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British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 14 / 15 April 1911 - Mailed on Train / RPO to BALCOMO, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postcard) by Treasures from the Past

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- from 1908 "Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada" - BALCOMO, a Post settlement in Yale-Cariboo District, B.C. Four miles from Summerland, on Lake Oakanegan, and a port of call of the C.P.R. steamers. It has 4 churches (Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist) There is also a school. Fruit growing Is the principal Industry.

Summerland once had multiple post offices - Balcomo Post Office operated from 1907 to 1913 - LINK - POSTAL SERVICE The Balcomo Post Office in Summerland was the second in the community. It operated from 1907 to 1913. The building is still in place at the western edge of Prairie Valley. (Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum) - www.vernonmorningstar.com/community/summerland-once-had-m...

The Balcomo Post Office is located at 11809 Doherty Ave. The fruit ranch owned by R.H. Agur prompted the construction of a separate post office in Prairie Valley, which operated from - 1 July 1907 until - 16 April 1913. This shingle-design architecture was popular in the early 1900s. The first postmaster here was James Doherty until 1911, followed by David Lister who took over until it was closed. The street where the house stands is named after Doherty.

LINK to a list of all the Postmasters who served at the BALCOMO Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

arrived at - / BALCOMO / AP 15 / 11 / B.C. / - split ring arrival backstamp - this split ring hammer (A-1) was not listed in the Proof Book - it was most likely prooved c. 1907 - (RF D).

Message on postcard reads (written on a train): Thursday, April 13, 1911 - I propose halting at Vernon, then coming on to look you up; but I know not what day. I.F.E.F.

Addressed to: Mr. F. A. Miller / Balcomo / Summerland / British Columbia

Frederick Marshall Atwell Miller

(b. 17 August 1870 in Sabāthu, Himāchal Pradesh, India – d. 18 February 1960 at age 89 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada) - the Miller family immigrated to Canada in 1910 settling in the Upper Trout Creek, B.C. (Summerland) area. His occupation was listed as a Orchardist.

Father: George Robert Miller (born Guernsey)

Mother: Nellie Booth (born ENG)

Spouse: Mabel Lee Brooks

(b. 20 July 1868 in Whitechurch, Dorset, England – d. 27 March 1958 in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada)

Their marriage was in 1898 in Devon, England - they had 5 children:

Thomas George Frederick Miller (1900–Deceased)

Robert Victor Miller (1901–1911)

John Walthall Miller (1901–1972)

Hugh Atwell Miller (1903–1957)

Richard Hubert Miller (1905–1963)

(8 August 1919 newspaper report) - New Meteorological Station - The weather department of tho Provincial Government has made arrangements for the establishment of a third, station in Summerland and district, Mr. Frederick A. Miller of Bathfield has been supplied with a rain guage, and will henceforth be able to report precipitation there to "The Summerland Review" periodically. Later on he expects to be supplied with a thermometer when he will be able to report maximum and minimum temperatures.

Summerland District, as well as the surrounding areas of Faulder, Meadow Valley, Bathfield, Agur Lake, Bald Range, and Darke Lake (formerly known as Fish Lake).

LINK to an article on the the MILLER Family (1823 - 1982) - static1.squarespace.com/static/5995f4e96b8f5b9ef7c7355f/t...

(#345) - British Columbia / Steamship Postal History - 2 November 1910 - Bella Coola, B.C. / BOSCOWITZ S.S. Co. / STR. ST. DENIS to Victoria, B.C. via Vancouver, B.C. (345 / S-101a) by Treasures from the Past

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SHIP MAIL ALONG THE B.C. COAST UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - During the latter part of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, most of the mail up and down the B.C.coast was carried by local steamers under contract to the Post Office Department. The vast majority of these were ships of the Canadian Pacific Coast Steamships and its predecessors the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. and the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Co.), the Canadian National Steamship Co. and predecessor Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Co. and the Union Steamship Co. of British Columbia. This article was written by W.G. Robinson for the JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN - (pages 147 - 151) Link - www.canadianpsgb.org.uk/mpl/mpl-1993-10-v023n05-w245.pdf

This company was organized by British and local management in 1890, and the S.S. Cutch was obtained to start the service. One cover is known with a straight-line marking. S.S. Comox, Capilano and Coquitlam were built at Vancouver in 1891 using steel hull sections fabricated in Glasgow. Further vessels followed, and the company was awarded mail contracts, starting in 1906, covering canneries, mines and logging camps off the main run to Alaska. These steamships were the means of transportation from the South of British Columbia to the North.

Mail picked up by the Steamer St. Denis - in some cases mail pouches were provided on the ship's gangplank for the convenience of local residents...

/ BOSCOWITZ S. S. CO. /

STR. ST. DENIS

Victoria & Vancouver (01-OLDF RF D / S-101a) - this marking has been reported used in 1909-1910. (Note: this was the last trip the Steamer St. Denis made for the Boscowitz Steamship Company)

S.S. St. Denis was a small steamer chartered in 1909 to replace the first S.S. Venture, destroyed by fire. The latest known example of mail from this vessel is dated - 2 November, 1910. As she foundered with all hands on 21 November, 1910, it is doubtful if a later example will be found.

/ VANCOUVER, B.C. / NOV 2 / 10 - AM / 1910 / - machine cancel - the postcard entered mail system on arrival at Vancouver, B.C. to be sent to Victoria, B.C.

(from the) - The Prince Rupert Optimist Newspaper - Sep 20, 1910 - The steamer St. Denis, of the Boscowitz Steamship Company, is to leave Vancouver on or about November 5, when her charter to the local company expires, to go to Central America, where she is to be used in the coasting trade. The new charterers will engage a captain and crew and will take the vessel over at Victoria on the expiration of her local charter. The steamship has been used by the Boscowitz Company since the loss of the old Venture and now that the new steamer of the company is in service, operating with the Vadso, the St. Denis is not required. If another steamer is needed the company will arrange for one in time for next season's trade. The St. Denis is owned by a British company and was formerly used in a service between San Diego and Mexican ports.

