Glossary
Appalling = Causing dismay or horror
Avalanche = A large mass of snow or ice detaching from a mountain and falling downBlack flies = Any small dark-colored insects
Compelling = Forceful
Compensate = To make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to
Confederation = An act of confederating
Decent = Appropriate
Depressing = Causes emotional depression
Dynamite = An explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
CPR = Canadian Pacific Railway
General Superintendent = One who has executive oversight and charge
General Manager = One that manages
Granite = A very hard natural igneous rock
Hazards = A source of danger
Laced = To confine or compress by tightening
Manufactured = Something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
Mourning = The act of sorrowing
Natural = Being with accordance or being determined by nature
Navvies = The workers on the railroad
Nutrition = The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
Overthrown = Remove forcibly from power
Passenger = A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew
Port Moody = A small city in vancouver where the west terminus is
Railway Official = Someone who is high up in power on the railroad
Reservations = A place where something is reserved
Salary = A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or weekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum
Scurvy = A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C , characterized by swollen bleeding gums
Sikslika Reserve = One of the only places Sikslika natives live
Sir John A. MacDonald = Was the first prime minister of Canada
Surveying = Examine and record the area and features
Steam Ships = A ship that is propelled by a steam engine
Telegraph = A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire
Terminus = A final point in a train track
Thoroughly = In a through manner
Transport = Take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Avalanche = A large mass of snow or ice detaching from a mountain and falling downBlack flies = Any small dark-colored insects
Compelling = Forceful
Compensate = To make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to
Confederation = An act of confederating
Decent = Appropriate
Depressing = Causes emotional depression
Dynamite = An explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
CPR = Canadian Pacific Railway
General Superintendent = One who has executive oversight and charge
General Manager = One that manages
Granite = A very hard natural igneous rock
Hazards = A source of danger
Laced = To confine or compress by tightening
Manufactured = Something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
Mourning = The act of sorrowing
Natural = Being with accordance or being determined by nature
Navvies = The workers on the railroad
Nutrition = The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
Overthrown = Remove forcibly from power
Passenger = A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew
Port Moody = A small city in vancouver where the west terminus is
Railway Official = Someone who is high up in power on the railroad
Reservations = A place where something is reserved
Salary = A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or weekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum
Scurvy = A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C , characterized by swollen bleeding gums
Sikslika Reserve = One of the only places Sikslika natives live
Sir John A. MacDonald = Was the first prime minister of Canada
Surveying = Examine and record the area and features
Steam Ships = A ship that is propelled by a steam engine
Telegraph = A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire
Terminus = A final point in a train track
Thoroughly = In a through manner
Transport = Take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship: