APPENDIX A XLV 



The Cordilleran Mountain System — of which the Rocky Moun- 

 tains are the eastern range. This system of mountain ranges with 

 its intervening valleys and plateau lands bounds Canada on the west 

 and embraces British Columbia and western Alberta. It has the finest 

 surviving forests of the Dominion and is rich in minerals. It contains, 

 however, only a relatively small amount of farming land which can 

 be cultivated without irrigation. 



The natural resources of the Dominion on which the population 

 of Canada must depend for their support are six in number : 



(1) Agriculture and the cattle trade. 



(2) Forest products, timber, pulp-wood, etc. 



(3) Water powers. 



(4) Mines. 



(5) Fisheries. 



(6) Fur trade. 



Speaking generally, our manufactures and transportation systems 

 are dependent upon these and, therefore, stand or fall with them. 



The relative importance of these several sources of national 

 wealth, as expressed in the monetary value of their respective prod- 

 ucts, is shown in the accompanying table. The figures are obtained 

 from the Government returns for the year 1913. 



In the table there is also given, for purposes of comparison, the 

 value of the exports of each of these national products. 



These figures, are set forth in graphic form in the accompanying 

 diagram. 



Output in dollars. Export in 

 dollars. 



Agriculture 673,771,500* 194,930,254 



(including dairy products and 

 cattle). 



Forests (1912) 182,300,000 43,255,060 



Mines 144,031,047 57,442,546 



Fisheries 33,389,461 16,336,721 



Furs 5,415,118 



Let us look briefly at the extent and the present status of the de- 

 velopment of each of these great sources of national wealth in the 

 Dominion. 



This does not include cattle, no return for these being made to the Government, 

 except in exports. 



