Sorry, we had to step away from this site for a couple months. We’re back. Generally speaking, Chinese railway builders were concentrated in the west. None of the workers, no matter from where they came, were treated nor paid well, but indeed for some it was worse than others. If you can elaborate on this place you speak of (in private would be best), we could do some looking around. We have access to many non-public archives. Many who died along the lines being built were simply buried beside the tracks or at the nearest town’s cemetery and since many were “unknowns”, their names may have never been recorded. People of low status were thrown away without thought or concern back then. There is likely many unmarked railway graves out there.

Do You know anything about the cut steel railways, standing straight up, in Ontario, where the People of Asian descent were buried? I have 1 that My Poppa Jack told Me about, showed Me, He’s almost 90 & worked the rails, as did His Father.
He told Me that The Asian People were treated very badly & barely received a wage & were basically treated as slaves & that no one recorded Their deaths/names, & Their Families back Home were never informed of Their passing To The Spirit World & nothing was written on the pieces of steel rails. I visit the One near Me often & have been trying very hard to find out Who He was & Inform His Descendants Where He is. It makes Me extremely sad that They were treated so badly & given 0 Respect in death 😔
Thank You for Any help.

Happy Holidays to you too. We befriended some folks that recently moved to that same area and though maybe they were one and same. I guess not. Thanks for commenting!

Hi Chris, Thanks for replying. Nicola and Michael are my family. Who are Stephen and Susan?! Hope you and yours are all safe and well. What a Year! Keep up the interesting articles and have a Great Christmas!

Hi Carole, thank you for taking the time. We have been looking high and low for that book and interestingly, we found a copy about the same time you posted this. What a coincidence. Mytro’s story differs in all accounts as to the exact details of his passing, but in this field that’s hardly surprising. In the end though, he perished on the job, that’s not disputed and that’s a sad tale. Your family in the area – Stephen and Susan maybe? Greetings from Canada.

More fitting words have not been said.

Still on schedule for spring 2021. As we know more, we’ll make announcements here and on our FB page.

Thank you.

Sometimes that’s all they could do.

Wow. It’s such a dangerous occupation. And it seems you never see it coming. One moment you’re doing fine, the next, you’re six feet under.

That is so kind of you to say. We’ll keep everyone updated in regards to the book. Don’t worry. And we’ll sign yours if you like – like anyone wants to see that chicken scratch. Haha.

It took an army of men. It’s amazing to think, but most of the lines were built using little heavy machinery. It was wheelbarrows and shovels.

We were inspired this shoot.

There’s not much of a story, but it’s a start and still something better than not knowing anything at all. And we’ll always keep digging too.

It was our pleasure!

Indeed, so quiet and serene.

We’re doing our best to share…

Sometimes you have to looks hard, but you’ll find them.

It’s what we love, the places little visited by others. Thanks for commenting!

We’ll keep everyone posted, that you can count on.

Thank you!