Chapter 11

Niagara, at the Power houses,53——, a visit to the Falls,47——, beneath the cascade,49——, distribution of power,55——, experiences at the cataract,50——, how it makes electricity,53Nickel deposits, chance discovery of,185—— ——, of, in Keewatin,144—— —— in Ontario,178Northern Canada, development of,132—— territories, agricultural possibilities in,38North lands, richness in timber,141North-West Company, origin of,23—— ——, floral fertility in the,73—— —— mounted police, establishment of,31—— ——, stories of the,119Nova Scotia, coal in,177,181—— ——, gold in,178—— ——, iron in,177—— ——, tin in,174,179—— ——, wolfram deposits in,179OOats, a good course for Manitoba,87——, annual yield of,42——, average yield from good farming,87——, best kinds to grow,87——, popularity of “Banner,”87——, yield from virgin soil,164Oil-fields, certainty of, in Alberta,186Oil, prospects of in Peace River district,229Ontario, copper in,178——, gold in,178——, iron in,177——, mineral possibilities of,182——, nickel in,178——, silver in,178Oncorhynchus, the,245O’Sullivan, Mr., on the climate in the northern territories,138PPalæozoic region, mineral products of the,182Paper making, operations in,64Passengers carried by the C.P.R.,116Paul Little Walker,209Peace River valley,227Pelican Portage,228Pelican, the fight of the, and theHudson’s Bay,19Petroleum, extent of fields,179——, prospects of in Peace River district,229Pigs, success in raising,98Platinum, location of deposits,178Ploughing, first, of the land,132Police methods in the North West,120Population, distribution of,111——, growth in U.S.A.,2Port Nelson,131Portage la Roche,203Portland cement, output from Quebec Province,42Potatoes, annual yield of,42——, average crop,164Potatoes, successful raising in Saskatchewan,197Prairie, animal life on the,260—— farming,83—— ——, preparing the ground,86—— fire, experiences in a,152—— fires, devastation of,237——, open air life on the,260—— Provinces, the,84—— ——, mineral wealth of,186Prince Albert,202—— Rupert,241Prosperity in farming, steps to,146Ptomaine poisoning, causes of,249Pulp-wood, abundance of in Central Saskatchewan,197Pyrites, location of deposits,179QQuebec, Act, the,13——, Dufferin Terrace,9——, first impressions,9——, the slums of,10—— Province, copper in,178—— ——, early colonising of,32—— ——, extent of,32—— ——, gold in,178—— ——, iron in,177—— ——, mineral output,42—— ——, mineral possibilities,182—— ——, mineral wealth of,41—— ——, prospecting in,33—— ——, prosperity in,33—— ——, value of forests,43RRailway building in Canada, some of the difficulties,117—— extensions in Canada,231——, projected new route to Europe,131Railway prospects in Northern Saskatchewan,200——, the Government’s first,110Ready-made farms,127Red Indian ethics, a typical example of,35—— —— raidings,23—— Indians, Government treatment of,217—— —— in Canada, proportion of,111—— ——, North-West, treaties with,30—— ——, aid in prospecting,34—— ——, mission stories of,207—— ——, teaching the, to read and write,214—— ——, the compact of 1807,26—— —— and Christianity,206—— —— and missionary effort,204—— —— and railway builders,119Red River district, first settlement in,26,27Reindeer Lake,198Riel rebellion, the first,29—— ——, the second rising,31—— ——, the, and the railway,122Roblin, the Hon. R. P.,84Robson, Mount, ascents of,238SSt. Lawrence bridge, the new,10Salmon, British Columbian, average sizes,249——, extraordinary quantities of,243—— Fisheries, history of inception,245—— ——, the, of British Columbia,242—— Fishermen, pay of,253—— ——, stories of,252Salmon, fluctuation of supply,254“Salmon” is not really Salmon,245Salmon, method of catching,248“Salmon,” species of,245Salmon, the best species for canning,248——, tinned, consumption