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He is particularly desirous that Blackeye's son, the Indian who 

 accompanied him a part of the way on his late journey to this place 

 and left him at the head of the Soaqua, should be sent to meet him at 

 that point, as without such assistance he will not be able to find his 

 way into the Similkameen Valley, by the proper route, with that 

 Indian you will please despatch Montigny and as many whites and 

 Indians as you can muster to open the road from the plains of the 

 Similkameen to the Soaqua Valley following the line of road Mr. Peers 

 pointed out to Montigny as being the best adapted for horse-transport, 

 as early in the spring as the snow will admit; an arrangement which 

 will greatly expedite the work and enable us to complete it in time 

 for the brigade of 1849. Leaving all these matters in your hands 

 and trusting that you will suggest the ways and means of carrying 

 them most rapidly into effect 



I remain. 



Yours truly, 



James Douglas. 



Fort Langley, 30th October, 1848. 

 James M. Yale, Esq. 

 Dear Sir: — 



Having conferred with you very fully on the plans contemplated 

 for the coming year, both as respects the general arrangements of the 

 business and the special arrangements connected with the communi- 

 cation to the Interior, I will in this note merely give a general summary 

 of these, as a memorandum for mutual reference. 



Mr. Peers having been detached by Mr. Manson from the estab- 

 lishment under his command to survey and open a new route for 

 the brigade to Thompson's River, in consequence of the road by 

 Kequeloose being considered in many respects inconvenient and 

 dangerous, we have determined on carrying Mr. Manson 's views as 

 soon as possible into effect by employing Mr. Peers during the ap- 

 proaching winter and spring in opening the road he lately explored, 

 which appears by his chart to pass successively through the valleys 

 of the Quequealla, Peers, and the So-au-qua Rivers, from the latter 

 stream into the valley of the Shemilkomeen and from thence through 

 the Plain country to Thompsons River. For the execution of that 

 important service you will have Mr. Peers and ten men, who are to 



