Big Bend Boat

THE ROUTE TO BIG BEND. – We understand that Mr. Wright has obtained the contract offered by the British Columbia Government for the construction of a steamboat to ply between the western extremity of Kamloops Lake and the upper or eastern end of Shuswap Lake, in connection with the wagon road proposed to be made from Ashcroft or thereabouts to Savana’s Ferry or Kamloops Lake.  The contractor will have the exclusive privilege of conveying passengers and freight at fixed rates between those points.  It is further stated that Mr. Wright will at once procure the necessary machinery from this quarter or San Francisco.