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HISTORY OF WORK POINT BARRACKSby Jack BatesPART 1 — 1842 to 18861862DAILY COLONIST Vancouver Island Colony PUBLIC NOTICE "Powder Magazine Act, 1860." Office of Lands and Works THE GOVERNOR HAVING APPROVED of Halkett Island, in the Portage Inlet, as a fit place for the erection of a Powder Magazine, all parties willing to greet the same are invited until the 30th of March next, to tender at the lands Office upon the terms herein specified: Halkett Island will be reserved for the sole reception of the Powder Magazine, and no rent will be charged for it pending the term of ten years, during which period the exclusive privilege of storing gunpowder within three miles of Victoria and Esquimalt, will be granted. The magazine must be fire proof and constructed of brick or stone with double wooden doors and copper hinged and fastened to the satisfaction of Governor General, and must be capable of holding 100 tons of powder. The contractor must also build a commodious landing place. The maximum rate of storage allowed by the Act is twelve shillings and six pence per ton. Persons tending must specify the lowest rate of storage at which they will be prepared to erect and maintain the Magazine; the period in which they will be prepared to complete, and the days and hours during which they will attend at the Magazine for the reception and discharge of powder. The conduct of the Island and of the Magazine and its keeper and all matters connected with the reception, storage and delivery of powder therein and therefrom, and of the mooring of vessels in the vicinity thereof, shall be under the superintendence and regulations of the Surveyor General and subject to such provisions as may be passed by the Legislature. For further information apply to the Land Office and see the "Powder Magazine Act, 1860." By order of the Governor J. DESPARD PEMBERTON February 20, 1862 The Lay of the Prize Essay
FITZ STYX MACAULAY'S PLAINS February 1862. Macaulay's Plains being referenced in 1862 as a place of residence makes you wonder who the author was. Macaulay Plains was possibly used as a quarantine grounds during the 1862 small pox epidemic. BRITISH COLONIST Tenders are invited by the Colonel commanding the troops, for chopping, burning off and thoroughly clearing all the trees, underbrush & c., on Cole Island, at the head of Esquimalt Harbour. The trees to be felled at chopping height and the underbrush to be cut level with the ground. No trees nor brush whatever are to be allowed to fall into the water, and the shore line of the island is to be carefully cleared of all lumber and logs at the low water mark.< Tenders will be received at the R.E. Camp, New Westminster, addressed to the Colonel Commanding H. M. troops, up to noon on Monday, the 17th March 1862. The work to be completed within 14 days after the acceptance of the tender. Tenders to be made in sterling money, and to be endorsed on the left hand lower corner: “Tenders for clearing & c., Cole Island.” The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By Order A.M. Parsons 1863COLONIST GRAND FOX HUNT On Thursday next, 1st of January, 1893, at 12 o’clock, noon, a Grand Fox (or paper) Hunt will start from Beacon Hill, Victoria. The Subscription List is open to any person at $2 50 each member, and the Purse claimed by the winner is to contain $100, besides the Entrance. The following are the Rules and Regulations of the Hunt, 1st. That the Fox (i.e. the Horse and Rider who carries the paper) start one quarter of an hour before the time of the company’s starting, and that the paper is not wasted by throwing away too much at a time. 2nd. That the Hunters follow exactly the scent (i.e. the fragments of paper) that is thrown by the Fox. 3rd. That the Fox cannot be taken by any person that does not follow exactly the scent. 4th. That if the Fox gets in to the Starting Post before he is touched by the whip or hand of the Hunter, he is the possessor of the Purse. 5th. That if the Fox gets touched by the whip or hand of any person running who has followed the scent, he is to consider himself caught, and the Purse is to be the property of the man who first so touches the Fox. 6th. The scent, or paper, is to be thrown or sprinkled about every 5 to 10 yards, but there is not to be more than 20 yards between the papers. 7th. The Fox is not to return to the starting Post, until the paper is all expended. 8th. That the Fox is not to return to the same scent as he previously took, and that he is not willfully to deceive the hunters. Horses to be entered for the hunt at the Star and Garter Hotel, Government Street, Victoria, before 9 o’clock the day previous to the hunt. JOHN Y. HOWARD |
