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IIEPORT 
 
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 THE HONORABLE THE ATTOKNEY-OEXERAL. 
 
 To His KxceJfcnr)/, the Honorable A (hinix (ieorye Archibald., Lieut f/iuint-dovernor 
 of the /'rovhicr of Manitoba and the North West Territorifs, on the 
 Immujration (■onferenee held at Ottaica, on tlw 18th o/ Se/Uember, 1S7L 
 
 Mat it i'i.kase Yoi;k Exj-kllkncy ; 
 
 On tlie 2ytli of August last I recoived a copy of tho Minutes of Council, 
 appointing me " a Deh.'giite to the Inunigration (^onfei-enco to be held at 
 (Htawa on the 18t!iof iSeptenibor," (see Appendix I.), together with your 
 Excellency's letter thei-ewitli, (II.) 
 
 In louipliance with the (h'sire therein expressed, I lost no time in setting 
 out on my way to Ottawa, and wisliiiii; to see for myself (that I might he 
 ulile to report thereon) the ( 'aiiailiaii. or " Dawson Route," I started with 
 Mr. dauies K. (irahain, the very energetic assistant of the Honorable Januts 
 iMcKay. Superinteiulantof the roa<i,on theSOthof Sopteml)er,and although the 
 season for tiavel had almost closed, I am happy to be able to say that we 
 arrived at Tlumder Hay in seven travelling days from Fort (»arry, the whole 
 time occupied by the journey Uiing ten days, three of which wei-e lost on 
 (iccount of storms on the lakes. 
 
 I must (l<H:laro tJiat i had a preconceived pn'judice against this route, 
 but was .agreeably disappointed on finding by experience that my prejudice 
 was ill-founded, for fi"om the beginning of the road to the end of it, I never 
 travelled over a finer one. Kmni Fort ( nirry to the North-We.st Angle of the Lake 
 of tlasWoods it is impossible to find a better road. We made the whole distance, 
 1 10 miles, with one li(^r,"^e only, in less than two days ; and when the great diffi- 
 culties that had to be suiniouiited are taken into consideration, it is not hay- 
 ing too much to d(!clare that Mr. Dawson has achieved a very great victory 
 over all knids of diHiculties, and nnide a magnificent road through a wilder- 
 ness of swamps atid muskegs, om; of which, tlio " Cariboo Muskeg," is a Boat- 
 ing bog over two nules in length, aud yet it is so perfectly bridged that it ia 
 a real pleasure to drive over it. 
 
 I may here remark that t^inada is very much indebted to the Ifonorable 
 James McKay for the pnj.sent state of the road from Fort Garry to the 
 Lake of the Woods, and it was most fortunate for Mr. Dawson that he suc- 
 ceeded in inducing Mr. McKay to undertake the superintendence of the 
 construction of the road and l»ridges, as there is no other man in the North West 
 who could have done it as well. Mr. McKay is a thoroughly practical man, 
 knows the country from the Height of Land to the Rocky Mountains, is per- 
 sonally known and greatly respected by all the Indian tribes in the country, and 
 speaks with the greatest purity most of the Indian languages of the North- 
 West, and above all he is a man who never was known to be deterfed b/ 
 
2 itKi'oiir. 
 
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 tlifir services iUid Lf'iiid will. 
 
 Kiom T'oint.' .Ill <'!:,•■:, !■ t<> 'Ip- Nni-lli-We-;, Aiij,-e' tli r.' i.s all tli" li' -'.er 
 tliat eiiiilil l),' I-' I'lii' ■ I r.>,' iMiliMi 1 |),ir,(u , •■; \' >.■ lil'i y v^mts I i c i i.'\ 
 
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 niiulc aval la 111.' for laiiMiii:; aiii in liiul'.el ai ii.;_; jei, p .„■>. 
 
 M:'. M''Ka',' li i-i ii> il t!;!^ I iin'niT \ ery e\lciisi\ ely in t lie e>iiis( niel imi ni' 
 tlu! roail. t \V(i till. il> 'il' w liieli runs I limiiuli s\vaiii|e.. aiel Inel in lie liii.l/'il 
 with tiinlier. ami then iiallasleil with earth, saiel ainl L;ia\el. 
 
 The aeiMmiunilai iwii tn|- iiinni^iaiits ahing the loaii is \efs .lT'iii.I, le;; 
 Ijuihliiit^s well ki'pt ami eleaii, with at ti-iil i\ <• men to Inuk U> the Uiiiit-, uf 
 travellers, ami al every I'ost ahiiiL^ the road there is ynoil staliliiii,' for Imrses. 
 It must, liDWiver, lie leiiiemliered that the inad was not eomjihted lili 
 Scpleiiilier, whieh eiused snme (•(iiii|ilaiiils to \>c iiiadi; hy ,i;niiiii)leis who passed 
 oV*'f the nail diiriii^ last siniiiiier, and who, iIiouljIi they wen- only eilhil on 
 to pav a mere trille in the shajie of passai^e money, seem to lia\e lie.'ii lilled 
 with the idea that they oii;j;lii to have lu.-cii t;iken all the way in palaee ears. 
 
 Tilt? hridijes over tho White Mouth and other ri\ersare partieularly wcdl 
 htiilt, sti'on:^ and sulistaiitial ine\ery way. and relleel credit on the Imililer, 
 Mr. McKay, who personally superintended their cmst ruction. In t'lcl the 
 road, take it as a whole, is the licst I ever ti'a\ellei| o\er, considering that it 
 W'.is scarcely coiiipleti'il when we passed. 
 
 From the N'oitli West .\nL,'lc we were t iken across the lake at the raJeof 
 about nine miles ar hour liy a last lit t |e steam launch, the "Santa .AFai ia," 
 and 1)V others, the ■• Pinta" and '" Nina." ivc. all ol" the same class, iVom one 
 strttcli of watei- to the other aloiiL; the whole route. 
 
 The lliiny iii\er is a lieautiful stream, clear water, .splendid scenery, 
 niatjiiiticeiit water power all aloni; its lenutli. and runninLT, .is il does, tliroui,di 
 a (.'oiintry that is very well adajited I'or cultivation, I lielievc the day is not 
 far distant when its l);inks will leem with life and civilization, and its water 
 powers will ,L;ivc vitality to h indi'eils of factories, that will fmd a market for 
 their productions in the mineral i'eL,'ioiis that stretch away from the Lake 
 of the Woods through to l^ake Superior, north-east, and in the Provinci^ of 
 Manitol)a and the other dozen of provinces thai will soon spring ii|» in this 
 va.st North West Territory. 
 
 Fort Francis is lieautifully situated at the head of llainy IJiver, where the 
 waters of the lake lush over a vast liarrier of rock, stretehint^ across the 
 whole width of tin- stream, makiiii,' such a niai^iiilicenl waterfall as is seldom 
 .seen. From the Fort the v iew is vminternipted foi- miles down the river, 
 nave where it is liroken hy the very heautifnl little Jems of islets with which 
 the Ivivcr is adorned from the oia; lak(; to tli(> other. A more splendid .'-it*; 
 for a town cannot he found than at Foit Fi'ancis, aiul with the immense 
 water power, eipial if not siijierior to that on the Ottawa, plenty of linildiiif^ 
 iHuterial, and open navij^atioii to the North -West Aii,nle, I feel convinced 
 that very soo n a prosperous town will spring up at that [)oint. 
 
