| Title: | John [Qutle?], Saskatoon, Canada, to Alex. Taylor [Belfast?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2189 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Qutle, John/34 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | Qutle?, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | woodcutter |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Saskatoon, North West Territories, Canada |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Taylor, Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law? |
| Source | Saskatoon, North West Territories, (Now Province of Saskatchewan, Canada) #TYPE EMG John [Qutle?], Saskatoon, Canada to Alexander Taylor, 30th October 1903. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8910017 |
| Date | 30/10/1903 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 12:10:1989 LT created 10:04:1990 SB input 24:04:19 |
| Word Count | 620 |
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| Transcript | Saskatoon N.W.T. (North West Territories?)Canada 30th October 1903 My dear Alex I have just been argueing [arguing?] with Florrie how I should address you, as I always called you Mr Taylor when at home, but that I understand from Florrie is not proper, so as usual I have to give way & do what I am told. The reason for my not writing sooner was that I was very anxious to be able to say that I saw blue sky ahead before doing so, & I am now more than thankful to say that I do, & feel satisfied that with a little luck we are going to do well, at all events I think it will be my fault if I do not succeed better than I could ever hoped at home. This place I feel sure, is going to be a pretty big countre [country?] we are told that within the next year we will have two railways if not three which you understand means a very big thing to a growing town, anyway the value of town lots which measure 25 feet frontage & one hundred in depth have more that doubled since the spring, the owners of them are a very big financial Stockbroking firm in Montreal Winnipeg & they are I understand about the best informed people in Canada. You will have heard from Florries letters that I am working with Acheson the leading Lawyer here, he is an Irishman from Galway & a very nice man we are getting along tip-top & I have little fear of the future now. I am sure you would laugh if you saw me splitting wood, I can tell you it is great exercise & good for the arms, but not for ones temper, when you sn(ar?)e a notty [knotty?] old gentleman the swearing begins. I made many examinations of the Flax crop here & from what I can see it is thicker & stronger in the stalk than Irish Flax & would make good yarn, but the question of labour in pulling knocks the bottom out of any chance of sending it to Ireland I am afraid, however I am going to see next year what can be done with the Russian settlers who work in communities for their general welfare, they may tackle it, but no one else. We are both delighted to hear that Owen [O'Rorke?] is going a head again and trust it may long continue, Joe Chamberlain seems to be determined to give you all a chance any way. Please congratulate Jack on his rise for me, it will buck him up a bit I am certain. You will have to take a couple of months holiday next autumn & come out to pay us a visit & get an idea of the vastness of the Territories it is really terrifying at first when you get out on the prairies Florrie looses herself & points out Saskatoon where probably no house comes between her & Hudson's (Hudson?) Bay, & gets very indignant when I laugh. We both been nearly living on Game for the past two months Duck Teal Widgeon Wild Geese & Prairie Chicken now would I (?) enjoy [hens?] that is the chicken they are twice as big as Grouse & bigger eating half an [a?] one does us for meal. The Geese are fine birds running up to 12 lbs in weight & their flesh is not strong. I enclose a stamp for Rosie which I am sure she has not in her album Acheson (tore?) it (out?) of some papers the other day and I gave a grab and caught it for her Florrie joins me in love to all at [Sunny?] [bank?] Yours sincerely John (Qu?)tle |