of,254——, ——, process in producing,248,250Salt deposits, where worked,180—— found at Fort McMurray,228—— —— in the Athabasca region,186Saskatchewan,195——, abundance of fish in,198——, coal fields in,187——, fertility of northern section,196——, minerals in,177,186——, production of cereals,195——, stock raising in,197——, value of agricultural produce in,195Saw-fly, European, ravages of,37Saw-mill, in an up-to-date,64Scientific prospecting, Canadian Government’s interest in,33Selkirk, Lord, Centenary celebrations,170——, ——, his work,26——, ——, Reminiscences of,166Settlers, experiences of,seeImmigrants.Settlers and the C.P.R.,114Shaughnessy, Sir Thomas, and the carriage cleaners,129Sheep-farming, some experiences and opinions,97Sherbrooke, copper deposits at,174Silver-lead, in British Columbia,178Silver in Cobalt,178,184—— in Ontario,178Simpson’s Pass,238Smallholdings scheme of the C.P.R.,127Smith, Mr. J. Obed,2Split Lake,139Sporting, prospects in Canada,43Stocken, Canon H. W.,205Stock raising in Saskatchewan,197Sturgeon industry, the, in British Columbia,244Success in farming, requisites for,146Sudbury, nickel deposits at,143——, —— mines of,178Sulphur springs, region of,229Sunflowers as food,107Sunlight, duration of, in the North-West,145TTar-sands, discovery of, in Athabasca River,186Thlaspi arvense, prevalence of,261Timber, abundance of, around Lake St. John,37——, ——, in Northern Saskatchewan,198,200——, cutting, processes of,63—— in the North, considerable wealth of,141——, quantities of, in Vancouver,257——, size of in the Ile à la Crosse district,197Tin in Nova Scotia,179—— deposits, location of,174Tinned salmon, consumption of,253Tobacco, annual crop,42Tolstoy and the Dukhobors,101Toronto, its history,76——, life in,77Toronto, municipal administration of,78——, some particulars of the Exhibition,79——, the Exhibition, its inauguration,79——, the Garden City of Canada,77Touchwood,237Towns, rapid growth of,165Transatlantic service, the first,1—— travelling, some contrasts,6Transport on the lakes,122Travelling in pre-railway days,150Trees of British Columbia, unsuitability for paper making,68——, method of felling,258Trekking to a settlement,150Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, explorations in the North West,134UUnited States, comparison of mineral values,181Unknown lands in Canada enormous extent of,132Utrecht, treaty of,12VVancouver, richness of timber in,257Varnoe, experiences at,102Vegetable-growing, increasing demand for,98—— ——, prospects of, in the Far North,225Vegetable prospects in Northern Alberta,224Verigin, a visit to,101——, Mr. Peter M.,106WWaswanipi, cultivation at,40Water-power in Canada,55—— —— in Northern latitudes,203—— ——, utilisation of, at Niagara,53Waterways, utilising the,61Weeds, varieties of,162Western Canada-Europe, opening of new route,171Western Canada, in the old days,166Wheat, best grades for Manitoba,87——, excellence of, grown in Northern Saskatchewan,196,197——, superiority of Red Fyfe,87——, suitable kinds to grow,86——, yield from virgin soil,164Wheat-growing, conditions of success,88—— —— in Northern Alberta,223—— —— in the Far North,224,226“White coal,”51,55,203Wild fruits of Northern Saskatchewan,200—— mustard, prevalence of,261Winnipeg a century ago,169Winnipeg Centenary Exhibition,170——, early history of,29—— Exhibition, financial interest in,172Winter in the farming districts,162—— in the northern latitudes,198Wolfram, location of deposits,179Wood pulp industry, annual value of production,43——, processes of manufacture,63Work, willingness to, a necessity,161World’s Fair at Winnipeg,171YYellowhead Pass, scenery around,237Young, Mr. R. E., experiences of,133Yukon, coal in,188ZZones of Mineral deposits in Canada,181