 All along the water route the lakes are sprinkled with lieautiful islands 
 from the size of a lady's parasol to thousands of acres in extent, most of them 
 well wooded ; t^very oiu% small and large, deckeil out in the glory of its own 
 rich dre.ss of foliage, smiles down at its beautiful reflection in the clear water.s 
 of the lake. In a few, very few years this route will be overrun with sum- 
 
 
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 t^lioi tiii.L,' and tisliiiiii; wliieli are iiii>ui'|i:i'is"d in any pait of Anieiieii. It will 
 In- r. iii'iidinvd ilial \'"\- "JlMl yais tliis ic-ion of w.il.'i'aiid n ' 1; I:as foi mcd 
 !i i it w ■ !'• a i'ni lii'i- lift wt. 11 ('. \ ill;',atieii j.i.d tlie n'lulid Noi tli \\'e>t 'I'erriloiy ; 
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 roiiii', all those niil!I'iii.~- ninltiplird x.ouid <iiily luini a unit in i''.ni|iai i.son 
 wi;!i t!.e iiiilojd weallli thai liis hidi',- ii .Mni'ii'^' the r.iek i and islands of ihesi! 
 j^r at mineral ii';;'ioiis, so Inii;,' pa.-'i'l u\(rand uiijhited, Nt,\\, however. Imii 
 died.', of niiiu'is are iioiiiint; into t'.i.s ri.uion in search, and not a fiuilless 
 S( an h, (\' l!ie i'iehrs thai havr :-o Ion.;' Iain hidden, and thousands will fnllow, 
 and I'm, 1 I iii;i!ii\ nieiit aiidwiallh fi-r I in msclvcs. and !:i\e enijiloynient and 
 wcahh I'l hi iiihi'iVs nf thiai-ai,d>. ( l" a;;'i ieidltii isis and niai.iitaet n: i is in ^iip 
 |il\iii:^ .lieiii with I'M 111 and iiiannrai'l iired ^nods and workinj,' iiii|'h'iiieiits. 
 .Ill fart i' v.iMild aji|i.'.ii' as if a kii.d I'lov idem e had deposited an iliimcnso 
 inheiil.iiM'" to the eredil of the i;i'at Noi t h Wi st . to he dr;\wii ii|ion and 
 eNp":id d t'l I h' ,ad\ ali*;i ;"!' "i|' I l.i-. hi'.'hl\ -fa\ on '1 land, win n siie -• hull Id lirennie 
 weddi d lo <'i\ iliza! ii)ii. and iioi tili iJa n. The i ilia' has imw aiiivid. and 
 M.iiiiliiha will cii/ii'N the llr>t liniii'.-, sl:are of this meat depisil, and if Inr .M/iis 
 only ii-c th ' I'oitiiiie phn-id al their di ■po'-al witli indii-tiy, eiieri:\ .'ind inti'lli- 
 iL;cnei', tln'\ will soon have no reason to eii\y ilie prosperity of the greatest 
 ;iiidnii''^t pm^perons irf ih.'ir nii si iasoicd rivals on this coni incut. 
 
 I ''(iKiid till' i'oailso\"r tiie \aiions portages along the roiiie in lirsi rate 
 oiihr. x'lyg'iMil liidldiii'.^s ciccii d fir ( he .leenmniodat ion of 1 1 a\ elh'is, with 
 pl'.'iil v' of g'lod provisions in sinre to he sold at cost price with freight added. 
 <I(ind v\ ..u'.:,i'tis and l.iircs are rcaK tu eonvev passengers and ireiuht aeros.s 
 Iniiii one liii.it lo the iitla'f. Till' inad iVuni Shrlianduw an t<i 'rimnder Ihiy 
 17 miles in h'imth, is .-e; lite' a ii)-n'adami/:i'd read as c.in lie loniid ; the luidges 
 111' which I h"!i' ai e sc\ cial .iic vciy line, siiiisiant iai stiuctiiies. ihelniild- 
 iiiLs eiiii.niiiihoiis, chan. and wdl kip). The drive nver the load, which 
 oeiiip;i-.i iiiiii' hiii;s, inchidiie.;- sti ipjiages. w.is.'i real plraNiiie dri v e. tliegi'.iinl 
 sc.ai'Tv I'f iiiiii;nt:iin. rorl., ami v.-dh'y. the iniiiit ifii! streams -v^iih tlieii' mar 
 uinal i;hiry <f .■mt nmiial fuhagi-. the p:ei ni c'^ijiie m.-iple. niantleil in gold ami 
 friiiisoii tints, (he stately piiic. in hJ,s lordly grandeur uf eiiiejahl gn.'t'li, 
 giie.r.'.ing the mudisi niuiinl.iin a--h. liowingihe n graeei'nlly under its glowing 
 weight of M'aiht lieiiies. all added a chiiiin to ;lie seiiie. that no pcii or Ian 
 U'lia'.'e i\'.]\ desel if e. ain' '.Jeii. i'li m ;lli i-levatii.li nf a thulisalid fret, the view 
 of that inland ocean, I .ake Siipi rim . !.iii-.i <in the sight, with the autumn sun 
 kis'<ing' (111- glistening waters as he s 'i iiied to sink to rest lieiicath their [ilacid 
 siiiTa.c". it wa.s a sight never tn lie foigotti n. The tnwn that has sprung iipat 
 I'lince Ar hill's lamjiig. as if hy magic, is now of very considerahh- extent ; it 
 is larger than AS'innipi g. and ,dl within eighteen iiiniiths. will convey a 
 taint idea of v\ hat piogr-ss is liriim made in the ad\ .imenieiit of civ ili/alion 
 in oiir direction. 
 
 .\r 'rhunder l'>ay we got on lioard a magniticent r.cw steamer, tho 
 '■ .'\laiiiloha. " andst.iiled t'or ( '■ dlingwood. 'i"he ''Maiiitoha" is, without 
 any exieptioii, the limst Imat on the lakes, and very i'evv steaniers. even on 
 Anil rieaii or Canadian rivers, suijiass her for real eoiiifoit. It usually tiikca 
 lietv\ei 11 twoand three days to make the trip to ( 'ollingw on), theiu'ehy the 
 Ts'ot'lhein Ihiilway to 'i'oiunto. 1 was deli '.,di ted to see huge nnmher.s of men 
 cnijihned ill lishing and curing lish on the lake their houses built on tlie 
 
REPORT. 
 
 beautiful islantls, ant] thoir wliit<* fishinj; l»oftt8 giving life and beauty to th© 
 waters ; whilst mining aiwl lumbering estitblislimentH are springing up in nil 
 directions. 
 
 On tlif llMli of September tlie (\infereiice on rmmignition hold its first 
 meeting, and continued from day today till thewholesubjeet was fully diseussed, 
 And each member of the ( V)nferen(!e, on behalf of his own Province, had used 
 all the arguments he could to advaneo tht; interests he represented, atul all 
 alike admitted with pleas>ire their giatilieation at the kind and liberal inaniu;r 
 in whi<;h tluMr various rej)resentations were received and considered by the 
 Oovernnu^nt at Ottawa. Sir .hdui A. McDonald, Sii(}(M)rge K. ('artier, and 
 the Ifon. Mr. Morris were v»'ry regular in their attendance, and took a lively 
 part in the discussion of the subjects brought before the (■onference, and 
 evinced a deep intentst in the siibject of Innuigration. Kach Province had its 
 own object to gain, every one had a ditVerent |)lan, or wanted to secure a cer 
 tain class of immigrants ; .some wanted miners, others ship bnilders, others 
 agriculturists, fishermen, tarm-laboreis, or mechanics ; Manitoba and the 
 North-West Territories did not want any one class in particular, she rcipiirecl 
 as many of all tho.se clas.ses of immigrants as desire new homes where they 
 can reap the rich reward of phsnty and independence, as a certain retiun for 
 industry and sobriety. 
 
