker Creek to near Bend 'Or Mine—10 miles.) Name of Tenderer. D. J. McPhalen ... J. Batemen Tolput R. H. Neelands . .. A. G. Taylor J. W. Macken Lee Graham .... A. Stephenson .... D. J. Johnson R. A. Kimpton.... Edward Clark A. D. Grant G. R. Leask J. Greer & Co Patrick Navin C. G. Lange Anderson &, Pollock G. Cody Esching & Digby .. Thos. R. Corner ... H. Bunting McLaren & Scott . . Holt & Barger Smith Bros Neil Stuart D. H. Campbell . .. A. G. Taylor Matthew Drysdale. Robert McKay.... Geo. Forrest John King Soil & Heath R. E. Maxwell .... Bruce & Michael . . H. 0. Perkins D. J. McPhalen ... C. F. Perry Richard Terry .... G. McGillivray.... J. C. Sherner R. Terry Amount. $1,050 00 790 00 1,020 00 1,025 00 975 00 1,160 00 1,574 00 1,655 00 975 00 990 00 1,790 00 2,480 00 2,885 00 3,275 00 2,950 00 3,150 00 3,550 00 3,675 00 2,975 00 3,150 00 3,185 00 3,200 00 3,210 00 3,294 00 1,622 00 1,700 00 1,719 00 1,820 00 859 50 S80 00 975 00 668 00 727 00 800 00 1,065 00 1,195 00 2,700 00 per mile. 325 « $3,750 00 Remarks. Awarded (completed). Awarded (work in progress). Awarded. Awarded. Not awarded (work by day labour). Awarded. Awarded (completed). Withdrawn. Not awarded. Awarded (work in progress). Awarded (work in progress). Declined. Awarded (work in progress). Awarded (completed). Awarded (completed). 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report, 495 Nature of Work. Peachland-Glen Robinson Road . (Road about 17 miles long, clearing 66 feet wide, roadway 12 feet wide, maximum grade 8 "/„.) Columbia River Road. (About 3j miles long, 30 feet wide, 12 foot road-bed.) Creston : Government Office Ashcroft: Government Offices Princeton : Government Offices Tyaughton and Gun Creek Bridges (wooden) (Tyaughton Creek Bridge—1 span, 69 ft, and abutments. Gun Creek Bridge— 1 span, 76 ft. and abutments. Name of Tenderer. F. Hassard Frank Julian Hamilton Donelly J. B. McGhie Robt. Stoddart.... Robt. McKay . ... Johnston & McGill A. E. Howse Wm. Irving Wilson & Thomas Robt. Stevenson.. A. A. McArthur. Richard Terry .. Gilbert A. Ward J. McGillivray . . Amount. $8,000 00 9,047 00 9,500 00 1,700 00 3,550 00 3,950 00 4,050 00 3,450 00 3,460 00 3,750 00 4,495 00 1,795 00 1,900 00 2,400 00 2,950 00 Remarks. Not awarded (work by day labour). Not awarded (work by day labour). Not awarded. Awarded (work in progress). Aw-arded (work in progress). Awarded (work in progress). 496 Public Works Report. 1901 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES. Vote No. 137, 1900-1901.—Road Superintendents. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Salaries of Road Superintendents Expenditures Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. ,940 76 $7,940 76 Vote 138, 1900-1901.—North Victoria District. North Salt Spring Island Roads Galiano u Saturna n Pender n Mayne n North Saanich » Fulford Harbour bridge $175 50 23 50 50 00 $1,445 04 310 50 100 00 465 00 250 00 721 19 $1,620 54 334 00 150 00 465 00 250 00 9 00 11 50 730 19 11 50 $269 50 $3,291 73 $3,561 23 Vote 139, 1900-1901.—South Victoria District. General roads $105 80 ,934 63 $7,040 43 Vote 140, 1900-1901.—Esquimalt District. $2,038 85 1,019 29 1,024 32 833 03 893 99 2,346 89 1,353 68 132 00 234 55 $2,038 85 Otter Point tt Port Renfrew it 1,019 29 1,024 32 East Sooke » 833 03 Sooke a 893 99 Esquimalt n 2,346 89 1,353 68 132 00 $277 88 512 43 $277 88 $9,S76 60 $10,154 48 Vote 141, 1900-1901.—Cowichan District. Road. Indian Cowichan River n Mount Sicker (Westholme) n Victoria-Nanaimo Trunk » Cowichan Wharf and Shawnigan Lake Road. Telegraph „ Carried forward, ". $140 00 88 50 632 00 24 00 884 50 $104 00 671 65 404 10 997 25 380 75 128 00 2,685 75 $244 00 760 15 1,036 10 1,021 25 380 75 128 00 3,570 25 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 497 Vote 141, 1900-1901.—Cowichan District.—Concluded. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. Brought forward Mill Bay Road Cobble Hill „ $884 50 $2,685 75 69 00 123 50 565 00 387 66 135 55 36 00 68 25 28 50 68 25 72 75 75 00 509 55 155 67 178 00 6 00 32 00 204 56 180 85 106 80 800 00 29 00 416 78 $3,570 25 69 00 123 50 565 00 Old Koksilah (E. & W.) „ 387 66 135 55 36 00 68 25 28 50 68 25 72 75 Chapman's // 75 00 509 55 155 67 Genoa Roads . 178 00 6 00 32 00 204 56 Flett's, Koksilali n 180 85 Ford's « 106 80 800 00 29 00 416 78 $884 50 $6,934 42 $7,S18 92 Vote 142, 1900-1901.—Alberni District. Bear Creek Road Cherry Creek Roads and Bridges Uclulet-Clayoquot Trail Beaver and Roger Creek Bridges Nanaimo-Alberni Trunk Road Sproat Lake Road ... McCoy Lake Outlet Granite Creek Trail Cowichan-Alberni Trail China Creek Road New Town, Alberni Street Alberni Townsite, Streets and Roads Beaver Creek Road Somer's Road, Bear Creek Uclulet Arm to Long Beach Trail Bear River Trail Coal Harbour-Hardy Bay Trail Effingham Inlet Trail Kyoquot Trail Cape Scott to West Arm—Quatsino Sound Trail. General Roads $270 00 102 50 86 00 21 00 79 50 $ 188 12 508 15 50 00 1,155 55 804 11 100 00 300 95 8 00 113 27 10 00 672 55 396 10 313 12 1,056 50 300 00 506 50 50 00 267 80 500 00 10 00 ,310 72 $ 458 12 102 50 594 15 50 00 1,176 55 804 11 100 00 300 95 8 00 113 27 10 00 672 55 396 10 313 12 1,056 50 300 00 506 50 50 00 267 80 500 00 10 00 $7,790 22 498 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 143, 1900-1901.—North Nanaimo District. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Englishman's River and French Creek Road. Lowry and Craig's » Parsons' and McGarrigus' tt French Creek Bridge Baker and Balzanios Road. Purkis' » Old South Wellington t, M unro's n Sullivan's n Wellington Trunk « Northfield and Departure Bay tt Robson's and Clark's // Waddington's // East Wellington // Nanaimo and Departure Bay u Wellington and Englishman's River » French Creek and Qualicum /; . Cross-road from Church to Errington Englishman's River Bridge Nanaimo-Alberni Trunk Road Turner's and Brickyard /, Pringle and Rutherford » Samnouts and Richards' // Nanaimo-Comox » French Creek // Townsend's and Dunn's n General Roads Expenditure Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. 147 32 302 ,727 46 40 52 6 124 466 417 4 30 84 43 965 41 58 !,554 472 . 8 28 15 22 5 15 646 49 25 25 82 00 50 50 12 00 87 75 25 50 00 50 33 00 13 28 74 75 75 50 50 75 00 03 ,359 56 Total Payments. $ 147 49 32 25 302 25 1,727 82 46 00 40 50 52 50 6 12 124 00 466 87 417 75 4 25 30 50 84 00 43 50 965 33 41 00 58 13 2,554 28 472 74 8 75 28 75 J5 50 22 50 5 75 15 00 646 03 3,359 56 Vote 144, 1900-1901.—South Nanaimo District. Texada Island Roads $108 75 $2,497 40 424 72 702 96 203 25 50 00 847 75 4,112 89 40 00 172 35 999 93 494 92 1,293 20 56 72 44 75 921 51 764 85 63 75 8 50 13 50 17 50 17 50 17 50 742 15 $2,606 15 424 72 702 96 203 25 50 00 847 75 4,112 89 40 00 Nanaimo River Bridge 172 35 999 93 494 92 1,293 20 56 72 44 75 921 51 764 85 Old Haslam Creek Bridge 63 75 8 50 13 50 17 50 17 50 17 50 13 00 755 15 121 75 $14,507 60 $14,629 35 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 499 Vote 145, 1900-1901.—Nanaimo City District. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to. January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. $1,776 16 $1,776 16 Vote 146, 1900-1901.—Comox District. Nanaimo-Comox Trunk Road Lower Prairie n Cumberland-Courtenay » Point Holmes // Upper Prairie a Oyster River » Lake Trail » Oyster River and Black Creek Road Valdez Island Roads Roy's Road Courtenay to Point Holmes and Back Roads .... Point Holmes, Miller, Ryan, and Williams Roads Lake Trail, Gibson, Hardy, and Roy Roads Coal Harbour-Hardy Bay Trail Lund Roads Fanny Bay-Cowie Road . Nanaimo-Comox Road to A. Cowie's Road Grant and Mounce's Road Upper Prairie and Black Creek » Middle Prairie, Back and Flat u Comox Valley n Denman Island Roads Read Island » Flat and Mine /; and Dyke General roads $8,518 99 $2,001 83 $2,001 83 10 00 10 00 774 32 774 32 284 65 284 65 1,324 75 1,324 75 364 70 364 70 15 00 15 00 143 50 143 50 413 25 413 25 10 70 10 70 297 00 297 00 362 00 362 00 390 83 390 83 41 30 41 30 302 00 302 00 25 50 25 50 198 50 198 50 200 00 200 00 42 75 42 75 273 89 273 89 182 00 182 00 230 50 230 50 100 00 100 00 152 80 152 80 377 22 387 22 :,518 99 Vote 147, 1900-1901.