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(( 1( « Canadian Pacific Railway TIBSE TASJmE, VTZTII NOTES -:o:- Eastern Division— Quebec to Montreal: 172 Miles Miles from Mont'l 172 168 164 158 146 142 Trons- Contln'l Train 1,BAVB 3.00 P. M. P O 'A a 3.07 3.40 STATIONS— Dhscriptivb Notes Quebec — Population 75,000. This old city occupies the base and summit of a lofty crag projecting into the St. Law- rence. Jac(iues Cartier, the first European who sailed into the river (1534), si)ent a winter at the base of the cliffs, and French fur companies soon after established here a headquarters for trading. A few years later the headland was fortified, and, as the settlement grew, the fortifications were enlarged until Quebec became the stronghold of Canada, remaining so until captured by the English under Wolfe, in 1750. No city in America is so grandly situated, or offers views from its liiglier points so diversified and lovely. In the "upper town," on the highlands, the public buildings, churches, best business blocks, hotels and schools are found, and here the Englisli and modern part of the town has outgrown its antecedents. The "lower town," near the water, abounds in irregular, narrow streets, quaint old houses, and is the commercial quarter of the town. The commerce of Quebec began with the fur trade, and this remains an important element. Enormous transactions in lumber go on here annually. The whole lower valley of the St. Lawonce and the northern lumbering regions draw their merchandise from this centre. The suburbs of Quebec are remarkably interesting in scenery, history, and opportunities for sport, especially fishing. The railways leading here, other than the Canadian Pacific, are the Grand Trunk, the Intercolonial, the Quebec Central, and the Quebec and Lake St. Joiin. Trans- atlantic steamers of the Allan, Beaver and Dominion lines land here in summer, and local steamers depart for the lower St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. Extensive docks, warehouses, &c., incidental to the terminal facili- ties of the Canadian Pacific Railway, will be noticed ; passengers from Europe landing immediately at the railway station, where assistance concerning customs regulations, exchanging tickets, and forwarding personal effects, is rendered by the company's agents. Lake St. John R'y Junction — Junction with Q. & L.-St.-J. R'y for Lake St. John and the upper Saguenay. Lorette — Originally a settlement of Christianized Huron Indians, with celebrated cascade scenery and fishing. Belair tSt. Jean de Neuville St. Bazile Villages of French Canadian farmers and lumbermen.whose houses are pic- turesque and customs widely different from those of their English neighbors. t Flag Station. § Refreshment Station. VAY i the base St. Law- 10 sailed 86 of the tablished later the grew, the ame the tured by America ts higher jr town," hos, best and here "utgrown le water, i houses, I. The and this nsactions er valley g regions e suburbs ■, history, J. The a Pacific, I Quebec . Trans- [lion lines rt for the Extensive lal facili- noticed ; '■ at the customs ; personal & L.-St.-J. 3d Huron ishing. a farmers BS are pic- r different leighbors. Station. I Refroahmont Station. BASTEHN DIVISION MUm from Mont'l Trmi- Contln'l Tr«ln 136 133 129 126 119 114 107 97 94 LBAVH 3.55 I'. M. 4.22 5.00 .051 .10/ 5.05 6 86 70 74 70 64 61 56 48 48 42 39 35 27 23 17 13 10 5 2 STATIONS— DKScn I PTivR Notes Portneuf— Pop. 2,200. Deschambault Laohevrotiere Grondines Sto. Anne de la Perade Batiscan Champlain Factories of wood-pulp and paper. Stations for French agricultural par- ishc^H. Many rivc^ra afford power for mills and factories, devoted princi- pally to pujior-making and wood- working. Chunihes and schools abound. Fishing and Fall shooting good toward the head of the streams. Piles Junction — Junction for branch lino to Grand Piles, 22 m. north, up the St. Mauri(!0. (Quantities of lumber and produce come down this river, whi(;li is noted for its fishing. At Sliawanench descent. The buildinj; of the canal about tlic^ liachiuc* rapids, just above the city, and the growth of railways and commerce, caused Mon- treal to increase, until it l)ecanie the nietro{K)lis of tho Dominion. Ihire resided the gover lors of the old furcom- ])anies, and the fur trader has always occupied a promi- nent place in the city's com menu . In summer, great nund)ers of steamships and sailing vessels as' mkI to Montr(\aI, which is one of the Ijest harbors, as weli as most thoroughly furnished warehouse-ports, in tho world. The city is built almost entirely of stone, possesses im- posing public buildings, (•iiurclies and institutions, and nuiny handsome residences, and is provided with superior h( tefs. Its suburbs are quaint and beautiful, and the neighborhood abounds in objects of interest. Steam- ships of the Allan, Donunion, Beaver and other lines run to KuroiHi; and sto.-mers connect Montreal with all the river and lake towns. Tlie new cantilever bridge of the Canadian I'acdic at Lachine, 10 miles above Montreal, gives an indepenilent outlet for its trains to Boston, the White Mountains Portland and all i)arts of Now England. Over the Victoria bridge, the trains of the Central Vermont and Delaware and Hudson Canal Co's railroads connect Montreal with ."southern New England and New York. Hochelaga— Suburban station, near large factories. Mile-end — Divergence of Can. I'ac. R'y lines to Boston, and I to Toronto and the western United States. Sault aux Recollet? — Ra[)ids of the Riviere des Prairies, where a Recollet priest was drowned in 11)20. ?St. Martin's Junction — Divergence of Quebec Division. Ste. Rose— French village, frequented in summer by sub- urban visitors. Crossing of Isle Jesus river. Ste. Therese — liranch lines diverge here for St. Jerome, St. Lin and Sr. Eus'j'AcnB. Ste. Augustin itHe^as'""' largely, dairying. JLachute — Pop. 2,000. Fine waterpower, running a variety of factories, especially paper-nulls and wood-working industries. Beautiful building-stone quarried here ; and a dairy-country in the neighborhood. An interesting sporting region in the Laurentian hills northward. French farming villages devoted EASTERN DIVISION t Flagr Station. Milea I Trans- from Coplin'i Mont'l Train 49 57 59 65 74 79 84 90 94 100 104 109 114 118 120 LEAVE 10.12 P.M. STATIONS— Descriptive Notes St. Fbiliipe Grenville region A dairying and quarrying .^ population largely English-speaking. SCttlumet— Refreshment roomp. The hills near here are rugged, and afford good shooting and trout-fishing. Charming views of the rapids of the Ottawa and Calumet rivers are gained from their summits. Station for Calh- DONiA Springs, eight miles south of L'Orignal, Ont. Pointe au Che^ie Ottawa valley. Farming and dairy- Montebello ing between the line and the river. Papineau ville Phosphate and mica mines at various North Nation Mills points ; also iron ore, building stone Thurso and good clays. Excellent shooting in spring along the rivers, and in the 11.55 midn't Rockland Buck^iigham L*Ange Gardien East Tercipleton Gatincau Hurt sOttawa— Pop. 40,ono fall in the hill regions, which are Capital of Canada 122 124 128 134 143 148 155 158 163 171 174 177 1.10 1.26 1.46 2.05 2.19 wooded and rugged. Fishing abun- dant. The city of Ottawa is seen in the distance as the great lumber- yards oiHvll are apprc<^(hed. .,»w»— -v.^. ^v.,,...^. Capital of the Dominion, and in Ontario, through which the railway extends until Man- itoba is reached. — Ottawa is picturesquely situated at the junction of the Rideau river with the Ottawa. Naviga- tion is interrupted here by the falls of the Chaudiere, whose remarkable cataracts are seen in crossing the river. This gigantic wateroower is utilized, and some of the largest lumber manufactories in the Donainion, are here visible from the bridge ; and also the timber- slides, by which the lumber from the upper river passes dow. without damage into the navigable water below. Close to the city, are the pretty Rideau falls. The city itself stands upon high ground overlooking the falls and the lumber-yards.— The principal places of interest within it are the public buildings, soi^i-j of which, most prominentlv the octagonal and butaessed Library, can be plainly seen from the railway. These are of magni- ficent proportions, and ornate architecture. Rideau Hall, the residence of the governor-general, iS two miles distan;. Ottawa is becoming not only the residence of many public men, and attracting a bnlhant social circle, but factories of various kinds are accumulating. JSkead's JBrittannia Bell's Corners Stittsville Ashton aCarleton Junction.— Divergence of the Ontario Division to ' Smith's FiiUs, Toronto, and Ont..rio generally. Reiresli- ment rooms. Station for Carleton Plach^ pop. 3,b00. An agricultural and wood-cutting region, settled by English speaking communities. Bass, pickerel, pike fishing is always good. and Almonte Sneddon's tPakenham JArnprior Braeside Sand Point From Carleton the main line turns northwest and afterwards west, ;ind again seeks the banks of the Ottawa. This is a region cultivated in isolated spots, especially for barley and hay ; but chiefly devoted to timber cutting and saw-mills, for which the frequent 183 186 189 198 205 211 215 219 224 234 246 251 255 262 270 274 284 297 station. EASTERN DIVISION 9 i Refreshment Station. speaking. here are it-fishing. Calumet for Calh- Ont. nd dairy- the river. it various ing stone shooting md in the .rhich are ing abun- is seen in t lumber- ed. 1, and in mtil Man- ited at the Naviga- ^haudiere, )ssing the and some Dominion, le timber- ver passes ,ter below. The city ; the falls of interest hich, most brary, can of magni- ideau Hall, two miles I residence iant social umulating. 