Arrival of the First Railway Engineer in the Carrot River Valley

An article written by Reginald Beatty relating to saving the life of an locating engineer for the Manitoba and Nor-West Railway, found exhausted and starving by Beatty while walking near Eagle Lake, south of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Reginald Beatty (b. 1854) was not only a clerk of the Hudson's Bay Company, but also the first settler in the Melfort district. The current city of Melfort was preceded by a small community known as the Stoney Creek Settlement, started by founding settler Beatty, a Hudson Bay Company employee who settled with his family in the new Northwest. He was employed with the HBC from 1872-1883. Beatty served at Shoal River, Fairford, Cumberland House, The Pas (several terms), Grand Rapids, Sturgeon River and Norway House.