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00848 San Francisco, 2 June 1879 My dear Sir, In enclose the promised letter of introduction to Mr. Walkem? , the
premier of British Columbia. I also send you herewith, a circular letter addressed to my old Canadian friends, (with whom
I recently travelled from the East) who are Engineers employed to explore a new route for the Canadian Pacific RRs, whom I
observe by the New papers, have gone up the Country in the direction of the Peace River They are all good fellows and I hope
you may fall? in with them. Should you ever visit Europe I hope you will give