3od-cutting 1 speaking kerel, and i. Division to Refresh- p. 3,600. line turns 8 west, und rlie Ottawa. I in isolated y and hay ; her cutting he frequent >lile8 ftom Hont'l 183 186 189 198 205 211 215 219 224 234 246 251 255 262 270 274 284 297 807 318 330 340 344 348 358 364 374 378 387 397 408 419 422 431 436 443 Trana- Contlnl Train LEAVE A.M. 2.50 3.12 3.29 4.12 5.00 5.13 5.25 5.44 6.04 6.14 6.38 7.08 7.33 8.01 8.33 8.59 9.07 9.15 9.32 9.55 A.M. FIRST DAY 10.20 10.32 10.52 11.17 11.42 12.07 pm 12.15 12.36 12.50 1.12 STATIONS— Descriptive Notes. Castleford Russell's Kenfrew JHaley's C!obden Snake Kiver Oraham's Qovernnleut Boad Pembroke JPetewawa §Chalk River JWylie Bass Lake tMoor Lake Mackey BocklifTe tBissett Deux Rivieres JKIock Mattawa JEau Claire IRutherglen Callander tNasbonsing JThorncliflfe rapids of the river give excellent waterpower. At Almonte are woollen mills ; and at Amprior large marble quarries. Opportunities for sport both with gun and rod are excellent The fishing is best in the many small lakes and in the Ottawa, where mas- kinonge, pickerel, bass, whitefish and perch are common. The lai^est vil- lages are Renfrew (a brisk place, pop. 2,000, at the terminus of the Kingston & Pembroke R'y), and Pembroke (pop. 4,000) on the historic AUumette lake. The Ottawa is followed westward as far as Mattawa, where the river diver- ges as it comes down from northward, and then the line strikes westward towards L. Nipissing, north of Geor- gian bay. The Laurentian hills stand on the opposite bank of the Ottawa, and many rapids and romantic brooks, suggesting good fishing, please the eye. As Mattawa is approached the land becomes rough and strewn with ledges and boulders, which con- tinues for some distance further : the valleys and borders of the many lakes are tillable and fertile, but farmers are few. Mattawa has 1,000 pop. and is the principal distributing point for lumbering supplies. Guides for hunt- ing moose, caribou, etc., can be got here. At Callander the old govern- ment lines, which were taken by the Company, terminated, and here the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway began in 1884. §North Bay. — Railway divisional-point; and terminus of Northern & Northwestern Ry's from Hamilton, Toronto, and the Muskoka Lake country. A port (pop. 1,000) on Lake Nipissing, noted for its fishing (in great variety) and shooting ; good hotels and stores exist in the village, and it is a favorite sportsmen's resort. Choice lands and timber border the lake shore, which the railway skirts. Quantities of good land await cul- tivation, but at present getting logs, ties and cord wood is the chief indus- try. Meadow-vide is on a reservation of the Nipissing Indians, after whose chief Beaucage was named. Wahna' pitae is near an excellent fishing lake of the same name; and here the country becomes broken and rocky. §Sudbury — ? nail station, whence the Algoma branch pro- ceeds westward to Sault Ste. Marie, where it will connect J Beaucage JMeadowside Sturgeon Falls tVerner tVjuve River tMarkstay tHillcrest tWahnapitae JRomford !!! 10 EASTERN DIVISION t Flag Station. Milcg from Mont'l Trans- | Contin'l Trains STATIONS— Descriptive Notes LEAVE NOON with routes through nortliern Michigan and Wisconsin, to St. Paul, etc. This branch runs down the valley ot Spanish river, and thence along the coast of Georgian bay. It penetrates a district of pine, lead and copper. Moose, deer, bears and small game reward the hunter. IChelmsford ! A comparatively level region, with ILarchwood much tiUable soil, m the valley of tOnaping ; the pretty Vermillion river. gCartier— A railway divisional point, among rocky ridges. tStraieht Lake The line pursues its way through for- tPoeamasing ested hills , and past pretty ponds and tMetaeama lakes, for some distance. Large game Biscotasing and birds abundant ; fishing for tr9Ut Ramsey and lake-fish excellent. Bif^cotamig Woman River would be a good outfitting point, ihe Hidout people trap fur-bearing animals in Nemagosenda great numbers. Minerals abound. 9Chapleau— Pop. 500. Railway divisional point, and Hud- son's Bay Co.'s post. A rude fire-swept region Pardee Windermera Dalton Missanabie JLochalsh Otter Grasset Amyot \ White River Bremner Trudeau J Cache Lake Melgund Heron Bay Peninsula Middleton This country was uninhabited until the railway was built. The fur trade is still important. From Missanabie a canoe can run to Lake Huron. White River is a divisional point. At Heron Bay, L. Superior is first seen; and Peninsula has the first harbor north of Michipicoten. After this the shore of the lake is indented by beautiful bays, penetrating tre- mendous cliff's through which the rail- way makes its way by exceedingly costly and ingenious construction. Many large rivers come down, ail fine fishing streams. Jackfish is on Jackfish bay, a well known sporting place. 880 896 10.50 946 961 979 11.37 12.26 NOON Gravel River Mazokama lischreiber— Railway headquarters for this part of the line, i which crosses many deep and romantic valleys on lotty trestles and admirable bridges. Refreshment rooms. Rossnort Finest scenery of the lake coast. ^ The track is elevated upon grand headlands overlooking Nepigon bay and its rugged islands. One section of three miles here cost $1,200,000. Neprgoa-Station for the sporting district along Nepigon bay, up Nepigon river and tributaries, and Nepigon lake, -all famous for canoeing, scenery, and large trout and whitefish. Crags of brightly colored trap, half smothered in foliage, are conspicuous features alongNepigon bay ; a glimpse of the H. B Co. post. Red Rock, is caught. WolfBiver inland stations behind Thunder cape. Pearl River j on powerful rivers, affording good Mackenzie ! trout-fishing and deer-shooting. Port Arthur— Terminus Eastern Division. See next page- Miles from Mont'l 993 1000 1011 1021 1030 1052 1058 1069 1079 1089 1097 llOS 111/ 1127 114£ iWc 11 7J 119( 120: 122{ 1231 124; 1241 12Gi 128 Pac nooi station. sconsin, alley of reorgian copper, lunter. n, with alley of ridges. )ugh for- jnds and rge game for trout Ificotafdng )int. The imals in jound. nd Hud- ted until fur trade lissanabie I Huron, al point, r is first the first m- After indented iting tre- h the rail- ceedingly etruction. i^n, all fine nJackfish place. f the line, 8 on lofty rooms. ,ke coast, lon grand pigon bay ne section ,200,000. ig Nepigon pigon lake, trout and smothered ;on bay ; a ight. uidftrcape, •ding 30od oting. next page- Western Division— Por<^ A.rthur to Donald: 1,462 Miles Miles from Monfl 993 Traus- Contin'l Train LEAVE 14.25* 2.25 P.M STAT S— Descriptive Notes o H a S I o 1000 15.10 Port Arthur- p. 3,500. Formerly known as Prince Arthur's Lai.aing ; on the shore of Thunder bay, and first settled about 1867. The town is prettily situated over- looking the bay, which is a fine open harbor, and has in view the dark clifis of Thunder cape and Pie island, bmce the opening of the Lake Superior section of the railway, it has assumed particular importance as the connecting point between the railway system of the Northwest and the inland water-route of Canada ma the great lakes. Extensive wharves have lately been erected,together with enormous docks, huge elevators for grain, and terminal warehouses and stations. There is much pretty scenery in the hills back ofthe town, while the bay and its islands are adapted to yachting and picnic excursions. A remark- able variety of minerals occurs in the neighborhood, and some valuable silver mines are being developed.-; Here come the steamers of the Canadian Pacific line Irom Owen Sound, while most of the other Lake Superior lines call here, in passing, aff'ording opportunities for voyaging to ports around the whole circuit of the lake. ^Passen- ger may set their watches one hour back, to conform to Central Standard time. Port William— Site of the oldest trading post on L. Superior. Situated at the mouth of the Kaministiquia river, which afibrds a good harbor. Ft. William is used to a large extent bv the Canadian Pacific Railway Company as a distributing point for the immense quantities ot coal, lumber and heavy supplies passing over the road or across the lake; and here will probably grow up a large town. The crag near by is McKay's mountain. 1011 1021 1030 1052 1058 1069 1079 1089 1097 1109 1117 1127 1145 1163 1173 1196 1203 1225 1235 1243 1249 1266 1282 15.40 16.10 16. 35 17.35 17.50 18.15 18.40 18.56 19.20 19.50 20.10 20.35 21.35 22.18 22.45 23.40 24.01 24.55 .20 .40 .58 i'.OU 3.35 Murillo Kaministiquia Piomark Dexter JLinkooping Savanne JUpsala Carlstadt t Bridge River English. River Martin Bonheur gignace JRaleigh Tache JWabigoon Barclay Sagle River Vermillion Bay Gilbert Parrywood J3.UrWi^ Jjaa^xs Rossland In the lower valley of the Kaminis- tiquia the land is good, cultivation ex- tensive, and new settlements are in- creasing. Near Murillo is the famous Rabbit silver-mining district (daily stages.) The railway then ascends the Mattawan, and strikes westward through a wild and marshy region, uninviting to the farmer, but with large resources for ties, firewood and certain kinds of timber. Minerals abound and near Savanne are pro- fitable gold mines. The rivers are rich in romantic scenery, axid invite conoeists, who can find Indian guides and helpers, and can buy provisions from traders. Ducks throng about the lakes. Ignace is a railway divisional point, and Eagle River a good centre for fishing, in a labyrinth of lakes and rivers draining northward and y^rgatward into Lake Winnipeg. • Thfi 24-hour svste. • i-^ in use on the Western and Pacific Divisions of the CMadian Pacifi^RlflwarfytM^sy^t^^ abohshed.and the hours from noon till midnight are counted as from 12 to 24 o clock. 