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Wednesda , December 9, 1998

; Upholstery — >
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cera Peninsula’ S earliest settlers

"Who could ‘pionile® .. Brad Morrison.” a On March 8, 1887, Coles increased in value since then,
ie ANTIQUES * SLIPCOVERS j amidst such scenery as opened Peninsula News contributor ~ told the audience at the Royal _ and how foolish some people
H oannente _ on our astonished- eyes?—a aera Colonial Institute of London’. are who get opportunities,
maze of islets transfigured with Its not surprising that the events of his return to the © when I landed I was offered

“snow, plumed with pines, — John Coles.would return to Island: ! ’. the option of taking up. the

sparkling with a fairy glitter of | Vancouver Island to settle, af -“] started on my journey greater part of the land
~ frost-and sunshine, and all tet he had viewed that beau-- oyt from Gravesend and around Fort Victoria. But I
1 around enchanting bays and tiful snow covered landscape reached Vancouver Island, or _ refused it because I did not
~ islets... HMS Thetis 0fthe Saanich Peninsulaand — Fort Victoria, as it was called’ think the ground was good.
Gunnery Lieutenant John the Islands just north of its at the time, in four months enough for growing potatoes.
Moresby, recalling the trip iP. in January 1853. It was and 25 days. When I landed, . If | had not refused, I should _
| to Cowichan as part of four years later, on January the Governor, Mr. Douglas,» now be. standing here: the
: - Douglas’ armed force. 18, 1857, that Coles arrived at. shook me by. the hand and. owner of the greater part of
2 eke ha ee os . ... Fort Victoria on Hudson's. heartily’ congratulated’ me "the town of Victoria.”
oe ES Bay Company _ vessel’ ypon the fastest passage ever Here in the northwest of
Princess ‘Royal. This was - made to British Columbia. 1-- America, Coles spent the
prior to the knowledge of the think, in describing the then’ next nine years as a pioneer
Fraser River gold rush, and condition of the province, I ~ settler, “alternating between
he was one of the early non cannot do better than use the. losses and successes.” Dur-
associated Hudson’s Bay . janguage of the people. of. ing this time he acted the
Company, private settlers. Port Townshend [sic], who’ parts of a gold prospector,
, Another reason for his re-used to speak of Victoriaasa _ trader, farmer, and politician,
turn was his wish to.marry yery one-horse place. And during which he used his wit
Miss Mary Langford, the the description was well-mer-. and adeptness in the turbu-
~ daughter of Edward E. Lang- ited, for the only vehicle in — lent times of the day.
ford. But this was not to be, the place was a onehorse His movements just after
_as she married Captain Her. chaise belonging to the Gov- his arrival are not clear, but
bert-G. Lewis instead, and ernor. To show how. land has apparently Coles spent some.
against her. ain 'S wishes ae time a Fort Nisqually, Wash-
" ington Territory, as Gover-’ :
nor Douglas wrote to Dr. W.”
‘F. Tolmie, on April 4 that he
- had received a money order
for $63, which :covered John ~
- Coles’ debt: with: the HBC.
fe Douglas remarked that Coles"
~had- no funds.’ on: the Com-
: pany’ Ss. books, and it was re"

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; How this : debt. “was -in-:
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J ohn Coles was actively trad-.
~ ing with the Indians, and can
- be assumed the’ debt came
~about when purchasing. trade
goods. from the Hudson's
Bay Company.
Early in 1857, the Coles

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