Some Reminiscences of old Victoria
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Chapters (298)
- SOME REMINISCENCES OF OLD VICTORIA
- PREFACE
- A SHORT AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- SOME REMINISCENCES OF OLD VICTORIA
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Public Departments of Vancouver Island for 1860.
- Official List for Vancouver Island.
- The Legislature.
- Victoria Fire Department.
- ORGANIZATION OF COMPANIES.
- H. M. S. Ships of the Pacific Station.
- Consuls at Victoria.
- Municipal.
- Educational.
- Police Department.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Killing of Capt. Jack.
- CHAPTER IX.
- The Pioneer Engines.
- CHAPTER X.
- Story of the Scientific Expedition.
- Mr. Norman’s Letter.
- Translation from Catalogue.
- CHAPTER XI.
- Mrs. Edwin Donald.
- Hon. Wymond Hamley.
- Hon. G. A. Walkem.
- CHAPTER XII.
- The Jubilee of St. John’s.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- Bishop Garrett.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHAPTER XV.
- Naval Corner.
- Roman Catholic Section.
- Victoria’s First Cemetery.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- Some Reminiscences.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- CHAPTER XX.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- An Incident of the Mystic Spring.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- "Did the Thoroughfare Once Run Through to The Harbor? A Question of Records.
- "Neither Bastion Nor View.
- "View or Bastion or Both?
- "The Bridge to the Reserve.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- "Pioneer Pensioned by the Department—One of the Oldest Residents of the City.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- "Application for Citizenship.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- Craigflower School House.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- THE ROSTER OF THE "FIFTY-EIGHTERS" IN THE PROVINCE.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- Hudson Bay Days.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
- CHAPTER XL.
- Indian Burying Grounds.
- CHAPTER XLI.
- The Metropolitan Methodist Church.
- Laying Corner-Stone.
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