12 WESTERN DIVISION t Flag Station. Mies I Trans- Mont'! Train LEAVE 4.10 1290 1294 1306 1313 1321 1327 1332 1342 1362 1368 1378 1387 1402 1408 1415 1423 1430 1438 1445 1452 1458 1463 1472 1479 4.25 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.58 6.08 6.31 7.15 7.29 7.50 8.10 8.43 8.55 9.10 9.30 10.25 b'kfast STATIONS— Descriptive Notes Rat Portage — A large town at the north end of the island- studded Lake of the Woods, where the scenery is en- chanting; the unlimited boating, camping, and fishing opportunities will soon make this a noted pleasure resort, and good hotels are forthcoming. Keewatin tDeception Kalmar tingolf tCross Lake tTelford Bennie Whitemouth tShelly Monmouth Beausejour lage is springing up. is entered Rocks and forests as before, — the "Keewaydin" of the Ojibways; now the political district of Algoma West. At Keewatin, on the site of the an- cient portage from the Lake of the Woods to the Winnipeg river (seen on the right) an extraordinary water power exists. Extensive saw-mills are in operation ; tlie great stone flour- ing mill of the Keewatin Milling Co. is building ; and an attractive vil- At Rcnnie, near Cross lake, Manitoba Whiterhouth is an important station supplying THIRD DAY the prairies with lumber, cord-wood and railway ties. Selkirk, East Beginning of the Great Plains. Here JGonor was one of Lord Selkirk's early colon- Bird's Hill ies along the bank of the Red river. § Winnipeg — Pop. 25.000. A magic city of a few years' growth, only a little while ago a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Co. (Ft. Garry). "This is the focal point of the Canadian Northwest, a fertile region extending from the Red river for a thousand miles west and fifteen hundred miles north- west, to the mountains of British Columbia,— a region al- ready producing grain and cattle to an enormous extent, and having possibilities beyond the grasp of the most san- guine mind. Interest must give place to amazement on seeing the change that has been wrought in six short years. The massive grain elevators and flouring mills, the well-tilled farms and the numberless herds of cattle, would elsewhere indicate a growth of decades. The many rail- way lines radiating from AVinnipeg, and the twenty miles of well-filled sidings at that point, give evidence of the immensity of the traffic of the country beyond." Five branch lines connect Winnipeg v/ith the United States and with southern and eastern Manitoba. The offices and plant uf the Western Division of the Can. Pacific R'y Co. are situated here, including immigrant quarters, stock-yards and shops. 10.47 11.06 11.22 11.37 11.53 12.05 12.25 12.50 NOON Valley of the Assiniboine — vast mea- dows, more thinly settled than the cheaper districts westward ; but the farms within sight of the line are few compared with those from two to ten miles distant, because at first lands adjacent to the railway were with- held from settlement. Portage La Prairie— Pop. 4,000. Market-town of richest part of Manitoba, and junction of the C. P. R. with tlie Manitoba and N'western R'y. Several industries have been started, viz : paper mills, biscuit factory, flour and oatmeal mills, etc., besides a hc*vy grain t; ade. JBergen Rosser JMeadows Marquette Beaburn Poplar Point High Bluff § R( "Miles from Mont'l 1486 1494 1497 1516 1521 1529 1537 1545 1550 1555 1564 1572 15S1 1588 1603 1620 1634 1642 1658 1672 1679 1687 1694 1702 1709 1717 1726 1735 1746 1755 176^ 177] 177i WESTERN DIVISION 13 § Refreshment Station. Miles from Mont'l 1486 1494 14J>7 1516 1521 1529 1537 1545 1550 1555 1564 1572 15S1 1688 1603 1620 1634 1642 1658 1672 1679 1687 1694 1702 1709 1717 1726 1735 Tnins- Contin'l _Train_ LEAVE 13.17 13.38 14.12 14.36 14.50 15.07 15.29 15.45 15.57 15.20 ^§2 ■< a o 15.40 16.00 16.22 16.42 17.22 18.14 18.47 19.09 19 46 20.17 20.34 21.10 Burnside tBagot Austin Sydney t Melbourne Carberry Sewell ^Douglas Chater Brandon— Pop. 4,000. STATIONS— Descriptive Notes West of Burnside a bushy region, better for grazing tlian farming, is crossed. Then comes the rich and extensive wheat district, known aa Beautiful Plains. Carberry (pop. 400) is the foremost town, and ships nearly half a million bushels of grain annually, principally wheat, grown iu the valleys northward. At the crossing of the Assiniboine 21.32 21.53 22.12 22.31 22.55 23.25 river. It is the market-town for the country northward nearly to Minnedosa, and southward to the Souris rivor. The huge grain elevators and warehouse accommodation will be noticed at the station. The town has abundant churches, schools, and well-furnished shops agencies for agricultural machinery, and factories of local supplies. V/atches go back one hour, conforming M'tn. Sta'd. time. JKemnay Stations for a grain and stock-raising Alexander region. Firdm is an intelligent vil- Griswold lage of amazing growth. Muosomin is Oak Lake the first town in Assiniboia. and the Virden station for the populous Pipestone Elkhorn and Moose Mountain districts; in Fleming this vicinity are prosperous colonies Moosomin of Scotch crofters. Near Whitev)ood a Wapella colony of Plungarians is established. Whitewood Excellent shooting for wild-fowl and tPercival prairie-chickens. § Broad view— Pop. 600. Divisional station. Refreshment rooms. Prettily situated at the head of Weed lake. The repair shops of the railway give the place a standing, and it advances rapidly under the patronage of several flourishing colonies. Stations for the Pleasant Hills district, northward, and a widely cultivated area southward. At Indian Head is the celebrated Bell Farm, of 60,000 acres. Good shooting. 1746 23.51 midn't Fort Qu'Ap- pelle 1755 24.16 1764,24.44 1771 1.05 1779 1.30 tOakshela Grenfell Summerberry Wolseley tSintaluta Indian Head Qu'Appelle— Pop. 700. Station for Fort Qu'Appelle (22 m.), the Touchwood hills and towns northward, reached by stages. The rolling prairie is dotted with coi)ses or "blufl's," and the streets are lined with poplar trees, add- ing to the beauty of this flourishing business point. The " Tanner " colony is located near here. t McLean \ Prairie stations. Good shooting in BalgonI*. I the near vicinity, and farms along t Pilot Bun i I the streams northward. Regina— Pop. 800. Capital of the Northwest Territories :: headquarters of the Indian service, and of the Mounted Police. The eovornment buildings and police barracks are two milesnorthward. The Mounted Police form aui uniformed force, about 1,000 strong, stationed throughout the Northwest, at the expense of the Dominion, to keep order aidTong the Indians, and to prevent the selling of 14 WESTERN DIVISION X Flag Station. MUrs from Moiifl Trniii- Contin'l Truin 1796 1813 1821 STATIONS— Descriptive Notes LEAVE midn't. Ciipital ofN.W. Terr's. 2.18 3.00 1 3.30 1837 1855 1866 1875 1894 1912 1919 1927 1933 1951 1969 1977 1988 2008 2019 2038 2051 2061 2074 4.10 i 4.55 5.30 5.52 6.43 7,28 7.45 8.05 8.30 F07BTB DA7 9.20 10.05 10.30 11.00 12.00 12.30 NOON. 13.25 14.00 14.30 15.10 Station for Letii- bridge. liquor, forbidden by law in the territories. These officers board tlio^rain at frequent intervals, in order to pu.ard against the importation of contraband liquor?. Reglna is in the centre of the largest block of wheat-growing land in the Northwest. It has miles of graded streets, a large reservoir, elevators, warehouses, and a flourishing trade. A railway, projected from here to the populous Upper Saskatchewan valley has already been built 22 miles Pense northward to Long lake, upon which IPasqua a steamer will soon be running. ?.M008ejaw— Pop. 600. A divisional station ; and an import- ant terminus during the construction of the line. Station for Wood Mountain and other cattle districts southward. The Indians of this region are principally Sioux — refu- gees from the United States who took part in the Custer massacre of 1875. They are self-supporting and peaceful. JCaron i Settlements scarce, and ^ the prairie Parkbeg JSecretan Chaplin JMorse Rush Lake tWaldec JAiken's ISwift Current (Coteau de Missouri) almost in its original state. The many lakes (espec- ially Rush lake) are the resort oi' waterfowl and feathered game and antelope and deer are abundant at the proper seasons. Near Chaplin the Old Wives lakes are skirted. Divisional point; on Swift Ciirrent creek, which rises in the Cvpress hills and empties into the Saskatchewan. Stage to Battkford (200 m. northward), Ft. Pitt and North Saskatchewan valley, w^eekly. Goose Lake Water-tanks, and stations for stock- Gull Lake JCypress jsidewood tCoUey Maple Creek 2083 16.00 raisers. " The prairie rolls in beautiful low swelling undulations, touching the skyline in graceful curves in one place, and falling gently down to the horizon in another." Post of the Mounted Police, Blaekfoot agency, and shipping station for the extensive cattle and hoise ranges in the Cypress hills, 15 m. southward. Forres I Stopping places opposite Cypress hills. Walsh ' Formerly noted for buffalo and now Irvine I a