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above Lytton.                          81 miles

The road down the Nicholas runs along its right bank, the left bank is hilly and wooded the right is plain and level with the exception of a few lines near the mouth where it is hilly but still clear of wood. Excellent pasture throughout To carry the line along the right side it would necessitate two crossings, one on reaching the river the other near the mouth to get to the Ferry or Bridge ( I believe the bridge is nearly completed) The breadth of the Nicholas is about 50 yards Rapid at high water. Fordable at low. Sufficient timber for all purposes.

To reach the same point by Bridge or Ferry by Hope the distance would be nearly as follows
Red Earth to Hope   70 miles
   " [[dittos for: to]] Yale    12  " [[dittos for: miles]]
   " [[dittos for: to]] Lytton  58  " [[dittos for: miles]]
   " [[dittos for: to]] Ferry   24  " [[dittos for: miles]]
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Total Red Earth to Ferry via Hope [[double underline]] 164 [[/double underline]] miles
N.B. These distances are from my notes taken in '46 & '47 by the road as now made it may be a little less but not much.

I have now placed you at two points on the Thompson - viz. Kamloops and the Ferry or the waggon road. the first computed at 74 the latter at 81 miles from the Red Earth by

Transcription Notes:
The Okanogan River is misspelled on pages 2 and 3 in this report. (couldn't correct as the pages had already been completed and forwarded)