Niagara, at the Power houses,53——, a visit to the Falls,47——, beneath the cascade,49——, distribution of power,55——, experiences at the cataract,50——, how it makes electricity,53Nickel deposits, chance discovery of,185—— ——, of, in Keewatin,144—— —— in Ontario,178Northern Canada, development of,132—— territories, agricultural possibilities in,38North lands, richness in timber,141North-West Company, origin of,23—— ——, floral fertility in the,73—— —— mounted police, establishment of,31—— ——, stories of the,119Nova Scotia, coal in,177,181—— ——, gold in,178—— ——, iron in,177—— ——, tin in,174,179—— ——, wolfram deposits in,179OOats, a good course for Manitoba,87——, annual yield of,42——, average yield from good farming,87——, best kinds to grow,87——, popularity of “Banner,”87——, yield from virgin soil,164Oil-fields, certainty of, in Alberta,186Oil, prospects of in Peace River district,229Ontario, copper in,178——, gold in,178——, iron in,177——, mineral possibilities of,182——, nickel in,178——, silver in,178Oncorhynchus, the,245O’Sullivan, Mr., on the climate in the northern territories,138PPalæozoic region, mineral products of the,182Paper making, operations in,64Passengers carried by the C.P.R.,116Paul Little Walker,209Peace River valley,227Pelican Portage,228Pelican, the fight of the, and theHudson’s Bay,19Petroleum, extent of fields,179——, prospects of in Peace River district,229Pigs, success in raising,98Platinum, location of deposits,178Ploughing, first, of the land,132Police methods in the North West,120Population, distribution of,111——, growth in U.S.A.,2Port Nelson,131Portage la Roche,203Portland cement, output from Quebec Province,42Potatoes, annual yield of,42——, average crop,164Potatoes, successful raising in Saskatchewan,197Prairie, animal life on the,260—— farming,83—— ——, preparing the ground,86—— fire, experiences in a,152—— fires, devastation of,237——, open air life on the,260—— Provinces, the,84—— ——, mineral wealth of,186Prince Albert,202—— Rupert,241Prosperity in farming, steps to,146Ptomaine poisoning, causes of,249Pulp-wood, abundance of in Central Saskatchewan,197Pyrites, location of deposits,179QQuebec, Act, the,13——, Dufferin Terrace,9——, first impressions,9——, the slums of,10—— Province, copper in,178—— ——, early colonising of,32—— ——, extent of,32—— ——, gold in,178—— ——, iron in,177—— ——, mineral output,42—— ——, mineral possibilities,182—— ——, mineral wealth of,41—— ——, prospecting in,33—— ——, prosperity in,33—— ——, value of forests,43RRailway building in Canada, some of the difficulties,117—— extensions in Canada,231——, projected new route to Europe,131Railway prospects in Northern Saskatchewan,200——, the Government’s first,110Ready-made farms,127Red Indian ethics, a typical example of,35—— —— raidings,23—— Indians, Government treatment of,217—— —— in Canada, proportion of,111—— ——, North-West, treaties with,30—— ——, aid in prospecting,34—— ——, mission stories of,207—— ——, teaching the, to read and write,214—— ——, the compact of 1807,26—— —— and Christianity,206—— —— and missionary effort,204—— —— and railway builders,119Red River district, first settlement in,26,27Reindeer Lake,198Riel rebellion, the first,29—— ——, the second rising,31—— ——, the, and the railway,122Roblin, the Hon. R. P.,84Robson, Mount, ascents of,238SSt. Lawrence bridge, the new,10Salmon, British Columbian, average sizes,249——, extraordinary quantities of,243—— Fisheries, history of inception,245—— ——, the, of British Columbia,242—— Fishermen, pay of,253—— ——, stories of,252Salmon, fluctuation of supply,254“Salmon” is not really Salmon,245Salmon, method of catching,248“Salmon,” species of,245Salmon, the best species for canning,248——, tinned, consumption