successful cattle-region. Dunmore— Starting-point of the Northwest Coal & Navi- gation Company's railway westward up the Belly river to Lethbridge and (by stage) to Ft. McLeod. At Lcth- bridge (109 m.) are extensive mines of soft coal, and a large colliery village. Foit McLeod is a hill-station of the Mounted Police, ahd the centre of vry valuable cattle interests. The river seen here is the South Saskatchewan. ^^Medicine Hat -Pop. 700. At the crossing of the South Saskatchewan (steel bridge, 1010 ft. long). Coal and iron are abundant in the neighborhood ; water, inexhaustible ; wood, plonliful in CyprosH liills, 36 m. southward, and climate most healthful. An active business place sup- plying cattle-ranches and collieries. Divisional point, and repairing shops of the railway. From this point the § Ref Milci from Munt'l 2091 2098 2118 2136 2156 2173 2189 2208 2224 2242 2262 22f5 2295 2303 23] 6 § Refreshment Station. WESTERN DIVISION 11 Mllci I Trnna- from Contin'l lloiit'l Train LEAVE 2091 2098 2118 2136 2150 2173 2189 2208 2224 2242 2262 STATIONS— Descriptive Notes 16.20 16.43 17.40 18.33 19.30 20.17 21.05 22.05 22.55 23.50 1.00 midn't. railway trends northwesterly, following the north slope of Bow river, a tributary of the Saskatchewan. J Stair J Bo well fljangevin Tilley Cassils Lathom J Crowfoot Gleichen JStrathmore tijangdon 22f5 2295 2303 23] 6 Capital of Alberta 1 .20 2 55 3.25 4.05 Ranches for hundreds of miles along the fooihills, north and south. Here formerly roamed the buffalo, and these plains were a bloody borderland between Blackfeet and Crees. At Lan- gevin, where Alberta is entered, are wells of natural gas ; at Stair, Tilley and Gldchm, successful experimental farms of the C.P.R; and from Glei- Chen is the first view of the Rockies. Carearv— Pop. 2,000, altitude 3,388 feet above sea level. Beautifully situated near the junction of the Bow and Elbow rivers, within fine view of the Rockies, and just outside the foothills. Capital of Alberta, post of the Mounted Police, land agencies, etc. Headquartere ot the grazing industries and containing the most wealtti ana finest shops, for its size, of any town in Canada. Jsonie farming, for hay, oats, flax, etc. ; roots and vegetables do exceedfngly well. Good water-power, little utilized as yet. Some cattle and horse-ranches northward and westward, while southward sheep are pastured as far as High river. Coclirane X ftadnor iVLorley itKananaskis Bow River Valley Foot- hills of the Reekie; The profile of the Rocky Mountains seen here is extremely irregular. There is no stately line of rounded ,iiaiia«ivi» summits set in orderly array along the horizon, or evenly serrated chain of peaks; but the sky rests upon a jagged wall, every elevation having some angular and abrupt form quite unlike its neigh- bor, and the whole seeming a long stretch of rums rather than a mountain range. By the tjme Coc/imTi^ station is reached, the traveller is well within the rounded grassy foothills and river "benches,' or ter- races. After leaving Cochrane, and crossing the Bow, the Une ascends a grade to the top of the first terrace, whence a magnificent outlook is obtained into the toot- hills especially toward the left hand, rising in succes- sive tiers of sculptured heights to the snowy range behind them. " By-and-by the wide valleys change into broken ravines, and lo! through an opening in the mist made rosy with early sunlight, we. see, far away up in the sky, its delicate pearlv tip clear against the blue, a single snow-peak of the Rocky Mountains. . • . Our coarse natures cannot at first appreciate the exquisite aerial grace of that solitary peak that seems on its way to heaven ; but, as we look, gauzy mist passes over, and it has vanished." An open, lightly timbered region suc- ceeds Here is the Stony Indians' reservation; and a glimpse is caught of Morlcymlle, their agenjy village, and of some of their farms. " On again we go, now through long stretches of park-like country, now near great mountain-shoulders, half misty, half defined, wiiii occasional gleams of snowy peaks far away betore us like kisses on the morning sky." {Lady Macdonald.) 16 WEBTBRN DIVISION t FliigStntioi). Milea (Vom Hont'l 2324 Trani- Contln'l Train LKAVB 4.30 STATIONS— Dbb CRIP Ti VE Notbs En- trance to tlie Rockies 2329 .111 6.06 The Three Sisters 2336 5 32 In the Na- tional Park. 2339 5.40 2342 5.50 '1^ |Th© Gap—A rocky gateway, letting the Bow river issue from the hills, beyond which the track turns northward, and flscends the long valley between the Fairholme range (eastward) and- the Three Sisters. The remarkable contrast between these ranges will be noticed. On the right are fantastically broken and castellated heights; on the left, massive' snow-laden promontories, rising thousands of feet, penetrated by enormous alcoves in which haze and shadow of gorgeous coloring he engulfed. Five ranges of prodigious mountains are to be crossed before the Pacific coast is reached, and grandeur and beauty now crowd upon the attention without ceasing, as the train speeds through gorge and over mountain, givmg lieie a vast outlook, and there an interior glimpse, then exchanging it for a new one with the suddenness of a kaleidoscope. Carboniferous and Devonian limestones. SCanmore— Altitude (of station) 4,230 ft. Divisional point. The three lofty peaks on the left, seen as the station is approached, are the Three Sisters. On a hill behind the station stands a group of isolated monumental rocks (conglomerate) curiously weathered out of the softer soil, and widely renowned. Looking backward, the " Bull s Head" is plain upon the bluti-side just beyond the Three Sisters. ^Vestward the great bulk of Cascade mountain closes the view. Five miles beyond Canmore the National Park is entered. JDuthil— " Here the pass we are travelling through has narrowed suddenly to four miles, and as mists float upwards and away we see great masses of scarred rock rising on each side— ranges towering one above t'le other. Very striking and magnificent grows the pros- pect as wo penetrate into the mountains at last, each curve of the line bringing fresh vistas of endless peaks rolling away before and around us, all tinted rose, blush-pink and silver, as the sun lights their snowy tips. Every turn becomes a fresh mystery, for some huge mountain seems to stand right acro.«s our way, barring it for miles, with a stern face frowning down upon us ; and yet a few minutes later we find the giant has been encircled and conquered, and soon lies far away in another direction." The peak or^the left is Rundle, be- hind which lie the hot springs of Banff. The stream followed from here nearly to Banff is Cp«cade river. Anthracite— Station for the anthracite coal mines which penetrate Anthracite mt., aspur of the Fairholme range. This coal is a true anthracite of high quality, and the mines are developing rapidly under scientific methods. Banff- Station for the National Park, and the Hot Springs of Banff— a medicinal watering-place and pleasure-resort. This park is a national resefvation, 26 m. long N.E. and S,W, bv 10 m. wide, embracina parts of the valleys of the Bow, Spray and Cascade rivers, Lake Minnewanka (or Devil's lake) and several noble mountain ranges. No part of the Rockies exhibits a greater variety of sublime and pleasing scenery ; and nowhere are good points " of « Ref "AlUfi tVoin Mont' 23^ 23( 23( 23: lii VV^>^TEItN DIVISION. 17 iig Stilt ion. ver issue )rthward, me range markable . On the heights; iS, rising Icoves in engulfed, e crossed deur and easing, as in, giving ipse, then iness of a lestones. nal point, station is eliind the ital roclis lofter soil, le " Bull's yond the Cascade Canmore ough has lists float irred rock ibove t'le the pros- last, each less peaks ited rose, iiowy tips. )me huge barring it n us ; and has been away in undle, be- tie stream river. nes which me range. r, and the ) methods. ot Springs iire-resort. N.E. and leys of the wanka (or nges. No jf sublime points of 8 Refreshment Station. Milt'i I rriiim- ftoin Cotitln'l Mont'l Trnlii LEAVE Banff village C.P.R. hotel The Springs 2349 2360 2368 2378 Names of moun- tains STATIONS— Descriptivb Notes view and features of interest so accesaible, since many good roads and bridle-paths already exist, and uthers are building. The railway follows tho Bow across the Avcstern corner of the park. The village of Banff (several small inns) is two miles northwest of the station, on the hither side of the Bow. A steel bridge carries the car- riage-road across to the magnificent new hotel, built by the railway company, near the fine falls in the Bow and the mouth of the rapid Spray river. This hotel, which has every modern convenience and luxury, including baths supplied from the hot sulphur springs, will be opened on Ai)ril 1st, 1888. It is most favorably placed for health, pictnresciue views, and as a center for canoeing, riding, walking or mountain-climbing. Troiit-fishing and shooti.»g (especially for sheep and mountain goats) in all parts of the park are of the best. The Hot Springs aie several hundred feet above the Bow, and reached by a fine road from which a great breadth of mountain landscape is visible. At the Sprintxs are rude inns and bathing-houses, frequented by invalids who testify to some astonishing cures effected by the medicinal water. In another direction are a pool inside a dome-roofed cave, and an open basin of warm sulphurous water, equally curative, where new and excellent bathing facilities are provided.