Message on postcard reads: Dear Violet - When are you coming back to Bella Coola? Have you seen Addie (this was her sister - Mary Adeline Gibson b. 1894 - d. 1966) yet? Garner (this was her brother - Garnet Gibson (b. 1892 - d. 1979) went up into the Interior today & wont be back until April or May. xo M.G. (Mildred Gibson)

Mildred Gibson - (b. 3 July 1895 at River Inlet, British Columbia - d. 13 August 1969 at Victoria, British Columbia)

Her Husband - Edgar Harper Crawford (1879–1961) - Marriage: 9 February 1921 Victoria, British Columbia

Her father was - Rev. William Hewison Gibson (b. 8 July 1861 – d. 26 March 1943) - he was the father of professional photographer, Wilfred Gibson (1886-1968), William moved to Rivers Inlet 1889-1890 and worked as a missionary. He retired in 1936. He was also a photographer.

Her brother was - Wilfred Gibson who was born in Newcastle On Tyne, England on January 7, 1886, the son of William and Catherine Gibson. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1889, landing in Montreal and then travelling by train to Vancouver and finally to Victoria. A year later the family moved to Rivers Inlet where Wilfred's father served as a missionary to the First Nations people in the area. They returned to Victoria in 1899 and in time Wilfred developed an interest in photography and worked with various local photographers. In 1908 he married Hannah Whitehead and they produced seven children. Wilfred opened a studio in Victoria and in 1919 was approached to take photos of school classes, an endeavour for which he became well known throughout the Victoria area. In 1937 he married Muriel and moved to Colwood. Though semi-retired in 1947 he continued with school photos until 1965. He died January 6, 1968.

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Postcard was addressed to: Miss Violet Goodwin / 1228 Yates Street / Victoria, B.C.

Violet Maude Marianne "Goodwin" Williams (b. 21 July 1890 in British Columbia - d. 1969 in Victoria, B.C.) - her husband was Cyril Stoate Williams.

Her father was William Star Goodwin (b. 7 February 1867 in London, England - d. 8 September 1913 In Oak Bay, B.C.) - he was Postmaster for Victoria - Esquimalt from - 1 February 1892 to - 16 April 1903.

From the - Bella Coola Courier Newspaper - 18 August 1917 - Miss Violet Goodwin (the receiver of this postcard) of Victoria, B.C. is the possessor of a sweet soprano voice, and her rendering of "The song that reached my heart" and "Absent" were received with loud and prolonged applause. Much interest was shown in the medal contest between the Misses Mildred Gibson and others - the judges finally awarded the silver medal to Miss Mildred Gibson. (the sender of this postcard)

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 10 October 1945 - COMOX, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Vancouver, B.C. by Treasures from the Past

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Comox is a town of about 15,000 people on the southern coast of the Comox Peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago. When the area was opened for settlement in the mid-19th century, it quickly attracted farmers, a lumber industry and a fishing industry. For over fifty years, the village remained isolated from the outside world other than by ship until roads and a railway were built into the area during the First World War. The installation of an air force base near the village during the Second World War brought new prosperity to the area.

(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia directory) - COMOX - a village and post office on Comox Harbour, Gulf of Georgia, 60 miles northwest of Nanaimo, and 3 miles east of Courtenay, the nearest railway point on the E. & N. Railway. Comox Provincial Electoral District. Also reached by C. P. R. steamers from Vancouver. Anglican, Presbyterian and R. C. Churches. The population in 1918 was 200. Local resources: Logging, lumbering, cattle-raising, dairying and fishing.

Comox Post Office was opened - 1 July 1872 and closed - 10 May 1971 becoming Courtenay Postal Station Comox.

sent from - / COMOX / OC 10 / 45 / B.C / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-3) was proofed - 16 September 1911 - (RF C).

sent by: P.L. Oven / R.R. 1. Comox, B.C.

Percy Llewellyn Owen

Little River Road / Rural Route No. 1 / Comox, British Columbia

Born - 18 August 1882 in Windsor, Berkshire, England

Died - 24 December 1959 at age 77

Immigrated to Canada in May 1905

Wife - Julia Ada Gaunt

Their son – Warrant Officer Class II John David Owen is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, Alberta (KIA - March 25, 1944) - www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-vir... LINK to - The History of 625 Squadron Losses - 24/25.03.1944 No. 625 Squadron Lancaster III ND641 CF-T W/O. Owen - www.jalbrecht.ca/index.php?a=625_squadron/owen_john_david

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Addressed to - Gordon & Belyea Limited / 101 Powell Street / Vancouver, B.C. /

Gordon & Belyea Limited Vancouver B.C. was a wholesale hardware and ship chandlery business. Link to a photo of this building - searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/8/1/813353/040...

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History / Registered George VI Mufti Cover - 19 June 1937 - VICTORIA, THOBURN (sub office), B.C. (MOOD cancel / postmark) to Victoria, B.C. by Treasures from the Past

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(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - ESQUIMALT - a suburb of Victoria, embracing- three Post Offices, namely Esquimalt, Beaumont, and THOBURN, in Esquimalt Provincial Electoral District, reached by B. C. Electric Railway from Victoria, 4 miles, or Russell on h,. & N. Railway 2 miles. Population, 5,000. Anglican, Methodist and R. C, Churches. Local resources: Shipbuilding and repairs, fine harbour, with graving dock.

In the Beaumont area at Esquimalt and Admirals roads stood the Midway Grocery operated during the First World War by James P. King. To the east in the Thoburn area at Esquimalt Road and Head Street, the Thoburn Grocery store, proprietor P. D. Johnston, (he was the Postmaster at Thoburn from 1909 to 1920 and the Post Office was located in his grocery Store) was located in the building that still stands on the south east corner and which was until recently the V. & J. Super Low Food Market. It is interesting to note that both areas were postal districts for the township. If you lived along Craigflower Road there were several stores in the Burleith area near Arm Street and at the corner with Tillicum was King’s Grocery which later became the PDY. Fresh eggs and milk were provided by small farms and dairies located with the township. LINK to the complete article - www.vicnews.com/community/esquimalt-history-round-the-cor...