 I did not fail to bring under the notice of the (Joverrunent at Ottawa, all 
 the points mentioned in the Minute of (Council, and had the satisfaction of 
 being assured that everything would lie done that will tend to advance,' the in 
 terests of Manitoba and the North West Territories, by the ( Joverniiient of 
 Canada. 
 
 I urged the claims of the Province of Manitoba and the North SVesl. 
 Territories, a.s being superior to thos*? of all the other Provinces of the 
 Dominion, on the (Jovernment of Ottawa, for the undeniable reason that one 
 Province has been left witl»o\jt any Crown Ijjuids, and that, the lands of this 
 Province and of the North West Teiritories are to be heavily drawn upon for 
 the construction of a national railway across thi^ continent, taking into the 
 markets of th*: older P'rovinces, who control their own Crown Lands, the 
 wealth of the gr(!at North West, with its rich valley of the Saskatchc^wan ; 
 because, whilst som« of tiie old Irovinces hav(! not set a]»art one shilling for 
 immigration, our little Province (»f Manitoba, without any public lands of 
 her own, and with only a very small reviMiue, has cheerfully dt'voted, in the 
 first year of her existence the veiy libeial sum of $2(),0I)(), nearly one-third of 
 her whole year's revenue, to the buildi!i<; of "jreat hij'hwavsand bridLces, which 
 are in fact a system of cohmization roads opening >ip a perfect route for the 
 immigrant through our Province to the North West Territories, and $2,0()(» 
 for the " Relief of poor and suffering inuuigrants." Besides the Dominion 
 having taken ])osse8sion of all our (Jrown Lands, leaves us no choice but to call 
 on the Dominion of Canada to deal liberally in assisting tis in procuring 
 and securing a stream of immigration to this country. Other Provinces of 
 the Dominion can offer their lands to tlu^ immigrant free of chai-ge, or at such 
 a price as to leave them within the reach of all comers ; wo have to look to 
 the Dominion for the means of offering these inducements, and to pay the 
 expL'uses necessary to secin-e a large imnugration. These and many other 
 arguments I urged on the Government at Ottawa, on behalf of Manitoba and 
 the North West Territories, and I take nuich pleasure in reporting to your 
 Excellency that the Government at Ottawa expressed the most serious deter- 
 mination to make Manitoba and the North West Territories the chief object 
 
 ih. 
 
KETOKT. 
 
 beauty to the 
 gin» up in nil 
 
 II held its first 
 nllyilisciisHed, 
 net', had used 
 iited, iiiid all 
 lilx-ral iiiaiiiK'r 
 ndt'it'd hv till- 
 ;. ('artier, and 
 ti)ok a lively 
 iiit'tMrMcc, an<l 
 •oviiuri* had its 
 ) swcuro a i*«*r 
 lilders, otluMs 
 oha and tlit^ 
 ', she nsinired 
 ifs whon^ thoy 
 (in return tor 
 
 at Ottawa, all 
 satisfaction of 
 idvaii(;(! tho in 
 i.)vernini>nt of 
 
 10 North West. 
 vinccs of tht> 
 ason that one 
 ( lands of this 
 rawn upon foT* 
 kiui^ into tin- 
 ,11 liaiids, tin' 
 Saskatchewan ; 
 lie shilling for 
 )uhiic lands of 
 .'voted, in the 
 ly one-third of 
 l>ridg(!H, which 
 
 route for the 
 s, and $-J,0()0 
 the Dominion 
 r)ico but to call 
 
 ill procuriufi; 
 r Provinces of 
 rge, or at such 
 ve to look to 
 id to pay the 
 d many other 
 Manitoba and 
 lorting to vour 
 
 serious deter 
 e chief object 
 
 and charge in all their plans and disbur8ement<i in matters connected with 
 immigration. 1 furtlutr took the up|K)rtunity of reminding the l)oininion 
 Government that the great Dawson ro\ite is still incomplete, and must ever 
 bo so till bridge's are constructed aiToss the Ked llivcr and the AsHiniboine at 
 Fort tiarry, both of which are reipiired to complete tlm road, ami make it 
 what it was and is iiitend(!d to l»e, a complete road from 'I'hunder hav tu 
 Fort Oarry. IT|» to the present time, the Province of Maiiitulm has been 
 oblijjed to furnish ferries across those rivers for pissciij^ers by tlie Dawson 
 route. Jt is satisfactory to be able to report to your Kxceljency, that the 
 Cloveiiiment at Ottawa will, I have no doiilit, if tliis matter of bridges is 
 properly rejucseiited. laiild them without delay, and after all it is Init a small 
 matter in comparison with what lias aiwl is bcin;,' done for other Provinces, 
 such as the Intercolonial Itailway, the Pacili(r llailway, and the great scheme 
 «)f a system of canals for Ontario and t^nebec. 
 
 in acuordaucti with tin; Minute of Council, I made myself as well 
 acijuainted as possible in the short timf 1 had at my disposal, with the 
 rt'ipiiiements at th(? dilferent ports of entry ; such as Duluth, Saidt Ste. 
 Maiie, l)etroit, and other places where people coming to our Province by the 
 American routes have to enter and pass their goods and stock. I found the 
 sanu^ ditUculties existing at all those places. Immigrants coming lun: are in the 
 hist place put tr> a great deal of inconvenience about thet'ustnm House reipiire- 
 meiits. Thegreat majority of them being farmers and mechanics know absolutely 
 nothing about the mode of pasing, entering, or Itoii ling goods, and they are 
 thus left at the mercy of tho.se land sharks that arc always .searching around 
 to prey upon the immigrant; and, again, our immigrants from Canada. 
 the Iniited States, and Kurojie, are, the moment they come to those jdaces, 
 aiirrounded by agents of American railway ccjiiipanies, wh(» have large 
 tracts of land to sell, and all kinds of iuducemciits (most of tlniii existing 
 in agents' in\agiiiation only) are held out to induce them to stop slort of 
 our Province aiul setth' down on the lands of those companies, in the 
 neighboring States and Territories. I{y this means alone I havt- good reason 
 to believe .Manitoba lost, last summer, at least 2r><) families of immigrants. 
 I would therefore recommend the immediati' a])pointiiient of agent-* ,it Sault 
 Ste. Marie, Detroit, l)uluth, St. Paul, and P'-mbina, whose duty it would Ije 
 to attend to the forwarding of our immigrants without delay, to loitk after 
 them and their goods, and to .see that they are not inqosed on bv land sharks, 
 or by un.scru|»ulous runners for land-speculating railway companies, and that 
 the necessary entries at the (Justom Houses at those points are properly and 
 promptly made. I hail the honor of urging the.se appointments at Ottawa, 
 and your Excellency will see by the 3rd clause of the I'rotucol agreed upon 
 by theOonvention (Ap.IIl.), that the s\iggestion was not lost sight of I camiot 
 allow this opportunity to pass without recording my I'.eep obligations to 
 J. W. Taylor, Ksquire, United States tJonsul at Winnipeg, for his very great 
 kindness in furnishing rae with all the information in his [wwer, and also for 
 the very valuable sugge.stion conveyed in his letter to me of the 29th August 
 (Ap. 1 v.), a suggestion that I strongly recommend to your Kxcellency for 
 immediate action. 
 