— ^The railway station at Banff is in the midst of impressive mountains. The huge mass northward is Cascade mt. ; e-stward is Mt. Inglismaldie, and the heights of the Fairholrne range, behind which lies Lake Minnewanka. Still further east, the sharp cone of Peechee (in the same range) closes the l)ankenw west of Castle mt.— the quurtzite series of the Cambriiin age. The summits aro CarboniforouH and Devonian limestones (exposed by tlie railway cuttings between Stephen and Hector); but the crest of tho Ott^^rtail range is an intrusive rock of igneous origin. Finally tho canyon of the Kickinghorse ends, and the train passes through a narrow gateway along a series of brilliant cascades out into the valley of the Columbia. Here anotiier eurpriso awaits. Tho train, escaped fn.m tho canyon-walls, rushes at full sped along the base of a ridge, which confronts it on the right, until it swings around its foot toward tho north. Then springs into view a magnilicent sierra, lifted high against tho azure sky. It is th(\ Selkirk range of mountains, lofty, rock-ribl)ed and glacial. Their base is hidden behind massive folds of foot-hills looking almost black beneath a mantle of spruce, which sweeps far up the sides of even the central cones, intercepted here and there by jutting crags, cut from top to bottom in long lanes mowed year after year by the avalanches, and capped by a chain of summits from whose turrets winter never retreats. And when the afternoon sun is dropping slowly towards it, and the mists of the great valley have risen into light clouds that fiojecily veil the cold i)oaks, tWtey swim in a radiant warmth and glory of color that suggests Asgard, the celestial city of Scandinavian story, whose founda- tions were laid on the icy pillars of those far northern mountains where the Vikings worsbipiml. Gtelden— A growing village on the bank of the Columbia, which rises about 100 miles southward, flows swiftly northward 75 i.ules, turns sharply westward around the northern end of the Selkirks and returns southward along their western base. Gold and silver mines are developing at various points along the upper part of the river, especially at the base of tlie Spillimichene moun- tains, on its western side. From here, the steamer Duc/ifss makes weekly trips (Thursday) in summer to the head- lakes of the river. This trip is a most interesting one, profitable to both sportsman and lover of scenery. From the head of navigation, roads and trails lead over to Findlay-creek mining villages; and to the agricul- tural and grazing districts in the Kootenay valley. JMoberly House— Site of the oldest cabin in the mountains. ^.Donald— End of Western Division on the bank of the Columbia, here crossed by a steel bridge. This was the headquarters of construction in the mountains, and re- mains an important railway and business center. At this station tlie time goes back one hour to conform with tb.e " Pacific " standard. L^ 22 Pacific Division-Donald to Vancouver; 461 miles. Will's 'I'raiip- from Continl Montr'l 'I'rain LBAV . 244(3 11.20 ' 2458 12.02 ! 2403 12.27 2472 13.15 STATIONS— Descriptive Notes Donald Beaver Six Mile Creek Bear Creek Ascent oi' the Selkirks View of Sir Donald peak 1-1 o G 2 •< a A sur- prising view Stnny Creek bridge The Columbia is crossed on a fine truss bridge, and its western bank is followed down to the Gate of the ar ureeK Beaver, into which the line turns sharply to the left toward Roger's pass tl^rougli the Sel- kirks The banks of the river opposite are bold bluffs, over which snow-peaks in the northern Rockies are v.s- ble A dozen miles below Donald the Beaver river comes down from the mountains through a narrow flume after the manner of all the streams in this region. Tundng up through this gateway, the railway climbs the gorge of the impetuous Beaver along a route cut ntothe'leftbank of the stream and ^'arrying the track higher and higher until at last the river is left 1 000 feet below, winding through a narrow forested \aile5.. Ihe opposite side is a line of huge wooded hills, occasionally bounding up above timber-line and showing bits of md- simmer snow. The great size of the trees, in which the dS denseTv-fohaged Douglas lir appears, becomes noticeable. At Six Mile Crak station one sees ahead, up £ Beaver valley, a long hne of the ^f^.^l^^ZX\"2 echelon, culminating in an exceedingly lofty dome, whicn f'sirDonald peak, with which the passenger becomes familiar at Glacier. Again, from Mountain-creok trestle, a few miles bevond (where a power ul torrent comes down from high mountains northward,) the same view is obtained, nearer and larger ^vbeje eight peak^s can ^ counffed in a grand array , the last of which is Sir Donald enrobed in perpetual snow. A little farther on, Cedar c?eek is crossed upon a bridge 125 feetinheigl)t; and no far west of it is a bridge spanning a rivulet which descends in a succession of foaming cascades, whence one o?the most beautiful Pfospects of the whole joiirney is to be had. So impressed were the budders with the charm of this magnificent picture of mountains, that they named the spot The Surprise. Its number is 1253. a! Bear Creek station is approached, a brief but precious elimi,se is caught of The Hermit, through a gap in the c Kn the right. This station is 1,000 feet above he Beaver, whose upper valley can be seen penetrating the mountains southward for a long distance, ^^^e line here leaves it and turns up Bear creek along grades ot 116 feet to tlie mile. The principal difficulty in construcuon along this part of the line was occasioned by the torrents, manv of tiiem in splendid cascades, winch comedown the ^ery steep slopes along which the road creeps, io span these fierce torrents with bridges or culverts which w ould not be torn away required great skill and a hberal expenditure. Several of the more notable bridges have been mentioned, but the greatest of all crosses Stonv oreek-a noisy rill flowin.: 'a the bottom ot a V-shnped cEieUu? deeply intothesoft rock, /o so Mgh a .eve upon the hillside was the hne compelled to attam, tliat this bridge spans the ravine 295 feet. above the orrent- one of the loftiest railway bridges in the world. It is about 750 feet long and cost $250,000. This famous § Refre Milea fro 111 MODt'l 2477 2479 2481 B. a a fine bank is ! of the le turns the Sel- Id bluffs, are vis- er river narrow s rej?ion. 7 climbs oute cut he track [,000 feet jy. The isionally 3 of mid- •liicli the becomes -head, up tnmits en le, which becomes k trestle, nt comes ime view ;s can be r Donald, )n. Cedar ; and not }t which 1, whence 3 journey with the lins, that r is 1253. t precious ap in the ibove the ating the 1 line here ies of 116 Instruction e torrents, ome down 'eeps. To jrts which id a liberal dges have isos Stony , V-shfipecl igh a .evel ttaiii, that 3 torrent — )rld. It is lis famous PACIFIC DIVISIuX 23 § Refresl:ment Station. Milea from MODt'l Trans- ( oiitin'l Train LEAVE STATIONS— D E s c R I !• T I V B Notes Mts. Carroll and Hermit 2477 13.40 bridge is numbered 1240, and is the westernmost of the high trestles. Beyond it the gorge is compressed into the vast ravine between Mt. Carroll on the left and The Hermit on the right, whose narrow portal admits to the amphitheatre of Roger's pass, at the summit. The track is between enormous precipices, down the side of one of which (on the right) pitches a waterfall several hundred feet in height, white and dusty like snow. Mt. Carroll towers a mile in vertical height above the track, so near, so bare, sheer and stupendous, that it impresses one with a sense of the height and majesty of these mountains in a way that perhaps no other single view can do. As this magnificent promontory, whose base is green with abundant fohage and warmth and wliose crest is wreath- ed in clouds and snow, is gradually passed, the clustered soires of the Hermit mountain, too sharp and steep on this side to hold the snow except in pockets and upright crevices here and there, attract attention opposite. Roger's Pass— This pass was named after Maj. A. B. Bogers, by whose adventurous energy and skill it was discovered in 1883, previous to which no human foot had penetrated the fastnesses of this great central range. The pass lies between two lines of huge snow-clad peaks. That on the north forms a prodigious ampitheatre, whose parapet, eight or nine thousand feet above the valley, eiu'ircles vast spaces of snow and shelters wide fields of perpetual ice, glaciers leside which those of Switzerland would be insih«re is both a baca^ground and a foreground of bordering hills, and fine groves lines both banks of the river. The rail- way track, enclosed with planks, runs along the middle of the main street, and this is the footwalk and prome- nade. Little steamboats are on the river, and saw-mills are briskly at work. The triangular space between the rivers opposite Kamloops is an Indian reserve and the red people and Chinese form a large part of the popula- tion. Tlie higli mountain overlooking the reservation is called St. Paul's. The principal industry around Kam- loops will always be grazing, since the hills are covered with most nutritious bunch-grass. Agriculture and fruit-raising flourishes, wherever irrigation is practic- able. This is the supply point for a large ranching and mineral bearing region southward, especially ui the Okina'^an and Nicola valleys, reached by stage-lines 2661 2667 2678 26841 2698 2713' 2725 1 2731 1 2747 2753 