The North West Territories And British Columbia Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The North-West Territories and British Columbia South of Peace river - Great rivers - The Saskatchewan - Buffalo - Great fertility Park-like appearance - Sources of the Saskatchewan - Branches 300 miles apart -whole course (including both branches, miles) - Extent of country it traverses - Adaptability to new destiny - Cereals and vegetables - Wheat Advantages of railway Objection answered - Mountain pasturage - Remarkable richness of soil - Cultivation of wheat - A11 obstacles to settlement removed Encouragement afforded - The railway - A final objection met. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Manitoba and the Northwest Territories: The Real New Northwest Some idea of the extent to which the Northwest Company have pushed their trade may be seen in the fact that in 1845 they had some sixty trading is in this region, principally in the valleys of the Red Saskatchewan. Athabasca, etc. This condition of trade and occupancy of this section, continued undisputed, at least so far as the Red River was concerned until 1811 when, at the solicitation of, Lord Silkirk, one of the stockholders of the Hudson Bay Company, that company laid claim to the exclusive jurisdiction, under their charter, over this immense region and in 1812 they established their first Fort and Trading t on Red River near this place. Oming thus into so close daily competition the state of aflairs went from bad to worse, resulting in great injury to both com panies, and finally bloodshed. In one of their afi'rays the commanding offi cer of the H. B. Company was killed. The result of this regular battle brought both com anies to their senses, and soon after in 1821 these two competi tors formed a coalition continuing nu der the chartered name of the Hudson Bay Company. The company so con solidated, continued in undisputed pos session until 1868 when they sold their right to their exclusive trade and Juris diction claimed under their Old charter over this entire portion of British America and British Columbia, receiv. In g some cash, and' one-twen tieth of the land with es ec.al reserva tures about some of the r posts, fully acres. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Province of Manitoba, and North West Territory of the Dominion of Canada Snow does not fall on the prairies to an average greater depth than 18 inches and buffaloes and horses graze out 'of doors all winter. The summary, of the whole seems to be that the. Climate of Manitoba is undoubtedly very healthy that the soil gives very large products that the great drawback is the visitation of grasshoppers, which are common to it and the state of Minnesota and others of the North Wes tern States. The whole of the north-west Territory of the Dominion comprises an area of about square miles and British Columbia square miles. Altogether the Dominion of Canada comprises a terri tory about the size of the whole continent of Europe 5 and nearly half a million square miles larger than the United States, without Alaska. Until the completion Of the Canadian Railway system, the best way for emigrants to reach Manitoba, from the old Provinces of Canada, is. Via Lakes Huron and Superior to Duluth; thence by the Northern Pacific Railway to the Red River and thence by direct steamboat communication to Winnipeg. There are regular lines of boats from Sarnia and Collingwood, which are reached respectively from Toronto by the Grand Trunk and Northern Railways. Favorable fares are afforded to emigrants, and the time between Toronto and Winnipeg is about seven days. It maybe further stated that the immense water system of the inte rior of the continent, west of, Winnipeg, is being Opened up by steamboat navigation to the base of the Rocky Mountains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Compiled From the Year Book of British Columbia: And Manual of Provincial Information to Which Is Added a Chapter Containing Much Special Information Respecting the Canadian Yukon and Northern Territory Generally The southern half of the Province lies between tolerably well defined boun darics. It forms a large and regular rhomboid of elevated land, which is sup ported ou each side by ranges of mountains. Of these the eastern and western may be said to be double, and consist respectively of the Rockies and Selkirks on the east. And of the Coast and Island Ranges on the west. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Life and Labour in the Far, Far West: Being Notes of a Tour in the Western States, British Columbia, Manitoba, and the North-West Territory This journal was written during our travels. In fact, I sent it home to my wife by instalments, on loose paper, which saved a repetition in letter-writing; and, besides, I should not have had time to write two full descriptions of what we were doing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from From Euston to Klondike: The Narrative of a Journey Through British Columbia and the North-West Territory in the Summer of 1898 How 1 Found Livingstone. Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone. By henry M. Stanley. The. Cruise of the Falcon.' A Voyage to South America in a Thirty-ton Yacht. By E. F. Knight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.