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Title: Letter to Angus McKay from [?] MacFarlane:
Institution: Univesity Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Letter reading "c/o H Bay Company, Winnipeg 28 May 1898 - My dear Mr McKay, We were sorry to learn from your letter of 19 May of the death of "Barrie", one of the Fortescue twins. I am sure the parents will feel this loss for many a day, and the surviving brother must be inconsolable. [?] I bless this heavy [?] done and all of the family! The Cumberland [?] of today must call for especially built [?] for the [?] river [?] seeing that Mr McDougall's presence and Superintendent leave is now required annually at Prince Albert!!! Better come there on a real case rather than on a [?]! But the matter concerns me not, one may or the other. [?] [?] me lots of [?] Cumberland [?] when you write again. I am a long white interested in the welfare of my old [?]! I guess there will be a decline in [?] there as elsewhere for the [?] 1897. Prices are [?] better and that will help the balance sheets. I hear that Henry has given up the [?] of proceeding to the [?] this season. This may be for the best, altho' no doubt money is to made up there [?] many these years. [?] expects [?] Dawson with [?] [?], George Bannerman, [?] [?] and Massy Baker, about 7 or 8 of June. [?] hears that his claims on the Dunker Creek were in good shape, and that one of them (now being developed I labor paid) was [?] on well! Billy did not accompany his brother and will be going to Dawson later on. Hunter [?] of [?] has offered $30.000 for his claim on Sulphur Creek; [?] as he hopes to secure as much from this openings [?]! No doubt, many of the Winnipeg and Selkirk [?] will do well on the Yukon and among them I hope your brother [?] and sons also. M [?] I think is going to the Yukon shortly on a [?] visit. At [?] he goes as far as [?] Lake. The Commissioner was in Victoria later. Mr Bissett was here this week on a visit to his son. He had been to the Coast for several weeks. I regret to hear that Mr [?] [?] [?] beer his [?] with. I feared as much, altho' he is no politician. Has Herbert his son come much in fur trading this year? How much to the HBCo get for their Cumberland House mail contract! That much for the [?] addition [?] Who is running same for the Company? What is Gordon doing now? Why does he not go [?] [?] [?] the MacKenzie River District? The [?] rush has greatly cooled for the present; but mark my works, it will be better than ever when the [?] of the season's gold washup becomes known. I think you should charge your [?] in the [?] [?] but you may defer this until next month when I write you as to the [?] of the present investigation. By the way, has Tom Campbell gone to the Yukon gold fields - it was reported in Winter that he was going this opening. With all good wishes and kind regards to Mrs McKay and yourself, Believe me yours ever sincerely, [?] MacFarlane - Angus McKay Esq."
Call Number: McKay - Box 2 - Angus McKay - Folder 1 - Book 2
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Title: Letter to Angus McKay from [?] MacFarlane:
Institution: Univesity Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Letter reading "Private. c/o H.B. Coy. Winnipeg 15 Oct. 18994. My dear Mr McKay, I received your welcome favor of 4 October the other day. Under all the circumstance I think you did very well at [?] time - better than either Mr McDougall or yourself expected. We [?] [?] all we want and desire here below! I never though [?] the proper place for the Indian Agency. The Pas is the right position and Mr Beader[?] erred in not building there as he first intended. Did you lose any money by advances to [?] Indians? Write me fully in this regard. I am very sorry to see that with much better returns this part Outfit, your fort comes out by loss! (nearly $700.00) of course, the Chief Factors' share of salary makes a little difference - but please write me fully at once in this regard and send detailed statement of the differences caused by reduced prices of [?], produce, steel [?], repairs and other matters. Don't forget this and also give any other reasons and notes of changes made in your inventory at Cumberland House. I find similar or more results at other forts in [?] [?] loss - while no doubt we shall have it the other way, out of proportion, next Outfit. Write me fully in the foregoing and other regards please. Typhoid is very prevalent in Winnipeg and elsewhere in Manitoba. Mrs C Mathson died this [?] week after only ten days illness! You should do your utmost to have Betts[?] returned to the [?] House. He is far ahead fo the other men, who is not a persona grata. I trust to hear of Betts success at the elections 31 Oct next. It is a good thing Deschambeault did not come out. Horace has good work this winter and [?] to be [?] to render good service to the concern [?]. I wish him well and you also dear Mr McKay. After 2 weeks of very bad weather, I think we are now in for the Indian Summer. I trust so the Commissioner's family proceed to England for the winter - he goes with them as far as Montreal tomorrow. I hope you will write to me fully now and again with all the La Corne and Cumberland business. Laurier and Co are a lot of windbags - better then devil return than the [?] Devil of 1873/8! With all good wishes and kind regards to Mrs McKay, Believe me, yours ever Sincerely, [?] MacFarlane - Mr McKay Esq"
Call Number: 385 Corr - MacFarlane
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Title: Letter to Angus McKay from [?] MacFarlane:
Institution: Univesity Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Letter reading "Personal. c/o Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg 10 May 1899. My dear Mr McKay, Your always welcome favor of 4 May is just to hand. I am glad to hear of your own and family's health and welfare. We were all sorry to hear of Major Colton's recent death at Battleford. He was a kind and find man. Your brother Henry came in from Grand Rapids the other day and will be going North with Mr Laird as Cree Interpreter and Trader etc. He's in a good position and will pave the way to something better, should he keep straight, which he appears to do, and have done from many months. We all wish him much success. Mr McLean is in Chicago at present and will be going North this month - there is any [?] [?] gold up there in [?]. Mr [?] is much interested in rich finds adjoining the McLean [?]. We have a great country, but a cursed Minister of the Interior, who blocks proper development. The [?] will turn out well this season despite Sifton's cursedness. Alice[?] will be in early in June on a ten days visit on business to Winnipeg. The Winnipeg boys were all well and doing well early in April, the date of the letter. I am surprised to hear that Gordon secured to many Rats[?] at the Pas. He must mind his debts, or those Indians will trick him out of much money in this way. I hope your [?] may turn out better than you expect. I should not wonder if Mr McDougall were stationed at Prince Albert, with the [?] of Cumberland and English River Districts etc. They keep all things close here: But this is an old [?] and likely to become a fact. We are glad to hear such good accounts of the Fortescues's, and your own Fortie. We are all well Dieu Merci. The spring has been very late and unfavorable tho' warmer of late - but still not quite settled. I am sending you herewith a copy of the [?] [?] [?] which you will greatly enjoy. All do - the sale of them has been immense. With all [?] regards and best wishes I remain yours ever sincerely, [?] MacFarlane - A MacKay [ie McKay] Esq."
Call Number: 385 Corr - MacFarlane
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