Some Reminiscences of old Victoria

About this eBook

Author

Fawcett, Edgar, 1847-1923

Credits

Produced by Andrew Sly, Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

F1001: North America local history: Canada

Subject

Victoria (B.C.)

Category

Text

eBook-No.

26048

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26048

Release Date

July 13, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SOME REMINISCENCES OF OLD VICTORIA — PREFACE — A SHORT AUTOBIOGRAPHY — CONTENTS — ILLUSTRATIONS — SOME REMINISCENCES OF OLD VICTORIA — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — Public Departments of Vancouver Island for 1860. — Official List for Vancouver Island. — The Legislature. — Victoria Fire Department. — ORGANIZATION OF COMPANIES. — H. M. S. Ships of the Pacific Station. — Consuls at Victoria. — Municipal. — Educational. — Police Department. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — Killing of Capt. Jack. — CHAPTER IX. — The Pioneer Engines. — CHAPTER X. — Story of the Scientific Expedition. — Mr. Norman’s Letter. — Translation from Catalogue. — CHAPTER XI. — Mrs. Edwin Donald. — Hon. Wymond Hamley. — Hon. G. A. Walkem. — CHAPTER XII. — The Jubilee of St. John’s. — CHAPTER XIII. — Bishop Garrett. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — Naval Corner. — Roman Catholic Section. — Victoria’s First Cemetery. — CHAPTER XVI. — Some Reminiscences. — CHAPTER XVII. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XX. — CHAPTER XXI. — CHAPTER XXII. — An Incident of the Mystic Spring. — CHAPTER XXIII. — CHAPTER XXIV. — CHAPTER XXV. — CHAPTER XXVI. — CHAPTER XXVII. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — "Did the Thoroughfare Once Run Through to The Harbor? A Question of Records. — "Neither Bastion Nor View. — "View or Bastion or Both? — "The Bridge to the Reserve. — CHAPTER XXIX. — "Pioneer Pensioned by the Department—One of the Oldest Residents of the City. — CHAPTER XXX. — "Application for Citizenship. — CHAPTER XXXI. — CHAPTER XXXII. — Craigflower School House. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — THE ROSTER OF THE "FIFTY-EIGHTERS" IN THE PROVINCE. — CHAPTER XXXV. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — Hudson Bay Days. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — By D. W. H. — CHAPTER XL. — Indian Burying Grounds. — CHAPTER XLI. — The Metropolitan Methodist Church. — Laying Corner-Stone. — Transcriber’s notes. — Corrections to original printed text:

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