Thoburn Grocery, Esquimalt, Proprietor & Postmaster, Philip David Johnston - after his death his wife Marion Johnston became Postmistress from 23 July 1920 to 12 September 1920.

Philip David Johnston

Birth - 1872

Death - 27 Jan 1920 at age 47.

The THOBURN Post office was established - 15 August 1907 it became the VICTORIA THOBURN SUB Post Office - 1 January 1917 it closed - 31 August 1981.

LINK - to a list of the Postmasters who served at the VICTORIA THOBURN Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

sent from - / VICTORIA, THOBURN, / A M / 19 JUN / 1937 / B. C. / - MOOD cancel (purple ink) - (RF C).

MOOD cancels are usually seen in various colours, not often in black. MOOD's were used concurrently during the period 1928 - 1945, with the majority seen in the 1930's. Almost all MOOD's have a comma after the town name, and this helps to differentiate them from other postmark styles.

by registered mail - / R / VICTORIA, B. C. / THOBURN / ORIGINAL No. (68) - boxed registered marking (purple ink)

- arrived at - / • VICTORIA • / 17 / JUN 19 / 37 / CANADA. / - cds arrival backstamp

sent by - From D. W. Mills, / 657 Lampson St. / Esquimalt, B.C. /

David William Mills

b. 6 November 1893 in Arbroath, Scotland

d. 16 April 1940 at age 46 in Victoria, B.C.

He immigrated to Canada - May 1913 arriving in Quebec City before heading to Punnichy, Saskatchewan.

His occupation in 1916 was a farmer (living in Pruden, Saskatchewan)

His father: Alexander Mills - lived in Calliston by Arbroath, Scotland

LINK to David William Mills Personnel Records from the First World War - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-wo...

He served in France during WWI with the 43rd Battalion.

Addressed to: Mr R. Nairne / 642 Battery St. / Victoria, B.C.

Reginald Nairne

b. 21 April 1889 in Saanich, B.C.

d. 1977 in Victoria, B.C.

His occupation was a "Dealer in postage stamps for Collectors"

LINK to his - Pioneer medallion application form - search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/reginald-nairne-vic...

642 Battery Street

Built 1893

Heritage-Designated 1977

For: Charles & Caroline Nairne

LINK to a photo of the house - archives.victoria.ca/642-battery-street-charles-robert-na...

A. Maxwell Muir was commissioned by the Nairnes to design a house for their expanding family; they moved in just before the birth of their second son. They were both born in Scotland, Charles Robert Nairne in Glencreggan in 1851 and Caroline Cruikshank in Perth in 1863. Charles came to BC in 1887, Caroline, the next year. Charles was farming in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich when they married in 1888. From 1891-1914 he worked in the provincial treasury branch, then transferred to the auditor-general’s department. He retired in 1917 and died in 1927. Caroline lived here until her death in 1951. Like the Pottingers at 634 Battery St, they were long-standing members of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church downtown. Eldest son Reginald, who was born in Saanich in 1889, lived here as a bachelor until his death in 1977. He was a philatelist with an office at 602 Broughton in the Hamley Building, and was a founding member and president of the Vancouver Island Philatelic Society - LINK to the complete article - www.victoriaheritagefoundation.ca/HReg/JamesB/Battery642....

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 15 November 1924 - PRITCHARD, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Portland, Oregon, USA by Treasures from the Past

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Pritchard is a small community located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,000, and its main industries are farming and tourism. Pritchard is located on the Trans-Canada Highway (HWY 1) between Kamloops, British Columbia and Chase, British Columbia, near the Hwy 97 - Hwy 1 Intersection. Pritchard was named after Walter Percy Pritchard who purchased 160 acres from John G. Fawcett on September 1, 1907, along the South Thompson River east of the present bridge. He later built the Hotel Pritchard on the property and established the community's first post office there. Needing a name, he decided to lend it his own last name.

(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - PRITCHARD - a post office and station on the C. P. R. and South Thompson River, 25 miles east of Kamloops, in Kamloops Provincial Electoral District. Has C. P. R. telegraph office. Anglican and Presbyterian churches. Local resources: Mixed farming, particularly potatoes, beans, corn, fruit, grain and hay; also stock-raising.

The Pritchard Post Office was established - 1 March 1911.

LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the PRITCHARD Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

- sent from - / PRITCHARD / NO 15 / 24 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A-1) was proofed - 26 January 1911 - (RF B).

Message on postcard - Pritchard, B.C. / Nov 14 / 1924 - D / E (Dear Edith) - Hope you enjoyed your holiday and got home safe. I had the time of my life. Got home Oct 7. Saw W. Muis (?) I guess he wrote you dad. Write some time. J. Ferguson

Jeanie (nee Bell) Ferguson

(b. 22 August 1883 in Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland - d. 20 July 1965 at age 81 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)

Jeanie visited her mother, Jeanie Bell, in Mill House, Kingarch, Bute, Scotland in September, 1924 - she traveled on the ocean liner Cameronia. (this trip is mentioned in the message on this postcard).

Her first husband: Donald Ferguson

(b. 3 January 1882 in Kingarth, Bute, Scotland – d. 10 February 1918 at age 36 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) - he died from meningitis complicating advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. He was diagnosed with this in Vimy, France during WWI. LINK to his Personnel Records from the First World War - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-wo...

They were married in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland on - 7 October 1903 and immigrated to Canada in 1908. They had 4 children.

Second husband - Grant Burger

(b. 1866 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States – d. 1 June 1942 at age 76 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - they were married - 29 March 1927 in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada.

Third husband - Robert John Kennedy

(b. 3 November 1875 in Broughshane, Antrim, Ireland – d. 17 January 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Addressed to: Miss Edith MacLaren / 369 East 7th Street, No. / Portland / Oregon / U.S.A.

