CHAPTER IV.

THE BASIN OF HUDSON BAY.

General features-The Saskatchewan River-The north branch of the

Saskatchewan-The Nelson River-The lower part of Nelson

River Lake Winnipeg-Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis—

The Winnipeg River-The character of the country about the

Upper Winnipeg-The Red River-The Lake of the Woods-The

Beaver or Churchill River

PAGE

. 377

CHAPTER V.

THE BASIN OF THE MACKENZIE River and itS TRIBUTARIES.

General view-The Peace River-The Du Liard River, or River of the

Mountains-The Hay River

CHAPTER VI.

THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE

RIVERS AND LAKES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

426

General view-The Columbia River-The Fraser River-The Lakes. 437

CHAPTER VII.

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION.

General review-Climate of North-West Territories and British

Columbia-The forest-The grasses-Fruit-growing

CHAPTER VIII.

MINES AND MINERALS.

British Columbia-Ontario-Salt-Gypsum-Silver-Copper-Iron

ore-Quebec-New Brunswick-Nova Scotia

CHAPTER IX.

453

. 501

CHAPTER XI.

THE PEOPLE.

Numbers Physique of the people-Military position and militia-

Visitors-Artists-Attractions for sportsmen

CHAPTER XII.

INDIANS AND INDIAN TREATIES.

PAGE

535

General View-Indian missions-Games-The Métis or Mixed races. 557

CHAPTER XIII.

IMMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT

CHAPTER XIV.

CITIES OF THE DOMINION.

. 576

Halifax (Nova Scotia) - Fredericton (New Brunswick)-St. John

(New Brunswick) - Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) —

Quebec (Quebec)-Montreal (Quebec)-Ottawa (Ontario)—King-

ston (Ontario)-Toronto (Ontario)—Winnipeg (Manitoba)-Vic-

toria (British Columbia)-New Westminster (British Columbia) 581

CHAPTER XV.

CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, RELIGION, EDUCATION, ETC.

General outline-Discovery and early history-History of the Federal

Union-"Dominion of Canada" Proclamation

EDUCATION

CHAPTER XVI.

⚫ 604

CHAPTER XVII.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Geology of Newfoundland-Agricultural capabilities-Railway across

the island-The fisheries and the treaties-Exports

INDEX.

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Manitoba Thunder Bay to Winnipeg

British Columbia and the Saskatchewan Territories.
Railway Map of the Dominion of Canada and the

Northern Part of the United States

Route Map, Europe to Manitoba and the North-West
Canada: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island

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