—Westminster District, Richmond Riding. Hastings Townsite Roads Lot 301 tt Westminster-Vancouver Trunk Road Moodyville Road Squamish Valley Roads and Bridges Squamish Valley-Pemberton Meadows Trail Elphinstone Settlement, Howe Sound Gibson Landing Roads, a Hastings-Barnet Road General Roads $602 50 253 00 57 45 277 95 $1,190 90 2,913 65 3,942 82 235 25 10 00 406 57 2,598 67 237 37 $10,344 33 $ 602 50 2,913 65 253 00 57 45 3,942 82 235 25 10 00 406 57 2,598 67 515 32 $11,535 23 Vote 148, 1900-1901.—Westminster District, Dewdney Riding. Pitt River Road Pipe Line Road to Coquitlam Lake. Mission City Roads and Bridges .. , Nicomen Island Road Hatzic Prairie Bridges Lillooet Bridge General Roads Morris Valley Road Dewdney Trunk Road $430 00 623 97 ,053 97 I $3,130 82 $430 00 $582 40 582 40 294 02 294 02 513 51 513 51 59 11 59 11 192 17 192 17 55 39 679 36 31 35 31 35 1,402 87 1,402 87 $4,184 79 500 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 149, 1900-1901.—Westminster District, Chilliwack Riding. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. $605 80 $444 58 150 19 110 70 899 30 463 50 39 61 68 00 300 20 354 25 61 00 $1,050 38 150 19 110 70 899 30 463 50 Wade Trail Road 39 61 68 00 300 20 354 25 74 10 135 10 $679 90 $2,891 33 $3,571 23 Vote 150, 1900-1901.—Westminster District, Delta Riding. New River Road Yale General Roads .. $60 00 $60 00 $ 790 46 1,002 30 42 60 $ 850 46 1,002 30 42 60 $1,835 36 $1,895 36 Vote 151, 1900-1901.—Yale District, North Riding Campbell Creek Road Kamloops-Ducks n Grand Prairie a Miller and McVoys t, Lewis Creek // North Thompson (east side) Road... Salmon Arm Valley // North Thompson (west side) it Adams Lake // South Thompson Bridge "... Kamloops-Cherry Creek Road // Savonas // Fraser and Frisken n Salmon Arm Roads Kamloops-Nicola Road. n Tranquille » a Ducks and Shuswap /; Notch Hill Roads Salmon Arm and Enderby Road Harper's and Wilson n Salmon Arm-Kault // Canoe Creek // Foothill // Westside n Notch Hill and Tappen Siding Road. . Enderby u Fish Lake tt Harper's and Black Valley n Nicola Lake-Hamilton Hill n South Thompson-Six-Mile Ck. n Tolputt // . . Shuswap and Kault » McVicar-Fraser n School House Road Westside Road, Salmon Arm Carried forward % 69 30 9 75 44 00 98 25 195 12 197 13 153 12 70 07 91 50 10 00 167 87 "l40o' 50 50 1,170 61 $707 28 1820o' 183 25 475 80 311 21 3 75 162 55 18 75 101 46 56 25 153 45 607 27 6 00 182 05 75 40 172 00 28 52 108 25 17 00 255 75 245 75 425 12 3 40 98 00 790 78 6 25 125 00 143 50 146 95 255 00 1,076 36 47 00 7,171 70 $776 58 9 75 226 00 98 25 378 37 672 93 153 12 381 28 95 25 172 55 18 75 101 46 56 25 321 32 607 27 20 00 182 05 75 40 172 00 28 52 108 25 17 00 255 75 245 75 425 12 53 90 98 00 790 78 6 25 125 00 143 50 146 95 255 00 1,076 36 47 00 3,341 71 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 501 Vote 151, 1900-1901.—Yale District, North Riding.—Concluded. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1900 Brought forward. Murray and Arthur Road Cummings' Gate to Enderby South Thompson River Road Paxon-Six-Mile n Douglas Lake n Hamilton Hill n Craigellachie Road (south side) Walsley's to Chesley's Trail Craigellachie (north side) Bridge—Thompson River at Kamloops Ditch—Salmon Arm General Roads Expenditure Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. $1,170 61 747 56 $1,918 17 Since July 1st, 1900. ,171 70 50 00 146 25 99 76 78 50 97 50 93 00 100 00 349 50 100 50 194 25 400 00 586 94 $9,468 30 Total Payments. 58,341 71 50 00 146 25 99 76 78 50 97 50 93 00 100 00 349 50 100 50 194 25 400 00 1,334 50 11,385 47 Vote 152, 1900-1901.—Yale District, East Riding. Enderby Roads Penticton-Dog Creek Road.... // Okanagan Falls it Lumby Roads Vernon n Okanagan Mission n Okanagan Falls Ferry // n Bridge Cherry Creek Road Mara Roads Fire Valley Trail White Valley Roads Penticton Roads Coldstream n Mara Bridge Road Machines Roads—(west side) Okanagan Lake. Penticton-20-Mile Road Shuswap Roads Measuring » Peachland Glen-Robinson Okanagan-Rock Creek Road Osoyoos to Similkameen n Fairview Roads Sidley -> West Fork Kettle River Bridge ... Rock Creek Bridge Sidley to Camp McKinney Road ... Anarchist Mountain Roads Rock Creek Roads Fairview to Penticton Road // Keremeos // Sidley to Anarchist Mountain White Lake to Keremeos Road West Fork Kettle River „ Okanagan Falls Bridge Keremeos-20-Mile Creek Road Gellespie to Rock Creek » Keremeos-Osoyoos u General Roads $ 62 12 4 00 148 25 18 59 145 85 224 75 54 00 75 31 200 00 9 50 148 00 32 00 122 00 495 32 28 00 10 00 40 00 16 40 111 75 ,945 84 $511 57 1,028 56 1,754 21 16 65 323 09 1,253 22 36 00 229 50 2,365 86 681 50 1,112 65 4,000 00 591 00 15 50 4,057 S9 778 00 188 60 50 00 399 31 50 00 447 61 4 50 410 39 457 75 16 00 129 25 9,362 02 15 50 3,919 62 200 00 12 50 226 85 34,645 10 $573 69 4 00 148 25 18 59 1,174 41 1,978 96 54 00 75 31 216 65 332 59 148 00 1,285 22 158 00 229 50 2,365 86 681 50 1,112 65 4,000 00 591 00 15 50 4,057 89 1,273 32 28 00 198 60 40 00 66 40 399 31 50 00 447 61 4 50 410 39 457 75 16 00 129 25 9,362 02 15 50 3,919 62 200 00 12 50 338 60 3,590 94 502 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 153, 1900-1901.—Yale District, West Riding. Expenditure Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1900. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. $592 42 919 86 135 00 108 00 $ 2 50 459 26 $ 594 92 1,379 12 135 00 Hope-Similkameen Trail 71 50 2,405 02 120 35 113 62 47 25 100 30 223 64 290 10 66 25 37 50 495 10 266 75 47 37 10 00 2,932 19 4 50 110 00 8 80 540 31 179 50 2,405 02 120 35 176 21 289 83 47 25 100 30 223 64 Nicola Road 290 10 66 25 37 50 495 10 Granite Creek-Nicola-Princeton Road 266 75 47 37 10 00 2,932 19 4 50 110 00 930 56 8 SO General Roads 1,470 87 $2,862 05 8,352 31 $11,214 36 Vote 154, 1900-1901.—Lillooet District, East Riding. Clinton-Alkali Lake Dog Creek Upper Dog Creek Big Bar Dog Bridge Creek Rocky Springs Canoe Creek-St. Mary Carson's Pigeon's to Augustine's Clinton-Wood Rayson 108-Horsefly Gustafsen's Hat Creek Upper Hat Creek 70-Mile to Jamieson's McKinley-Horsefly Bonaparte Bridge 111-Mile House-Horsefly Colin's to Gustafsen's McKinley-Hamilton-Ogden General Roads Road. Ferry Road. $70 00 $70 00 $143 50 $143 50 521 47 521 47 68 75 68 75 107 50 107 50 55 00 55 00 143 70 143 70 1,341 04 1,341 04 70 00 35 00 35 00 30 00 30 00 65 00 65 00 187 95 187 95 30 00 30 00 200 00 200 00 90 00 90 00 80 00 80 00 273 50 273 50 22 50 22 50 150 00 150 00 16 00 16 00 149 00 149 00 66 50 66 50 $3,776 41 $3,846 41 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 503 Vote 155, 1900-1901.—Lillooet District, West Riding. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Upper Lillooet River Lillooet-Clinton Road Westside, Fraser River Trail .... Chadwick Road Lillooet-Seaton Lake n Marble Canyon // Empire Valley n Cayoosh Creek » Pemberton Portage « Bridge River Trail Seaton Lake n Lillooet-Lytton Road Bridge River » St. Mary's Creek to Gang Ranch Road .. Seaton-Anderson Lake Portage High Bar Road Wycott n Gang Ranch » Howe Sound-Pemberton Meadows Trail Carson Road General Roads Previous to July 1st, 1900. 