Edith Mary MacLaren

(b. 23 October 1898 in Blairgowrie, Scotland - d. 4 Sep 1984 at age 85 in Portland, Oregon) - she immigrated to the USA in 1909 - was never married. Her occupation was a book keeper for a railway company.

Edith traveled to Scotland in 1924 on the ocean liner Metagama - this trip was mentioned in the message on this postcard.

Her Father: John MacLaren

(b. 1868 in Scotland - d. 17 May 1951 (aged 82–83 in Portland, Oregon) - father of Edith and Eliza MacLaren, Mrs. G. R. Aitken of Vancouver, B.C., brother of Mrs. William Young, Mrs. William Baxter of Scotland.

Her mother: Eliza J MacLaren

(b. 1874 in Scotland - d. 10 Sep 1956 (aged 81–82) in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA)

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 14 April 1924 - CANOUGH CREEK, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Kamloops, B.C. (water card signed by Bertram Edward Calder) by Treasures from the Past

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(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia directory) - CANOUGH CREEK - a Post Office and ranching settlement 24 miles north of Kamloops, in Kamloops Provincial Electoral District. Nearest railway, C. N. R. at Vinsulla, distant 2 1/2 miles, nearest telegraph C. P. R. and G. N. W. at Kamloops, 24 miles. Long distance phone at Conner's Ranch, Canough Creek. Local resources: Mixed farming and dairying. The population in 1918 was 50.

(article written in 1939 - Kamloops and Nicola Districts) The bridge from Kamloops, reaching the east side in the Indian reserve, connects with roads reaching up the North Thompson Valley and easterly through the Indian reserve, reaching north about 7 miles and like distance eastward. The valley lands, bottom, bench, and slope, are occupied and many good farms and orchards are cultivated under irrigation in Lower South Thompson and Heffley, Edwards, and Sullivan Creek Valleys. The valley-rim reaches to rocky hills, to east of which is a rolling and hilly upland area containing various depressions with variable areas of workable land. Excellent fruit and crops are grown in the valleys and stock ranged on grassy uplands. Some farms occupy lands well above the North Thompson River—along Edwards Creek at 2,300 feet above the main valley- bottom—but crops other than hay are not successful over 1,800 to 2,000 feet above the valley floor. Large part of the area is open and grass covered, and where timber patches occur they are open and afford areas of pasture. Heffley and Sullivan Creeks, like most other tributary streams, are in deep narrow valleys with benches and rolling lower slopes and steep upper slopes, the cultivated lands being mostly on the benches and rolling lower slopes. Heffley Creek Post Office is at the mouth of Heffley Creek and Canough Creek Post Office serves a ranching settlement a few miles up Sullivan Creek. A road reaches up Heffley and Edwards Creeks and up Sullivan Creek. The Heffley Creek-Edwards Creek Road crosses a divide and descends 2,300 feet to the upper part of Louis Creek Valley, down which a road continues to Louis Creek Post Office at the mouth, 36 miles north from Kamloops. Link to complete article - www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs_holmes/arc_mar_2...

Knouff Lake - A Summer Post Office in Kamloops District, 9 miles from Vinsulla on the C.N.R. During the Winter months mail is served through the Canough Creek Post Office.

The Canough Creek Post Office was established - 1 July 1914 and closed - 15 November 1927 owing to the provision of rural mail delivery service via Heffley Creek RR No. 2.

sent from - / CANOUGH CREEK / AP 14 / 24 / B.C / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer was proofed - 16 May 1914 - (RF E / now is classified as RF E2).

Water Card was addressed to: Division Engineer / Dominion Water Power Branch / Box 429 / Kamloops, B.C.

Water card observation card signed on the back by the observer B. E. Calder. He did water height observations on Sullivan Creek, B.C..

Water Card - Observer / signed by Bertram Edward Calder (he replaced George Henry Phillips, who had died in August 1921, as the observer of River Heights on Sullivan Creek)

Bertram Edward Calder

b. 26 February 1886 in London, England – d. 11 October 1960 at age 74 in Kamloops, British Columbia - He served in the United Kingdom, World War I Service from 1915 to 1918 - after the war the Calder family (his wife Gertrude and 3 children Cyril, Stanley & Nora) immigrated to Canada arriving in Quebec City, Quebec - July 1920 on the ship "Minnedosa". His occupation in England was a telegraphist - his intended occupation in the Kamloops, B.C. area was a farmer.

His wife - Gertrude Annie Thompson Calder

Birth - 7 Aug 1886 in England

Death - 7 May 1972 (aged 85) in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 12 February 1936 - ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Vancouver, B.C. by Treasures from the Past

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ROBERTS CREEK is a community in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in Area "D" of the Sunshine Coast Regional District. Roberts Creek sits roughly halfway between the Town of Gibsons and the District of Sechelt, the two main population centres on the southern Sunshine Coast.

Roberts Creek's present name came from the first European settler to this area, Thomas William "Will" Roberts. In 1889, he staked out a quarter section of flat land just east of the creek. To earn his crown grant to the claim, he built two cedar shake cabins, a chicken house and stables and cleared three acres for cultivation and fruit trees. Will's mother and father, Thomas & Charlotte Roberts, arrived from England the following year and Will's brother, John Francis "Frank" Roberts, joined the family two years later. Frank built a large log house a quarter mile east of the creek for his parents. In 1897, Thomas & Charlotte Roberts retired to Vancouver and Frank moved into the log house he had built for them. Frank's married son, Francis Thomas "Tom" Roberts, and his family occupied the cabin built by Will. In 1903, Frank and another son Harry established a shingle bolt camp along the creek. Frank later sold the camp and the surrounding 40 acres east of the creek and took on the job of Roberts Creek's first postmaster. On mail days, he rowed an Indian dugout canoe into the bay to pick up mail from the Union Steamship Company's Comox. LINK to the complete article - www.sunshinecoastmuseum.ca/roberts-creek.html

- from 1908 "Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada" - ROBERT'S CREEK, a post office in Comox Atlin District Vancouver Island, B.C., 26 miles from Vancouver.

