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MANITOBA.

INCORPORATED BY GOVERNMENT CHARTER,

13th February A.D., 1883.

One look at the facts contained in this Pamphlet will convince
the reader that East Selkirk, with its natural advan-
tages, its Shipping and Railways is destined
to be the Chicago of the North-West.

TOWN OF EAST SELKIRK.

INCORPORATED I3TH FEBRUARY A.D., 1883.

No. I Wahd:-

FRANK (lACiNON,
(1 C. SMITH.

N(». li Waku : —

ANCiUS FRASKR.
ARTHUR DOIlXiR.

8K(!RKTAKY-TREA.SUREn,

soluiitors,
Assessor, -
Collector,
Engineers,
Auditors,
Chief of Police,

l'oLU!EMEN,

MAYOR :

R. J. BROWN, Esq.

COUNCILLORS :

No. 2 Ward:—

(GEORGE OGILVIE.
J. G. WALKER.

No. 4 Ward : —

D. E. MoKENZIE.

E. BOUCHER.

OFFICERS :

JAMES (4. DACiCi

OLASS & GLASS, Barristers

M. J. RUSSELL

JOHN PEGLAR

VanBUSKIRK Ci KEIZER
GEO. F. PEARSON and DAVID MILLER

CHARLES MADDEN
GEORGE M(!DONALD and JOSEPH MAJOR

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This town, incorporated by (jrovernuK'nt charter, occupies the
exact location selected hy Sandford Fleniing, C.M.G., Chief Engineer of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, as the spot wh'ei-e the C. P. R. should
cross the Red River, and pursuant to this selection the place was sur-
veyed, staked out into a town plot, and the railway station, large V)rick
round-house for engines, and other buihlings erected at a cost of over
sixty thousand dollars. The place would then beyond all doubt
(because of its wonderful natural advantages) have become the great
capital city of Manitoba and the North-West, but for the fact that
Winnipeg in 187!) induce<l the CI P. R., by th'^ granting of a large
bonus, to diverge from the main line and make Winnipeg the head-
(juarters of the railway.

Many of the above facts will be manifest from an inspection
of any map of Manitoba. But it must be observed that before any
divergence took place the main line of the .i-ailway was built right
through the centre of the town with a view to the construction of a
railway bridge across Red River at this point, and it is from the station
in the centre of the tovt'ii that the present divergence to Winnipeg is
made.

The <lrawback hitherto to the actual prosperity of the place has
been the want of a perfect title to the lands. This objection lias for
some months V)een i-emoved, so that fre.sh \\\\\ and life have now l)een
given to it.

The Mayor and Corporation of East Selkirk, without
hesitation, and with a full knowledge of the whole circumstances, have
pleasure in stating that there Is no spot in the whole North-West more
delightful to live in, or where manufactories of every kind could be
carried on so economically and advantageously as at Elast Selkirk.

The town occupies a lofty and ])eautiful situation on th(5 East
bank of the Red River, about twenty-four miles from the city of
Winnipeg. The main line of the C. P. R. runs through the centre
of it, while at about half a mile East of the river bank a branch line

of the same railway is constructed in a North-Westerly direetioii ovei-
a fine railway bridge down to Colville Landing and the Hudson Bay
Company store.

This is where the wharves are situated on the harbor, and trainn
go to and from the city of Winnipeg every day, making tin; journey in
about fifty minutes, while the main line of the (IP.R. extends from the
same point in an Easterly directi(m to Rat Portage, on the Lake of the
Woods, and to Prince Arthur's Landing, on Laki.' Sup»;rior.

