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“Once my mule fell with me from the ledge of a cliff into

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began to moye, pice 600 feat high.’?

: Thus did ctvil engineer Mars cus Smith record some of the ‘perlis of railway survays in British Columbla 90 years ago, Smith was one of the men who Pionsered construction of the British Columbia section of the first Trans - Canada railway,

He was born in 1615 in North umberland, Engiand and by the age of 25 he had built a repw tation as a land surveyor, mapping parish boundaries, He had a great interest in ratl- ways and soon transferred his actlvitles to this fleld, sharing in the creation of some Engtish lines and for a time working under the railway ploneer Ro bert Stephenson,

His diligence paid well. with hew positions In France and ‘eventually In New York, where he arrived in 1849, Soon, he was appointed tolocate and bulld several lines in Central and Western Ontario,

He went back to England, then

to South Africa and in 1868 he was back In Canada build- ing the Restigouche section of the inter-continental Railway, When the Canadlan Pacific Rail- way was started he became as

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from which I narrowly escaped drowning, agaln, while climbing a steep mountain side, r

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carrying me down 50 feat of the brink of a preci.

sistant to Sandford Fleming, the chief engineer of the per- liminary survey.

Assigned to the B,C, section, Smith made surveys between Victoria, Bute Inlet and the Fraser, a route that never was completed, The work was grue lling and dangerous, On one oc casion. when trouble threatened with Indians and settlers in the Chilcotin, Smith armed his men and travelled In gunboats to the mouth of the Homathko River,

His surveys covered most of the province between1872 and 1884 when he became chlef inspector of Canadian Pacific Railway works eastward from Savona, He left the company’s employ In 1886 and worked as a consulting engineer until 1392 when he retired. He died in 1904 at Ottawa,

Being nible and light-tooted, his father encouraged himtorun In the Olympic race. “Yes,'? said he, If there were any kines there to run with me,'?

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while you're on vacation this year, but also give a little thought to the safely of your home before you leave,

That advice comes from the B,C, Automobile Association, .The BCAA urgesthat youdon’ t advertise the fact you will be away from home for an exten ded length of tlme, Itglves these hints for preparing your home:

Make sure Insurance polleies are paid up, -

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Keep your own safety in mind’ picked up, forwarded, or held at.

your branch post office until your return.

‘Notify delivery services - = such as the milkman and the paper boy - - to suspend de livaries, .

Arrange to have your lawn mowed while you are away.

Arrange for care of your pets,

Turn off outside water faucets,

Check major serviee installa.

tlons ~ -such as refrigerator, -

furnace and water heater - - to make cartain they are in gad working order,

Leave with a neighbour a key to your home, your itInerary, and your automobile license number for use Inemergencles,

Securely lock windows and doors, Leave the window shades in a position which would he normal If you.were at home,

You may want to investigate one of the devicas available for automatically turning on a lght in your home at night, and turn. ing it off in the morning.

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, 4 RELIC OF TERRACE HISTORY could cause some headaches for the developers of the Safeway shopping centre at Emerson There used to be a saw mill there and saw dust in . the soil occasionally ignites by spontaneous combustion. Hera te , a firemen Bert Roseboom (right) and Pat White squelch an isolated € f

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All ‘over the. country, events previously labelled simply on merits have been endowed with status befitting spectaculars, simply by adding the word"*cen- tennial?! to the title,

Local and regional golf tourna- ments, rowing regattas, tennis competitions and what have you remain local and regional events despite high-sounding names,

Despite the criticism, it must be accepted that Canada’ sbirth- day has given Canadians a look at more top-level international sports than ever seen In this

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sentation of the Centennial - « and it certainly should be the biggest track and Held promo tion in this country since Tom Longboat was beating’ the best in the world, . Fortunately, the Pan - Am games. the Carling world golf champlonship, the Expo soceer production early in June and other legitimate attractions have not been compromised by

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Although fans stayed away in droves, the Expo international soccer tournament at Montreal was more attractive « - at least on television - - than the jaz- zed - up product being provided by the United Soccer Associa tion and the National Pro fessional Soccer League,

Saccer is just one example,

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Track and fleld, notably, has benefited, A few yearsago, track and fleld comprised a waste land in which a few Canadian athletes labored mightily - without success or recognition, These days, BUI Crothers isal most as much a household name as Gordle Howe although Howe’ s exploits in the National Hockey League have been sean by mil lfens. more. than have watched Crothers speed a half - mile against top competition,

Crothers is anly.one, Sprinter Harry Jerome of Vancouver, co- holder of world records for the 100 + yard and -100'. metre dashes, Is a certain crowd - attraction in most American and European points,

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Records on the subject are almost iinpossible to produce, but it’s probably safe to say that more top flight track and field athletes have entered Can. ada to compete this year than ever before, .

Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver all holdtop inter- national meets annually, Invari- ably, the roster of entrants In- eludes several legitimate hot- shots,. .

“Many of the athletes admit they come -to Canada because they haven't been here before, Others, Ilke pole vaulter Bob Seagren - - who soared 17 feet 2 inches In’ Sagkatoon last win ter to'orase his‘own world re. cord briefly -=.come "because we know the meats wll he well- run and the competition will be.

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