(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - ROBERTS CREEK - a post office and settlement on the north shore of the Straits of Georgia, 25 miles from Vancouver, in North Vancouver Provincial Electoral District, reached by Union S.S. Co.'s steamers from Vancouver. Has telegraph office. The population in 1918 was about 200. Local resources: Fishing, logging, farming, boat-building and summer resort.

The ROBERTS CREEK Post Office was established - 1 August 1904.

LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the ROBERTS CREEK Post Office - recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record...

sent from - / ROBERTS CREEK / FE 12 / 36 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was not listed in the Proof Book - it was most likely proofed c. 1904 when the Post Office opened - (RF B).

Letter was sent by: William Alfred Roberts / Roberts Creek / B.C.

William Alfred Roberts

b. 27 December 1885 in Reddich, England

d. 12 Mar 1966 at age 80 in Burnaby, British Columbia

His father was John Francis Roberts / mother - Elizabeth Newbury

He immigrated to Canada in 1900

Marriage - 26 Jun 1909 in Vancouver, B.C.

His wife - Margaret Eleanor Ball

b. 28 September 1889 in Great Packington, England

d. 29 March 1968 at age 78 in Burnaby, B.C.

She immigrated to Canada in 1908

They had 5 children:

Ella Margaret "Roberts" Black (b. 1910 in Mission, B.C.) she was married to William Kinstery Black on 31 Jul 1928 in Vancouver, B.C.

Sidney Thomas

Constance Eilleen "Roberts" Potter (divorced) (b. 23 Oct 1913 in Jordan River, British Columbia - d. 15 Jan 1984 at age 70 in Victoria, B.C.)

Arthur William

Ida Kathleen

LINK to the 1921 Canadian census showing the Roberts Family - central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&am...

Addressed to: Vivian Gas Engine Works, 1090 West Sixth Ave / Vancouver, B.C.

On January 24, 1949, Will Vivian celebrated his fortieth year as an engine maker. LINK to the complete article - Will Vivian and the Vivian Works - written by Ehud Yaniv (Pages 6 to 9) - www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/bchf/bchn_1987_winter.pdf

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 18 December 1908 - DUNCANS STATION, B.C. (duplex cancel / postmark) to Tzouhalem Hotel, Duncans, B.C. by Treasures from the Past

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(1930 Place Names) - Duncan: city on the south-eastern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Prior to 1887 it was known as Alderlea. In that year the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway opened a station there and since then it has been known as Duncan’s Station or Duncan after the late William Chalmers Duncan, a pioneer of 1862.

Duncan Station, British Columbia was named after William Chalmers Duncan, whose farm, Alderlea, was located here in the 1860's. Duncan was born 1836 in Sarnia, Ontario, arrived in Victoria in May 1862 and was one of a party of one hundred settlers that Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay in August that year. When the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway was opened August 1886, the level crossing near the late William Duncan's farm was named Duncan's Crossing. The following year E & NR opened Duncan's Station at the crossing. Mr. Duncan's original holding forms a large part of what is now the city area. William Duncan's son, Kenneth, became the first mayor of Duncan.

After the first train station was finally built in 1887 it was called “Duncan’s Station”. “Duncan” became the official name when the city was incorporated in 1912, but the post office didn’t change the name from “Duncan’s Station” until 1926.

Duncan Station Post Office opened - 1 October 1889 - it became Duncans Station - 20 May 1892. Post office name changed to Duncan (2) Post Office - 1 July 1926.

- sent from / DUNCANS STATION / AM / DE 18 / 08 / B.C. / - duplex cancel - this duplex hammer (DBC-94) was proofed - 6 August 1908 - (RF C).

Addressed to: Mrs. Hale / Tzouhalem Hotel / Duncans / B.C.

The Tzouhalem Hotel was built in 1901 and graced the corner of Front Street and Trunk Road, later the name changed to Canada Avenue and Trunk Road, in a town then known as Duncan's Station, a stop on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railroad on Vancouver Island. The Tzouhalem Hotel was named after the Coast Salish Chief Tzouhalem and was owned and operated by brothers Frank & E.A. Price from 1901 until 1923. Link to the complete article - raincoasthistory.blogspot.com/2014/04/normal-0-false-fals...

When guests of the elegant Empress Hotel in Victoria who were travelling north inquired about comparable hotels in Duncan, the newly built Tzouhalem Hotel was inevitably suggested.

The Hale family immigrated to Canada in 1908 and settled in the Quamichan area (area near the city of Duncan, British Columbia)

Thomas Hale - father (b. 1840 - deceased)

Margaret "Alice" Hale - mother (b. 1853 - deceased)

Frederick Maris Hale - son (b. 1 December 1876 in Belgrave, London, England - d. 4 May 1959 in Esquimalt, B.C.)

Kate Hale - daughter (b. 1886 - deceased)

Frederick Maris Hale settled around Duncans Station - his occupation was a farmer / rancher. He married Annie Catharine Wood (b. 1887 in Northwest Territories, Canada – d. 21 March 1922 in Quamichan, B.C.) on the 2nd January 1909 in Cowichan, British Columbia - about 2 weeks after this letter was sent. This letter was most likely sent by Frederick Maris Hale to his mother - Alice "Margaret" Hale who was staying at the Tzouhalem Hotel in Duncans, B.C. Frederick Maris Hale signed up with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the 25th April 1917 - Link to his Personnel Records from the First World War - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-wo... His signature on his CEF records matches the signature on this envelope. After his first wife passed away in 1922 he married Ellen Louise Wall on the 2nd October 1924 and they settled in the Victoria area with his mother, Margaret.

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 14 July 1913 - ARROW PARK, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Cross-In-Hand, Sussex, England by Treasures from the Past

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Arrow Park - Also known as West Arrow Park, it is 19 km south of Nakusp on the west side of Upper Arrow Lake. The post office opened December 1, 1908 and closed on May 29, 1968 following construction of the Hugh Keenlyside dam that inundated the community. Although it essentially ceased to exist, you can still catch the Arrow Park ferry, and an annual reunion is held there hosted by the Friends of Old Arrow Park.