COLYILLE LANDING

Ls about the centre of the harbor front of the town. The wharve»
are usually piled up beyond their capacity with lumber, cordwood,
shingles, lath, ties and other products of tlu? extensiv(; mills of Lake
Winnipeg, while the spacious warehouses of the Hudson Bay ('Ompany
are also filled to overfiowinsr with the j;oo<l thini's of this life ready for
shipment to Prince Albert, Edmonton and other points on the Saskat-
chewan River, as well as the various ports on Lake Winnipeg and
Lake Mani^ i. As an instance of the extent of the trade (hme here —
at one tim .arini; the sununer of 1882 there were thirty-five car loads
of goods in the yard in bond for the Hudson Bay Cvompany and
others, importe<l direct from Europe and New York, and sufi^cient
merchandize of various kinds in the harbor and on the wharves to give
constant employment to one hundred men.

THE HARBOR.

The Red River running in a northerly direction, is wide and
spacious at this place and enters Lake Winnipeg a few miles below.
East Selkirk has the best harbor on the river, it being a commodious
and convenient inlet extending in a south-easterly direction for over
half a mile from the main channel of the river and having between it
and the main stream a neck of land covered with large forest trees so
that fioods or ice l)locks passing through the channel of the stream run
entirely clear of the harbor, leaving vessels there anchored secure from
all danger. The fine lake steamers, Princess, Colville, Marquette and
others, as well as tugs, barges, &c., are to be seen arriving and depart-
ing from the harbor constantly during the summer months, and the
shipping trade is growing into great importance. Even now there are

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navigable, vvatcis of Manitoba, and an ('xt«'nsiv«' trade is Itcinj^ carried
on by tbis means vvitb i]u' interior of tlie Nortli-West. But in a new
eoiintry like tins it is (|iiite manifest tlje bike and river trad»< is only
in its infancy.

HEAD WATERS OF NAVIGATION.

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Kast Selkirk stands at tbe btuid waters of lake navigation on
the Red Rivei', and is tlu'refore I'eally tbe sbippinjj,' port for tbe city of
Winnipeg.

Tbe St. Andrews rapi<ls being a few miles fuitber up tbe river,
makes it ditbeult for lake; steamers to go Soutb of East Selkirk, lait
tbey i"est bere in tbe waiters of tin; barbor an<l discbarge tbeir cargoes
to be sent forward to Winnipeg and otbcM' points by railway, or by boats
witb a less drau<dit of watei', wbile tlu^ lake steamers j.t East Selkirk
take on tbeir ri^turn cart^oes for tbe many distril»utin<^ iioints in tbe
Nortb and Nortb-West. In fact it is difficult to make an estimate of
tbe gigantic trade soon to be <lone on tbese illimitaV)!*^ water courses.
Rut one tiling is sure, tbat vvbatever its vast proportions may be, it
must contribute to tbe growtb and prosperity of East Selkirk. Lake
Winnipeg and tbe great Sa.skatcliewan river, witb tbeir lake and river
tributaries, extend foi' tbousands of mil(!s, and form navigable water
courses away up into tbe Rocky Mountains, all Hnding tbeir outlet in
the Soutli at East Selkirk.

Lord Duft'erin, in speaking of tbe marvellous resources of tbis
country, said: "Tbis undreampt-of dominio!i, wbose illimitable dimen-
sions alike confound tbe aritbmetie of tbe surveyor and tbe verification
of tbe explorer."

CHICAGO

In 18.S0 bad a population of only 70; in 1840 of only 4,470; in
1880 of six bundred tbousand. Tbat great city stands at tbe foot of
Lake Michigan — and therefore all trade from tbe East destined to the
Nortb or Noi'th-West must pass through Chicago and pay tribute to
it, for tbe lake extending for hundreds of miles forms a barrier to
commerce taking ar\y course nortb of Cliicago, and tbis more than any
other has been the cause of tbe unprecedented growtb of tbat
great city. Look at any map of Manitoba and compare the
relative position of East Selkirk witb that of Chicago and it will at

once bo apparent that a city at tlit? soutli eiui of l^ak*' Wiiiniprj^' will
reap all tluj advantages that one at tho foot of Lake Miclii^'an would
do — yes, and to a far ^rcator extent, foi' in the latter case the
moans of navij^^ation are five times greater than the former, ereat-
iiitj; trihutai'ies for commercial ^n-owth propoitionately ^M'eat. Owing
to the fact of the widening of t!i(^ lied Kiver and tlie formation of a
delta, no railway l)ridge can he made north of this town, whereby Kast
Selkirk is constitutecj a point lilyo Chicago, connnanding th(^ trade of
the lakes and the Nortii-Western portion of the continent So that it
may be safely said JMist Selkirk in point of natiii'al advantages stands
witlumt a rival in the Noith-West.