of,254——, ——, process in producing,248,250Salt deposits, where worked,180—— found at Fort McMurray,228—— —— in the Athabasca region,186Saskatchewan,195——, abundance of fish in,198——, coal fields in,187——, fertility of northern section,196——, minerals in,177,186——, production of cereals,195——, stock raising in,197——, value of agricultural produce in,195Saw-fly, European, ravages of,37Saw-mill, in an up-to-date,64Scientific prospecting, Canadian Government’s interest in,33Selkirk, Lord, Centenary celebrations,170——, ——, his work,26——, ——, Reminiscences of,166Settlers, experiences of,seeImmigrants.Settlers and the C.P.R.,114Shaughnessy, Sir Thomas, and the carriage cleaners,129Sheep-farming, some experiences and opinions,97Sherbrooke, copper deposits at,174Silver-lead, in British Columbia,178Silver in Cobalt,178,184—— in Ontario,178Simpson’s Pass,238Smallholdings scheme of the C.P.R.,127Smith, Mr. J. Obed,2Split Lake,139Sporting, prospects in Canada,43Stocken, Canon H. W.,205Stock raising in Saskatchewan,197Sturgeon industry, the, in British Columbia,244Success in farming, requisites for,146Sudbury, nickel deposits at,143——, —— mines of,178Sulphur springs, region of,229Sunflowers as food,107Sunlight, duration of, in the North-West,145TTar-sands, discovery of, in Athabasca River,186Thlaspi arvense, prevalence of,261Timber, abundance of, around Lake St. John,37——, ——, in Northern Saskatchewan,198,200——, cutting, processes of,63—— in the North, considerable wealth of,141——, quantities of, in Vancouver,257——, size of in the Ile à la Crosse district,197Tin in Nova Scotia,179—— deposits, location of,174Tinned salmon, consumption of,253Tobacco, annual crop,42Tolstoy and the Dukhobors,101Toronto, its history,76——, life in,77Toronto, municipal administration of,78——, some particulars of the Exhibition,79——, the Exhibition, its inauguration,79——, the Garden City of Canada,77Touchwood,237Towns, rapid growth of,165Transatlantic service, the first,1—— travelling, some contrasts,6Transport on the lakes,122Travelling in pre-railway days,150Trees of British Columbia, unsuitability for paper making,68——, method of felling,258Trekking to a settlement,150Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, explorations in the North West,134UUnited States, comparison of mineral values,181Unknown lands in Canada enormous extent of,132Utrecht, treaty of,12VVancouver, richness of timber in,257Varnoe, experiences at,102Vegetable-growing, increasing demand for,98—— ——, prospects of, in the Far North,225Vegetable prospects in Northern Alberta,224Verigin, a visit to,101——, Mr. Peter M.,106WWaswanipi, cultivation at,40Water-power in Canada,55—— —— in Northern latitudes,203—— ——, utilisation of, at Niagara,53Waterways, utilising the,61Weeds, varieties of,162Western Canada-Europe, opening of new route,171Western Canada, in the old days,166Wheat, best grades for Manitoba,87——, excellence of, grown in Northern Saskatchewan,196,197——, superiority of Red Fyfe,87——, suitable kinds to grow,86——, yield from virgin soil,164Wheat-growing, conditions of success,88—— —— in Northern Alberta,223—— —— in the Far North,224,226“White coal,”51,55,203Wild fruits of Northern Saskatchewan,200—— mustard, prevalence of,261Winnipeg a century ago,169Winnipeg Centenary Exhibition,170——, early history of,29—— Exhibition, financial interest in,172Winter in the farming districts,162—— in the northern latitudes,198Wolfram, location of deposits,179Wood pulp industry, annual value of production,43——, processes of manufacture,63Work, willingness to, a necessity,161World’s Fair at Winnipeg,171YYellowhead Pass, scenery around,237Young, Mr. R. E., experiences of,133Yukon, coal in,188ZZones of Mineral deposits in Canada,181

