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New fork 14609 USA (71o) 482 -0300- Phone <716) 286- 5989 -fan Canadian Northern RockiGi" ^TTi rnui^^ t^e yelloiuhead Pass • .«»■ n--Jt. •if', l- .V%', 1 A^ ^m. ' Jf'*i. ,*,-•# ..^■:: ^wLmWMM ■♦I Sflgstf^ rsxar PRINCIPAL PEAKS OF THE YELLOWHEAD ROUTE With Their Altitudes Pt«t Mount Robson 13,0A8 Th»Pome U,«50 Mt. il«9|toad«at 11,173 Mt. WhWlbonr 11,101 Mt. Cavell 11,016 Mt. Brazeau 11,000 Mt. Mary Vaux 10,881 Mt. Longstaffe 10,530 Mt. Warren 10,500 Lynx Mountain . 10,471 The Helmet 10,287 Miette Mountains 10,240 Mt. Unwin 10,040 Mount Albreda 10,000 Razor Peak 10,000 Mt. Hardisty 9,742 Mt. Fitzwilliam 9,742 Mount Mumm 9,740 The Gendarme 9,607 Mica Mt 9,600 Mt. Cook 9,500 Mt. BIythe 9,500 The Five Sisters 9,500 Maligne Range 9,500 Mount Samson 9,500 Jasper Mountain 9,486 Mt. Kahn 9,392 Ptarmigan Peak 9,320 Canoe Mountain 9,000 Colin Range 9,000 The Pallisades 9,000 The Rearguard 9,000 Little Grizzly Mt 8,953 Pyramid Mountain 8,500 Rainbow Range 8,500 Sellwyn Range 8,300 Yellowhead Mt 8,132 Roche de Smet 8,100 Fiddle Back Range 8,000 Snaring Mts 1,000 Roche Miette 7,500 Boule Roche Mt 7,000 t^lrttiM I I E XVtt continues this course until near Gosset, where it bends gently to the west. At Lytton, the canyon suddenly widens and admits the turbid torrent of the Fraser whose course is followed by the railway to Vancouver, a distance 158 miles. From Lytton to the delta below Hope tlj closely hemmed in by the mountains of Range on the east and the Coast Range on After leaving Hope, the canyon widens] country of broad level valleys with rich with finely cultivated fields and the luxuriousness as we approach the| Vancouver is Canada's named after the great j Vancouver. It is Inlet and the surrij the Cascade moi southeast, and water to the and depd Coast I Colli ^0 Fff il The CANADIAN > ROCK Through the Telle || Canadian Nokt All lb* Wt II 1 The northern :kies Tellowhead Pass IAN NOKTHIRN Uib* ITay Sport And Rxckea, Ilx Dai.housib»Alta. li ft.\jn \?: (ANOiNG Glomiks Or Light And Sha ri«AniD Moum^IIn Amu Lake jA^rcN PX> i •- • -J*- RICHLY M Canada hai been endowed from coast to coast with landscapes of the most varied charm and endless play-grounds for those who love the great out-doors, there is no part of the Dominion which so stirs the imagination as do the Rocky Mountains. The history of this mighty chain fairly pulsates with adventure more absorbing than any fiction: Switzerland cannot rival its challenge to the mountaineer; India cannot match its loveliness; nor can its resources in fish and game be surpassed elsewhere. Transcontinental travellers have long been familiar with its more southerly reaches, but the Canadian Northern Railway has now opened up a new route through the Yellowhead Pass, traversing both Jasper and Moimt Robson National Parks, which is stamped with widely differing characteristics and possesses an even more imposing majesty. Where bulky volumes have not sufficed to exhaust so compre- hensive a theme, it would be impossible to convey any adequate impression of this wonderland within the limits of a brief brochure. While the selection of representative views contained in these pages tell their own story, some account, however of the route will serve as a useful introduction: West of Edmonton, the traveller leaves behind the wheat fields of the Prairie Provinces and the country becomes rougher until finally the haze-clothed mountains loom up in the distance. For miles ■ . ■■»: ><i-- '^*A, 'V-f--/^^?^^J*A«PAufs Reared ByTcme ^^i%^^ Rivj niHT, y "^w-"^' ^^i the line atcendt the Athabaskn River Valley through Jasper Park to Yellowhead Pats, where it crosses the Great Z>ivide. or main ridge. Be- yond, the Eraser River is followed to Mount Robson, the highest peak of the entire Canadian chain ; yielding place to the Canoe River and the Albreda, which are in turn succeeded by the North and Main Thompson Rivers. The Eraser then gains right of way and leads to New Westminster and Vancouver through canyons matchless in their rugged grandeur. Nowhere in this journey of over seven hundred miles is there a moment that hangs heavily, so in- sistent is the attraction of each new