The governments of Vancouver Island and British Columbia : San Francisco, 1878.

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The governments of Vancouver Island and British Columbia : San Francisco, 1878.

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Interview, Dec. 5, 1878, recorded by Amos Bowman. Notes on newspapers, union of the two provinces, government and his own experiences. Copy of petition, Oct. 9, 1858, to Sir Edward L. Bulwer Lytton, Colonial Secretary, asking that James Douglas be replaced as Governor by "an English gentleman" free of Hudson's Bay Company influence, and covering letter, Oct. 6, 1884, from De Cosmos to H.H. Bancroft, tipped in. With this is bound: Ritz, Philip. Settlement of the Great Northern interior [21 leaves, 30 cm.] Interview, Jan. 4, 1878, recorded by Amos Bowman. Chiefly his experiences in Oregon and Washington. Notes on building of the Northern Pacific Railroad, establishment of territorial government in Idaho and Montana, gold discoveries, Indians, and many of the pioneer figures. Includes typescript transcription.

29 leaves ; 30 cm.Phillip Ritz interview, Settlement of the great northern interior : partial microfilm reel (25 frames) : negative (Rich. 107:16-20) and positive.Transcript : 1 portfolio.

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