22 50 202 45 Since July 1st, 1900. $210 00 357 05 198 75 2S0 61 77 50 298 53 390 69 125 00 70 00 100 00 245 00 7,560 90 75 00 13 80 616 50 93 00 162 50 60 00 500 00 81 30 $224 95 $11,516 13 Total Payments. $ 22 50 210 00 357 05 198 75 280 61 77 50 298 53 390 69 125 00 70 00 100 00 245 00 7,560 90 75 00 13 80 616 50 93 00 162 50 60 00 500 00 283 75 11,741 08 Vote 156," 1900-1901.—Cariboo District. $ 6 75 804 35 $ 6 75 150-Mile House-Quesnel Forks Road $4,015 43 1,517 70 206 50 4,819 78 1,517 70 206 50 45 50 45 50 941 44 199 40 325 00 1,127 13 700 11 451 87 61 75 75 25 130 99 39 00 30 00 79 62 100 00 200 00 209 50 496 37 150 00 9 00 45 50 19 50 200 00 370 40 164 50 149 25 26 00 35 00 10 50 1,029 75 91 00 941 44 199 40 325 00 1,127 13 700 11 451 87 61 75 75 25 130 99 39 00 30 00 79 62 141-Mile House to Horsefly-108 Road 100 00 Felker-Alkali Lake n 200 00 108-Horsefly „ 209 50 496 37 150 00 Alexandria-Beaver Lake // 9 00 8-Mile Lake » 45 50 19 50 200 00 Soda Creek Ferry 370 40 Peter Creek Road 164 50 149 25 Jack of Clubs » 26 00 35 00 10 50 195 70 1,225 45 91 00 50 00 50 00 $1,102 30 $13,207 46 $14,309 76 504 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 157, 1900-1901.—East Kootenay District, Northern Division. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Athalmer Draw Bridge Toby Creek Road Kicking Horse Bridges 15-Mile Creek Trail Canoe « // Main Trunk Road Middle Fork Spillimachine Trail Boulder Creek » Horse Thief // Peterboro Landing Road Peterboro-Athalmer » Athalmer Grade Silver-Tip Trail Fish Lake « Quartz Creek /; Bugaboo a Wait-a-Bit Bridge Blue Water Creek Trail Brown „ n North Fork Spillimachine Trail Beaver Creek // Grant in aid of road to Certainty Group. Golden Roads Dutch Creek Trail No. 2 „ „ Toby tt „ McMurdo District Trails Athalmer and Toby Creek Road Horse Thief Creek Bridge Peterboro to Bugaboo Trail Peterboro Road . Plant account General Roads Expenditures Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. $ 20 00 384 65 108 75 156 00 50 00 1,099 27 211 00 17 50 94 00 49 50 93 23 56 00 90 00 52 50 16 25 22 00 32 00 37 50 10 00 14 37 14100 $2,755 52 Since July 1st, 1900. $ 166 00 9,410 98 37 75 399 50 55 00 3,089 39 5 179 00 62 186 25 188 50 100 00 774 89 230 00 22 50 156 00 2,000 00 463 75 225 00 527 00 52 25 124 00 435 98 8 50 503 00 36 22 109 55 $19,486 63 Total Payments. $ 186 00 9,795 63 146 50 555 50 105 00 4,188 66 211 00 22 50 273 62 49 50 279 48 188 50 100 00 56 00 864 89 282 50 16 25 22 00 32 00 60 00 166 00 2,000 00 463 75 225 00 527 00 52 25 124 00 435 9S 8 50 503 00 14 37 36 22 250 55 ;22,242 15 Vote 158, 1900-1901—East Kootenay District, Southern Division. Fort Steele Roads Moyie Roads and Streets Fernie Roads St. Mary's Trail Wild Horse Road North Fork Wild Horse Trail Cranbrook Roads and Streets Perry Creek Road Extension Palmer's Bar and Nigger Creek Road .... Road—Mission to Perry Creek Road—Division of Fort Steele and Perry Creek .... Kimberley Streets Extension St. Mary's Road Division of Road—Fort Steele to Wild Horse Town Elk River Ramps Road—Fernie to Coal Creek Road from Moyie southward Extension Skookumchuck Road Trail—Fernie to Sand Creek Kimberley Trail Carried forward $34 31 20 00 5 07 59 38 $ 32 50 200 00 12 00 5 00 510 00 504 05 899 51 100 00 233 25 144 40 321 30 2,053 42 502 14 161 20 583 39 220 00 901 16 210 50 190 15 7,782 97 $ 66 81 220 00 5 07 12 00 5 00 510 00 504 05 899 51 100 00 233 25 144 40 321 30 2,053 42 502 14 161 20 583 39 220 00 901 16 210 50 190 15 7,842 35 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 505 Vote 158, 1900-1901.—East Kootenay District, Southern Division.—Concluded. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Brought forward Elk River Bridge New Trail Skookumchuck. Maintenance General Roads and repairs. Expenditures Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. $59 38 $59 38 Since July 1st, 1900. ',782 97 $326 69 464 50 852 98 68 25 3,495 39 Total Payments. 7,842 35 $326 69 464 50 852 98 68 25 i,554 77 Vote 159, 1900-1901.—West Kootenay District, Revelstoke Riding. Lexington Creek Trail Ferguson-10-Mile Road Fish Creek Trail a Road Greeley Creek Road Kettle River Trail East Illecillewaet Gold Hill Trail , North Waggon Road Keystone Trail McCulloch Creek Trail French // n Goldstream // Poplar Creek n Big Bend » Northern n Deep Water Beach Road Nakusp to Hot Springs Fire Valley Road Canyon Creek Trail South Fork Road Murray Creek Trail Pool it „ Laforme // n Moose a a Carnes n ii Ottawa Basin /; Rosebery Creek // Camborne Ferry Old Goat Road Illecillewaet Bridge Canj'on Road Thompson Landing, Fish Creek Road. Trout Lake Road North Fork Trail Fish Creek Bluff Illecillewaet Settlers' Road Cranberry Creek Bridge Isaac Creek Trail Cranberry Creek a Lanark n Snow Creek n Flat ,i ,i Goldstream Ferry Hall's Landing Road South Fork Trail (Lardeau) Smith Creek ti Triune tt Carried forward. $ 433 02 1,251 85 424 75 551 63 348 49 79 75 66 25 49 50 12 50 12 50 12 50 1,042 64 147 20 150 95 22 00 535 25 355 71 205 00 55 00 21 00 2 35 206 90 20 98 4 00 548 40 345 00 37 50 97 90 43 70 144 00 7,228 12 $ 373 77 1,999 12 119 10 726 35 124 00 150 00 487 50 998 45 41 50 1.029 32 615 25 16 72 198 65 52 00 382 75 100 00 10 00 42 00 2 30 2,690 58 423 70 705 80 740 55 300 15 8 00 29 00 689 05 200 44 487 00 00 50 44 95 13,832 16 $ 433 02 1,625 62 2,423 87 670 73 726 35 472 49 79 75 66 25 199 50 12 50 12 50 12 50 487 50 2,041 09 147 20 41 50 150 95 1,051 32 615 25 551 97 198 65 407 71 205 00 382 75 55 00 100 00 21 00 12 35 206 90 62 98 4 00 2 30 3,238 98 768 70 705 80 740 55 37 50 300 15 8 00 29 00 689 05 97 90 200 00 44 00 531 20 144 00 44 95 21,060 28 506 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 159, 1900-1901.—West Kootenay District, Revelstoke Riding.—Concluded. Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Brought forward. Galena Bay Road Ten-Mile Road » Columbia River // Ten-Mile to Silver Cup Summit Ferguson Road Trail to Fauquhar Lode Mining Claims Trail—Trout Lake to Summit General Roads and repairs Expenditures Incurred Previous to July 1st, 1900. $7,228 12 63 05 7,291 17 Since July 1st, 1901. $13,832 16 200 75 846 50 3,723 79 407 00 237 25 59 50 456 75 550 13 $20,313 83 Total Payments. $21,060 28 200 75 846 50 3,723 79 407 00 237 25 59 50 456 75 613 18 $27,605 00 Vote 160, 1900-1901.—West Kootenay District, Slocan Riding. New Denver-Three Forks Road North Fork Carpenter Creek Trail ... South Fork Kaslo Creek Road . // Woodberr-y » Trail . Four-Mile Creek Road Duncan River Trail McGuigan Road Wilson Creek Trail Slocan River Bridge Hamill Creek Trail ■ Kaslo-Three Forks Trail New Denver-Silverton Road Howser Creek Trail Lemon // » Ten-Mile „ it Extinguishing fire—Four-Mile Creek . Springer-Ten-Mile Creek Trail Bear Lake and Nonpareil n Three Forks-Sandon-Cody Road Woodberry Creek (North Fork) Trail. New Denver Bridges Silver Mountain Road Canadian Star Trail Crawford Bay Road Rebate on Trail to Comstock Mine ... Sloean City Bridges Silverton « Ainsworth to Highland District Road. Slocan City-Lemon Creek // Molly Gibson » . Springer Creek n Ainsworth (south) n General Roads 500 30 100 00 303 30 $903 60 $ 250 00 8,399 30 98 00 381 00 2,640 30 492 81 501 90 77 49 . 490 56 272 70 173 50 200 65 253 05 401 95 62 00 102 25 247 75 702 35 228 30 334 83 2,990 15 125 95 6,078 70 100 00 150 97 146 84 600 00 1,002 00 51 00 15 00 99 65 417 80 $28,088 75 $ 500 30 350 00 8,702 60 98 00 351 00 2,640 30 492 81 501 90 77 49 490 56 272 70 173 50 200 65 253 05 401 95 62 00 102 25 247 75 702 35 228 30 334 83 2,990 15 125 95 6,078 70 100 00 150 97 146 84 600 00 1,002 00 51 00 15 00 99 65 417 80 $28,992 35 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 507 Vote 161, 1900-1901.—West Kootenay District, Nelson Riding. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. Granite Road Extension Trail $406 75 150 00 222 68 127 05 260 18 198 63 498 20 94 42 300 50 499 95 350 00 336 85 1,750 00 75 00 350 22 122 50 330 15 142 49 269 00 298 30 190 52 200 00 500 00 750 00 63 35 $8,486 74 $406 75 Bridge—Nelson Avenue 150 00 Erie Waggon Road 222 68 49-Creek Trail ... 127 05 Hall Mines Road 260 18 Barret Creek Trail 198 63 9-Mile ,i ,, 498 20 94 42 Duck Creek Trail 300 50 Goat River » 499 95 Russell Creek // 350 00 North Fork Wild Horse Creek Road 336 85 49-Creek Road 1,750 00 Creston /, (east) 75 00 Rykert's to Creston Road 350 22 Jubilee Trail 122 50 330 15 142 49 Lost Creek ;/ 269 00 Hidden Creek » 298 30 Nelson to Fort Sheppard Railway Road 190 52 Waterloo Trail 200 00 Kej'stone Mine to Erie Road Creston Road (west) 500 00 750 00 General Roads 63 35 $8,486 74 Vote 162, 1900-1901.—West Kootenay District, Rossland Riding. Murphy Creek Trail Westbridge to Canyon City Road Greenwood to White's Camp t, Dewdney Trail Phcenix to Snowshoe Mine Road Grand Forks-White's Camp /, Upper Murphy Creek Trail Northport Road Trail „ Phcenix to White's Camp Trail Cascade to English Point Road Phcenix to Wellington Camp // Grand Forks to Carson « a to Greenwood /; Jumbo Road Eholt to Summit City Road . .. ii North Fork „ Greenwood to Eholt „ » to Ingram's Bridge n Lynche Creek to Franklin Camp Trail .... Eholt to Long Lake Road Grand Forks to Cascade // it to Lynche Creek » General Roads Survey Road—Cascade to Edward's Ferry Bridge—Boundary Creek, Midway 1,518 84 $ 343 25 3,500 00 1,750 00 163 50 22 75 157 60 149 50 235 00 233 25 884 90 192 00 493 60 249 49 248 50 28 25 82 70 100 00 53 50 282 75 2,987 27 199 97 170 00 1,461 94 350 88 89 20 89 04 $14,518 84 508 Public Works Report. 1901 Vote 163, 1900-1901.—Cassiar District. Expenditures Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1900. Total Payments. $ 50 60 315 42 3,084 70 $ 163 61 2,776 82 1,806 00 2,730 31 $ 214 21 a a Skeena River and Coast Division n it Atlin and Bennett Lake n 3,092 24 4,890 70 2,730 31 $3,450 72 $7,476 74 $10,927 46 Vote 164, 1900-1901.—Cariboo Main Trunk Road. $1,540 05 9,946 04 8,206 01 $1,540 05 „ 3 „ 4 // 5 n 6 $527 25 170 26 10,473 29 8,376 27 $697 51 $19,692 10 $20,389 61 Vote 165, 1900-1901.—Lillooet and Lytton Road. Lillooet and Lytton Road. $2,125 24 2,125 24 Vote 166, 1900-1901.—Bridges, General Renewals and Repairs (Various Districts). $1,341 33 5 00 849 78 245 15 351 00 27 00 565 90 668 18 6 45 567 10 $4,626 89 $1,341 33 . 5 00 849 78 245 15 351 00 27 00 565 90 668 18 6 45 567 10 $4,626 89 Vote 169, 1900-1901.—Bank Protection, Haslam Creek. Haslam Creek Bank Protection $442 07 $442 07 Vote 172, 1900-1901.—Wharves Generally, Renewals and Repairs. $317 21 316 56 856 32 1,000 13 50 00 10 00 10 00 27 00 290 51 90 20 102 45 $317 21 316 56 856 32 1,000 13 50 00 Read n n Ganges Harbour ;/ 10 00 Mayne Island // 10 00 27 00 290 51 90 20 Cowichan « 102 45 $3,070 38 $3,070 38 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report, 509 Vote No. 182, 1900-1901.—Surveys. Expenditure Incurred Statement of Expenditure up to January 31st, 1901. Previous to July 1st, 1900. Since July 1st, 1901. Total Payments. $1,085 70 809 88 1,633 18 1,808 37 893 50 98 85 376 00 2,946 53 1,312 52 262 10 77 74 113 90 25 50 99 25 85 25 566 27 131 20 491 24 502 48 260 60 100 00 $1,085 70 809 88 West Fork Kettle River n 1,633 18 1,808 37 893 50 98 85 376 00 Sophie Mountain, Red Mountain, Northportand Trail R'ds. 2,946 53 1,312 52 262 10 49-Creek Road 77 74 113 90 25 50 99 25 85 25 566 27 131 20 Toby Creek „ 491 24 502 48 260 60 100 00 $13,680 06 $13,680 06 510 Public Works Report. 1901 DYKES. Office of Inspector of Dykes, Victoria, B. C, 30th December, 1900. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the annual report on the several dykes under my charge in this Province during the year ending 30th December, last. I have, &c, F. O. Gamble, The Hon. W. C. Wells, Inspector of Dykes. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria. COQUITLAM DYKING DISTRICT. Construction. The work of enlarging the interception ditches north and south of Bovil Slough was in progress during the autumn and will be completed the coming spring. Maintenance. The pumps at both the upper and lower pumping stations were kept running continuously during the flood season but were unable to keep the land free of water. The dykes have been maintained in a satisfactory condition. The gate in lower Coquitlam, south of the railway, must be renewed before the next high water. The gate in upper Coquitlam must also be renewed. PITT MEADOWS DYKING DISTRICT. Maintenance. Tract No. 1. As there are no settlers on this tract the pump was not run during last season. The heavy growth of brush on the dyke has been cut. Tract No. 2. As there are no settlers on this tract the pump was not run during the past season. The gate near the pump house is rotten and must be _re-built before high water. The pump is inefficient. The heavy growth of brush on the dyke has been cut down. The breakwater fence protecting the slope of the dyke facing Pitt River must be extended to guard against the destructive action of the waves. The dyke along the Lillooet River must be protected from the encroachments of the river. The dyke, otherwise, is in a satisfactory condition. 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 511 MAPLE RIDGE DYKING DISTRICT. The pumps failed this season, although operated night and day, to keep the water at the proper level in the ditches. The gates, one above and one below the railway, are in a dangerous condition and must be renewed before high water. The heavy growth of brush on the dyke has been cut down and destroyed. MATSQUI DYKING DISTRICT. Construction. Two centrifugal pumps, complete, each having a capacity of 20,000 gallons per minute, have been installed at Gates 1 and 2. The wire fence has been finished. The protection work below the railway bridge has been extended. Maintenance. The gates are in an unsatisfactory condition and must be replaced by others within two years. The seapage through the dyke during high water was nil. There was observed during high water, in two or three places, a slight seepage through the undisturbed ground. It will probably be unobservable next season. CHILLIWACK DYKING DISTRICT. The work under contract with Mr. L. McLean, of Messrs. McLean Bros., of Vancouver, is progressing satisfactorily. It will be necessary, however, to grant them an extension of time for the reason that their operations have been considerably retarded by the frequent, unexpected and prolonged periods of high water and rains. 512 Public Works Report. 1901 BEDLINGTON AND NELSON RAILWAY. Report by H. P. Bell. Victoria, B. C, 22nd May, 1900. Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Province of British Columbia. Sir,—Upon the 27th of April, 1900, I received orders from you to make an inspection of the Bedlington and Nelson Railway, West Kootenay District. To carry out the instructions given, I left Victoria on the morning of April 28th and arrived at the southern terminus of the above railway on April 29th. On April 30th I made the first inspection of the road in company with Messrs. J. H. Gray, Engineer of the road; Robert Irving, General Manager; and the Superintendent of Construction. After making this first inspection I addressed the letter, as under, to Mr. J. H. Gray, C.E. Kaslo, B. C, May 1st, 1900. J. H. Gray, Esq., C. E., Nelson and Bedlington Railway, Kaslo, B. C. Dear Sir,—Will you be good enough to furnish me with information in reference to the following points, in order to facilitate the inspection of your road on behalf of the British Columbia Government:— 1. General dimensions of the road-bed in cuttings and embankments. 2. The cross-section of the road-bed above formation level in cuttings and embankments, when the track shall be lifted and lined. 