Blodg«'tt, the American authority, says: — "The basin of tiie Win-
nipeg is the seat of the greatest average of whe»tt ])rodnct of the Amen-
cmi continent, and pi'obably of th<^ world."

RAILWAY CENTRE.

East Selkirk is soon destined to be a prominent railway centre.
At present, as above stated, the main line of the C P. R. passes through
the town down to the harbor, with a branch going Nojth-West to
Colville Landing, and a line ext<!nding South to the cities of Winnipeg
St. Paul and Chicago. And the main line of the road sti'etches fiast-
ward to Rat Portage and Lake Superior soon to be completed to Mon-
treal, while there is now in course of construction another branch of
the C. P. R. from the city of W^innipeg on the West side of the river to
terminate just opposite this place. In addition to all these railway
facilities there are several other schemes now on the tapis affecting
the pro.sperity of East Selkirk.

The Portage, Westbouine & North- Western Railway is .said to
contemplate running their line North of the C P. R. to Thunder Bay,
making East Selkirk their headquarters for woi-kshops, &c., and we
are informed that the Nelson Valley Railway propose starting from
East Selkirk and running on the east side of Lake Winnipeg to Hud-
son Bay. This line would be about one hundred and twenty miles
shorter than a railroad on the west aide of the lake. The consumma-
tion of this plan is of vital importance to the city of Winnipeg, for it
is only by adopting it that Winnipeg will be able to stand upon the
ipain line of a railway extending from San Francisco to Port Nelson,

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(»f Iial<<' \ViMiii|)i'!^-, it will cross tlir ( ' I* H. iit a western jioiiit an<l avoid
iht' City of Wimiipf^ Mlt<»g<'tlMM'.

Tlic Nelson VMJIey Kaiiwuv is to eoniiect with n line of occ^an
wtc'ainers whicli will cany tlie n'lain of the ( 'niuidian North-West and of
the North-Western States to lii\eij)onl and tlie markets of I^n'ope.
'Phis ronte Ins liecn sliown to lie (piite ])i-aeticahlt< and
shorte)- fi'oni Asia to Kino|»e hy ahoiit two tlto\isa,nd miles than the
route hy San Francisco and New \'(ul<. in addition to the road ln>in;4
nnicli shorter on th»' east side of hake Winnijx';; it will have the ad-
\antage of passinir tln'ougli a larye extent of tli.' rich soil of the val-
ley of the lied River and the hasin of Lake Wiiwiipeg, and when the
water shed is reached at the heieht of land theie comes an inexhaust-
ihlc snpply of timher inisin])assed hy any in the Noi'tli-West. TIkm'c-
fore all conditions seem t.o point to Kast Selkirk soon heconiine^ one of
the railway centres of tlie country.

Lord I^eaconsHeld, a far-secini; statesman, s))eakin«i' of thiscoun-
ti'V, said :- " It is a land of illinutahlc possihilities."

COMPARISON OF DISTANCES.

This tahle shows the i-elati\'e distances hetween Asia and Europe
aeross this continent: —

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YokohaiiKi to iiivcrpool I'2,0ns

Melbourne •• I4,().V)

Hong Kong ■' I'2,()70

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•2,204

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OistJince from .Sun FranciHco to IviviTpool.via ('Iuchko and New York H,.371 I

" WinnipfK, K. Selkirk and H. Hay. 4^X5 (

'• •• St. t'aul to liivcrijool. via ChicaRoand ,N'(nv York 4,140)

'' •• Winnipeg. Kast Selkirk andlludson Hay.3,980r

" " Port Moody to Liverpool, via Montreal ii&ki

So tliat it is (juite clear the time is soon coming wlien the Nelson
Valley Railway will constitute a short and important artery
for outpouring th(^ product; of the wdieat growing western and north-
western porticms of the continent, and that East Selkirk, both by water
and land, i.s to form a centre of conniierce, it being the half-way house

across Uh» continent from cast to west, and from noitl> to south tlie
transhipping' point for botli lakes and rivers.

It is said tluit lMi;,dan(l alone imports fronj India ami the Pacific
Seas, <r()o<ls to the amount t)f one hundred n\illion dollars per annum.
Tlic town of Kast Selkirk will stand on tlie hi^diway over wliich tliat
enormous w<'alth must ])ass, wlietlM-r it f^'oes hy the main line of the
C. V. II. from Port Moody to Montreal, or from San Fran-
cisco, or Port Mootly to Kast Selkiik and out hy the Hu<lson Bay,
for this town heiuLj at the crossinj^ of the two railroads will reap
ahnost c(jual advanta<;es whatever directions tlic trade may ultinuitcly
take.

Th(> time is soon condnjn wlien tlie hidk of tlu' connncrcc of
Asia must pass over one or other of these lines, l»ecausc
the; journey will he shorter l)y from fifteen InuKh'cd to twenty-five
humlred miles, and also hecausi" the altitude of the Kickinj; Horse
Pass throU}j;h which the C. P. R. crosses the Rockies is three thousand
feet less than that on the C'entral Pacific Railway, makin<; the ••iwla-
tions so much more favorable as to enable better time to be made and
heavier l()a<ls to be drawn with much less (expense, while the snow fall
is only about half as j^n'eat as that upon the Central Pacific. In addi-
tion to this. Lieutenant Maury, tlu.' <jrreat L,a'0gi'apher and authority on
ocean currents, says tliat the cuirents in the Pacific Ocean are
such as to brin<j vessels from Asia, bountl for San Francisco, within (me
hundred miles of Port Moo(h' before they strike southward. There-
fore, looking' at tlu' actual distance by measurement on the surface of
the globe, coupled with the peculiar course of the ocean currents, and
then counting the gradations and the light snowfall on the C P. R, the
actual (liminution in the route via East Selkirk and out by Hudson
Bay to Liverpool, is over twenty-five hundred miles, besides which
there is the advantajje of havinfjj about one thousand miles of railway
tra\el replace<l by that distance of water transport.

On this latter point, Mr. Peter Sutherland, of Minnea-
polis, a man of lai'ge experience, sajjs that it costs four
times as much to moy(.' wlieat by railway as it does by
(leer water navigation. He also says: "my opinion is that within fivy
ye; :s Rat Portage mills will be grinding and the C. P. R. will be cairy-
ing 20,000,000 bushels of D.-ik-tn and Mi :r."-;ota wheat per annum.''
This grain will !)e brought v. n :-".e'Pi;-; R'v r in l)arges to Winnipeg

hikI Kust St'lkirk, traii.slii]»j)»M| Ity tloutin;,' rh-vators to th< cars,
tlit'ii taken to Hat I'oi'ta;;^, and atVr licinj; made into Hour .st-nt foi'-
wanl to Kuropc.

FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.

The cliicfs witli their Indian l»ainl.M wcie in the very eaiiiest
times f'oiHjd clustered liere oil the hanks of the HimI River, where witli
no inconvenience a Itoiintif'ul supply of wild tVuit, Hsh and ^oime, coulti
J)e tonnd.

Mr. Peter SutherlaiKJ says that Western men liavo always reco*^-
nized tlie fact that the Indian distrihutin;^' points of the past come to he
the ^M'eat cities of the future, as has heeii the case witli Detroit, ('hica<;o,
St. liouis, Omaha and St. Paul.

This is also the historic centre of the North-West. Here Lord
S»'lkii'k founded his heroic colony, many of whom co-miiitjlin'r with th«>
native population, have <,dven to the country aii industrious, frujjfal,
\irtuous peasantry, while amoiiLT theni may lu' found families of <jreat
refinement and some of the brightest intellects in the Dominion.

The valley of the Reil River and the ]>asin of Lake Winnipe<f
are alike renown«'d for the fertility of tlu^i)' soil, it heinj.; a matter of
history that some of the old Red River sL'tth'rs in the vicinity of East
iSelkirk have pro(hice<l as much as forty succussiye crops of L,M'ain oft"
the same Held without tlie aid of manure or other fertilizers, the last
crop l)ein<( wlu'at yieldin<jj forty bushels to th«; acre, and such wheat as
is not to he found in any other country, surpassin*;' in weight and
quality that pro<luced in any State of the adjoinino' Republic, as is
proved by the followiiie- otHcial returns: —

AVKKAOF, \V^KIUHT.

Red River Spring \yiicat, average yield '2.') ItiLshols to the acre. . . . ()3 to ♦)(> ll».s. per busli.
Minnesota " " " '-'O " " " .... 60 " »).-) "

Missouri •• " " 14 " " " .

Pennsylvania " " " 1") " - " .

Massaehussets '• " " KJ

While as a matter of fact Red River wheat fetch'js a hi<dier
price in the Chicago market than any other oHero(l(see Maclou^^all's illus-
trated <j;uide, pao;«! 10). W^th this enviable reputation and the marv(d-
lous ])roducini,^ power of th(^ soil, the <;rain trade in the near future
promises to incr«'ase jj^reatly i:* iuinortj'.nce.

A'Tricultural lands of fi*e-^t jwiity can now be homesteaded
within ten miles of East Selk'iic. Tl.at is to say, a settler can obtain

57 " HO
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a froe grant of one hundroil and sixty acres an<l a pie-eiiii>l:i()n of oiio-
hundred and sixty more, or f,food rich land pan V»e purcluised out and
out for from five to ten dollars per acre.

THE CLIMATE.

Kast Selkirk is .situated in iwth latitude Wl ')

[jondoii, Knglaud .')r3l 70 miles nortli of Fvt "^ .'-'elVivk.

Kdinbun' .% ")0 -;«") "

(Jkusgow^ ■).> 4.") 330 " "

Belfast ,-)4'30-2r)r> " ••

Dublin /iS"!-)- ISO "

St. Petersburg rAYAn-'uO "

Archangel U4-30 S40 '*

So it will at once be seen that East Selkirk is in a comparatively
mild climate. St. Petersburg is ')70 milfs further north, yet this city
has a population of a million, and is in fact one of the iinest capitals
in Europe, indeed all these cities and others like them, stand hundred.s^
of miles north of Winnipeo; and East Selkirk, therefore upon the sub-
ject of climate but little moi'e need be said, it being well-known that-
the valley of the Re<l River is unsurpassed by any in the woild for the
clearness of its atmo.sphere, th(^ brightness of its sky and its entire free-
dom from all manner of diseases. The folknving (aV»le will .serve for
comparison between the sunnnei* tempei'ature of Manitoba and place.s
south of it : —

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Red River (iOMO'

Chicago 02 07'

Wisconsin OIW

New York 04 02'

Ontario oOU'J'

It will be seen that the summer heat of Manitoba is greater
than that of Ontario or the States immediately south of us, and yet-
'he fall plunges into the winter as (juickly as the .spj-ing emerges from it.

COAL AND IRON.

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(50 07'

(50°05'

67°9o'

04"00

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(^oal has been discovered on Lake Winnipeg about one hundre<l
miles north of East Selkirk, this being th« verification of scientific re-
searches years ago made, geologists all having agreed that the great
coal seam of North America should extend along the east shore of Lake
Winnipeg. In the same region rich iron ore is found in abundance, so
with coal and iron being adjacent the facilities for manufacturing

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vi this city
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is greater
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me hunclre<l
cientific re-
t the great
lore of Lake
lundance, so
nufacturing

iron will not be surpassed even hy the famous " Black country of

FISHERIES.

EngUin<i."

An extensive Hshing tia<le is now carried on in a crude
way at East Selkirk. Small vessels are continually plying between
the islands of Lake Winnipeg and this place, loaded with fish for the
Winnip(!g niaiket and points east and south of that city. The fish are
((uite equal to any of the famous (jualities found in Lake Superior,
while many sportsmen antl epicures allege that they are even finer in

flavor.

GOLD.

On Big Island and adjaci'nt islands in Lake Winnipeg gold has
long b(!en reported to exist in (luantities rich and inexhaustable, but it
is only within the last year that practical tests have been made, the
results being that several large veins have been thoroughly explored
and are now beiny; worked with heavy machinery.

They are yielding over two hun<lred dollars per ton from
rock excavation. Kven much larger results than this have been report-
ed, so that before long it is fully expected that a gold fever will set in
here ecpial to the faitous excitements in California and Australia. This
opinion is founded upon the fact that gold l)earing rock yielding eight
dollars per ton is worked with profit in Australia and Neva<Ia. Even
now English and American capitalists aic Hocking in f?o avail them-
selves of this i-apid avenue to fortune.

TIMBER.

Timber is found in abundance on the shores of Lake Winnipeg
and the tributary rivers to the north and east, the harbor of East Sel-
kirk being the outlet for it. This trade alone is of great value,
particularly in the Northwest, where timber is somewhat scarce, and
where the extensive prairie portions of the country are dependent for
their supply upon the product of the valleys of the lakes and rivers.

WOOD LANDS.

For many miles around East Selkirk while the soil is good and
rich'Jt is generally more than half covered with standing timber, which

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furnishes a cheap firewood to the inhabitants and a good supply at low
rates for building and fimcing purposes. Fire wood is delivered he're
to consumers at two dollars per cord.

. WATER POWER.

Engineers who have examined the water power at East Selkirk
on Cook's Creek, which flows through the town, say that it possesses
great possibilities for utility, oM'ing to its volume and its good banks,
permitting the erection of a dam at least twenty-five feet high and
capable of supplying two tliousand horse power to mills erected upon it.

SPRING WATER.

Pure spring water is easily accessible at a mo<lerate depth from
the surface all over the town, while the lofty situation makes the
drainage all that could be desired.

Near the two railway bridges over Cook's C'reek, within the
town, are two lat-ge wind mills used for supplying water to the engines
of the C. P. R One of the mills, about the centre of the corporation,
is «aid to be the finest and most satisfactory of any on the line of rail-

wav-

HOPS.

The soil in and around East Selkirk is particularly well adapted
for the growth of hops. A wiM variety is found in profusion, which
for the manufacturing of beer or other jiurposes are said by judges to
be^unsurpassed in quality ; while Mr. Macdougall, in his work on Mani-
toba, says that the barley product.'d here is pronounced by brewers to
be of superior quality and color.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

This stupendous national entei'prise stands foremost in the rail-
way history of the world.

(I.) It is the longest road in existence under one management.

(2.) No railway or government has so large an amount of good
convenient fertile lands to be disposed of.

(8.) No railway can offer to the connnerce of the world the
same short and expeditious route across this continent.

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(4.) No railway can Iwast of a more distinguished, competent
and l)usiness-likc board of directors.

(5.) No railway can surpass this one in the character of its
officials, from the General Manager downwards ; but it will require time
to bring this innuense enterprise into the order and harmony found in
older companies.

This railway company has two stations and three telegraph
offices within the corporation, and in addition to the sidings already in
use sever il new ones were put in during last sunnner to accommodate
the increased traffic. The larg(i brick round liouse of the Co. is now
being put in order it is caid.for repairing shops, and that work of this
kind nitherto done at ►St. Paul will hereafter be carried on at East
'Selkirk.

RAILWAY BRIDGE.

rail-

Over the Red River at East Selkirk a Ijridw must of necessity

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.soon be built. A look at the map of the Province makes this proposi-
tion at once evident.

The through freight and passenger traffic from Lake Superior
will soon cross the river here, thereby preventing delay, and shortening
the journey by some thirty miles.

BRICK MAKING.

During the past year extensive brick manufactories have been
carried on.

Therediave been expended for machines, etc., over sixty thou-
sand dollars, and the bricks turned out were as tine as any in the Pro-
vince. They were in many cases used for veneering only.

The round house at East Selkirk is constructed of brick made
on the spot, and is a standing monument of the tine ([uality of brick
manufactured at this place.

STONE QUARRIES.

Building stone for foundations, as well as a tiner q\iality for
window tops and sills, are produced in the well-known quan'ies within
the corporation. The stone used in the Louise Railway Bridge, the

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C. P. R. Station and the new Court House and City Hall, and other
well-known structures at Winnipeg, all come from these celebrated
([uarries.

AMSTERDAM EXHIBITION.

At the World's Exhibition now being held at Amsterdam, Hol-
land, the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. have with praiseworthy z(!al
collected a magnificent exhibit for the Piovince of Manit.^ba. From
the well-known Pottery at East Selkirk there are some fine specimens
shewn; also exhibits of building stone and bricks from the (juarries
and factories at East Selkirk.

LIME BURNING.

Extensive lime kilns are constantly burning here, furnishing
Winnipeg and other places with large (|uantities of lime.

TO MANUFACTURERS.

The town of East Selkirk having just received its Government
charter, the Mayor and Corporation wish to encourage manufactones,
and feel confident that after an inspection of the advantages offered,
capitalists will not hesitate in inventing their means here. The induce-
ments ofi'ered are : —

1. Freedom from taxation for a period dependent upon the>
circumstances of each case.

2. A building site at an almost nominal price. This is import-
ant, as in some cities the purchase of the land for a manufactory often
takes a large proportion of the spare capital.

3. Cheapness of building material, such as lumber, brick, stone,,
lime, etc., which are produced in the town itself, and are cheaper than^
they can be obtained in any other town in Manitoba.

4. Cheap labor. Labor is somewhat cheaper here than in the
city of Winnipeg, as the cost of rents and living are not more than,
one-half what they are in that city.

5. Facilities for shipping both by land and water. With your
factory at the harbor, you can at one end of it ship goods by water to
any point on the lakes or rivers for thousands of miles, and at the

other end ship your goods by the C. P. R. to any point in Manitoba, or
in fact to any place in America.

6. Tlie tine water power which competent enj]fineers say is now
awaiting development.

7. Cheap fuel. This alone is of vast importance, the cost being
only about one-third what is demanded in other parts of Manitoba :
and besides all these advantages, the pure watei", good di ainage, and
lofty situation, far above high water mark, are important considerations
in selecting the site for a maufactorv.

PAPER MILL.

It might be mentioned that owing to the abun ance of ptjplar
wood in the neighborhood, together with a plentiful supply of good
straw, both of which can be procured in unlimited quantities close at
hand at very low rates, together with good water power, indicate that
this would be a place especially suitable for the manufacture of paper,
and such a mill could be established at a comparatively small outlay.

SUMMER RESIDENCES.

We unhesitatingly say that East Selkirk, for convenience, plea-
sure, health and natural attractions combined, stands far and away
ahead oi any other place in Manitoba. You can go to and from the
city of Winnipeg every day in less than an hour by rail, or you cai
take one of the steamers any day from Winnipeg and enjoy a run down
the Red River to the wharves of East Selkirk ; or if you v/ish a beau-
tiful and picturesque drive, take the road on the east side of the river,
and drive to or from Winnipeg in three hours.