2763 24.10 24.30 ,09 .30 .19 .12 .54 .18 5.14 5.38 6.18 A.M. JTranquille Cherry Creek j Savonas 1 Penny's j Ashcroft I Spatsum I Spence's Dridge Drynock Lytton tCisv > Reefer's SIXTH DAY Kam- loops Lake Below Kamloops the Thompson en- ters a series of canyons, leading to the great gorges of the Fraser river, into which it pours at LyttorL " Startling as was the ride through the Rockies and Selkirks, the carving out of the line upon the steep banks of the deep and winding canyons of theThompson and Fraser rivers has also called for great engineering skill, and gives for yiyx-s hundreds of miles a succession of superb scenes and magniflcent displays of the art of successful road-making. . . ^ It is at the Kamloo s lake, a beautiful sheet of water into which the Ihom,- son river widens just below the town, that the tine scenery of the canyon begins. This lake is about 20 miles Ion" aiid a mile or two wide. The river above it mean- ders in careless crooketlness through a valley that is en- closed by parallel ridges of round-topped, furrowed, and water-worn hills, the bottom-lands making a good graz- inc^ country, with many herds of cattle. The lake spreads 'icross this vollev,the bordering hills, however, changing to towering rocks, which become higher as tho moun- tain ran-e is entered. They bear no timber, and the sombre aspect of the clifls, with the parched brown 28 PACIFIC DIVISION t Flag Station. Miles from MODt'l Trani- Contln'l Train Thomp son Canyon At SaTonas Gold Wash- ing. Ash- croft and the Cariboo District STATIONS— Descriptive Notes vegetation, contrasts sharply with the bright green waters. The railway has to be carried on ledges and through tunnels on the soutliern bank, the views over the lake being beautiful as the route winds in and out, now piercing a tunnel and now hung upon a bridge over some great fissure. A half-dozen rocky ridges stretch across this lake, and have been broken through by the waters, so that it presents a series of high promon- tories and intervening bays. " The little village of Savonas where the Government's line ended and the C. P. R. construction eastward began is at the foot of the lake, and below this the gorge narrows and the Thompson river flows out with swift current towards the sea, plunging with mad pace over tlie succession of rapids at the bottom of the canyon. This canyon broadens and narrows as the mountain chains approach or recede, and the railway is carried high above the river on the southern side. Where the bottom lands spread out the river winds through them, leaving flats or bars. It is on these and the sandy outflows of the mountain streams which fall in, that much gold has been found, and both here and on the Fraser river can be seen the gold hunt- ers shaking their ' cradles' to wash tlie sand from the gold dnst. In the bottoms and on the hills along this river, until the gorge runs too far into the mountains, the grazing is good, and there are evidences of some settle- ment, with cattle herds and horses feeding on the ' bunch grass,' which looks in its dried condition like so much hay. Ashcroft is the headquarters of ranching here, and ia the point where all the merchandise and products of the upper l*'raser valley and Cariboo districts of the northern interior are despatched and received by means of ox-teams and pack-trains. "Below this part, however, the rocks become too steep to permit of much habitation. A light bridge deep down in the canyon, thrown across the Thompson river where several roads come together out of the mountains, gives a name to the station of Spcnce's Bridge. . . . As the Thompson river canyon gets further into the mountains the gorge becomes deeper and narrower and the scenery even move grand. The hills are de- nuded of trees, but some shrub-timber grows in shel- tered parts of the valleys. The river becomes a wild torrent. The railway has a difficult route, is laid high above the water, and crosses a great number of lofty trestle-bridges over the fissures in the sides of the canyon, while it has to pierce cliff after cliff through tunnels. The sides of the gorge in most places are precipitous, making it impossible to get down to the water's edge. A waggon road is cut into the precipice along the top, high above the stream, and here is seen a party of Indians with their ponies, moving their household goods on the animals' backs= But it .seems perilous n:iviga- tion to go along such a roadway in such a dangerous place, entirely unprotected from falling far down into the abyss below. Then the canyon gradually winds its way into the Cascade mountains and approaches the highest ag Station. it green iges and i over the out, now dge over 3 stretch h by the promon- illage of and the le foot of and the towards session of broadens )r recede, r on the i out the It is on streams md both Id hunt- ["rom the ong this :ains, the le settle- on the n hke so ranching dise and districts received low this D permit iown in jr where juntains, ?. . . . into the narrower i are de- in shel- s a wild aid high of lofty 5 canyon, tunnels, ioipitous, jr's edge. the top, party of )ld goods naviga- ingerous into the i its way highest § Refreshment Station. PACIFIC DIVISION 29 Milea from Mont'l 2774 2789 2801 2815 2823 2833 2842 2851 2861 2871 2879 Trans- Contlu'l Train LBAVB Lytton 7.30 b'past 8.20 9.00 9.36 10.00 10.24 10 46 11.08 11.32 11.16 12.17 NOON. Cliffs and gorges of tiie Fraser STATIONS— Descriptive Notes tSpuzzum §Yale tHope JRuby Creek Agassiz Harrison tWicomen Mission JWharnock Hammond The bridge at Cisco Yale and Hope. Salmon fishing find gold. peaks, some with snow drifts on their summits, which border the canyon of the Fraser river. And finally we come to Lytton, a town started by a colony of gold- miners at the junction of the two rivers." North Bend— Divisional point ; refreshment rooms. Here is a large tourists' hotel, managed by the company. "The Fraser river is the chief water- course of British Columbia, rising in the northern portion of the Rock- ies, and flowing for about 500 miles before it begins to break through the mountains on its way to the strait of Georgia. It passes Lytton as a full stream with rapid, turbid current, which, when the Thompson river nxiiuwuuc is added, becomes much larger and at times a foaming torrent. It flows through a deep and rocky gorge, but with the slopes and bottoms better timbered than the Thompson River valley. The scenery is, if anything, on a grander scale, and the huge rocks that have fallen into the water have been worn by the action of the elements into forms like towers, castles, and rows of bridge-piers, with the swift current eddying around them. The cUtts that encompass the river rise for thousands of feet, and in many places stand up like solid walls, or jut out, and almost bar the passage. A pair of such protruding pro- montories is used by the railway to cross the river on a fine iron bridge [the cantilever bridge near Ctsco], but it has to tunnel one of the cliff's to secure a safe route on the opposite bank. The great number of mountain tor- rents coming in, and the rocky buttresses that intervene, make the railway for miles a succession of tunnels and trestle-bridges, most costly to construct, and compel endless bends to get a practicable route at all. Ihese obstructions narrow the channel so that the river runs at race-horse speed." Yale is the head of navigation, and an outfitting point for miners and ranchmen northward. It has about 1,200 population, and occupies a level flat under fine cliffs. Hope is a similar, but smaller town, within sight of the splendid Hope peaks. Both were founded 25 vears ago ; and the waggon-road seen here and below was built by the government of British Columbia, at vast expense, as an avenue to the Cariboo gold dig- gings toward the head of the Fraser, where there are now many flourishing settlements. This part of the canyon is not only imposing by its great depth, the enor- mous size of its black crags and the wild rush of the mighty torrent, but exceedingly picturesque, since the apparently unclimbable cliffs, and the dangerous rocks near the water's edge are dotted with the rude huts, salmon-drying frames and fishing-stands of the Indians, who derive nearlv all their subsistence from the "ver ; and with the equally rude dwellings of the Chinese gold- washers who turn and re-turn the exposed gravel of the bars, which are replenished with gold by every freshet. 