3. General description of the decking of trestles with dimensions of parts. 4. The weight of the rails and fastenings, including the weight and dimensions of angle bars. 5. The size of ties and number to a mile of track. 6. The kind of switches and frogs in use. 7. List of present equipment and additions to be made as traffic develops and the work is completed. 8. The kind of coupling used. 9. The kind of brake used. 10. The position and kind of station. 11. Telegraph line and train despatching arrangements. 12. Note on terminal arrangements, yard room, transferring, etc. 13. The heaviest axle loads used or likely to be used within the life of the present bridges, and the wheel base interval. 14. Note on the signal apparatus at the junction of the B. & N. Road with the Crow's Nest Pass. 15. The kind of fencing and where used. 16. The number of men now employed on the B. C. section of your road. 17. Note on the work still to be done to complete the section in all respects as required by the Railway Act, and the probable date of completion of the same. 18. The percentage of curvature of the total length, the degree of curvature of the sharpest curve, the rate of the heaviest grade, and the grade where the sharpest curve occurs. Yours very truly, (Signed) H. P. Bell. And received from him the following reply :— 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 513 (Memo. "G.") Kaslo, B. C, May 1st, 1900. H. P. Bell, Esq., M. I. C. E., Provincial Railway Inspector. Dear Sir,—In answer to your communication of May 1st, requesting certain information in relation to the Bedlington & Nelson Railway, pertaining to your inspection on behalf of the Province, I beg herewith to submit the following:— 1. "General dimensions of the road-bed in cuttings and embankments." Cuttings were specified to be of a width of from 18 to 24 feet, but are now constructed to the uniform width of 20 feet. All embankments are a full 14 feet, and for the most part exceeding this width. 2. " The cross-section of the road-bed above formation level in cuttings and embankments when the track shall be lifted and lined." Ballast is dressed flat to rail surface of tie and extends 8 inches beyond either end, from this sloping 1J to 1 to formation level or sub-grade. Height of tie is generally 12 inches above sub-grade. Rock cuts have been excavated to a depth of 6 inches below formation level. The general depth of ballast under tie is placed at 6 inches, but for the reasons stated presently, this depth, over fully 60 per cent of the railway's length, is greatly exceeded. 3. "General description of the decking of trestles with dimensions of parts." In pile trestles the capping is 12 inches by 14 inches—14 feet; in frame bents these are 12 inches by 12 inches—14 feet. Resting upon these are 6 main stringers, each 8 inches by 16 inches— 32 feet. These stringers are divided into two runs of 3 each, fastened on each cap by four J inch bolts, and parted by cast separators 1J inches in thickness. The bents are erected 16 feet centres and one main stringer in each run is fastened to each cap by a #-inch machine bolt. Beside the main, there are two jack stringers of the same dimensions, namely 8 inches by 16 inches—32 feet, bolted to the cap in the same manner as the main stringers, two bolts being placed where these meet. All stringers are laid to break joints. On the stringers are ties 6 inches by 8 inches—12 feet, spaced 1 foot apart, or with an opening between of 4 inches. Each tie is fastened to the jack stringer by one spike J inch by 10 inches, projecting | of an inch above the tie. A guard rail, 6 inches by 8 inches, half-jointed where they meet, is fastened to every fourth tie by a f-inch machine bolt. For further details of trestling I beg to refer you to the blue print enclosed. These structures have been erected strictly in accordance with this general plan. There are no spans exceeding 16 feet centres. Distance on piled trestles, 16 feet centres 3,232 feet. n framed u 16 n 448 n Total bridging 3,680 ,, Highest bridge 36 n 4. "The weight of rails and fastenings, including the weight and dimensions of angle bars." Rails are of the Illinois Steel Company's section, weighing 60 lbs. per yard, fastened by suspended joints of double angle bars with four bolts. These bars weigh 15 lbs. each and are 2 feet in length. Beside the 60 Hi. steel, the Company has laid about 4,000 feet on tangent in Goat River bottom, of second hand rails weighing 56 lbs. per yard, fastened with 14|- lbs. angle bars and 4 bolts. 5. "The size of the ties and number to one mile of track." Ties are of high standard, the local timber insuring this. They are 8 feet in, length, 6 inches thick, with a minimum face of 6 inches. These are placed 2,640 per mile. The spike used is T9¥ inch by 5J inches. Relating to track, I might explain that the Company propose at once to put on pressed steel track braces accurately fitting the section of rail, and fastened to tie by three spikes. These are to be placed to the following extent:— 6 degree curve, 3 braces to rail. 7 ii 3 ii 8 „ 4 9 „ 5 „ 10 n 6 514 Public Works Report. 1901 6. "The kind of switches and frogs in use." The main line switches are of the description known as split or point, working through iron switch stands having high vanes. Main line frogs are number 9. Stub switches and number 9 frogs are used on sidings. 7. "List of present equipment and additions to be made as traffic developes and the road is completed." The present equipment consists of some 11 flat cars, one engine proper and 5 hand cars, though upon the whole system, which includes the Kootenai Valley Railway from Port Hill, on U. S. Boundary Line, to Bonner's Ferry, some 26 miles, there are 3 engines, 1 caboose, 40 flat cars, 1 steam shovel, 13 hand cars and 3 speeders. This working outfit, excepting the shovel, may be said to be interchangeable between the two sections (K. V. Ry. south of Boundary Line, and B. & N. Ry. in Canada) of the Company's present construction. This equipment is leased at the present, and upon the amount specified as B. & N. equipment, customs duty has been paid. It is proposed, if permission to operate be granted, to institute at once a proper passenger train service, and it is thought for this purpose that a baggage car and two coaches (one smoker), with four box cars, will be sufficient to adequately serve preliminary conditions. I understand that this equipment, although properly designated by the Company's title, will, in the first instance, be leased. 8. " The kind of coupling used."—The car connections shall be self-coupling, and be either of the "_Janney" or "Gould" pattern. 9. " The kind of brake used."—Hand breaking is scarcely ever resorted to, the work trains being supplied with air. The pattern throughout is and will be the " Westinghouse," supplied direct from locomotive. 10. "The position and kind of stations used."— The stations and distances are :— End of wharf at Kuskonook 0.00 miles. (a.) Kuskonook (north terminus on Kootenay Lake); combined station, 40 feet by 25 feet, 2 stories (completed); operator 31 n (b.) Signal tower (West Junction with B. C. S. R'y.); no station; operator; (completed) 3.28 n (c.) Signal tower (East Junction with B. C. S. R'y.); (built). Operator; joint station with B. C. S. R'y. proposed 11.77 n (d.) Creston—single station—(not built) 17.15 n (e.)i Rykert's— ' „ u 23.48 u United States Boundary Line 23.98 n (/.) Port Hill in United States—a single storey combined station, 50 feet by 25 feet (completed); operator 24.17 u Bonner's Ferry, at junction with G. N. R'y.; operator 49.54 n Total railway operated 49.54 miles. Deduct joint section 8.49 n ii Total railway owned 41.05 n 11. " Telegragh line and train dispatching arrangements."