Niagara, at the Power houses,53

——, a visit to the Falls,47

——, beneath the cascade,49

——, distribution of power,55

——, experiences at the cataract,50

——, how it makes electricity,53

Nickel deposits, chance discovery of,185

—— ——, of, in Keewatin,144

—— —— in Ontario,178

Northern Canada, development of,132

—— territories, agricultural possibilities in,38

North lands, richness in timber,141

North-West Company, origin of,23

—— ——, floral fertility in the,73

—— —— mounted police, establishment of,31

—— ——, stories of the,119

Nova Scotia, coal in,177,181

—— ——, gold in,178

—— ——, iron in,177

—— ——, tin in,174,179

—— ——, wolfram deposits in,179

O

Oats, a good course for Manitoba,87

——, annual yield of,42

——, average yield from good farming,87

——, best kinds to grow,87

——, popularity of “Banner,”87

——, yield from virgin soil,164

Oil-fields, certainty of, in Alberta,186

Oil, prospects of in Peace River district,229

Ontario, copper in,178

——, gold in,178

——, iron in,177

——, mineral possibilities of,182

——, nickel in,178

——, silver in,178

Oncorhynchus, the,245

O’Sullivan, Mr., on the climate in the northern territories,138

P

Palæozoic region, mineral products of the,182

Paper making, operations in,64

Passengers carried by the C.P.R.,116

Paul Little Walker,209

Peace River valley,227

Pelican Portage,228

Pelican, the fight of the, and theHudson’s Bay,19

Petroleum, extent of fields,179

——, prospects of in Peace River district,229

Pigs, success in raising,98

Platinum, location of deposits,178

Ploughing, first, of the land,132

Police methods in the North West,120

Population, distribution of,111

——, growth in U.S.A.,2

Port Nelson,131

Portage la Roche,203

Portland cement, output from Quebec Province,42

Potatoes, annual yield of,42

——, average crop,164

Potatoes, successful raising in Saskatchewan,197

Prairie, animal life on the,260

—— farming,83

—— ——, preparing the ground,86

—— fire, experiences in a,152

—— fires, devastation of,237

——, open air life on the,260

—— Provinces, the,84

—— ——, mineral wealth of,186

Prince Albert,202

—— Rupert,241

Prosperity in farming, steps to,146

Ptomaine poisoning, causes of,249

Pulp-wood, abundance of in Central Saskatchewan,197

Pyrites, location of deposits,179

Q

Quebec, Act, the,13

——, Dufferin Terrace,9

——, first impressions,9

——, the slums of,10

—— Province, copper in,178

—— ——, early colonising of,32

—— ——, extent of,32

—— ——, gold in,178

—— ——, iron in,177

—— ——, mineral output,42

—— ——, mineral possibilities,182

—— ——, mineral wealth of,41

—— ——, prospecting in,33

—— ——, prosperity in,33

—— ——, value of forests,43

R

Railway building in Canada, some of the difficulties,117

—— extensions in Canada,231

——, projected new route to Europe,131

Railway prospects in Northern Saskatchewan,200

——, the Government’s first,110

Ready-made farms,127

Red Indian ethics, a typical example of,35

—— —— raidings,23

—— Indians, Government treatment of,217

—— —— in Canada, proportion of,111

—— ——, North-West, treaties with,30

—— ——, aid in prospecting,34

—— ——, mission stories of,207

—— ——, teaching the, to read and write,214

—— ——, the compact of 1807,26

—— —— and Christianity,206

—— —— and missionary effort,204

—— —— and railway builders,119

Red River district, first settlement in,26,27

Reindeer Lake,198

Riel rebellion, the first,29

—— ——, the second rising,31

—— ——, the, and the railway,122

Roblin, the Hon. R. P.,84

Robson, Mount, ascents of,238

S

St. Lawrence bridge, the new,10

Salmon, British Columbian, average sizes,249

——, extraordinary quantities of,243

—— Fisheries, history of inception,245

—— ——, the, of British Columbia,242

—— Fishermen, pay of,253

—— ——, stories of,252

Salmon, fluctuation of supply,254

“Salmon” is not really Salmon,245

Salmon, method of catching,248

“Salmon,” species of,245

Salmon, the best species for canning,248

——, tinned, consumption of,254

——, ——, process in producing,248,250

Salt deposits, where worked,180

—— found at Fort McMurray,228

—— —— in the Athabasca region,186

Saskatchewan,195

——, abundance of fish in,198

——, coal fields in,187

——, fertility of northern section,196

——, minerals in,177,186

——, production of cereals,195

——, stock raising in,197

——, value of agricultural produce in,195

Saw-fly, European, ravages of,37

Saw-mill, in an up-to-date,64

Scientific prospecting, Canadian Government’s interest in,33

Selkirk, Lord, Centenary celebrations,170

——, ——, his work,26

——, ——, Reminiscences of,166

Settlers, experiences of,seeImmigrants.