 In conclusion, I beg leave to assure your Excellency that next summer 
 there will be no need of people coming to our Province by way of the United 
 States ; and, in fact, it will cost them much less, in time and money, if they 
 will only be induced to come by the " Dawson lloute," which will bo in first- 
 rate order throughout by the 1st of June next. Two very line largo iteanier* 
 
6 
 
 KKI'OKT. 
 
 jirr' now l)"iri'; ntpi'lly Imilt. foe tlic l/iki* of tlid WimhIs. jukI liiiiiiy fjiik**. 
 TIi'V will lit! ciiiiiiililrd Mini ;i(lii;i(- liy lln' I'lid (if Miiy, ami with tli-' ii<liiiii<)iial 
 fiii'lfitif'j tliiiH (tll'i.'1'Pil lo till' Iii5ini','iiitit. luiil wifji a t'rw ,i,'(io(I strniij,' liiiii^<'s for 
 firl'^'Iit, wlii"!i (VIM lit' titv.cil l.y ( li.' sfciiin'i s ;iii>l sti'iim Imihh'Ip'H, tlicic would 
 \)-' I'll' iii')i'i' fcrtiiiiit V iiiid .s:»r'ty to tin' liiiiiii.fi'iilit Mini his |»i(i|»ci-ty (without 
 ,iiiv IpmMp I- i.r Mini'iv:i!ii'i' wi(!i ( 'ii;t<iiii I I"Msi'^) in coiniiiL,' l>^ our own( 'iinudiiin 
 rmit . t liMii l>y .my oilier. 
 
 Til" ( li\ii'!i;ii('iit nf ( ' \";iil;i ••:\!iiiiil l»c ti >o si rcii'^lv 111' too often feiiiinded 
 of 111" \ i'll iiii]r>:( nici- to (' iii eli oi" (hi-- ':re:it \,itioii:il Kuiite ; of the iilisolutr 
 lie'"ssitv "f iii:i!:iii'4 it perfeei in e\ "ry |iiis^iii|e w;iy ; (hat e\ery dollar s|ient 
 judieioiislv ii|ioii it. is ,i thousind dulhirs saxcil t't the eoiuitry. It, was tin- 
 iiossrssioii "f this rotil" hist fall, that t or.'ht th- world thai l-'mt (lariy is 
 within liii',de !• ill of (Mtawa, :ind that ( '.iiiMiiianX'oliiniicr soldiers, under <'oni 
 niand '"f < 'aiiadiaiiN'oIutite'r oliii.-er^. in ^\ inter can inaho tlial, niareh Ironi their 
 hollies in the east to the far N'oi'th- west, in iweiity live days, that took 
 " .M.\ '^' oiian \Vo!-"ley"' tlii'i e ihoiiths to iiiahe in siimnier. 
 
 It was the |»o>sessioM of the "hawsoii loMiti'" last fall, that j,'ave tlio 
 r!o\ (■rnui''nt of('anac|a the mi'an'-i nf |iro\ In'i ti> ihe Fi-nian I'lillianH that eiiiiio 
 to murder and [ijuiider i:i i.ur J'roviiu-i'. al a linr-' when they thouL,dit that 
 as.-i.ilancc nathl nut reach um from Ottawa till the s|ii'int;, that the 
 iKiwer of tli(? Dominion is not w(;akejic(| hy the dislanee ln-l \vccn Tort (Jarry 
 and (^tiieliee. 
 
 1,'t the ( (overiiment ennstruet a railway fmni Thunder i>ay to Sheiiaiido- 
 wau 17 mih's. and from th" N irth-west .\nL;le to loat (oirry I 10 miles, in all 
 loT miles, and ihu-; secure iiide|ieii<leiici' nf ;ill American I'lads or routes, and 
 let the ( I.ivernmeiit nf ( 'aiiada, and tin- ])"i)|ih' ol" ( 'anada reiiii mlicr that this 
 routo will ]iay for its"lf t!ir"e i jnes ,>\i v, in i he eoist i ml ion ol the l^Hilie 
 Kailwa\', nil th' snp|)'!"s ft)/ tlrl lo ad muxl lie carrieil (i\ er Annrieaii i nules 
 ,it an inimeM:-c rust, il' the "■ ! 'awsou I'oMte" i^ iml mele e(Mi;ji!(ie and sulliciint 
 for that |iuriiese. Let the • mi\ einmi ei, ■''.' ('anada I'Iih inlier. and let tim 
 peoi,!' oi" M iiiitolia r iiiemli 1'. ihal we are uuw at tiie mercy of the I'nittMl 
 Stalls {'i r our maih-;. ;ind thai ili:tiui:!i iMidessiie^s at least we a.re left without 
 nia.its snmelimes for a v.eek, w hilst ofteji our mails ai" in the nmst unjiaidonaldc 
 and rci-kless 111 inm r. I hrown amid the sieiw s of the prairie, where they ait- 
 allov.cil (o remain i'ni' we.ks ai a time. Tlia; ihe |ia(d\'a!.,'es (,f j^tiotls ami 
 jiierchaniiise comin;; thruindi Aniericaii Territory on what [pretends to he 
 Ittaid al (•oiiNcyances for <air merchants are s\ st'in.atically luoken o|pen ami 
 pliimlcicd of half their cen'p'iits. and the |n rsi>nal elleets of our lmmiL;rantS 
 .share tiie same i'ate. Thisstal ■ of tliiiii;s has Ici.n inauixnr.ited since llndupmled 
 line sy.--tem c.>miiienceil. Previtpus to thai time lln- freight iiiLt was doneliy the 
 naiiNc jiiipulalitin (if 'he connlry, and untold ^eld \s(puld e\fr be safe in theii' 
 dlar^^^ I'y our merohants ort'eriin; their U'lods Ky the Dawson route, the 
 peuiile of the Province would lind eiiiphps iiient [nr thenisidvcs and their teams 
 as tliev did he.'etufore, and t vvpp hundred thonsaiid d pilars a vear would he 
 kept ill oircuhition within our Proviiu'(f which is now taken away from us in 
 the shape of payment for freight ; and the merchants tiieiiiselvps wipiild larj^tdy 
 henelit liy it. 'i'hese and a hundred other facts all poini to the one <rrj'at 
 upcessity of our Province, a safe and certain mode of c(pmiiiunicatioii through 
 our own eonntry and ten litovy hetween the St. Lawieiiee and the lied River. 
 The hkiod that gi\es vitality and life to Manitolia, is the same that coiirsog 
 tlirou<j;li the arteries of all our Sister Provinces, and to snslain the life of all, 
 it must he made to ramify as etpially as possilile throu;,di and among them all. 
 
I'liiny liiik<*. 
 tii<> iidilitioiiiil 
 
 ■oii!^ li;UL(''-i t'ol' 
 
 I, llii'ic would 
 
 M'lty (\vitlnMit 
 
 (>wn< *tiiiiulian 
 
 iftcii n'lniiuhid 
 itl' (lie :iliS(iluU' 
 y (Idllar spent 
 " It, was the 
 Koit (lariy is 
 •IS, iiinlfi- com 
 ai'i'li tioiii tlii-ii- 
 a\ s. lliat took 
 
 tiiat t,';ivc tlio 
 liaiiH (liat i-aiuo 
 ,- tli()iii,'iit tliat 
 •iiitr, tiiat (lie 
 I'll Tort (Jarry 
 
 V to SiicliaiKlo- 
 
 10 iiiih's, in ull 
 
 or loutrs, and 
 
 ■nilicr tliat this 
 
 ol fii.> }'a<iti(; 
 UiMi'icaii imitcM 
 tc iiii'l sulli«-i<iit 
 •V. ai.il h't tJKi 
 of till' I'nited 
 lire left without 
 st uiiiiaidonaliU; 
 vIh'Ic lliey an- 
 
 (,f" >;o()(is ami 
 [iictciuls to lie 
 )k«'ii opt'ii ami 
 )\\y Imniinraiits 
 since (lielioiuied 
 ,vas (lone l>y tlic 
 \n' sate in tlii'if 
 ison route, tlie 
 ami their teams 
 
 vear uonhl he 
 vay from ns in 
 ■s woulii lar.ueiy 
 I tlu! one ,irreat 
 lication through 
 the lied liiver. 
 lie that courses 
 1 the life of ull, 
 iiiiong them all. 
 
