&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& In the 1871 steps/wake of Hector-Louis LANGEVIN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector-Louis_Langevin http://rbergevine.home.comcast.net/~rbergevine/berg/journeywest.htm a WIP March 27th, 2008 excerpts from the diary of Frederic W. ERRINGTON [great grandfather of D. MacDONALD, neighbour]...his 1876 trip from 'the Grange', GLANWORTH, Ontario to Victoria British Columbia and surrounding area including ROYAL City. Febuary 29th, 1876 to Monday, June 5th, 1876 March 7th: NEVADA: "It is cloudy this morning. Several squaws have come around the cars begging" http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=%22Nevada%22+Squaws&btnG=Google+Search&meta= March 8th: Daylight. "We were at BROWN's station of Humbolt Lake... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt,_Saskatchewan At Reno, a place of 2000 inhabitants.......the first soil fit for cultivation since we left OGDEN [Utah] http://www.rsic.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden,_Utah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden_(surgeon) [[March 10, 1876 Telephone Invented On this date, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first telephone message to his assistant in the next room, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you," and ""restored to health by a convalescence in Newfoundland"" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell]] March 18th: "A little frost last night, turned out a fine day. I think I have been introduced to the whole population of New Westminster today, and have seen Mr. Adam INNIS and several from the Island [sea Island?] where Tommy is. We also visited the jail." http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=%22Adam+INNIS%22+New+Westminster+1876&btnG=Google+Search&meta= March 25th: ..."I and Mr. SMITH borrowed a boat of Mr. BOYDs http://vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_B.htm and went down and across the river to visit a Mr. ROBSON and http://vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_R.htm MURRY. While there and at dinner time we saw the eclipse of the sun. It got very dark while at dinner. After dinner we went up the river to see Mr. [Samuel?] BRIGHOUSE and look at his farm. He has an extensive place and a barn 56 x 86 x 21 feet, posts and cattle sheds all round it 18 feet wide for his cattle." http://vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_B.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_Island Sunday [April] 2nd: "Frost last night. Stayed with Mr. HARRIS all night, he walked a mile and a half with us to Catchie and we hired an Indian to take us down the river past the mouth of the PIT river to a road that leads to Westminster...... http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=BGC021-023 11th..." Frost last night. Started at 7am on the steamer Maud for Comox. Mr. SMITH got off at Salt Spring Island. We got to Naniamo at dark. http://britishcolonist.ca/tc/1894/03/25/18940325005.pdf [April] 13th. "Fine spring morning. Came up with Mr. PIDCOCK to his house last night. This morning I went with Mr. PIDCOCK to get some gearing for his saw mill at a neighbours. Afternoon Edward GARNETT went with me over the....farm that Mr. F. SMITH thought of buying." http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canbc/jplist77.htm ....to be continued