An album mainly of landscape photographs of the Cascade Mountains near Kitimat B.C. Taken by surveyor and photographer Charles Horetzky, who was surveying the land in search of a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In a large and heavy book with the photos glued to the page.

Pamphlet by Charles Horetzky giving an account of his expedition with Sandford Fleming through northern Alberta and British Columbia, exploring a possible route for the Canadian Pacific Railway

Booklet regarding the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and colonization of the Canadian Northwest, suggesting a different route through the Rockies to the west. Two copies, one copy missing the front cover.

An album of photographs by Charles Horetzky taken during a Pacific Railway survey between June and September of 1875, looking for a Northern route for the railway. The photos are predominantly along the Homathko River (spelled Homathco here) starting from the mouth of the Bute Inlet. There is also one photo of Victoria from the same period. The photographs are numbered and have captions indicating their location. Both the album and the photos are in very good condition.