Died at Sooke, British Columbia, Jan, 1888, Michael Muir, native of Ayrshire, Scotland, aged 53. Funeral will take place at Sooke. Deceased, in company with his brother, carried on a sawmill and trading business at Sooke, and owned steamer Woodside, which runs between Victoria and that settlement. He was an honorable man, highly respected in Victoria, British Columbia and in the district in which he lived, was a Justice of the Peace, and his death has removed another of the Province's earliest pioneers. Remains were interred at the family burying ground. Deceased came to Vancouver Island in 1849, he then being 14, and located at Fort Rupert. In May, 1851, he took up land in Sooke, where he resided up to the time of his death, being engaged in farming and in the manufacture of lumber in connection with his elder brothers. In 1859 they constructed the first sea-going vessel built in this province, the "Ann Taylor". >From that time until he was stricken down with paralysis, deceased had charge of the business in Victoria. He was a Justice of the Peace and a coroner since confederation, and on a post office being established a year afterwards, he was appointed postmaster. He was a school trustee for Sooke district. He leaves a wife, 5 daughters and a large circle of relatives to mourn his death. [Colonist, 1888-01-17*]