Canada and the States
Edward William Watkin Canada and the States Table of Contents
Canada and the States...... 1 Edward William Watkin...... 1 CANADA AND THE STATES, RECOLLECTIONS 1851 to 1886...... 1 PREFACE...... 2 CHAPTER I. Preliminary One Reason why I went to the Pacific...... 4 CHAPTER II. Towards the Pacific Liverpool to Quebec...... 12 CHAPTER III. To the Pacific Montreal to Port Moody...... 15 CHAPTER IV. Canadian Pacific Railways...... 20 CHAPTER V. A British Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific...... 22 CHAPTER VI. Port Moody Victoria San Francisco to Chicago...... 25 CHAPTER VII. Negociations as to the Intercolonial Railway; and North−West Transit and Telegraph , 1861 to 1864...... 30 CHAPTER VIII. Negociations for Purchase of the Hudson's Bay Property...... 46 CHAPTER IX. The Right Honorable Edward Ellice, M.P...... 51 CHAPTER X. The Select Committee, on Hudson's Bay Affairs, of 1857...... 53 CHAPTER XI. Re−organization of Hudson's Bay Company...... 54 CHAPTER XII. The Hudson's Bay Company and the Select Committee of 1748−9...... 76 CHAPTER XIII. The Hudson's Bay Posts to−day ...... 81 CHAPTER XIV. Uncertain Sounds ...... 84 CHAPTER XV. Governor Dallas. ...... 92 CHAPTER XVI. The Honorable Thomas d'Arcy McGee...... 104 CHAPTER XVII. 1851. First Visit to America: a Reason for it...... 116 CHAPTER XVIII. The Reciprocity Treaty with the United States...... 134 CHAPTER XIX. The Defences of Canada...... 155 CHAPTER XX. Intended Route for a Pacific Railway in 1863...... 160 CHAPTER XXI. Letters from Sir George E. Cartier Question of Honors...... 162 CHAPTER XXII. Disraeli Beaconsfield...... 170 CHAPTER XXIII. Visits to Quebec and Portland, and Letters Home, 1861...... 177
i Canada and the States
Edward William Watkin
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• CANADA AND THE STATES, RECOLLECTIONS 1851 to 1886. • PREFACE. • CHAPTER I. Preliminary−−One Reason why I went to the Pacific. • CHAPTER II. Towards the Pacific−−Liverpool to Quebec. • CHAPTER III. To the Pacific−−Montreal to Port Moody . • CHAPTER IV. Canadian Pacific Railways. • CHAPTER V. A British Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. • CHAPTER VI. Port Moody−−Victoria−−San Francisco to Chicago. • CHAPTER VII. Negociations as to the Intercolonial Railway; and North−West Transit and Telegraph, 1861 to 1864. • CHAPTER VIII. Negociations for Purchase of the Hudson's Bay Property. • CHAPTER IX. The Right Honorable Edward Ellice, M.P. • CHAPTER X. The Select Committee, on Hudson's Bay Affairs, of 1857. • CHAPTER XI. Re−organization of Hudson's Bay Company. • CHAPTER XII. The Hudson's Bay Company and the Select Committee of 1748−9. • CHAPTER XIII. The Hudson's Bay Posts−−to−day. • CHAPTER XIV. "Uncertain Sounds" • CHAPTER XV. "Governor Dallas." • CHAPTER XVI. The Honorable Thomas d'Arcy McGee. • CHAPTER XVII. 1851.−−First Visit to America: a Reason for it. • CHAPTER XVIII. The Reciprocity Treaty with the United States. • CHAPTER XIX. The Defences of Canada. • CHAPTER XX. Intended Route for a Pacific Railway in 1863. • CHAPTER XXI. Letters from Sir George E. Cartier−−Question of Honors. • CHAPTER XXII. Disraeli−−Beaconsfield. • CHAPTER XXIII. Visits to Quebec and Portland, and Letters Home, 1861.
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CANADA AND THE STATES, RECOLLECTIONS 1851 to 1886.
BY SIR E. W. WATKIN, BART., M.P.