In front of the town beautiful i.slands ornament the river, and
lots of amusement is always to be had in boating, fishing, swimming
and shooting; while any one wishing to build a summer cottage can
procure a location at a very small price, and ha\ e the satisfaction of
living in one of the healthiest and prettiest spots in the Northwest. A
number of families from Winnipeg have already determined upon doing
this, many of them from reasons of economy. And there is also a pro-
ject now on foot for the erection of a large summei- hotel here.

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Looking at East Selkirk from every standpoint, there can be
no doubt of its future greatness as a commercial city.

Therefore, the Mayor and Corporation respectfully requi.-st that
intending investors in Manitoba property, or intending manufacturers,
may inspect the numerous advantages of this town before locating else-
where.

LORD DUFFERIN.

Lord Dufferin, in his tour through the Northwest, visited
Selkirk, and in a speech deliveretl there made the following remarks :—
" Pleased and grateful as I am for the preparations you have
" made, what causes the greatest pleas are of all is to feel that I am sur-
" rounded by a hardy, industrious and manly community. * * * *
" that in after years will become as rich and prosperous as any other on
" this side of the Atlantic.

I hear the tread of Pioneers,
Of nations yet to be
The first low wash of waves
Where soon shall roll a human sea.

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Canadian Pacific Railway.

GEORGE STEPHEN, 1'rk!<ii»ent, Montreal.

DUNCAN McINTYRE, 1st Vk'K-I'kesidknt, Montreal.

RICHARD H. AN(iUS, •isD Vick-Prksiukxt, Montreal.
l*IHK1"FOHS:
Hon. DONALD A. SMITH, Montreal. HKN'HY .STAFFOEH) NORTIUOEE. London

JOHN S. KKXNEIjY, Now York. C'H.VULKS D. ROSE. Lorn' .n.

JAMES J. HILL. St. Paul. BAHON J. de llEINACIL Paris.

PA.SCOE \)V V. (HJEKFELL. London.

WM. C. VAN HORNE, Gknkkai, M.xnackk, Montreal.
CHARLES DRINKWATER, Skchktahv, Montreal.

WINNIPEO :

.1. M. E(tAN, (iKNKKAI. Sfl'KHIXTKNDENT.

EAS'I' SEl.KI.RK :
Kastkkn Division C. 1'. R.

DISTANCES BETWEEN STATIONS:

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WINNIPEG TO RAT PORTAGE.

MILES.

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\\'iimi|ici,r . I unction 15

Bird's Hill ;.' 9*

(lionor 16

EAST SKLKTRK 23

Tyndall \\ 31.5

Heaiiiscjdiii' 38

.Moiinioiitli 47,5

Shelly ;-,7.r,

Wiiiteinontli B3.,')

Durwin 73

Ronnie 83 r,

Telfork ■.■.■.'.■ 94"

Cross Lake gg

Jiigolf !.!.104

Kalinar m.s

I )ece])ti()ii 119

()stcr.>^iiii(l 124

. Keeuatiii 131

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DISTANCES:

Srr Map oil f'ort'i: miles.

San Kraiicisco to Liverjiool, via ( 'lucago and New ^'ork P371

San Franclseo to Liverpool, via Uiiiiiipeg, Fast S-lkirk, East of Lake Winnipeg and

out by Hudson Ray 4996

St. Paul to Liverpool, via Cliirago and New York 4440

St. Paul to Liverpool, via Winnipeg, East Selkirk and Hudson Hay 3980

San Franeiseo to Liverpool, via \\'iniii|)eg, Fiast Selkirk and Montreal perC. P. R.. 5774

Port Moody to i.,iverpo(d, via Fast Selkirk aitd .\lontre il 5690

STOCK RAISING.

Within ten miles of East Selkirk the facilities for .stock raisino-
iiro une(|ualle(l in Manitoba. Rich ianil, water, wood, shelter and hay
hii'xng in abundanct; are fretdy given without prici' to the settler.
Ready and excellent markets are close at hand in East Selkirk and
Winnipeg, where the highest prices can be secure*].

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