Beaton, Old Beaton, Arrow Park, Arrowhead, Comaplix, Renata: Before the flooding of the Arrow Lakes valley during the 1960s, after the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam, several low-lying communities were physically moved to higher ground. During fall and winter low water levels show evidence of these locations.

Arrow Park was really two communities on opposite sides of Upper Arrow Lake south of Nakusp, originally distinguished by referring to the west side settlement as Arrow Park, and the east side as East Arrow Park.

Link to - Arrow Park - IMAGE GALLERY - www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/hydr...

LINK to a list of all the Postmasters who served at the ARROW PARK Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

The ARROW PARK Post Office permanently closed on - 29 May 1968 due to the flooding of the area by the B.C. Hydro.

/ ARROW PARK / JUL 14 / 13 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A-1) was proofed - 16 November 1908 - (RF C).

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Message on postcard reads: July 13th, 1913 - My Dearest Lottie, Just a PC (postcard) hoping it will find you dear, quite well as it leaves myself with a cold at present. Well dearest, I am thinking you must be sick, for I have not received a line from you for dear about three weeks now. Well dear Lottie, what kind of weather are you getting in there, for we are getting very much rain this summer out here. With fondest love from Stephen xxxxxxxx Good Bye Darling xxxx

(I finally figured out who Stephen was!)

Stephen Jeffrey (sometimes spelled Jeffery)

(b. 19 August 1881 in Hailsham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England – d. 5 June 1971 at age 89 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada)

The Jeffrey / Jeffery Family immigrated to Canada c. 1908 settling in the Arrow Park, B.C. area - most of them became Fruit Ranchers.

Stephen's wife: Eva Mabel (nee Baker) Jeffrey

(b. 14 July 1889 in Ridgetown, Kent, Ontario – Deceased)

Stephen's brother Charles Jeffery / Jeffrey (3 July 1884 – 3 May 1917) was killed in action in France during WWI.

Addressed to: Miss Lottie E. Levett / Oakleigh / Cross-in-Hand / Sussex / England

Lottie Elizabeth Levett

(1882 - 1954)

Lottie was born in Wilmington, Sussex, England on - 28 DEC 1882 to William Levett and Elizabeth Amy Collins. Lottie Elizabeth Levett in 1924 married William George Elliot (1868-1928). Lottie passed away - March 1954 at age 71 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 22 September 1926 - ALAMO, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Marshall, Michigan, USA by Treasures from the Past

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This article was written by - Greg Nesteroff on Mar. 17, 2013 for the Nelson Star newspaper - Remember the (place called) Alamo - The Alamo mine, staked in 1892 during the initial Silvery Slocan rush, was worked off and on for 40 years. The Alamo mine, staked in 1892 during the initial Silvery Slocan rush, was worked off and on for 40 years along with an adjoining claim, the Idaho. While records are spotty, by 1926, the two had produced more than 25,000 tons of silver, lead, zinc, and copper with a gross value of $825,000. (Well over $11 million today.) It’s not clear when the place became known as Alamo, although it was between September 29, 1898, when New Duluth was last mentioned in The Ledge, and April 1, 1899 when the Alamo post office opened. Later it was known as Alamo Siding, as in this example from The Ledge of June 20, 1912: “There is a 200-ton mill, complete and in good repair at Alamo siding.” LINK to the complete article - www.nelsonstar.com/community/remember-the-place-called-al...

The Alamo Post Office was established - 1 April 1899 closed on - 30 September 1904, re-opened on - 1 August 1919 and closed again on - 4 August 1939.

LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the Alamo Post Office (first opening) - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...; (second opening) - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

sent from - / ALAMO / SP 22 / 26 / B.C. / - split ring cancel from second opening - this split ring hammer (A-2) was proofed - 9 July 1919 - (RF D).

sent by - James Edward Tattersall (b. 17 February 1862 in Accrington, England - d. 1940 in Calgary, Alberta) - his family immigrated to Canada c. 1864.

He was a famous prospector / miner who worked in the Slocan / Alamo area for 45 years.

(from the The Ledge / New Denver Newspaper - 22 August 1895) - James E. Tattersall has not been long from the east, but he has recently staked more claims for himself and partners in the Springer creek district than any other prospector.

(from The Slocan Drill newspaper - 25 April 1902) - Tom Waring went up the hill on Tuesday to assist the Tattersall boys on the Myrtle group, he owning the adjoining property. A shaft has been sunk 50 feet and a crosscut driven, 30 feet through the ledge without finding a wall. It is a big thing! The Tattersall boys were often referred to as the Tattersall group - James E. Tattersall's prospecting company.

Slocan, B.C. March 1, 1907—It is rumored that a rich strike of ore has been made In the lowest level of the Ottawa mine. James Tattersall and Tom Waring went up to the Myrtle yesterday to attend to the rawhiding down of the ore, amounting to ten or twelve tons, which they have been getting out this winter.

James Edward Tattersall's wife was: Elizabeth Gertrude "Howarth" Tattersall - (b. 29 June 1867 in Pembroke, Ontario - d. 29 May 1945 at age 77 in Vancouver, B.C.)

They were married - 26 July 1899 in Slocan City, British Columbia. They had two children - Marion Margaret Tattersall (b. 12 September 1902 at home in Slocan City, B.C.) and John Edward Hunt-Howarth Tattersall (b. c. 1909 in Slocan City, B.C.).

Interesting fact about his wife, Elizabeth - she was acclaimed in 1922 as the first woman to sit in Slocan City Council. Women in British Columbia were only granted the right to seek municipal office in 1918, although prior to that they were allowed to sit on school boards.