—The telegraph line is constructed throughout from Bonner's—in the United States—to Kuskonook. It follows the line of railway and is connected with the C. P. R'y. system at the East Tower, or Junction (B. C. S. R'y.), and at the West Junction. The connection at Kuskonook is at present in a temporary office, but which shall be installed in the station by the 5th instant. 12. "Note on terminal arrangements, yard room, transferring, etc."—The one terminal (within a traffic sense) is at northend on south end of Kootenay Lake, at Kuskonook. Beside the station, there is here a three-stall round-house and water tank of 50,000 gallons capacity, both supplied by gravitation under a pressure of 80 lbs. per square inch. Communications at this point, with the Company's boats for Kaslo, Nelson and the Lardo country are by means of an inclined wharf on level of car floor. It is the intention, so soon as business demands, to construct a three-track car transfer at this point. The yard room at Kuskonook consists of 2,632 feet of sidings—this can be easily increased. In connection with this question I might add that, beside the joint station proposed between the B. C. S. (C. P. R'y.) and this Company at the East Junction, it is intended, in addition to the nine-car siding on the west of B. C. S. main line some 300 feet north of the tower, to construct a joint 1,000 feet siding between the home and distant semaphores of the 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 515 signal system upon the west side of the B. C. S. R'y., for the purpose of accommodating the traffic (which it is expected will consist mainly of the export of Crow's Nest Coal to the south) coming from East Kootenay. 13. "The heaviest axle loads used, or likely to be used, within the life of the present bridges, and the wheel base interval."—The present engines, to the best of my knowledge, weigh, with light tender, 40 tons, having weight on drivers of not more than 26 tons. These engines are of the " American" type, two drivers a side. The wheel base is 8 feet 6 inches diameter, of drivers 50 to 56 inches; weight on drivers, 80,000 lbs. (?); length over all, 50 feet. A mogul freight engine, 35 tons on drivers, has been proposed, of which the wheel base would be about 15 feet. We handle cars of 60,000 pounds capacity, of which the tare weight is 29,200 and 30,000 pounds. I am not at this moment positive, but should not suppose the wheel base to be less than 5 feet. I do not think that, during the life of the present bridges, these weights will be exceeded. 14. " Note on signal apparatus at the junction of the B. & N. with the Crow's Nest Pass Road." This was installed by the Union Switch & Signal Co., of Swissvale, Penn., under instructions from the Dominion Government, at our junction with the B. C. S. R'y. It consists of a tower in which is placed, beside the ordinary telegraph apparatus connected with both lines of railway, nine levers which work three switches and seven signals. The signals are : 2 distant, 1,750 feet from tower; and 2 home, 550 feet from tower; there being placed one of each upon either line of railway approaching the point of junction. Fifty feet towards the tower from the home signal on both approaching lines is a derailing switch, in connection with which—by the same lever—is worked with similar result the junction switch. After- passing the tower, and upon the joint rail there is placed, 47 feet from the tower, a home signal with two vanes, and 1,247 feet from the tower, a distant signal common to the trains of both railways. The system is known as "interlocking," which may be taken to mean that the precaution against a mistake in signalling a' train on to a derail, or to another train, is impossible, since opening to a train on one line locks the apparatus on the other at derail, and no signal upon the line being used can be thrown until the derail is in correct position for that signal. The distant signal again locks the home, that is, it must be thrown first. Again, a train having passed its derail and standing at the tower, by its own weight locks the whole system to the condition it was in when the train entered. The only chance of collision might be if a train running against the signals, after being derailed at its home signal, should cover the intervening 500 feet to the tower upon the ties. I beg to enclose a print of a diagram showing plan. Upon this system, as now installed, are white and green lights at distant signals and white and red at home ; white, signifying safety or clear track ; green, caution ; and red, danger or stop. I enclose a copy of the C. P. R'y. Code of Signals with which the system is now being supplied. 15. "The kind of fencing and where used."—Fencing upon the line generally is not proposed, it being anticipated that this will be necessary only as the country may settle up. A plan of fence and gate is submitted which shall be erected at such points as shall be found expedient. 16. "The number of men now employed on the British Columbia section of the road." —The following is a list of the men employed: Trainmen, 16; resident engineer and assistant, 2; roadmaster, 1 ; steam shovels, 13; extra gang, 16; section No. 4, 20; section No. 5, 19; section No. 6, 4; extra gang No. 1, 66; carpenters, 12 : total, 169. 17. " Note on the work still to be done to complete the section in all respects as required by the B. C. Railway Act, and the probable date of the completion of the same "—Relating to this and the 15th question re fencing, there is but one public road crossing, viz.: north of Creston. This has a proper sign up but has not been fenced, nor have guards been placed. There are three farm crossings upon the line now left open, one of which, south of Creston, now in use, it is intended to protect by fencing and gates. The railway is not in all cases to its proper height above formation level, that is to say, ballasting is not completed to the extent intended. Two trains aggregating 36 cars in all, in connection with force mentioned, are now working from the steam shovel on the Kootenai Valley Railway upon this work, and I anticipate that three weeks at most will see this work completed. This, I think, denotes the shortages under the Act beyond the deposit of final plans. 516 Public Works Report. 1901 18. "The percentage of curvature of the total length of the British Columbia section, the degree of curvature of the sharpest curve, the rate of the heaviest grade, and the grade where the sharpest curve occurs." The distance on curves of various denominations is:— Under 6 degrees, 3.58 miles. Over 6 n 4.19 n Total on curvature, 7.77 Total distance, 15.49 Total on tangent, 7.72 n or practically fifty per cent, of the line on curvature. The sharpest curve used is 10 degrees, excepting 300 feet of an 11 degree. The maximum grade is 0.80 per 100, excepting again 500 feet of 1 per 100 on tangent. The sharpest curve up the maximum grade is 4 degrees. Before closing I would say that the Company were unfortunate and delayed in the completion of their railway by the excessive rain-fall that characterised the weather last December upon the completion of their track-laying and surfacing, which practically precluded track work in the soft river silt and clay that predominates through the work. By the sloughing of the new slopes in cuttings and embankments, under such an unusual period of wet weather, much work that in ordinary seasons would have solidified and "stood," had to be practically rebuilt to a large extent. Although there might seem to be no relation between them, it should be further mentioned that the small-pox quarantine