vista or panorama that flashes past the windows of the comfortable obser- vation car. Entrance is the gateway to Jasper Park and the Rocky Mountains. At first only a glimpse is had of white peaks between grim cliffs rising 8,000 feet above] the sea. As we pass on, we come in sight of the Fiddle Back Range with Pyramid Mountain standing sentinel in the back- ground at the entrance to the Yellowhead Pass. The line follows the Athabaska River and runs along the north side of Bmle Lake for seven miles. At the east end of ^^^^ ' -^^ the lake, Solomon Creek comes in from the north, where David Thompson the explorer spent part of the winter of 1810. An eight hun- dred foot tunnel leads under the slope of Boule Roche Mountain ; upon emerging from which a splendid v.ew is obtained of Roche de Smet to the north and of Roche Miette on the other side of the Athabaska. This last rises Aaqprr Crowns In An Ka^was, Skt nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, a great rock mass eroded at the crest in an imposing style of mountain architecture; at the sides great buttresses stand out. Crown- ing all are perpendicular cliffs broken by chimneys, giving the appearance of a huge fortress with its strong tower or keep. We are now getting into a part of the Park where mountain goat and mountain sheep are plenti- ful. The protection given to the game has had the effect not only of increasing the quantity, but in some cases of mak- ing them lose the fear of man. This is particularly so in the case of the mountain sheep seen on the slopes of Boule Roche Mountain. These are usvally the most wary and timid of animals, with a wonderful eye ; yet here they are seen nearly every day, feeding on the hills, and often coming right down to the railway, in full view of passing trains. At the foot of Roche Miette, the swift flowing Athabaska River widens and splits into several small channels. Here the line crosses the Stoney River on the opposite side of which, in the valley between the Fiddle Back Range and the Colin Range, that rears its ragged peaks of grey lime- stone 9,000 feet in altitude, the Rocky River flows in, near whose mouth under the shelter of Roche Miette is most probably the site of the celebrated old Northwest Company's Post, Jasper House established by Jas- per Hawes in 1811 or 1812, the year following David Thompson's dis- covery of Athabaska Pass. After leaving the shore of Jasper Lake, The Challenge Or Unsgaled Heights MOUNT ALBBBDA . MOUTTT ROBSOVT T>ARK B. C. r^. 'M "VVv.: W ^* ^*"* crosses the Snaring River, ;^< . . ,^r^ where to the west is a view of the beautiful Snaring Valley, with its •/'•^'^■*^^ snow-capped peaks and glaciers. There is not a vestige left of Henry House, and nothing to mark this historic c'1 post of the Northwest Company, but records show that its site was near the outlet of the Maligne River, one of the most remarkable streams in North America, running for miles un- derground and a much larger body of water, flowing into Medicine Lake ten miles above, than it is entering the Athabaska. The Maligne Canyon is one of the most spectacular in the Rocky Mountains; its bed, which the stream has been cutting through for centuries, is enclosed by walls, in some places 200 feet high, and it narrows in many places to less than 10 feet. On the surface above may be seen huge pot-holes, some over 50 feet in depth, cut out of the rock by the swirling waters. From a bridge built over part of the Canyon, a view of the Gorge may be obtained with its wonderful cascade disappearing in the depths. Jasper is situated on a plateau at the base of Pyramid Mountain close to the entrance of the Yellowhead Pass, at the confluence of the Miette and Athabaska Rivers. Jasper Mountain, altitude 9,486, with its snow- capped peak, overlooks the town, which is the headquarters of the Dominion Government Officials who have the supervision of Jasper Park.n game preserve and forest reserva- tion of 4,000 square miles. An artis- tic townsite has been laid out, with the Government Building, a hand- some stone structure of artistic ^■ iCE .