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The making of a great Canadian railway; the story of the search for and discovery of the search for and discovery of the route, and the constru ction of the nearly completed Grand trunk Pacific railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with some account of the hardships and stirring adventures of its constructors in unexplored country (1912)

Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose, 1880- · London : Seeley, Service & co. limited · leaf 258

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Side Hill Excavation along the Skeena Ki\i.k Owing to the steep character of the river bank heavy earthwork was requisite to provide a pathfor the line. Ihe soil as removed was shot into the water. … The Forest as the Railway Builder found it Owing to the denseness of the forest, and the size of the trees, clearing was a tremendous task.In this illustration the axemen are shown stripping the and of timber on the site of the railway line,yards, and port of Prince Rupert. A NARROW ESCAPE 219…

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company · Pacific railroads · Railroad engineering

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