 KKI'OJIT. < 
 
 Muiiitoha nuiHt not he -eveied tV"m thi gr .ii i mi i al Iji ai l of < "anada ; .Maiiiiolia 
 must not he Ireali d lihe a slip child ; >di.: mii-.t. in la r iidam\\ athai, ho 
 fosti'ied hy her mother. 
 
 Your Hxcelj. lies will understand that as the t h.wi i.ne in of ( 'ana.la must 
 lirsi a^ree on ihe |iilicy in the nii'lt'i' of iinmi.,'r,it ion. .uel make it hjiov.n 
 to the <'ommoiis of t'.mada l..'ini,. it is i.ui.li.^h.'d, I can only ivfei yniii 
 [■;\cclleiic\ to I he Protocol agrceil n|ion hy the. Convention a! Ottawa, whieli 
 I have the honor to siiliiiiit lioi'ewitii f >i yuur ivxcellenc/s con^-ideialion. 
 
 The whole res|iectfiilly snhmitted. 
 
 KuiiT(j.Mu;v I HKNUV.i n n,\i:KK 
 
 Decemhrr :iO, iSl I \ 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 (riopY.) 
 
 APPKNDFX I. 
 
 At a nujetinj^ of ('ounoil hM ;it (fovornment IIouio, Fort Garry, on 
 Monday, thi; 28th day of Auj,MiHt, AD. 1871, 
 
 /'re$ent. 
 Tin; liieutcnaiit-Ciovernor. 
 Th(- llonomblc Jl. J. II. Clurk.^ 
 rii(» Hoiioriihli^ TliomiiH lldwai'd. 
 Tlie Ifoiioral)!*' ilaincs Mi.-Kav. 
 
 T 
 
 Tlic liii'iit«Miant-(Jov»MiMii- siilniiitH a copy of an Onlcr of Tfis Kxo'llfncy 
 tin; ( Jovi'iiiKi' ( J( iifial ill ( 'ouiicil, diitt'd tlif IHtli Ut'ccniln'r, ISdH, approvin)^ 
 of a Miniitf of tlic aiiaiiyrinruts provisionally voww. to liy Dt'lr^jatt'.s appoint' 
 (id \>y tlic (JovtininicntH of < 'aiiaila, Oniaiio anil New ISrunswirk, icspcctivcly, 
 on tlic Miil)jtrt of lniini^iatii>n, wliicli tlii' Ia»Mitfnant-(}ovcinor had icccivcd 
 by hiHt mail, fiiclosi'd in a despatch fioni the Hoiiorahle the Secretary of 
 State for ihu ProvinccH, in which that otlicet, callin;^ attention to the lOth 
 paragraph of the Minute, prosidiiii,' for meeting of Delegates of the different 
 Piovinccs, announced that Ills Kxcelleiicy tho (lovernor-denenil. Lad heeii 
 pleased to direct that a f teiieral Conference of !)elegateN of the Canada and 
 Provincial (lovernnientH should take jthu-e at Ottawa on the 1 .'Uh .Sejitemher 
 next, and expressed a hojie that the Covei nnieiit (;f Manitoba should lie re- 
 presented at the ConfeiiMice. Thereupon the Council advises tli.at a Meniher 
 of the (niverniiient lie (.'oininisHioned to attend such (. '(inference. The Council 
 are of opinion that the time has n<iw arrived for making arrangements, with a 
 view to a systematic and exten.sive immigration into the Province and the 
 North-West Territories. 
 
 The recent Treaties iMitered into by the (rovernnient of < *anada with the 
 Tiibes of Indians inhaliitijig this Province and tim .uljacent Tt^rritory has 
 op(nied to Inmiigration va.st tracts of country admirably adapted for purpo.ses 
 of Agricult\n-o and Jjunibering. 
 
 In the Province of Manitoba there will remain, after the llalf-bnied and 
 Indian lU;serves have been laid aside, .some seven millions of acres of valuable 
 land, of which a large proportion is litted for agricidtural purjiodeH, while 
 outside of the Province to the East, to the North and to the West, the Indian 
 title has been extinguished to a tract varying from 25 to IK) millionsof acres of 
 land, offeiing every variety ot soil, and atlbrding unliounded scope to the 
 indu.stry of the Tmmi,frant. The Council advises that the Delegate to be 
 appointed to Ottawa should bring pron>inently before the Conference the 
 
Fort Garry, on 
 
 His Kxo'llcncy 
 
 8(iS, iijtprovinjiJ 
 
 cj^jitoii apitoint' 
 
 tk, rt'siH'ctivcIy, 
 
 r liiui rcccivi'd 
 
 It' S»'cretiiiv of 
 
 )n to tli(^ lOth 
 
 f tlif (lifVtMimt 
 
 ml. biul Ik'ou 
 
 K' ('anailii and 
 
 lUli Scpb'iiilH'r 
 
 a islioiild In* n»- 
 
 tliat a Mc'iiilier 
 
 Tho Council 
 
 nicnts, with a 
 
 ovince ami the 
 
 mada witii tho 
 
 Territory has 
 
 'd for jmrpoHi'S 
 
 (alf-bi-ced anil 
 L^irt's of valuable 
 lurpodOH, while 
 est, the Indian 
 lions of acres of 
 scope to the 
 Delegate to be 
 Jonfercnce the 
 
 .\rri:Niti\. 
 
 
 
 fxteiiKivr tlcld which th' -m' iniiiicnsc trnctn oflVr for an ('noi ;.;«■( ic an«1 CdUiliiiud 
 inovenit'iit in favor nf liniui^'iati'iU on a lar^'c scale, and In- slmuld c< ; icr t 
 with (III- ( iiivcriiuirut tit < 'anada in particulai' till* sti ps I en :hary to aiti iititl 
 pnitfi-t the iniinixrant in lii^ pa-sage to this country, liilitr ly tl.c CaniHliuu 
 tir till- American rnute. 
 
 I'hat he slnnild uigc ii|m.ii flu' ( m.\ trnniiiit i)f < 'aii."ilii to use «\iiy t fl'ott 
 \vi()i till' ( iovt'innnnt nl' lli' (nitrd Stads to nlay the iiisti iiititiiiH and 
 tiin<i\c tlio imp) iliiiii'iits. wliirli duiMi'.' tlie past Mininni' liavi- npi rati tl so 
 injuriously to tlut nioNt niiiits i.t' Immigrants j ay^iig thii'U;.li ihe I nittil 
 States 'I'erritory. 
 
 lie sliotdd uri^e on the CI(i\ t-iiiliit lit i>f ( 'aiiatla tln' appointment td'tirnfiH 
 at (he ditl'titiit litintier ttjwns if the I'nitt d Statt s, tn llie It atliiy line i.f 
 transit, wliiise business it kIh u!d It', to "iil the I«iinii;.'iant liy ;.tlvi( e aiitl 
 assistani-e incase of net d, to pit.lti-t liiiii t'li m fiiniils and imp* sititin aid tt» 
 ^Miitle him tn his way. 
 