•T CoHt.r \ f. design, in the center. Under the ^^^^— ^— " — ^ direction of the Dominion Parks Branch of the Department of the Interior, plans are being carried out for the rapid development of the sur- rounding country, which embraces some of the finest scenery in the Rocky Mountains, by building roads and trails to make it accessible. Carriage roads have been built from Jasper to Pyramid Lake at the foot of Pyramid Mountain, a distance of four and a half miles, and also around Edith and Beau Vert Lakes through six miles of fragrant woods to Jasper Mountain and the Maligne Canyon, at which point a second trail leads for some twenty-three miles up the Maligne River, past Medicine Lake, to Jack Lake where there is most excel- lent fishing for Rainbow and Dolly Varden trout. From Medicine Lake a pleasant return trip may be made across the Divide to the east by way of the South Esk, which stream is descended to the Brazeau ^ River, where elk and moose are to be seen, and Brazeau lake, thence the Sunwapiti River to the Athabaska and so on to Jasper ..at Athabaska Falls, which descend a spectacular chasm twenty -five feet in width and surmounted by a bridge; the ^ground has been improved so as to render it particu- larly attractive for camp sites and a lodge has been built for the Game and Fire Warden3. A trail has also been built by way of Maligne Gorge along the valley between the Maligne Mountain and the Colin Range, past Medicine Lake, to Maligne Lake. This is perhaps the most beautiful sheet of water in the Rockies, surrounded by moun- tains which rise from the sandy beaches at the water's edge. The effect of the snow-capped peaks with cheir brown shale exposures splashed with crimson stains, the glaciers and the dark verdure of the foothills reflected in the water, form a picture of amazing beauty. The tourist may return from the iake by way of Shovel Pass, a magnificent route of thirty- five miles which takes him up to an altitude of nearly 8,000 feet, and affords one of the finest views in the mountain. Ice fields and a hundred snow-capped mountains, most of them unnamed, may be seen from an elevation a few feet above the Pass. On the descent. Mount Cavell in all its magnificence is in full view, with grim Hardisty in the distance. By taking a bridle trail from the station up Jasper Mountain, a magnificent view of the valley of the Athabaska can be obtained, up to the Whirlpool River, past Mount Cavell and on towards the Athabaska Pass and the Committee's Punch Bowl. Not two miles from the station is Beau Vert ( formerly Horse- shoe) Lake, with waters of continually changing green and blue, that afford every facility for boating, bathing and fishing. Amongst other trails from Jasper is one south- ward to Mount Cavell, formerly known as Geikie but renamed in memory of the British nurse brutally murdered in Belgium, which is suit- able for motor cars and gives access to a large glacier that hangs between three peaks like a swan with outstretched wings, as also down the Athabaska to the Snaring Valley and Mount Robson by Moose Pass. Eterwal Monum-ent Of Martyrdom Mount CAVEii..JAS>HE:» PaiukAlta... — ^ - ir -^ . Paces and Outatte. have ^ll^r^J^^t^^T^^^oZl^ t^^^ in British Columbia arc stationed here^ ^^cc to h««d^' P«^^" °' ""^ '"" ^'cf the Cayuse brand are avatlab e ^^ ^^^ .^^^^^^^^^ desirous of hunting Mountain Sheep. Bros. & Moore make a specialty of ^an^Ung pa^^^^^^ ^^^ n^ountains. whether Mountain Goats, or Gri«lr-. .nd ^"^^^f^y provide outfits, supplies and guides, for pleasure, exploration, h :n' «g or fishing^ 4 personal effects, rifles and ammum- so that the tourist or «P<>^«n«nj;d^^^^^^^ Their huntfng trips and exploratory work have tion. or rods and fishing tackle. Th«r nuni g v Athabaska and the Peace carried them from the northern «S^°"s^ot tne ^^^ ^^^^. down to the American boundary, and tneir knowieag - districts is in consequence very wide. of Pyramid Mountam, arrest the attention n, as the eye -• vs the tortuous course of the nver. the Maligne is seen to come in between the Colin and the Maligne Ranges, of which Jasper Moun^ tain forms a part. Down the river on the opposite side, three snow-capped peaks of the Snaring Mountains appear and below them, another range, with Roche de Smet named after the pioneer missionary. Father