Settlers and the C.P.R.,114

Shaughnessy, Sir Thomas, and the carriage cleaners,129

Sheep-farming, some experiences and opinions,97

Sherbrooke, copper deposits at,174

Silver-lead, in British Columbia,178

Silver in Cobalt,178,184

—— in Ontario,178

Simpson’s Pass,238

Smallholdings scheme of the C.P.R.,127

Smith, Mr. J. Obed,2

Split Lake,139

Sporting, prospects in Canada,43

Stocken, Canon H. W.,205

Stock raising in Saskatchewan,197

Sturgeon industry, the, in British Columbia,244

Success in farming, requisites for,146

Sudbury, nickel deposits at,143

——, —— mines of,178

Sulphur springs, region of,229

Sunflowers as food,107

Sunlight, duration of, in the North-West,145

T

Tar-sands, discovery of, in Athabasca River,186

Thlaspi arvense, prevalence of,261

Timber, abundance of, around Lake St. John,37

——, ——, in Northern Saskatchewan,198,200

——, cutting, processes of,63

—— in the North, considerable wealth of,141

——, quantities of, in Vancouver,257

——, size of in the Ile à la Crosse district,197

Tin in Nova Scotia,179

—— deposits, location of,174

Tinned salmon, consumption of,253

Tobacco, annual crop,42

Tolstoy and the Dukhobors,101

Toronto, its history,76

——, life in,77

Toronto, municipal administration of,78

——, some particulars of the Exhibition,79

——, the Exhibition, its inauguration,79

——, the Garden City of Canada,77

Touchwood,237

Towns, rapid growth of,165

Transatlantic service, the first,1

—— travelling, some contrasts,6

Transport on the lakes,122

Travelling in pre-railway days,150

Trees of British Columbia, unsuitability for paper making,68

——, method of felling,258

Trekking to a settlement,150

Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, explorations in the North West,134

U

United States, comparison of mineral values,181

Unknown lands in Canada enormous extent of,132

Utrecht, treaty of,12

V

Vancouver, richness of timber in,257

Varnoe, experiences at,102

Vegetable-growing, increasing demand for,98

—— ——, prospects of, in the Far North,225

Vegetable prospects in Northern Alberta,224

Verigin, a visit to,101

——, Mr. Peter M.,106

W

Waswanipi, cultivation at,40

Water-power in Canada,55

—— —— in Northern latitudes,203

—— ——, utilisation of, at Niagara,53

Waterways, utilising the,61

Weeds, varieties of,162

Western Canada-Europe, opening of new route,171

Western Canada, in the old days,166

Wheat, best grades for Manitoba,87

——, excellence of, grown in Northern Saskatchewan,196,197

——, superiority of Red Fyfe,87

——, suitable kinds to grow,86

——, yield from virgin soil,164

Wheat-growing, conditions of success,88

—— —— in Northern Alberta,223

—— —— in the Far North,224,226

“White coal,”51,55,203

Wild fruits of Northern Saskatchewan,200

—— mustard, prevalence of,261

Winnipeg a century ago,169

Winnipeg Centenary Exhibition,170

——, early history of,29

—— Exhibition, financial interest in,172

Winter in the farming districts,162

—— in the northern latitudes,198

Wolfram, location of deposits,179

Wood pulp industry, annual value of production,43

——, processes of manufacture,63

Work, willingness to, a necessity,161

World’s Fair at Winnipeg,171

Y

Yellowhead Pass, scenery around,237

Young, Mr. R. E., experiences of,133

Yukon, coal in,188

Z

Zones of Mineral deposits in Canada,181


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