 Tlio CiMiiicil iiilvise that the 1 »( It rate slionhl nuike himself uci|nai!de«l 
 with the eiintlitiiiiis inipiistd l»y the Laws tn' l-y the ( Itlicials of the I'liitetl 
 States on the transit of Iimui<,'raiils' iroods, ami a.scertain whether they are 
 nnifttrin in the iliflerent frontier towns, with a view to such Mi;/gestioiis to 
 the tIovern!iient of ('ai!a<Ia iis the taets may variant. 
 
 And, ^'eiieiaily the ('oiilieil inl\iM' that the l)»le<;ate .«-h(Hi!d use his ];est 
 ability to place l.el'ore the juipper aiitla lities the at'\)iiita;ii s wMch the Noilh- 
 West affoids tt» thtt Immiijiiint t<ver any other pan of the hemiiii n. 
 
 The CtMiiieil rt eommeiiil that the Jloiioi.ible lleiny d. ll.Claike, 
 Attorney ttcntial of this PioNince, lie tleh j.'ated to the ( ■eiiferenee. 
 
 (Signtxl) IIKNIJ DOLTllllJ.IKH, 
 
 C. E. V. 
 
 (copy.) 
 
 APFKNDJX TI. 
 
 Covi'U.NMi'.NT Tl(;it-K, Su.vi-.r, iri:if;iiTs, 
 
 August. 'JlUh, 1S71. 
 
 T)kak Sir,- 1 have to inelm-t' you a copv of the Minulu of t'onncilajv- 
 pointing ytui a helegate to tlit; Iniinigiatiou Conference to be lield at Ottawa 
 on the thirteenth t)f Se}>tember. 
 
 You will b(? good enough n(/t to lose any time in setting tait on your 
 journey st) as to make suit'of your arrival in Ottawa in tim<! to ix; present at 
 the opening of the ( 'oiifereiice. 
 
 I need hardly say that it will I»e desirable that y<iu should n.'turn with as 
 little delay as po.ssible after theclostf of the Conferenct?. 
 
 The absence of the lirst Law ( Hlicer of the Crown is at all times nn iri- 
 conveniifjice, ami a seeoinl ab.sence, immeilialely following the Jirst, will nece.s- 
 Rurily be productive tjf .still gi eater inconvenience. 
 
 1 have the honor to br», 
 l)ear Sir, 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 (Signed) A. G. AROIMDALD. 
 
 To the lion. II. J. Clai-ke, Attorney-General. 
 
'!?■ 
 
 10 
 
 AI'PKNDIX. 
 
 ((Jopy.) 
 
 APrKNDIX 111. 
 
 1 Till) Dominion will niniiitjiiii (in crtiiuciit HysLfm of Fniin ignition agoncy 
 ill tlit> llnitrtl Kiiit,'<Ioin, on llu: (/'untincnt of Kuropi', and if ilot^meil n-'iuisito 
 «'lsi!\vlit;ii! licyoiid ('jiiiada. 
 
 'J. It will maintain liHicient (.^narantino ostaldislimcnts at Qnolioc and 
 tlalifax.at St. John in Now Hnmswick, at Victoria in IWiti.sli Ooliimliia, and 
 wlit'ivvi.T i'ls(^ th<^ saiim may do dt'cmcd jciniisito. 
 
 .T. It will maintain t-flitMcnt Iiiimif^i-ation oITkv'.s at Quelx'C, Montreal, 
 Kinsjston, Toionb), Iliimilton, Ottawa and Halifax, at St. .lolin in Ni^w 
 iJruiihwick, at Miiamiclii, oi' .somo otlii-r point contiguous to tlin line of the 
 Jiitereolonial IJailway, in Manitoha, at Victoria in I'.iiti.sh tlolumWia, and 
 NvliureviM- the .same may he deemed reijuisite. 
 
 4. It will maintain a liheral policy for the s(!ttleinent and colonization of 
 ilio Orowii lands in Manitoha and Uk; North West T'-rritories. 
 
 it. It will disseminate .such information with ief(;reiico to the Dominion 
 j,"Mier!illv. and to Manitolia and tlu! North-West Territories in jiarticular, as 
 mav l)0 deemed rei|uisit(* for th(! advancement of 1 mmi;.;ratii»i. 
 
 ft. Such ffr.iiits as shall lie ihu-med i'e(|uisitft in aid of Immi^'ration will 
 l)e :iske(l of J'iirliameiit yearly. 
 
 7. Tiie .several I'lovinces will maintain an e(rn'iefit syst(Mn of Immif^ratiori 
 iVi^rncy within tlnii" respective territoriiis, and will (;oniie(;t the sam(!, so far 
 as possihie, with a lilieial policy for the .s»;tth;ment aJid (colonization of the im- 
 cultivated laials therein. 
 
 5. They may appoint such Immij^ration .Xf^ents in Europe and elsewhere 
 beyond ('anada as lliey think juoper; and such Agents, on re(^iiisition to tlia^ 
 elfect, will he duly accredited l»y the Dominion (lovernmont. 
 
 9. Each Province will diss(.'minate such iidorination as it may deem 
 reipiisitt! for the advancement of Immigration ; and to that end will furniNh to 
 tho Dejiartment ot Agriculturo and to tin; Immigratiou Agents of tho 
 Dominion, full information aa to its system of st^ttlement and colonization, 
 the lands assignetl for free grants to settlers, if any, and the (;onditioiia of 
 such grants, and other information and all documents deemed rerpiisito for 
 the advancement of Immigration. 
 
 10. To pr(!vent di.ssappointnK^it of intending Tmmigranf.s, no Province 
 will altar tluf termsof its .system as .so communicated, without resusonahh' notice; 
 and if possible, the information in (piestion will Ik; .so communicattul before the 
 winter of (saoh year, and will not be restrictively changed during the ensuing; 
 seajjou of navigation. 
 
 11. Conferences of I)(;Iegates of the Dominion and Provincial Govern- 
 ments will 1)0 convened from time to time at tho ollice of tho Minister of 
 ^agriculture by the (jlovernijr in (Jouncil, at the reijuest of ono or more of tho 
 Provincial < Jovernni'mts, or without such r(MjU(!st, and it is understood that 
 Ruch a (Jonferenco will bo ao convened for some date during each sosaion of 
 Purliameut. 
 
[^nition iigoncy 
 ine<l n-'iuisito 
 
 it QiHiVioo and 
 i\>liiinl>i:i, and 
 
 icr, Moiiticiil, 
 
 Oliii in N»^w 
 
 10. liiu> of the 
 
 C!oluin))iii, and 
 
 colonization of 
 
 tin; Dominion 
 I piirticnliir, as 
 
 ;n migration will 
 
 of lniini<^nition 
 II! .saiiKS HO far 
 zation of tlio an- 
 te and olsewhoro 
 i^iiisition to tlia) 
 
 8 it may deem 
 1 will furniNli to 
 Aj^fiits of tho 
 n<l colonization, 
 ilie conditioiiH of 
 nod rwiuisito for 
 
 t.s, no Province 
 Mi,sonal)l(> notice; 
 icatiul la-foro tlio 
 iring the ensuing 
 
 )vincial Govorn- 
 tho Minister of 
 (s or more of tho 
 understood that 
 each session of 
 
 (Copy.) 
 
 APPKNOIX. 
 