de Smet m the distance. No less than Ti'.' ■ White Peaks Splashed With Crimson Stai Looking up the Athabaska a panorama of even greater beauty is seen. ^^"^ Tde af Mount Cave^ an unnamed mountain stands back -- dist-ce. wiU^ a large glacier which seems to end in a crater-hke cup. As the eye fol^ lows upstream the Whirlpool River is seen commg out of the hills Mid ^ joining it. Cavell Creek can also be seen coming ^^°'^J^^J'^^°\ the mountain after which it is named, and Boulder Creek, both elacial streams. . _ ... Beyond Jasper the line enters the Yellowhead Pass, follow- ing the Miette River for twelve miles. The Miette Mountams ^ bound the south and to the north is the Pyramid Range. At the Summit, which is the boundary between Alberta - and British Columbia, we cross the Continental Divide, or backbone of Canada. Two and a half miles brings us to Yellowhead Lake which empties into the Fraser River. Of all the waters in the district — their .lame is legion and their colour beautifully varied — this most ap- peals to the tourist. Irregular in outline, it stretches for four * The Lorc.Of Beckoning Trails MOOMTWhtTBKORK.MOOMlTtoBSOH E**K^.C. and a half miles, its water a creamy sap green, and for the most part surrounded by a dense forest. On the south side, near the center, a fine cascading glacial stream comes in from the snows of Mount Pelee. From Lucerne, five miles jouth, there is a magnificent view of this peak, which rises to an altitude of 9,600 feet. Back of it an old In- dian trail leads through a pass, into the mountains be yond. This is a virgin country that will be of wonderful interest to Alpine climbers, as there are numbers of mountains to the south that are unnamed and unclfmbed. From the look- out at an elevation of 6,000 feet, large ice fields can be seen, also thirty snow-capped mountains and a number of glaciers. Grant Creek, in which there is very good trout fishing, rises near the Alberta boundary, flows down the valley west of Mount Mowat and enters the Fraser. Turbulent Moose River is crossed at the foot of Rainbow Can- yon, up which there are three large cascades, with Rainbow Falls only a few hundred yards distant— a glorious cataract which rushes down between precipitous walls over 150 feet high just before it reaches the outlet of the Canyon. A finely wooded trail, which gives a number of opportunities to see the Whirlpool and the falls, is one of the greatest attractions of the dis- trict and there is also a trail from here to Mount Robson. The line then follows the north side of Moose Lake, a lovely body of water, eight miles long and from half a mile to a mile and a half wide across which a beautiful fall of about 1,000 feet can be seen coming from the glaciers of moun- tains concealed from view in the Sell- wyn range. While Resplendent Moun- tain is not visible, there are some of the most picturesque views in the valley, including the Rasor Peak, Mount Kahn, and other un- named mountains of lesser altitude. Mount Robson, the highest and most majestic peak of the Canadian Rockies, rises to an altitude of 13 087 feet. Its pointed apex of ice can be seen for some miles from' the railway before it bursts in full view where the Grand Forks River enters the Fraser. Its precipitous base is but four 'and a half miles as the crow flies from Robson Station. At the head of the low valley its tremendous cliffs, too steep for snow to lie, rise up ten thousand feet, crowned with a snowy pyramid. A trail leads^ up the Grand Forks to its rear through a magnificent forest of giant cedar and fir. through the Valley of a Thousand^ Falls, where the river tumbles 1,500 feet in a wild Canyon. Here ' the peak rises majestically cliff on cliff for over 7,000 feet above Berg Lake, to its summit, where the vapours of the Pacific gather neariy every day in the year. The snow clings to the steep side of the upper peak m long ribbons quite to the crest; gathering below, it forms a neve, which pushes out and divides into two streams of ice that fall and slip down the steep incline, for near- ly a mile. That on the right is known as the Mist Glacier while that on the left forms the Tumbling Glacier, which extends two miles