Mantle to Pacific

Canada Mantle to Pacific The National Wau This is a reproduction of a book from the McGill University Library collection. Title: Canada, Atlantic to Pacific : “the National way” Publisher, year: [S.l.] : Canadian National Railways, [1923?] The pages were digitized as they were. The original book may have contained pages with poor print. Marks, notations, and other marginalia present in the original volume may also appear. For wider or heavier books, a slight curvature to the text on the inside of pages may be noticeable. ISBN of reproduction: 978-1-926846-88-0 This reproduction is intended for personal use only, and may not be reproduced, re-published, or re-distributed commercially. For further information on permission regarding the use of this reproduction contact McGill University Library. McGill University Library www.mcgill.ca/library CANADA ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC "THE NATIONAL WAY" CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ft, Carvou^,^, hJoWruaL RaJoooo.^5, Co.c\ado, , fyttanuc. tto Pacific ' "TKe. CONTENTS PAGE CANADA—ITS ATTRACTIONS AND RESOURCES --------- 5 ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC—TRANSCONTINENTAL SERVICE HALIFAX TO TRURO --------------- 10 TRURO TO SACKVILLE ------ ___ ___ 25 SACKVTLLE TO MONCTON -- ___ ____ 30 MONCTON TO MONTREAL - - - - - - - - 34 QUEBEC TO MONTREAL --------------- 48 MONTREAL TO WINNIPEG - --__-_____-- 58 TORONTO TO WINNIPEG VIA PORT ARTHUR AND FORT WILLIAM - 103 TORONTO TO WINNIPEG VIA NORTH BAY AND COCHRANE - - - - 124 WINNIPEG TO VANCOUVER - _ _ _ _____ 130 SYDNEY TO TRURO -- __ __________ 14 HALIFAX TO YARMOUTH ------ ______ -20 ST. JOHN TO MONCTON - -------------- 32 ST. JOHN TO QUEBEC VIA QUEBEC BRIDGE -------- - 53 QUEBEC TO CHICOUTIMI --- _______ ___ 91 QUEBEC TO MONTREAL VIA NORTH SHORE ------ ____ ^51 QUEBEC TO COCHRANE ---------- _____ 84 MONTRAL TO TORONTO - -- ________ --92 OTTAWA TO TORONTO - - - -- ___ _ _ _ _ _ 99 RED PASS JUNCTION TO PRINCE RUPERT ----------- 154 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA - _ - -- -- ___ 9 PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - __- ___ 27 PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK -- _ _ _ __ -29 PROVINCE OF QUEBEC --- -- ___ ___ -38 PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ---------- ---__ 102 PROVINCE OF MANITOBA -- ____----_- __ 127 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN ------ _____ _ 132 PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - - -- ______ __ 137 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - - - _____ . _ _ 150 1—Chester N.S. 2—Old Martello Tower, Halifax. 3—Fishing is one of Nova Scotia's Main Industries. 4—Halifax, Capital of Nova Scotia, from the Citadel. ATLANTIC to PACIFIC "The National Way" CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS CANADA—ITS ATTRACTIONS AND RESOURCES ANADA is rich in attractions to tourists of all sorts and condi tions. Among the countries of the world none are richer C either in variety or extent. Nature evidently so determined. For its geographical features Canada is noted. On the east the famous Appalachian mountains form the Gaspe peninsula and the Maritime Provinces. Around Hudson Bay is a V-shaped plateau constituting the Laurentian Highlands and extending from Labrador down to the St. Lawrence River and thence northward tj the Atlantic Ocean. On the west, and dipping into the Pacific Ocean, are the Rocky, Selkirk and other mountain ranges, having a width of over four hundred miles with rich intersecting valleys. North of British Columbia lies the Yukon Territory, famous for its rivers and valleys as well as for its gold. Between these extremes are the low lands of Southern Quebec and Ontario and the Great Lakes, while in the centre of the country is that vast prairie land, stretching from the Great Lakes to the foothills of the Rockies and from the United States boundary line to the Arctic, and embracing the world's greatest agricultural area. Salubrious .Climatic Conditions. Having an area of 3,729,665 square miles, or nearly 703,000 larger than that of the United States, it naturally follows that Canada possesses variety in climatic conditions. But while there is variety in all its parts the summer climate from the Atlantic to the Pacific is salubrious, the temperature night and day being regulated by ocean, lake, river and prairie breezes. Canada is a land of bright days, the normal annual hours of sun shine averaging over 2,200 hours in the interior provinces to close to 2,000 in those fronting on the Atlantic and the Pacific. Waterways of Canada. The waterways of Canada constitute one of the most remarkable of its geographical features. Exclusive of Hudson Bay, the Bay of Fundy, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and nearly all other tidal waters, the Dominion has a water area of 125,755 square miles, or rather in excess of the combined area of the States of New York, New Jersey and South Carolina. On the east the shores of the Dominion are washed by the Atlantic, on the west by the Pacific, and on the north