 APPKNDIX IV. 
 
 n 
 
 UnITKI) StATKS foNStr-ATF, 
 
 Winnijej,', AumnHt 'JUth, 1871 
 
 Sir, - T enolosc for your informitiori. a printcil (!0|iy of a correspondcnco 
 hetwct'ii this CoMsulatc and the 'I'li'iisiii y l)»'|'ariiiiciit, in n';4iird to a relaxa- 
 tion of the iJoTulini^ system in faxocof I niniij^iants from the Mastern Provinces 
 of ( 'anada to Mariitolia. from whifli you will pi-rcciv r t hat a partv, on execution 
 of his personal lioml at, a puil offiilry on the ft.mdrr of tht^ ruitcd States, 
 may pass with his personal or househohl elleets, team, vehicji- and ini|ilement» 
 of trade or husltanilry, on any rniite throu^'h th(! States which he finds most 
 convenient. h is ncees.sary howrvrr that a eilizen of (he l'nite<l States 
 should lie si'curify at the poii of entry oti his Itoud, ami I woidd thereloro 
 HiiLT^est for eonsidiiration at th<> Ottawa < 'onlcrfiwe to which you referred this 
 niorninf^. that tiuf Canadian < !o\ crnnieiit should designate AL,'ents fur this 
 |iui|M)se ami for jirofection of limni^ranis j^eneially. at such i>orts as Siiult St 
 Marie or hululh. Port Huron, Windsor, etc. 
 
 It has heen suj^i^estcd also, that the 'Pieasury I)e)»artment at \Vashin<;fon- 
 mi;,'ht he iiKhu'cd to !.;o further than I ventured to ask in t luM-nclosed corre.;u(Ui- 
 dence, and direct Customs (Hiiceis, on proof that a paity is an immi;.'iant frf)in 
 Ontario or Queliccr, to allow him all the privile^'es of an Immigrant from a 
 forei;^n countrv to (lu^ I'nited States without raisin^^any question of sulisetpient 
 ilestimilion to Manitolia. This woii'lil dispense; with any necessity of l)on<linjj 
 his eil'ects, or of the intervention of Canadian .Ai^ents or C(>mmissioner.s at 
 poi'ts of entry. If you and your colIea;.,'ues of the ()ttawa Conf<'ience shoidd 
 determine in favor of su(di an overture to the W'ashiri^^ton authorities, I am 
 iniilin.'Ml to anticipate its success, and it would ci-rtainly receive my 
 I'ecommendation. In this ronnection you may desire to know wha.t ell'ticts of 
 an immigrant are now admitted free of duty. I lind tin; following, on a hasty 
 ref(!renc(^ to tho C. S. Tariff Acts :-- 
 
 " 1. Wearing apparid in actual use and «)ther [lersonal efTects, (not mer* 
 channise) professional hooks, implements, instiiinieiits and tools of trftde, 
 occupation or employment (liut not Machinery) of persons arriving in tho 
 United States March\', l^til. 
 
 " 'J. Household eflects of persons and fatnilies I'f'tuining or immigrating 
 from foreign countries, which have Ikm'ii inactualu.se ahroad hy tlmm, and 
 not inten(le<l for anv otluM' pc^rson or [(cnsons, or for sale, not excoediug $500, 
 A. N. of July 14, ]S7(). 
 
 " .3. \Vag"on.s, sleighs, haiiu'SH, jdoughs and other impIemtMits hrought hy 
 farmers arriviii" in tin; Cnited Sl,at(^s from fori'ign countries as immigiantn, 
 for their own use, the same having l)een u.seil l»y them in such foreign countries. " 
 May 5, 1«G9. 
 
 "4, Teams of aidmals, including harru'ss ami tackle, actually owiied by 
 persons immigrating to tho I 'nited States with their families from foreign 
 countrit's, and in actual use for the purpt))»es of such Immigration Act of July 
 14, 1870." 
 
 ^ tnuiRciihe these provisions tu udicat*' the articles, which are prohihly 
 referred to, in (Ik; Secretary's letter of May, 2i u«, "Teams, waggons, Louse- 
 

 12 
 
 APrKNDIX. 
 
 linld, !in<l personal I'lTffKs." and wliicli, in the caso of [»nranns imtnigratingfrom 
 Oaiiadiito Maiiiliilia, an- allowed in 'puss undor individual lionds. 
 
 In io;,Mi-d to tli»! routo of Iinniii^'rants with t»'anis, V(diic]c3 and o(fcct«. 
 T n^|».'at tlic Bii;,'<:cstioii of my onclost-il IcttfM- fodcncral A. |{. N^tth-ton of 
 IMiiladidpliia.a <,'iiitli'iii;in of closft relations to Mr. ,J. (Jooko and the Northt»rn 
 PaniHi! Wailroail. Trains ar(! now rniMiinj^ I .if) niih's west of Dnhith to th»i 
 oro^sini; of ( !row NViiii^ !Jiv»'r, fr-oin whieh point there is an ('xc<dlent |)rairip 
 rontc of 300 milns to Kort Oarrv. Next spring, the distancfi from the railroad 
 terminus will Ins redueeil to iJOO miles or four days' journt>y. I heliere it 
 possihh; to establisli an advantageous loute for ISIanitoha Immigrants, with 
 thcdr lilFocts, over this stn-Lio ■ of railways, in conjunotion with the numorous 
 Hiid commodious stoameis now plying on Lakes Ifnronand Superior. 
 
 I suggest that a eorresporidf*iice on this suWjoct ah')uld 1> i op3n(.>d with 
 IlwiorvhUj J. C;,-..4oi-y S nith. of S,^ VM.dh. Vi. P.-st., N.P.R.K. 
 
 If I can aid your effort.^ in any way to facilitate Immigration to Manitoba, 
 I shall bo happy to do so. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 ^.I.W. TAYLOR, 
 
 U. S. Consul. 
 Hon. ir. J. Clarke, Att..rn.>y-a--neral. 
 
 SPf'^CIAT. BONDING ARILVNCEMI-LVT,^ FOR MAXITOBA 
 
 IMMKiRANTS. 
 
 Ry a recent comrnuni.Mlion from tlio (I. S. Treasury Dejiartinent, 
 nH>eived!»y the Consul at this place, we are led to hope tha.t the dilliculties 
 hithort.o attending the transit of Canadian emigrants thi'ough American 
 torritory, will be obviateil. 
 
 Soon after the arrival of Mr. J. W. Taylor this subject was brouglit to his 
 notice by (Jovornor Archibald, at whose instance the following lettiM- was 
 addressed to (Jen. A. 1>. Netileton, Immigrant Commissitjner of th(^ Northern 
 Pa:'ific Railroad at Pliilaih-lphia. This letter is reproduced as an introduction 
 to the ollioial coricspondeiice which will follow :-- 
 
 Wi.VNii'Kc, 15. N. A., 
 Dercmhrr ~dh, IS70. 
 
 DkarSir, — I Iiav(5 many inqtiiries in regard to the best manner of pass 
 ing emigrants from (.'anada to Manitoba, with waggons, teams, and household 
 effects. Their ol)ject will be to strike the grassy plains of Northern 
 Minnesota, upon Red iiiver trails, by the mo.st <lirect and cheapest route. I 
 am in consultation with Governoi- Archibald upon sonu? plan like the, 
 following : 
 
 Have a general rcH'/et;,'o?x.s' at Detroit. There station an agent for the 
 Northern Pacific to execute transportation bonds, and sell to (rinadiaiv 
 emigrants commutation tickets by lake steamer to Didnth, and by Northern 
 Pacific to the crossing of Crow Wrng River, or the nearest point on the trail 
 via Otter Tail Lake to Pembina. Arrived where caravans could organize for 
 a journey without obstruction to Manitoba, so?ue slight and cheap surveillance 
 woidd afterwards be necessary to secure the cancellation of the transportation 
 bonda givtm at Detroit. 
 
n igniting from 
 
 ■s fiti'l pHV'CtH, 
 
 {. Ndttlctoii of 
 the Northcru 
 Dnluth to ihn 
 
 :c<)ll(Mit |)riiirip 
 
 )iu tho railroad 
 J \>f'\\f',vp, it 
 
 rnigrants, with 
 tiio iiumorona 
 
 )erior. 
 