x:*^ Hidden Wonders Of Primkval Wood.s y: -.oNQEAi-i Iaj.i.s. Mr Rohson Pap;'.. W C in horizontal distance, and has 7,000 feet vertical descent be- tween the snow cornices of the mountain and its foot at Berg Lake, where the ice is thrust down to the water to break away and float off in bergs, which double themselves by reflection. The great black portion of the mountain in the centre is called Rearguard, which rises dark and massive above Berg Lake. Beyond this on the left is the enormous main glacier, literally a flowing river of ice, reaching for over three miles back to Mount Robson and the unbroken snow slope of Mount Resplendent. The water coming from the ice caves of the main glacier flow chiefly into Berg Lake and the Grand Forks, but a smaller part reaches Lake Adolphus and Smoky River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. Thus as you gaze on this won- derful scene, you can see the headwaters of streams from the same glacier flowing on their way to both the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. For magnificent scenery, the panorama of the Fraser and Grand Forks some miles from the line of the Canadian North- em, 500 feet above the valley floor, surpasses anything to be seen on any other railway in America. Huge cliffs and mountains rise to an enormous height almost perpendicularly from the railway. Mount Robson is in full view for about 9 miles, the huge mass towering above us and appearing to rise higher and higher as we proceed down the valley. In all directions are snow-capped peaks, many of them over 10,000 feet including Longstaff, Little Grizzly, RouoH HivrN CoMTORTa Or A MduMTAm Gamp Whitehomc, Resplendent and other mountains of the Rainbow Range. We now pass in rapid suc- cession a number of pretty waterfalls as the line crosses Cliff Creek, Bear Creek, Cougar Creek, and several other smaller glacial streams that flow into the Fraser River. As we approach Tete Jaune Cache, the valley widens and the line turns gradually southward into the McLennan Valley, hugging the foothills and passing east of Cranberry Lake. On the far side, the Mica Mountain Range rises in all its grandeur. On the divide between the McLennan and Canoe Rivers, is Cranberry Lake, here the line crosses the Canoe River at the foot of the Canyon through which the river emerges from the mountain range to the southwest. It then follows the west side of Camp Creek Valley until near Albreda Lake. The valley is very narrow, being only from half a mile to a mile wide, and hemmed in by high mountains. The Sellwyn Range, which is still in sight, looms up behind us to the north, and Canoe Mountain on the east, with patches of ice on it near the summit, forms a picture of great beauty. Four miles east in a small valley near the line, there is a hot spring which is said to have remarkable curative qualities. Through Camp Creek Valley a splendid view is obtained of Albreda Mountain, which lies to the south- east, rising to over 9,000 feet altitude. There are large glaciers on the north side. The scenery in the valley of the Canoe River is magnificent. To the sportsman the district offers everything from grizzly -"f-MtiS An Iron Highway. Past OvEWl ^^,- 'Hills .'■€H r The Gift Or Thl Great Out Doors YktA0WMCAo Mountain AHO"Yfci.i.owM«AD LakbAt IpUctrne B.C bear to willow-grouse. It is pre- eminently a caribou country. While there are plenty of goat, sheep occur only on the main range of the Rockies east of the Canoe. Black bear are fairly common, and late in the season large full trout are to be caught in the Albreda and Canoe Rivers. A short distance from Blue River station is a very picturesque lake almost surrounded with snow- capped mountains and between them at the upper end are two large glaciers. The silt from the glacial streams gives the water a cloudy appearance, and on this account the lake has been given the unfortunate name of "Mud Lake." Below Blue River the river increases in velocity as it enters the gorge and races along for a number of miles to a canyon known as "Hell's Gate." South of here more and more agricultural country is seen and some very picturesque, well tilled farms, indicating that the mein chain of