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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 74

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On the Portace The most exhausting phase of surveying in a new country such as unknown Ontarioand Quebec is the conveyance of goods, chattels, and boats across country. The manstraps the load of about one hundredweight to his back, while the canoes are handledsimilarly, giving the porter the… … Laying Three Mii.es ok Metals Per Day In this illustraton the track-layer is seen from the front, and is shown in the act of lower-ing a length of rail, which the men have grasped and are guiding in its descent. PORTAGING 61 second waterway. They then return to haul the boatout of the water, and…

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company · Pacific railroads · Railroad engineering

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