 ! o])3ri(Ml with 
 
 li. 
 
 Ill to Manitoba, 
 
 'AYr/)H, 
 U. S. Consul. 
 
 WITOBA 
 
 : l)c]i:\rtinfnt, 
 tim ililHcMikit's 
 iigli Ani('ri«;an 
 
 lirouglit to his 
 iiig letter \va.-< 
 f th(; Northorii 
 an introduction 
 
 15. N. A , 
 er 'dh, ISrO. 
 
 n\nner of pasH 
 
 and hous(diold 
 
 of NortluMii 
 
 post route. I 
 
 plan likt! the 
 
 agent for th« 
 1 to (rinadiaii 
 id hy Northern 
 lint on tho trail 
 lid oiganizo for 
 saj) surveillauoe, 
 s transportation 
 
 ArPKNDT.X. 
 
 13 
 
 If any delay .sho\dd intervene iix o])(,'ning the N'ortln-rn Pacific for general 
 business to Crow Wing lliver hv May ne.xt, tlio eniigiants may Ik; taken on 
 the liako Superior liailroad ti> I'int! ('ity, or ilnsh City, and thence dismissed 
 over fair road.s to St. Cloud and the Otter Tail Itoute. 
 
 T am <put" C(!rtaiii that theCanadianCJovornment will pay all the expenses 
 of agenei(rs at Detroit or el.stiwhero to ficilitatt; in the maimer propo.se 1 i h f 
 transit of their people. From |>resent appearances 1 anticipate a large 
 immigration here next summer. So mueh has been siiil in Canada alxiut thw 
 '•(jrreat North W.'st," that the furore can tmly l»e compared to tho Ivansa.i 
 excitement of \K)i, 
 
 r remain, ycnirs trulv, 
 (Signed) J. \V. TAYLOR. 
 
 \. 15. Xettleton, f:.S4. 
 
 I". S. C<)NSl'r,.\TK, 
 
 Whuiijxij, Ajtr'd 2.'t, \<''^i I . 
 
 SiK,— The Xuitherii Pacific Uailroail is alreaily constructed west of T.ake 
 Superior- ].')0 miles, or within 100 miles of lied lliver. It luidges over the 
 ditlioult country of furest.s and swamps surrounding the lak ■. and cnmiects 
 witli the |ilains and trails of North \\'est(;in .Minnesota. In (.'oniiection with 
 fiteaiimrs through the lakes, the road might become a fivorile route for 
 emigrants, espt^cially for parties moviiii^ with waggons and hor.ses. 
 
 1 am led to btilieve that the emigration fivtm Canada to the Province of 
 Manitolia would follow .siu^li a route in preference to -iny other, if the Treasury 
 Department would adojit a liberal policy in retfard to the transportation of 
 the aiiinmis, v»dii(;les and household etlects <if a Cauadiaii emigrant. 1 beg 
 leave to recommeml snob a policy. 
 
 Its details might l>e, briefly, that i-veiy ])!irty arriving at the Sanlt Ste. 
 Marie, and making oath that his animals, veliich's and ed'ects are intended ii>r 
 his own use as a settler, and gi\in„' the usual bond for transport. ition l)y 
 steamer to Duluth, aii'l i)y the Nortliern IVicilii' I! lilroad to it>, western 
 t"nninus. mav be suffered fo pass over the wagiion routes of N'orthern 
 Minnesota to l'cm!>in:i, and ihence. after due inspeiMioii, cross the frontier of 
 ^Ianit.ol)a. I sulmiif that such periiiis,sion would n<-t interfere with tic 
 regulations for tlie tiansjiortation of general me|-cliandise in liond, ami wouhl 
 be ap[)r(rciated by tids ccjmiiiunity. and doulitless by Canada at large, h.s a 
 friendly act. 
 
 I am, yours respectfully, 
 
 (Signe.l.) .1. W. T.WLOR. 
 
 Hon. (leorge S. Poutwell, I'. S. Consul. 
 
 Secretary of the Treasury, 
 Washington. 
 
 TrvfCA-iKHY Dkpautmk.nt. 
 
 May -Jlth, 1871. 
 
 Sill. —Your communication of the 'Jttli uit. is received, in which you a«k 
 
 that p(fr.sons emigrating from < 'anada lo the Pro\ luce of Manitoba, may be 
 
 permitted to paPS thixmgh the ti'iiitory o*' th<! Cnited State', with their 
 
 teams, waggons, liou.sehold and jH.-rsonal elVects, wilhoul the payment of duty 
 
 thereon. 
 
 1 
 
14 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 )! 
 
 You suggest that sucli i>ci"Sons might he allowed to make an entry and 
 give bond for the tianspoitation of such articles from the Sault Ste. Marie, via^ 
 Duluth and Pembina for ex[)ortation as aforesaid. 
 
 Ill reply, I would state that there is no oVtjfction to allowing thf 
 emigraiits to pass througli tin* toiritory of the United States with theii 
 animals, baggage, efl'ects, kc, in the manner mentioned, provided, however 
 that entricH of all dutiable articles are made at the first iM>rt of arrival in tli( I 
 United States, and jjrojx'r bonds are givfui thereat for the due transportatior f 
 and exportation of tho same to their foreign destination, which bonds will h J 
 cancelled by the collector at the port where the entry is made, uikju hi ' 
 rec<'iviiig a certificate from the^Ccllector at the poit where the goods leave tli 
 United States, and one from the Uniti.'d States ('onsul in the foreign countn 
 showing that the exportation actually took place, 
 
 A co[»y of the regulations \inder which such j»ractice is authorized 
 hereby transmit. 
 
 1 am, itc, I 
 
 GEORGK S. BOUT WELL, | 
 
 To James W. Taylor, Ksq., Seoretarj-. | 
 
 United States Consul, 
 Winnipeg, .Manitoba. 
 
 Although Mr, Taylor's suggestions refttr to the direct route through La! ' 
 Superior, yet there is no doubt that the foregoing regulations will apply 
 all other commiinicatiovis through the territory of the United States. (• 
 ouly regiet is that this correspondence was not immediately published 
 Washington and in ("aiiada. Indeed it only leaches the Consul in the fo: 
 of a copy obtained and forwarded by Jay Cook it (^'o., the original having i 
 yet been received. We postpone further couitnent and explanation, tti 
 repeating ipiite earnestly the reconimendation made by us in The Manitoi 
 of June 10. 
 
 ! i 
 
I make an entry and 
 Sault Ste. Marie, vid 
 
 tion to allowing the 
 ,(1 States with then 
 [I, proviaed, however ; 
 IMjrt of arrival in tli' t 
 the due transpovtatioi 
 , which bonds will b 
 try is nnwle, tiiwn hi 
 [■re the j^oods leave tli 
 in the foreign country 
 
 iictice is authorized 
 
 S. BOUTVVKLL, 
 
 Seoretar>'. 
 
 rect route tlirough [iti. 
 e<»ulations will ap\'ly 
 ,e United States, d 
 mediately published 
 the Consul in the fo; 
 , the original having i 
 and explanation, or 
 ,y US in The Manitob