the Rocky Mountains has been left behind, although right into Vancouver the eye will be continually arrested by scenery of the most attractive nature, including deep-cut canyons, winding, broad -bosomed streams and impending peaks. The Albreda River flows into the North Thomp- son at Clemina, formerly known as Thompson Crossing. During the construction of the railway, Packers, on account of the turbu- lent nature of the stream, had to swim their horses here and convey their load over on punts or rafts. The line now swings to the west and Clearwater River joins the m:i. v.. '^-m ■mi BosgViEt) Riv»8,'^VfNimic To Iue Sea Hope Mt., Bhi Gateway To A TouKisrt Pabaowe LUCSKMS SVMffMM. 1. C ] Thompson at Clearwater Cross- ing. There is some good fishing in this stream and when the salmon are running, they can be seen coming up it from the Thompson followed by rainbow trout. Below Kamloops is an enlargement of the Thompson River known as Kamloops Lake, a beautiful body of water, which ends at Savona where the line enters the rugged scenery of the Thompson series of canyons. Ashcroft, is the distributing centre for the Cariboo and Omineca mines amongst the most famous of gold fields, with a romantic history. These have been worked on and off since the early sixties, when as high as six *>undred dollars a pan was recorded. Pack horses and tie. of freight wagons drawn by long strings of mule:> can be seen leaving for the mining districts almost every day. Three miles below the town the line enters the gloomy winding constriction in the mountain knovm as the Black Canyon, where the stream has cut through the shale and sandstone for a depth of over two hundred feet to its present bed. Between Basque and Minnabarriet gypsum and hina clay may be seen in crumbling outcrops of red, yellow and white; a wonderful combination of colour, in contrast with the foliage of the trees above and the reflected light in the swirling waters below. Spence's Bridge is picturesquely situated in the valley at the base of Arthur's Seat Mountain, which rises abruptly to an altitude of 5,800 feet a few miles below which the narrowing valley swings southward and continues this course until near Cosset, where it bends gently to the west. At Lytton, the canyon suddenly widens and admits the turbid torrent of the Fraser whose course is followed by the railway to Vancouver, a distance of 1S8 miles. From Lytton to the delta below Hope the ri' closely hemmed in by the mountains of the C Range on the east and the Coast Range on the v After leaving Hope, the canyon widens, and country of broad level valleys with rich soil with finely cultivated fields and the vegel luxuriousness as we approach the Pac Vancouver is Canada's main named after the great navi Vancouver. It is splenc Inlet and the surround the Cascade mountair southeast, and the water to the wesi and departs Coast of Columbi spo ; the river is the Cascade n the west. ns, and we come into a h soil and heavy timber, : vegetation increases in :he Pacific. J main Pacific Ocean port, at navigator, Captain George i splendidly situated on Burrard irrounding scenery is magnificent; juntains rising to the north. Mount Baker to the d the mountains of Vancouver Island across the le west. From this port, ocean shipping arrives eparts M the Orient, / :stralia, Alaska, the Pacific ist of the United States, and Northern British Columbia. There are splendid opportunities for sport in the immediate vicinity ; mountain goat, bear and deer are to be had in the hills along the inlet, and splendid trout fishing in a number of streams at no great dis- tance. CANADIAN NORTHERN AlUhelVay ,tI R6idafW6 Catajraq3€ Amtd Scented Pin£ *-."m>. ^:m^^^ river is Cascade lie west. land we come into a Ml and heavy timber, egetation increases in 'acific. ain Pacific Ocean port, .lavigator, Captain George Ilendidly situated on Burrard landing scenery is magnificent; Itains rising to the north, Mount Baker to the le mountains of Vancouver Island across the ^est. From this port, ocean shipping arrives rts for the Orient, Australia, Alaska, the Pacific lof the United States, and Northern British uibia. There are splendid opportunities for sport in the immediate