Excavations 1893-5-9 Correspondence with Colin Churcher Shovel working at Rivington's Pit, Carp. 1893-8-9 Correspondence with Colin Churcher Shovel working at Willis's Pit, Galetta. 1895-7 1896-6 Correspondence with Colin Churcher One of the shovels was brought down to Ottawa, repaired in the workshops and put to work on the Rideau canal bank for the construction of the line to Central Depot. 1895-7-9 Correspondence with David Jeanes The length of siding along the Deep Cut excavation was 1200 feet but the total length to be excavated to Maria Street was 2700 feet. The width excavated on each pass was about 30 feet. 1895-7-10 Correspondence with David Jeanes The excavation of Deep Cut started. The fill was being dumped on flat cars, to be plowed off on the trestle a few hundred yards away. 1895-7-15 Correspondence with David Jeanes 200 people were spectators on the evening of 15 July 1895 to watch the excavations in Deep Cut. 1895-7-20 Correspondence with David Jeanes The average depth being excavated at Deep Cut was 12 feet for 300,000 cubic yards of “earth” which turned out to be “sticky clay”. 1895-7-31 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Rain interfered with the shovelling at Deep Cut, making the wet clay stick to the shovel. 1895-8-31 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Much of the fill was deposited on the new 1500 foot trestle between Deep Cut and Riverside. On 18 June this trestle was 2100 feet long and 20 to 40 feet high. 1895-8-6 1895-8-12 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Shovel nearly at Maria Street Bridge on the first pass. Hundreds of people watched it from the bridge on the 8th. By the 12th it had been moved back to Deep Cut for a second pass. 1895-8-9 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut 10 foot board fence constructed to keep people off tracks. 1895-9-11 1895-9-16 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Third cut started. Fence erected at Maria street end on the 16th. 1895-11-1 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Fourth cut complete. 1895-11-30 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Shovel levelling site of the former Dey's skating rink. 1895-12-5 1895-12-18 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut Work force laid off and shovel ended operations on 18th. 1896 Correspondence with David Jeanes, Deep Cut One more pass excavated. 1899-7 Correspondence with Colin Churcher Shovel working west of Barrys Bay. 1893-8-9 Correspondence with Colin Churcher Two ballast trains were kept busy at Eastman's Springs hauling earth to Rideau Yard.