Page 6 ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC by the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay, into all of which mighty rivers flow, while the interior is thickly dotted with lakes, several of them almost oceans in extent, and rivers and streams ad infinitum. The World's Greatest Fisheries. Possessing as it does such vast waterways, it naturally follows that the Dominion is rich in fishery resources—richer, in fact, than any other country under the sun. For the followers of Izaak Walton there are sporting fish of various kinds and descriptions, such, for example, as the giant tuna, which are to be found in the territorial waters of the ocean; salmon in rivers tributary to salt water; trout of various kinds, and maskinonge, bass, pike, pickerel, etc., in the inland fresh water lakes and rivers, the natural supply of which is augmented by the efforts of the Government hatcheries. The summer tourist who loves to cast a line or troll a spoon can find in all parts of the Dominion waters which will furnish him an enjoyable pastime. And in addition to the fish the waters will yield to his prowess, the climate will impart increased vigor to mind and body. Sport for the Hunter. If it is hunting the tourist wants, the forests and plains of the Dominion will, in the Fall, afford him abundant opportunity for sport. Some conception of the attraction Canada affords the sporting hunter may be gathered from the fact that within its borders are still over half a billion acres of forest lands in which such wild game as moose, elk, caribou, deer, mountain goat, mountain sheep, and bear are to be found. Moose, elk, caribou and deer are even more numerous than they were a few years ago, thanks to the Government forest reserves, aggregating some 153,000,000 acres, where wild animals can reproduce without molestation. Historical and Scenic Canada. In points of historical interest and in the beauty and magnificence of scenic effects Canada affords much that is interesting and striking to tourists who possess appreciation for such things. Canada cannot show the tourist ivy-covered ruins of ancient construction or points of interest that a millennium ago were famous for historical events. But she is by no means destitute in historical attractions, and particularly in the Maritime Provinces, in old Quebec, and in Ontario, where many battles were fought which had an im portant bearing on the future of the North American Continent as well as that of Canada itself. In glorious scenic beauty effects no country is richer. There is the unique and soft beauty of the Maritime Provinces; the rugged and picturesque beauty of Quebec, with its mighty St. Lawrence, mountain scenery, and quiet and quaint pastoral lands; the quiet and peaceful Ontario; the vast and wonderful distances of the Prairie Provinces; the awe-inspiring Rockies of the Pacific coast province of British Columbia. "THE NATIONAL WAY" Page 7 Canada as a Nation. Canada is the largest of the British dominions beyond the seas both in respect to area and white population. Although an integral part of the British Empire, Canada is to all intents and purposes an autonomous nation. The central authority is the Federal Government at Ottawa, while each of the nine provinces comprising the Dominion has its own legislature and government with powers akin to those of the States comprising the American Union. True, there is a Governor- General residing in Canada as the representative of His Majesty; but he does not rule, his conduct in the affairs of State being dictated by the Federal Government. He possesses no powers corresponding to those of the President of the United States. For powers akin to the latter we must look to the Federal Premier, who is really the head of the Government. As a former British Premier once remarked: "Can ada's autonomy is 'absolute, unfettered and complete'." Of the 600,000 Canadians who enlisted in the Great War not one crossed the Atlantic at the behest of the British Government. The painter that ties Canada to the Mother Country is practically that of sentiment. And there is no disposition to cut even this. Resources of the Dominion. The natural resources of the Dominion, both in extent and variety are remarkable. Although during the past few years their develop ment has been expanded to an enormous extent they have as yet been little more than scratched, only about fifteen to twenty per cent, of the available agricultural lands of the country having so far been brought under cultivation. But from this relatively small proportion new wealth (in field crops, fruits, vegetables, live stock and dairy products) in excess of two billion dollars is annually produced. Of surveyed available land awaiting cultivation there is estimated to be 440,000,000 acres. The mineral resources of the Dominion are enormous, and although the greater portion of the potential mineral-bearing sections of the country are awaiting development, the output for the three years ending 1921 had an annual average value of nearly $192,500,000.

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