30 TACIFIC DIVISION t Flag Station. Milca from Mont'l 2887 2891 2899 2906 Train- Cimtin'l Truiii LEAVE Nenr- tig the const 12.40 12.,|1 ARRIVE 13.15 13.30 l.SOp.m STATIONS-Descrii'tive Notios Bur- runl Inlet Trans- pacific steam- ships C.P.R. hotel Somo persons think tliis canyon the most interesting part of tlie whole transcontinental journey. Extraordi- nary precautions are taken ajrainst accident here, watchmen scrutinizing tlie rocky track, tunnels and bridjies, in advance of every train, with sleepless vigi- lance. The Fraser River canyon below Yale becomes more of a valli^y, its course changes from south to west and the railway is only now and then within sijiht of it. There is better cultivation and sc^ttlement, and the forest show s brighter foliage and that luxuriance in the size of the trees and density of undergrowth which has made British Columbia famous. New Westminster Junction— Divergence of branch to New Westminster, an old and i)leasant seaport in the populous and fertile Fraser delta; distance, 8 miles. New Westminster has received a great imj)etus by the opening of the railway, and is increasing rapidly in population and importance. It is the headquarters of the salmon-canning industry, and has great lumber- making establishments. The connecting train reaches New Westminster at 13,00 (1 p.m,). Port Moody— At the head of Burrard inlet, in the midst of forests of gigantic trees. Tliis was the provisional terminus of the road, and has an excellent harbor, but Vancouver, the present terminus, is far superior. Hastings — A lumber-making suburb of Vancouver. Vancouver— Pop. 3,000. Vancouver, the western termi- nus of the Canadian Pacific, stands upon the beautiful shores of English bay and Coal harbor, near the en- trance of Burrard inlet. The town has been built Avith great rapidity, but the wooden houses first thrown up to afford shelter are fast giving place to substantial build- ings of stone and brick; extensive wharves line the waterfront, where only three years ago the primitive forest swept to the water's edge ; while a crowd of ship- ping and boats, together with dozens of Indian canoes of all shajies and sizes, combine to make a scene of lively animation off shore. The margin of Burrard's inlet else- where has several settlements and timber-mills ; the pretty tow-n with white-painted houses and a neat church opposite being an Indian mission-station, of Pome 300 people. Vancouver is a calling-port for most of the coast- wise steamers, and the port of departure for the steamers of the Canadian Pacific line (see p. 32) to Japan and China. Business of every kind has established itself; banking facilities are good ; agriculture and fruit-grow- ing are beginning in the neighborhood ; and the founda- tion of a great seaport has been laid. The railway company has just completed a large and most elegant hotel, which w'iil not only furnish a first-class stopping place for men of business, but become a resort for tour- ists, since the vicinity of Van<'ouver abounds in noble and beautiful scenery, and every opportunity for sport and health-giving recreation.— On the arrival of the train a steamer departs for Victoria, on Vancouver § Refreshment Station. TRANSPACIFIC BTHAMSHirS 31 tVom Moiit'l 2990 Truns- Coiiiil'l Train. ARRIVE 23.00 ll.OOpm SIXTH DAY STATIONS— D K 8 c K I !• T I V E Notes. island,— a ferriage of eif^ht lionrs tlironph tho beautiful arclupela},'os of tlie gulf of ( ieorgia and Puget sound. Victoria— Pop.l2,0n0. Capital of British Columbia, situated at tho southern extremity of V'ancouver island. It has a lovely site.and its mild (diinate is healthful. Enijlish people and manners predominate, in contrast with " Western " abruptness, (Jhineso picturesqueness and Indian squalor. Ebquimault harbor (2 m.), is an Im{)orial naval station, and the rendezvous of the North Pacific Hee.t. Beacon Hill park pleasantly overlooks the straits ofFucaand tho Olympic mts., and many lino drives make the city one of the most interesting in Canada. Victoria does a largo business in naval supplies, general merchandise, fish, coal and timber. A railway extends thonce to the lumbering, coal and farming; districts near Nanaimo on the eastern coast of tho island. At Victoria daily con- nection is made by promi)t steamboats and railroads for all the seaport-towns and farming districts in Washing- ton Terr, and Oregon. U.S.A. ()nco a week or oftener, steamers depart from "Vancouver or Victoria to San Francisco, where conneciion is made for the Sandwich Islands and Australia, southern California, iNIexico and South America. Once a fortnight, in summer, a steamer leaves Vancouver for Alaska, traversing a region of magnificent scenery. The course is wholly within nar- row and intricate, but deej) and safe, channels, afford- ing a constant succession of magnificent scenery. Steamships on the Pacific Ocean Steamships of the Canadian Pacific line, depart from Vancouver every three w^eeks for -lapan and China, according to the appended table. These are fast steamers heretofore in tho service of the Cunard line. Their route is shorter by 800 miles than the steamers from San Francisco. The trip will require only 12 to 15 days to Yokohama, and 17 to 20 days to Hong Kong. At Yokohama, connection is made for all other ports in Japan, eastern China and Corea; and at Hong Kong for Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Levuka, Batavia, Calcutta and the East Indies, and Australasia generally. Everett Frazar & Co., 124 Water street, New York, and in Yokohama and Hiogo, are general agents ; and Adamson, Bell tt Co., in Hong Kong and Sliangai, are agents for China. Intended Sailings op Trans-Pacific Steamships WESTWARD SAILING. EASTWARD SAILING. Name of Steamships Port Victor. Parthia . Batavia , Abyssinia . . Leave ' Arrive VancoiiV' r Yokohama Oct. 7 I Oct. 26 Nov. 5 , Nov. 24 Nov. 2.3 ; Dec 13 Dec. 16 Jan. 4 I Arrive \ Name of Hong Koiifrj' Steamships. Nov. 4 Dec. 3 i Parthia . .. Deo- 21 -Ba:avia... Jan. 13 Abyssinia . T.eiwe I Lcivve Arrive IIiiiiK Kongi Yokohama Vancouver Oct. 1 Oct. 18 Oct. 13 1 Oct. 30 1 Oct- an : Nov. 16 Nov. 11 i Nov. -33 Dec. 19 And thereafter at intervals of about three weeks. Montreal to Toronto. 349 miles; Toronto to Chicago, 618 miles Mi Inn from Mont'l 5 10 12 15 17 20 25 Tonintii Kxprcm). I.BAVE 9.10 A.M. 9.31 29 39 45 51 59 68 73 78 84 92 97 106 WOHtlTll ExprcHi, ,KAVK 8.30 P.M. 8.55 9.59 » a 10.05 10.23 10.33 10.45 10.59 11.15 11.26 11.35 11.46 NOON 12.10 12.24 113 1 12.38 124 j 1.00 133 1.25 P.M. 139 145 153 160 171 V35 1.47 2.01 2.17 2.43 STATIONS— Dhscript I VE Notes. Montreal— Quebec Gate station. Mile End Jo. — Divergence from the main lino. Montreal Jo.— With Montreal and Boston Air-line. tLachine Bank IDorval 9.24 "3 4,1- « 8 ♦^ s 9.31 a, <> Is 11.29 11.39 I Valois ItBeaconsfleld tSt. Anne's Stations along tlie St. Lawrence rivor, giving views of the great cantilever bridge St Anne\'i is at tlie end of Montreal island, and is the scene of Moore's well-romombered boat song. Here in early times the traders and voyageurs used to gather, receive the blessing of the priests, and then depart in thoir canoes up the Ottawa, on those expeditions into the far west which form such a romantic chapter in Canadian traditions. A large village is now scattered along the river, the population of which is increased in summer by visitors from the city. The Ottawa river is here broken by rapids and studded with islands, which are avoided by canal-locks, through which the riversteamers pass, and this is a favorite point for meeting the steam- boats that descend the Lachine rapids. tVaudreuil tSt. Clet St. Polycarpe ItDalbousie Mills JGreen Valley iJApple Hill iJMonklands JAvonniore tSouth Finch Chesterville W. Winchester South Mountain MID.N T. 12.29 12.55 A.M. 1.17 From the long steel bridges spanning tlie Ottawa between St. Anno's and Vandreuil ex- ceedingly fine views are pre- sented. Viindnuil is on the western bank of the Ottawa, and a favorite summer resort. From here the line of the Grand Trunk is closely paral- lelled for some distance through the rich St. Lawrence valley. Dalhoum Mills is in Ontario. Kemptville— Intersection of Prescott branch. Merrick ville— A farming center. Smith's Falls— Pop. 2,000. Manufacturing town at falls in the Rideau river and on the Rideau canal. Intersection of the lino from Arnprior and Ottawa to Brockville. Trains leaving Ottaiva at 11.30 a.m., and 11 p.m. connect westward. JPike Falls— Waterpower-point in the Rideau river. Perth— Pop. 4,000. A stirring farming centre of Scotch and Irish people mainly. Much milhng is done, and quarries of white free-stone and phos- pliates are worked. 1 .59 tBathurst— Farming station, near Christie's lake. Maberly j Witli Kingston and Pembroke Sharbot L. June. 1 Ry., for Kingston, on L. On- tario, 46 m. southward. Sharbot lake, about 8 miles in length, is here crossed by the railway at tlie narrows. i Refreshment Station. ATLANTIC AND ONTARIO DIVISION. 83 from Moiit'l 180 185 195 204 212 221 229 238 243 249 257 267 Toronto Kxprnia LEAVE 3.03 3.14 3.32 3.50 4.02 4.16 4.33 4.47 5.00 5.12 5.28 347 349 Western Kxpreas LEAVE STATIONS— D B 8 c u 1 1> T I V n Notes 5.52 Rice Lake 276 284 288 297 306 315 323 331 340 344 8.40 P.M. 6.09 6.28 6.36 6.52 7.12 7.30 7.45 8.00 8.20 8.45 ARRIVP 8.55 P.M. 3.25 4.25 4.35 tMountain Grove liArden tKaladar tSheffield Tweed Jlvanhoe Central Ont. Jo. tBlairton Havelock t Norwood llndian Hivar 5.11 Good fishing 6.26 7.28 7.43 A.M. 7.50 ARRIVE 8.00 A.M. Excellent flslilne, and fair hotels- Thinly settled well-wooded liilla, rivers and lakes, inviting to the angler and snortsman Tim- ber, fine buildinjf stone, iron and other minerals abound, and wa- ter-power is available every- where. Tweed is on the Moira, an imjwrtant lumbering stream At Ivnnhoc, charcoal is made. At Central Ontario Junction, the Cent. Ont. Ry 's crossed, and at Blairton the Cobourg and Marmora Ry- ; these roads open iron-mining districts northw'd. Trenton and Picton are reached by the C. O. Ry. At Nor- wood, a fine farming country is entered. Peterboro — Pop. 8,000. Here the Otonaboo river, in the space of 9 miles, rushes down an incline of 147 ft., furnishing waterpower to many mills. " From this point as a centre, a whole realm of wild beauty opens out to the lover of nature, quiet lakes innumerable, flashing waterfalls, sparkling streams abounding in fish and game. This is the place where the Rice-lake canoe was invented, in which the whole territory can be traversed with few portages. Through tliis region, down the Trent, came in early times the ubiquitous Champlain leading the Huron raid into Iroquois-land." Cavanville Manvers Pontypool Burketon t Myrtle joiaremont Green River Agincourt North Toronto Stations for tho quieter land scape and fruitful fields of cen- tral Ontario, a richly cultivated grain and fruit producing re- gion. At Myrtle, L. Scugog is reached, and the Whitby and Pt. Perry Railway, is crossed. Glimpses of Lake Ontario are caught southv^'ard. ^Toronto Junction —Convergence of Canadian Paci- fic lines from Ottawa and from St. Thomas, with Toronto Grey & Bruce branch to Owen Sound. Parkdale — Suburb of Toronto. Here the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, and Northern & North- western railways enter the city, tcrossing, upon the bridge at Queen St., the great east and west artery of Toronto and suburbs. Toronto — Pop. (with suburbs) 110,000. This point was one of the earliest French fortifications against the Indians, and afterwards a trading post and naval station of importance to the English. It is the capital of Ontario, its people are almost wholly English-speaking, and it is mainly devoted to manufacturing and mercantile pursuits. Many railways centre here, and its lake commerce is considerable. A line of boats makes two trips a day to Niagara Falls, and other lines daily t-'ips 34 TOKONTO TO CHICAGO. t Flag Station. 