This interesting blog was written by Greg Nesteroff - A Slocan madam’s grave - Updated: Nov 27, 2018 - There’s an oft-heard tale about the burial of a black brothel keeper in the Slocan cemetery. (James Edward Tattersall related) - The grave is no longer marked and its plot number is unknown. But former village clerk Evie Smedbol recently drew the map below indicating its approximate location (Ottawa Road is today’s Arlington Road). She wrote: “Local madam buried here. Victoria decreed that no one could be buried outside the cemetery. Mr. Tattersall built the fence to include her with everyone else.” LINK to the blog - gregnesteroff.wixsite.com/kutnereader/post/a-slocan-madam...

Letter was addressed to: Brooks Rupture Appliance / Marshall / Michigan / USA

Marshall, Michigan, once known as "patent medicine town," had over fifty medicine companies. The medicine industry flourished in America until the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 regulated the trade.

Brooks Rupture Appliance Company (1880-present) - After dabbling briefly in the feed and grain retail business, Charles Brooks, (Harold's father) at the age of fifty, began to sell rupture appliances full-time. In 1905, the company moved to its present location, the second floor. By 1907 the company had sufficient capital to purchase the structure, rechristening it the "Brooks Building." Probably the most significant change in the firm at this time was the addition of Harold Craig Brooks to the staff. Harold, was Charles' youngest son and was born in Marshall - June 8, 1885. Harold learned the tricks of the mail order medicine trade and techniques of successful advertising. In 1932, the company incorporated with Harold as president, a position he held until his retirement in 1952; he served as Chairman of the Board until 1975.

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 27 July 1909 - FERN RIDGE, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Chilliwack, B.C. by Treasures from the Past

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(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia directory) - FERN RIDGE - a post office and fruit-growing district in Langley Municipality, Delta Provincial Electoral District, 4 miles from Langley Prairie on the B. C. Electric Railway. Nearest telegraph office is at Cloverdale, 7 miles. Methodist church. Local resources: Orchards and small fruit, also mixed farming.

The Fern Ridge Post Office was opened - 1 July 1908; closed - 15 October 1926.

/ FERN RIDGE / JUL 27 / 09 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer was proofed - 19 June 1908 - (RF D).

Message on postcard reads - Dear Friend - I have been looking for a letter from you - But I suppose you have been too busy too write - But pleas drop me a P.C., if you haven't time for a letter. I was at Mrs. Preegally's yesterday - she told me you were well. They have closed the golden rule society meetings till 2nd week in Oct - to bad ???? Well I hope to hear from you soon. Everything is about the same as far as I know so Goodbye - From your ever loving - (signed) Emily F. M. Wix

Emily Francis Mary Wix - (b. 20 February 1891 in Fulham, London, England - d. 24 August 1943 in Surrey, British Columbia) - her family immigrated to Canada in 1902 - Her father was David William Wix (b. 1851 - d. 1928) he was the Postmaster at Fern Ridge from - 1 December 1908 to - 31 July 1913. Emily, married Surrey pioneer George Figg in 1910.

Postcard was addressed to: Miss E.A. Hilton / Chilliwack, B.C.

Elizabeth Agnes Hilton (b. 8 January 188 in New Westminster, B.C. - d. 18 July 1972 in White Rock, B.C.

Her father was Moses Hilton (b. 24 November 1844 in Ontario - d. 1922 in Chilliwack, B.C.) they were living on Ford Road, Chilliwack B.C. in 1909.

Her mother was Annie "Moffat" Hilton (b. in Ontario)

Elizabeth married Frank Herbert Pickering on - 29 July 1914 in Atchelitz, Chilliwack, B.C. - they had 2 children.

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES: White Rock pioneer family remembered - Norma Langton’s ties to city extend to grandparents, Ann and David Wix - Many local residents have vivid memories of their families’ arrival in the White Rock area. If that date has long passed into history, it could mean the family qualifies as pioneer, having settled in the district prior to the First World War. A case in point is South Surrey resident Norma Langton. Fortunately, she possesses a rare abundance of records to illustrate the part her family played in White Rock’s early development. In 1902, Norma’s great-grandparents, Londoners David and Ann Wix, emigrated to Manitoba during the great push to settle Canada’s prairie territory. Within seven years, they moved further west to Langley, where David became the first postmaster in Fernridge, and their daughter, Emily, married Surrey pioneer George Figg in 1910.

In the previous year, their older daughter, Eva, had married Boer War veteran Nelson Henry in Manitoba. When the harsh prairie winters caused health problems for Eva, the family – which now included son David Edwin – joined her parents in Fernridge, where second son Sydney was born in 1911. A blacksmith and millwright, Nelson found work at the Hunter & Fox lumber mill in Hazelmere. This was not to last long. Fire destroyed the mill, their house and most of their belongings in 1912. The railway had been rerouted along the White Rock waterfront, and Nelson became head millwright at the replacement mill,Campbell River Lumber Company, built on leased Semiahmoo Reserve land.

In a 1966 interview, Eva remembered, “on July 1, 1913, riding along Campbell River Road with the children and what furniture we had saved in a wagon drawn by a team of horses.” The Henrys lived in a tent (not an unusual mode of housing at the time) while building their home, Springbank, at the northeast corner of Kent Street and Marine Drive. During this time, Norma’s father, Harold, was born. A fourth son, Claire, was born in 1921. Nelson suffered an accident at the mill in 1925, which incapacitated him for his job, but he still enjoyed woodworking, creating unique pieces of furniture, especially for his granddaughters. Norma remembers he had a cot in his workroom where he could rest his injured back.

Link to the complete article - www.peacearchnews.com/community/historical-perspectives-w...

British Columbia / B.C. Postal History / Unclaimed and Returned Registered Letter - 24 July / 30 August 1930 - NEW WESTMINSTER SUB POST OFFICE No. 4, B.C. (cds cancel / postmark) to San Francisco, California, USA by Treasures from the Past

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New Westminster Sub. 4, B.C. to San Francisco, California, July 24, 1930

2 cents letter rate to the U.S. + 10 cents registration fee = 12 cents

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(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia directory) - JUBILEE STATION - a post office and station on B. C. Electric Railway, 8 miles from Vancouver, and 6 from New Westminster, suburb of Vancouver, in South Vancouver Provincial Electoral District. The population in 1918 was 1,600. Has Methodist and Presbyterian churches.

