[Newspaper]
Publication: The British Colonist
Victoria, BC, Canada
vol. XXXIII, no. 19, p. 2, col. 2
Canadian Pacific Telegraph
B. C. SECTION
EDITOR COLONIST — Sir: — In answer to many letters, not only from persons in British Columbia but abroad, as to the probable number of men to be employed in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Telegraph next spring and the time of commencement, I wish to say that 800 men at least will be required, two-thirds of whom must be good axmen. It is proposed to commence work on Section 2 (Kamloops to Clearwater) as early as provisions can be forwarded, say 30th March. From Clearwater upwards work will not commence until 1st May, as supplies cannot be forwarded to that point at an earlier period. Section 2 will employ 50 men. Men will be engaged at Kamloops, where the contractor will open an office.
F. J. BARNARD
Contractor, C. P. T.
Victoria, Jan. 4, 1875
