User:KenWalker/sandbox/E&N Railroad Grant

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  • Donald F. MacLachlan (1986). The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway - The Dunsmuir Years: 1884-1905. The B.C. Historical Railway Association. ISBN 0-9692511-0-6.
On the south by a straight line drawn from the head of Saanich Inlet to Muir Creek, on the Straits of Fuca:
On the west, by a straight line drawn from Muir Creek, aforesaid, to Crown Mountain:
On the north, by a straight line drawn from Crown Mountain to Seymour Narrows: and
On the east, by the coast line of Vancouver Island to the point of commencement.[1]
Corners of original E&N Land Grant
Location Coordinates
Head of Saanich Inlet 48°29′01″N 123°32′58″W / 48.483618004570395°N 123.54949951171875°W / 48.483618004570395; -123.54949951171875 (Head of Saanich Inlet)
Mouth of Muir Creek 48°22′45″N 123°52′02″W / 48.37915738226592°N 123.86724472045898°W / 48.37915738226592; -123.86724472045898 (Mouth of Muir Creek)
Crown Mountain 49°56′40″N 125°48′48″W / 49.94444°N 125.81333°W / 49.94444; -125.81333 (Crown Mountain)
Seymour Narrows at Latitude of Crown Mountain 49°56′40″N 125°11′07″W / 49.94444°N 125.18528°W / 49.94444; -125.18528 (Seymour Narrows)
  1. ^ MacLachlin, p 15.