The "Jubilee Station" Post Office was established - 1 September 1912 - it became New Westminster Sub Office No. 4 - 1 June 1922 and later became Vancouver Sub No. 86 - 2 January 1951 - the Sub Post Office closed in 1973.

/ • NEW WESTMINSTER • B.C. • / JUL 24 / 30 / SUB. No 4 / - cds cancel / postmark - this cds hammer (B-1) was not listed in the Proof Book - this is the ERD (24 July 1930) for this hammer.

/ R / NEW WESTMINSTER, / SUB No. 4, B.C. / ORIGINAL No. (693) / - registered box marking (R Box-1) - this registered marking was proofed - September 1922 - this is the ERD (24 July 1930) for this marking.

- transit - / NEW WESTMINSTER / JUL 24 / 30 / B.C. / - cds transit backstamp.

- arrival - / SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. / JUL / 25 / 1930 / REG, ??C. / - double ring cds arrival

- / REASON FOR NON-DELIVERY / UNCLAIMRD (checked off) - rectangle boxed handstamp in violet ink.

- returned - / SAN FRANCISCO. (STA. 0) CALIF / AUG / 28 / 1930 / ?????? / - double ring backstamp

- transit - / VANCOUVER / AU 30 / 30 / B.C. / - cds returning transit backstamp.

- arrival - / NEW WESTMINSTER / AU 30 / 30 / B.C. / - cds returned backstamp.

Registered letter sent by: F. Wainwright / 2153 Maple Ave. / Burnaby, B.C.

Frederick Wainwright (b. 25 April 1905 in Earby, Yorkshire, England - d. 1 November 1983 in Burnaby, B.C.) He worked as a operator in the Westminster Paper Company in New Westminster, B.C. for many years. LINK to a photo of workers stacking sheets of printed paper at Westminster Paper Company - searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/7/6/766261/58c...

The Wainwright family immigrated to Canada in 1910. His father - Walter Wainwright (b. 13 April 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England - d. 10 January 1962 in Burnaby, British Columbia) his mother - Violet "Gelder" Wainwright (b. 19. April 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England - d. 7. February 1945 in Burnaby, British Columbia).

Frederick Wainwrights wife was - Celia Edna "Gillies" Wainwright (b. 29 Nov 1910 in Vancouver, B.C. - d. 17 Jan 2004 (aged 93) in Burnaby, B.C.) - WAINWRIGHT _ Celia Edna (Gillies) fondly known as "The Little Lady", She was predeceased by her husband Fred in 1983. Survived by her only child Edna-Mae, and husband (William) Austin of Victoria, sister Mary Hokonson (Van), grandchildren Mark (Cindy) Austin and Laura (Bengy) Uppal, five grandchildren and nephew Barry Wainwright (Frances) of Sechelt. Celia was born in the Rupert district of Vancouver and moved to South Burnaby upon her marriage in 1939. She was an organist at All Saints Anglican and a member of the W.A. both in Burnaby and Victoria. Lived in Haney for a short time before returning to Burnaby. Moved to Victoria in 1989 and to Luther Court in 1995. Celia has always put others before herself. husband and her were helping hands to many friends.

Addressed to: Mr. T. G. Tongue / Apt. 10 - 1205 Hyde Street, / San Francisco, / California / U.S.A.

In 1942 Mr. T. G. Tongue was still living at 1205 Hyde Street in San Francisco, California.

Thomas Granger Tongue (b. 23 April 1882 in Greenport, Long Island, New York - d. 7 November 1963 at age 81 in Alameda, California).

Private T.G. Tongue served in the Spanish American War with Company "C" / 2 Regt / ALA INF from - 18 August 1898 to - 31 October 1898. His occupation in 1917 was a Police Officer on Mare Island, Naval Shipyard, California (The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean. It is located 25 miles northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California). His occupation in the 1940's was working as a clerk with the Veterans Administration at Fort Miley, San Francisco, California. (The Fort Miley Military Reservation, in San Francisco, California, sits on Point Lobos, one of the outer headlands on the southern side of the Golden Gate).

His wife was Minnie L. (Linnenkamp-?) Tongue (b. 17 October 1888 - d. 21 September 1954 at age 65). She worked as a bookkeeper in a printing office in the 1940's.

September 1926 - Letter written by Prospector / Miner - James Edward Tattersall from Slocan / Alamo, British Columbia by Treasures from the Past

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Almo - September 1926, Brooks Rupture Appliance Co., Marchall, Michigan, USA - Gentleman, Your letter of Aug 5 and the Pad I received ok and it fits fine - it is the only time I have had in 40 years wearing trusses I have had real comfort - in fact, I don't know I have it only the time it is a good - send to ?????? last week I advised my wife to return the Pad to you. I would like to secure the agency for them for there are quite a number of people in this part of the country. ???? ???? I know just what a person wants and how to fit them on - give me your terms and price list. - J. E. Tattersall / Almo, B.C.

Sept. 28, 1926 / Mr. J. E. Tattersall, / Almo, B.C., Canada - Dear Sir:- We were naturally very much pleased that the Appliance, as altered now, gives entire satisfaction and that you have become a real booster for us. So far an an agency is concerned we have never thought it best to appoint agents because we like to deal direct with each customer and fill his order only after we have a complete report of his case to work from. If you know of a few ruptured people whom you think you can interest we haven't and objection to letting you take these order which can be sent to us in your name with a complete report of each case and we will sell them to you at the same special price we made on you own Appliance, $5.60 for a Double or $3.60 for a single. Our Catalog price or your selling price to the customer would be $9.50 for a Single and $12.00 for a Double. We ar going to enclose a Catalog and a half-dozen Measure Blanks so that you will be in a position to report each case. Remember, these orders must come to us in your name and we will send the Appliances direct to you to be delivered to your customers. Yours very truly. Brooks Rupture Appliance Co.