vicinity; mountain goat, bear and deer are to be had in the hills along the inlet, and splendid trout fishing in a number of streams at no great dis- tance. ^T^4?' CANADIAN NORTHERN All the Way l&ittafWG Catara5»€ Amid Scented PiNt I Canadian Northern Publications "Pnnra Arthur Houil, Port Arthur, Ontario'! MnM WeMcm Htimmer Itnort." "Hitlali (Mumbta nahlng l^poflet." "Where to Ktah and Hunt." .. __ . ^ . "At Your Service Knm C^ooat to Ooait" — Travel dc lu«e. "The Canadian itneklea"- Yellowhead Pua Riiute. "Hpamiw Lake and Severn Hlvcr." "Humntcr tUsmarlM AliinK the Howl hy the Heu — Holltax * Snuthwcitern Railway. "Rainy l^juiee IjnaBci." "Vermilion LakeM Ixialh'l " "Hummer Hotel and Ebianllnf Hnuae I.l«t. "Homeaeekera' anil tV-ttlera' liulde." "Homceeekers' and Hpttieni' Koree I^MiDpla.' Canadian .Northern Timetables — Eoiu-m and Western tine*. "Mlptiion Lodgp Leaflet." "I^aoo River liulde." "Brltlxh I'olumhia aelilem Guide" l^e RonUinol. N. S. Lake «t. John and lirand niKharte, Que. Lake Edwani, Que. RMeau IjriM*. Ont. MiHkoka ijkkee. Ont Uuetlao Park, Uot. NIplKon River and Lake, Ont. Algonquin National Park. ont. Vrrmlflon Lnkrn. Minn. ll Canadian Northern Railway Principal Agencies CANADA ■ILLtVILLE. ONT. — City Ticket Agent 243 Front St. ■MANDOM. MAN. — Ticket Agent SKS- it*'!"" • ROCKVILLC. ONT. — Ticket Agent CNR. Station CALOANV, ALTA. — City Paaenger Agent 218 Wen gth St. Ulitrict Paaenger Agent Cor. Jaaperand McDougall Ave. ■BMONTOM, ALTA. — City Ticket Agent. . . lOOth St., opp. PoM Offlee HALIFAxTn: ». - Div K. * PA., H, Ts. W. RY 123 HolllJ St. City Ticket Agent 123 Hollla St. KIN8*TON, ONT. — City Agent Wellington St. MONTMAi:. QUC. - A.cf P X, C.N.R. Bldg ^M3p St. Jamei St City Ticket Agent 236-230 St. Jame* St. OTTAWA. ONT. — City Pamnger Agent ^34 Spwka St. PAKRV SOUND^NT. — Ticket Agent ^.N-R. Button PNINCI ALBKirr, SAf K. — PaiKnger Agent C.N.R.Statlon 8UE0KC, OUK. — Ticket Agent CNR. Sutlon COINA, SAtH. — CIW Ticket Agent.... 11th Ave., opp. Poet Ofllee. SAtKATbON, SA»K. - D.P.A Cor. 2n<i Ave. * 22nd St. City Paaenger Agent Cor. 2nd Ave. * 22nd St. •MITM't FALLS, ONT. - Town Agent Beckwith 81. »T. CATHAHINjtt. ONT. — Ticket Agent. . N. St. C. * T. Ry Sutlon. iUBBURV, ONT. — Ticket Agent C.N R. Station TONONTO, ONT. — City PaaKnger Agent 52 King St. R. City Ticket Agent 52 King 81. E. WINNIPKS, WAN. — A OP A ijl'"'™ 8Utlon City Ticket Agent Main * ronage UNITCD tTATKC CHICAaO. ILL. — General Agent M WeM Adam* St. BULUTHT MINN. — 1>.F. * PA 244 We« Superior St. MINNIA^LIt, MINN. — t;ommerclal Agent. . ^ ■,;?''. f*!"**'**^?* NKW romi. — General Agent SOH-610 W-<Mrimrth Bldg. PITTHUNOH, pa. — General Agent 214 Park BMg. (AN PRANCISCO, C AL. — Commercial Agent • " ' SlSSanuMarlnaBldg. 112 Market St. •T. PAUL.' MINN. — General Agent Cor. 4th * Jaekaon Su. «••. K. Mantor* — Ration, MaM., 248 Washington St.: New York; NY.. 1248 Broadway. .. , „.„. _. ■sslmian Taarist Ataacy — Boston, Maaa., S Milk St. TkMTCMk * %m». — Beaton, Mass., 33« Washington St.: Cleveland. Ohlo773 Kuelld Ave.; Columbia. Ohio, 332 HammoDd Bldg., 13 South HmS swet; N«rt N. J., 77BBro«l St.; |S«" Jork, N. Y^ 246 Bnwl- way; PaterKm. N. J., 301 Main St.: Philadelphia, Pa., 137 Broad Ht ; PltUburgh,Pa.,S088mlthllsld«.:8yraouae S.J. 12SE. Waahlngton «t ■avBMarf aad Wkitaaiiik. — Boston, Mass., 306 Wsshlncton St. ; Chl- 'cST IlirM2 ftSth MlihlgiBWd : UeWV*, «•?•>.. J37 Woodward A^. New York, N. Y.. MSJinh Ave. PWladslphla^., 1005 Ches^ nut St : Pittsburgh, Pa., 032 SmlthOeld St.; Springfield, Maaa., 3S9 Main St.; Woroester. MMS.. 385 Main St. lUNOPE ,tNO. — W. J. CARTMEL. Gen. Pass. Agent 21 Charing Cross. rMwiignr and Frslcht L>epts 9 BIshopsgau. PAIII*. PNANCK — Paanngar Offloe, Thos. Cook * Bon. I Place de I'Opera. For aU Inlormatlon and literature, write to above Agenu, m. n, L. rAINOAINN. Oeneral Pass, /^nt, Toronto, Ont. H. CRHLMAN, Oeneral Pass Agent, Winnipeg. Man. •KO. N. tNAMT, Oeneral Traffle Manager. Toronto, Ont. Usosd at Chleago by the General Passenger Oept.. April. I«I7. LONDON, S. 'i»., Canadian Northern RockiG5' jl^nj II (^'/l tf} e y^ llo luh t ad }\is s J2 \ : -« V K \k 4e A ^WP^^^-V-' -i^-i :V f;. i .^-1^ "*c**. ^^Et i*--, •#"