established by the Province at the Boundary greatly increased the difficulty to the Company of maintaining an economical exchange of force, in explanation we were working from a ballast pit on the south of the line and workmen, other than those stationed to the north prior to the quarantine, were difficult to pass the Inspector, from the fact that they (mostly Italians) objected to the vaccination necessary to obtain this permission. In consequence the Company are disappointed in not having, as expected, for the opening of this season a fully ballasted track of some months' standing. Respecting equipment, it might be said that they are in the position of wishing first to have the road-bed, etc., accepted before leasing this rolling stock, and it may be inferred that as a railway competing with other transportation lines into Kootenay, in this respect they shall not be found lacking. Traffic is now demanding a service from the K. V. and B. & N. Railways, not so much north from Kuskonook to Kootenay Lake points, as first an interchange by passengers seeking direct access to East Kootenay from the United States both east and west and vice versa, with the B. C. S. Railway at the east or Creston Junction. And second, principally the coal from Fernie and ore seeking quick transit to the southern markets. Any further information will be gladly supplied. Respectfully yours, (Signed) J. H. Gray, Chief Engineer. P. S.—I would wish to make the following remarks in respect to above (question 10). The operator or agent at Kuskonook has not yet been appointed. There is no sign up at Creston road crossing, but it is on the ground and shall be erected immediately. The Company intend putting in a steel turn table and coal shutes at Kuskonook ; these were not mentioned. (Signed) J. H. G. To preserve the same notation of heading used in these communications and to distinguish one from the other I will, for the sake of brevity, refer to my letter to Mr. Gray as "B," and to that of Mr. J. H. Gray, C. E., in reply as Memo "G." On May 3rd I finished the second inspection of the railway. 1. The cuttings throughout the work give evidence of the necessity for the best kind of drainage at certain seasons of the year. Although these, cuttings have been well taken out with sufficient base and good side ditches in the first instance, many of them are now filled up with material that has run down 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 517 from the slopes, during the wet season, in a semi fluid condition, and this same action may be expected to take place until the slopes have found their own angle of repose. This angle will vary much with the nature of the material encountered, its tendency to retain water, etc. In many cases the Company has already cut the second set of ditches in cuttings and may have, in some cases, to cut a third. 2. Some embankments appeared to be less than 14 feet in width at the date of inspection, but this may be accounted for, in some instances, by the embankments being above grade. The work going on at the time of inspection may be defined as a general lift of the whole line, including the cleaning out of the side ditches and draining of cuttings, the widening of embankments, the trimming of slopes and generally the finishing of the work. Over and above the finishing of the work as taken over from the contractors, some of the subsequent work being a restoration of work previously done, and much more of it quite new. The embankments in some places present unmistakeable evidence of the fact that they will not stand at any such slope as 1J to 1, nor indeed any less slope than that which is required by semi fluid material. All these difficulties, however, are being handled at the present time with much intelligence and the final result will be a road better than that which the original contract comprised. When the present lift of the line, referred to, is finished, the embankments will have their full width, the ditches will all be cleaned up, and the road-bed generally be put in good order for the winter. "B"—3. The bracing of the trestles is better than that generally used, being both length and crosswise of the track. The former is an improvement on the general practice, that would at times have prevented serious accidents elsewhere had it been resorted to. By reference to Memo "G" 3, it will be seen that the main stringers upon trestles are six in number of 8 inches by 16 inches—16 feet spans and 32 feet lengths to break joints on ' caps. Take the coefficient of resistance of the timber to be 6,300 lbs. per square inch, the moment of resistance of one stringer 8 inches by 16 inches is nearly 180,000 feet lbs. Supposing the stringer to be loaded at the rate of 1,000 lbs. per lineal foot and made up of 32 feet lengths for 16 feet spans, the maximum moment which obtains over the bent amounts to about 43,000 feet lbs. and indicates a factor of safety of 4 ; with this factor, therefore, the six stringers can sustain a working load of 6,000 lbs. per foot. Otherwise these stringers are strong enough to sustain class Y of Waddell's loading, that is to say, eight wheels coupled 15 feet base and 28,000 lbs. per axle at 5 feet intervals, being a capacity sufficient for the Mogul engine referred to in Memo "G" herewith. Clause 13. . A good deal of ingenuity has been exercised in the regulating and protecting of channels in rapid waters. Structure No. 1, counting south from Kuskonook, has been built with the lower sills placed upon raised pediments of stone, has a wide, rough, stone invert with an overflow below to stop the velocity of the water and a training wall upon the north side for some hundreds of feet in length, to prevent high water from finding its way into adjacent hollows on the up stream side of embankments. Altogether it is an effective, economical and ingenious piece of work. Having examined all the bridges and trestles between Kuskonook and Goat River and found them to be satisfactory we come to the examination of the last named. With regard to the crossings of the Goat River I put in a letter from Mr. J. H. Gray, C.E., in reply to some objections made by me. It is as follows:— Kaslo, B. C, May 7th, 1900. H. P. Bell, Esq., M. I. C. E., Victoria, B. C. Dear Sir,—Relating to your inspection of the Bedlington & Nelson Railway on behalf of the Provincial Government, and your strictures in respect to our construction at the crossings of Goat River, where logging operations are being carried on, and which points are shown upon the profile of the line supplied you, at Station 750.50 and Station 770.75, being the principal slough and the main river crossing of that stream. I have now to say that I have been authorised by my Company to state that on the subsidence of the flood, say in August or September next, that these structures will be amended to the following extent: First,—At the slough crossing, the centre pile bent will be eliminated and a 32-foot span be substituted, with the present bents as piers; these, however, will be placed skew to the road on the line of flow. 518 Public Wtorks Report. 