'mIIci I I rum Mont'li Kx|>runn. i.or) V.M. W.'ntcrn KxprsHii. LKAVIO I,KAVE STATIONS— D lOH c H 1 1" T I V K Notes TOKONTO 7.45 A.M. 344 346 360 372 397 407 427 437 442 461 1.25 1.30 1.56 2.27 3.25 3.50 4.31 4.49 5.02 4.50 I' . M . 8.05 8.09 8.33 9.04 9.58 11.17 11.57 10.18 10.27 1.10 I'.M. CENTRAL TIME StT'stoCh'cgo 572 8.15 ^^R 5731 9.15 ^Hi ^^^ ^'"'^ ^■^ 603 10.20 ^H 610 10.38 ^H 649 12.03 ^H 12.42 ^H 1.04 ^H 1.35 ^^^H A.M. ^H 2.30 4.08 4.55 LK.^VK. 8.00 p. m 8.37 8.58 9.12 10.52 11.27 11.47 12.12 i midx't j 1.20i 3.03 801 859 5.30 ARRIVE 7.46a in down tho St. I.avvTenco. In acMitiou lojorimng tluM-entral point for Uk^ viirioiis Ontiuio lines of the CaniKliiin I'acilic, Toronto is nuurhed by tho Grand Trunlx Ily., and is conmu'tod by tlio N()rlii- ern anil Nortliwestorn Railway with tho ujiricul- tnraland lake rcjjrions of northern Ontario, join- in" tho Canadian raeilic luiilway main lino at North Bay, on Lake Nipissiiig. Tho city is laid out in 8tro(*t8 (Tossing' at rij;ht anodes; is oxcol- lently hnilt; and i)o8ses.se8 many interesting' ioa- tur<^H to tho tonrist. It considers itself tho most onterprisinp; comnmnity in eastern Canada, but is not wholly liiven over to commercial ambition. Tho I'nivorHity of Toronto, and several lessor educational institutions have a wide reputation ; the city is well supplicsd with churches; and pos- sesses several lar^'o and valuable libraries and collections of pictures. Its parks and suburbs are beautiful, and oi)portunities for pleasuretaking in the harbor and surrounding hills are many. ^^Toronto Jc— Connection with C.P.R. main line. Only the laij,'er towns are given. Tho Western express stops at iuany intermediate stations. This is a well-populated and highly productive region, sup- porting some of tlie most llour- isliing communities in Canada. At Wooihtock- the new branch line to London diverges. St. Thomas— Pop. 10,000. TVIanufacturing town and railway center. The train now passes to the tracks of the Canada southorn line of tho Michigan Central R.R., which is followed westward. Windsor— The train is hero ferried across tho Detroit river to Detroit. ?,Detroit— Pop. 150,000. Largest city in Michigan. Wayne Jc— Various roads southward. Ypsilanti— Pop. 5,500. Many factories, and a great school. Ann Arbor— Pop 8,500. Seat of the state university. Jackson-Pop. 20,000. Large factories and state i)rison. Albion— In the midstof fanning lands. Marshall— Pop. 4,000. Flour mills. Battle Creek— Pop. 10,000. A manufacturing town. Lambton Streetsville Milton Gait Ayr Woodstock Ingersoll Putnam ARRIVE T.O'^i.iu ?.Kalamazoo— Pop. 15,000. A beautiful town. Uiles— Pop. 5,000. Surrounded by rich farms and orchards in Michigan. Michigan City— Lumber-port on Lake Michigan, in j Indiana. Chicago— 111. Cent. R. R. station foot of Lake street. i I By Rail ftrom Montreal to Toronto via Owen Sound ; and by Can. Pac. Steamship Lino from Owen Sound to Port Arthur Sim L^cm LEAVE 8.30 STATIONS— D w h c lu i- r i v b N o t k a 349 347 344 34G 348 352 354 357 360 361 372 375 378 382 386 387 394 397 402 404 408 411 415 420 423 427 431 441 r.M. 10.45 A.M. S S a ^ 08 3 a "UjTS a 11.45 Montreal— Quebec Gate Station ; via " short line," arriv- injj; it) Toronto at 8 a.m. Toronto— Union Station. See pago 33. Parkdale Stations on the main line of Canadian l*aoirtc Ry., to Detroit. An agricul- tural and fruit-raisinj^ region, occu- ming tho pretty valley of tho Hutn- )er nver. 11.58 NOON 12.34 12.45 1.10 DiNNEU 1.18 I * Toronto Jo. Lambton ^Islington t Dixie Cooksvillo JSpringtield Sireetsville — A btisy town, supplying Toronto with milk. Streetsville Junction — Tho steamship express horo leaves tho main line and passes to thoUrangeville branch. Meadowvale I Stations in tho valloy of the river Churchville ' Credit, one of the richest in Ontario. Brampton— Pop. 3,500. A brisk town, whero the Grand Trunk Ry. is intersected. Edmonton | Farmingand dairying neighborhoods Campbell's Cros'ngj among romantic liills along the Credit Cheltenham 1 river. Woollen mills. Forks of Credit — Picturesque resort for picnic excursions from Toronto, and elsewhere; and famous for its wild berries. Tho red-stone of these hills is much used in Toronto and other towns. DufFerin lake, near by, is a favorite resort for summer camping, picnics and fishing. Cataract, — Branch line to Elora, 27 miles west. Melville Junction — Rejoin main line, Toronto, Grey & Bruce section. This would be more direct from Toronto, but is avoided by north ward'hound trains on account of its heavy grades. Southward trains use it. §Orangeville— Pop. 4,000. A farming centre as shown by the elevators at the station. Refreshment station. Orangeville Junction— Branch line to Teeswater. Laurel Crombies Shelburne Melancthon Corbetton A well-cultivated plateau, furnishing lime and building stone. The lakes of this region, especially at Homing's Mills, 4 in. from Shelburne, are noted for extraordinary trout. Dundalk — The road has here ascended to the top of the Ontario plateau, 1,300 ft. above the level of L. Ontario, Flesherton — A brisk agricultural village. The town of Fleslierton is 2 m. east, and PricevUle 4 m. west. A little east of Flesherton are the Eugenia falls, and many most picturesque brooks and cataracts, abounding in fish. 36 ONTARIO AND LAKES ROUTE § Flag Station. Montr'li ''"Pfcss 448 453 457 461 464 469 473 495 3.07 ARRIVE 3.30 P.M. Port of em- bark- ation. STATIONS— Descriptive Notes Markdale Berkeley Holland Centre Arnott Chatsworth Roekford St. Vincent Road §Owen Sound— Pop A rolling, timbered and well- watered region. Fine farming in the valleys. Luml)er, cord-wood and tanbark, are exported largely. Scotch and liisn people predominate throughout this neighborhood, which has long been settled. The region is limestoney. 6,000. The port on Georgian bay for Canadian Pacific lake steamships. This town has grown rapidly since the building of the railway ; and is the shipping point for a vast area of farming country. The huge elevators and lumber-piles will be observed. The toAvn is situated at the mouth of the Sydenham river at the head of the sound, and is surrounded by an amphitlioatre of limestone clifls. The region is well- wooded, and in summer is visited by large lunnbers of tourists. "Within 2 or 3 miles are many pretty waterfalls. Building stone and brick-clays .bundant. Manufactures, especially of furniture and wooden- ware, are increasing. Shooting and fishing in great variety is easily accessible. In addition to the steamships of the Canadian Pacific line for Port Arthur, steamers depart regularly for Col- lingwood, and all ports on Georgian bay, Manitoulin island, and in the Indian peninsula separating Georgian bay from Lake Huron. Canadian Pacific Steamships. The steel steamships Alberta and Athabasca, of this Ime, perform during the season of navigation a bi-weekly service between Owen Sound and Port Arthur. These vessels are new and elegant Clyde-built steamships surpassing in speed, safety and comfort, all other steamers on the Great lakes. They each have a gross measurement of nearly 1,800 tons, are 270 feet in length, and complete in every detail- Their furnishing is equal in luxury to that of the ocean steamers, and their table compares favorably with that of the leading hotels of our large cities. They are lighted throughout by electricity, furnished with steam steering-gear, and pro- vided with every appliance for safety. ^ , ^,r ■, j One or the other of these steamers leaves Owen Sound every \\ ednesday and Saturday, at 4 p.m., on the arrival of the steamship express. Cross- ing Lake Huron during the night, and ascending the Detour channel and St. Mary's river next morning, it passes through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie at noon. This gives passengers an opportunity to go asliore for a few minutes. Leaving Sault Ste. Marie about one o'clock, the course is laid directly across Lake Superior. Isle Koyale and Thunder Cape are in sight next morning, and Port Arthur (see p. 12) is reached at 8 a.m., on Friday or Monday, as the case may be. ,1; pro* on