1901 Secondly,—At the main river crossing, to adopt a similar course but to a greater extent, by eliminating- two of the present pile-bents and substituting two 32-foot (?) spans, resting upon filled crib piers built about the present piling. We may further elevate this latter crossing by 2 feet, which, however, I leave for the present until the plans of these changes have been determined upon. The present period would, as you are aware, be most unfavourable to this construction, and we would wish to delay it until such time as the river is low. I think you will agree with me that the present structures are perfectly secure if it were not for the danger that is created by log driving operations. From this source, however, until next year, no danger need be considered, since I learn from Mr. Anderson, who is the only logger upon the stream, that his drive for this season is completed. Log driving is only possible during flood. I should, perhaps, have said that it is our intention to also build wing protections from the banks to the piers, and in every way possible protect these supports from interference by material descending the stream. Trusting that this may be satisfactory to yourself and sufficient to ensure the object of your inspection. I rem air, sir, Respectfully yours, (Signed) J. H. Gray, Chief Engineer. The remedies as suggested in his letter having been carried into effect I consider those bridges to be satisfactory. There is no danger to the road from the bridges, as built at present, until the season for driving timber comes round again; before which time low water will have obtained and the suggested alterations will be completed. I understand that it is proposed to make the 32-foot span of two sets of stringers 16 inches deep, each, such stringers, 8 inches by 16—32 feet, laid one on top of the other and bolted together with ten 1-inch bolts, and one key between stringers to each bolt will be well equal to carry class Y of WaddelPs loading and therefore be of uniform strength with the other bridges. " B."—4. The rail section and angle bar used have made a good strong smooth track. The new line track being superior to that of the portion of the B. C. Southern over which the B. & N. Co. obtained running powers. " B."—5. I endorse the statement made in Memo. "G," with regard to the size of the ties. They are above the standard, and so soon as the pressed steel track braces are applied to the curves as there proposed, a good rate of speed can be maintained with safety. " B."—6. The switches have been manufactured by the Great Northern Co. They are an excellent article. The switch rail is bent for 10 to 12 feet back from the point for half the width of its head, the effect of which, when put in the planing machine, is to make a pointed switch with a truly straight entrance from toe to heel upon the gauge side of the rail. Such a switch is of European fast travel pattern, its character having been proved by use over a long period of time. The frogs are well made and appear to answer all purposes. " B."—7. I have no explanation to give regarding this point, further than to say that I have good reason to believe the Company to be in a position to make good their own proposals with reference to nece'ssary equipment, as stated in the Memo. " G " herewith. " B."—8 and 9. These points I endorse as set forth in Memo. "G." " B."—10. With regard to the station building, it is not necessary that the stations, as proposed, should be all built in advance of the opening of the line for traffic. It is not, however, much work to finish them. So far as built they appear to be suitable and commodious buildings for the purpose intended. For points 11 and 12 I refer you to Memo. "G." It will be seen that when the various sidings have been put in there will be a good deal of accommodation. Some of this work requires the widening of embankments on side-hill ground ; they will probably be made up in the first instance by side-hill trestle work and filled afterwards. There are at present 3,900 feet of sidings, 2,632 at Kuskonook and 1,277 at Creston. Point 13 has been previously dealt with under the head of 3. As regards No. 14, I have been in the signal tower and seen the switches thrown. It seems to be almost impossible that an accident could occur through a wrong use of signals or 1 Ed. 7 Public Works Report. 519 switches. It is a highly ingenious and effective apparatus. The description, Memo. "G," will give some idea of how these junction signals are worked. 15. As regards fencing there is only on£ point upon the line, namely, about Creston, where such a thing seems to be at present necessary. Upon the south side of the Boundary Line I observed that stoppages of the train were frequently caused by cattle upon the track, but the same is not true of the northern section. There is no fencing upon the B. C. Southern at the junction, nor does it seem to be required. 16. With reference to the number of men now employed upon the section, it appears that there are 169, and there are in all less than 50 miles of railway, both sides of the line. As the work upon the southern section was drawing to a close at the date of inspection, we may consider what force of men is required to lift and line 25 miles of track at the rate, say, of 2,500 cubic yards to the mile. The steam-shovel and lifting gang, as at present worked, can put under the track not less than 2,500 cubic yards per day, or at the rate of one mile per day. There are 25 miles to be done, therefore 25 days' work to finish. The Memo. " G" puts this same work as capable of being done in three weeks' time, which is probably correct. There may have been some difficulty in the transfer of men from the south to the north side of the Boundary Line, as there was quarantine regulation at the date of inspection that caused complication in the work of construction; as to whether this complication still obtains I am unaware, but believe the above estimate of time will not, under any circumstances, be much exceeded. Section 17 of Memo. "G" explains itself. 18. With regard to the percentage of curvature for the country through which the line has been run (See Memo. " G") it is not excessive, and the location of the line north (not south) of the Boundary Line bears evidence of care and experience. There are two water tanks of 50,000 gallons each, fed by gravitation, and one roundhouse of three stalls. With regard to opening the line for traffic, I saw enough while upon the ground to be convinced that the opening of the Crow's Nest Pass Line calls for connection south, and I beg leave to recommend herewith that the Bedlington & Nelson Railway be now permitted to open their line to public traffic. I have, &c, (Signed) H. P. Bell. 520 Public Works Report. 1901 TIMBER INSPECTORS REPORT. o Vancouver, B. C, 31st December, 1900. To the Honourable The Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to hand you the accompanying statement of timber cut in the Province of British Columbia during the year 1900. I do not include any timber cut on Dominion lands, and only a portion of that cut on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway lands ; but as no royalty is payable to the Province in respect of such timber, the fact that the returns are incomplete does not affect the revenue. There has been cut upon Crown lands in timber 152,488,199 feet. „ ii in cordwood 19,202,900 n ii leaseholds in timber 61,140,883 u 232,831,982 ,, Yielding in royalty the sum of $116,415 97 There has been cut upon private property in timber 9,745,641 feet. E. & N. Ry. land (so far as reported). 27,272,770 „ Imported timber 6,386,077 .. Amount upon which no royalty is payable 43,404,488 u The amount allowed for rebate on lumber and shingles exported from the Province is 24,062 52 The net royalty is therefore 92,353 45 To which has to be added— For timber licences, special, 143 @ $50 $7,150 00 hand-loggers', 152 @ 10 1,520 00 8,670 00 101,023 45 Rentals from leaseholds 44,743 33 Total revenue derivable from timber sourees $145,766 78 Respectfully submitted, R. J. 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REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF LANDS AND WORKS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1900.
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