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the isthmus are the liead.s of tlie great bays of Placentia and 

 Trinity, Still following a nortlierly course, the railway traverses 

 the Terra Nova, Gambo and Gander Valleys, and entei's the great 

 valley of the Exploits at Norris's Arm. From this point it turns 

 ■westerly, following up the Exploits Valley and crossing the river 

 at Bishop's Falls, ten miles from its mouth, on a fine steel l)ridge 

 630 feet in length with granite piers and abutments. From 

 Bishop's Falls the railway crosses over into the valley of the 

 Peter's Arm Brook, (tlie Grand P'alls lieing about one and a half 

 miles from the railway at tlie 222iid mile from Whitbounie), Init 

 returns to the Valley of the Exploits again near Rushy Pond at 

 the 227th mile from Whitbourne. From tlieiicu it follows up 

 the Exploit's Valley to Badger Brook where it iiually leaves the 

 river. From Badger Biook it takes a north-westerly route 

 crossing the White Hill Plains, tlience down the valley of Kitty's 

 Brook to the north-eastern end of Grand Lake. Tlie course is 

 then along the southern side of Deer Lake to Bay of Islands^ 

 thence through the valley of HaiTy's Brook to Bay St. George. 

 From this 2">oint the line passes back of the Anguille range of 

 hills, down tlie valley of llie Codi'oy Eivers to Cape Ray, about 

 nine miles distant from Port-aux-Bas(pie, which is the terminus 

 of the line. 



CHANGKS TO BE KFFKCTED. 

 From this outline of the route it will l»e acen that the new 

 railwav traverses and opens up the lai-gest and most valuable 

 areas of agricultural, forest and mineral lands in the island. In 

 the course of years, l)ranch lines and waggon roads will connect 

 the outlying regions with this Grand Trunk Railway, and thus 

 the various centres of popidation will be linked together and 

 brought under civilizing influences, and new industries pro- 

 moted. A closer glance at the country along the line will fully 

 bear out these statements. 



FIRST FIFTY MII.ES. 



Tilt first thirty or forty miles of the railway run through 

 a wild rugged countr\-, very rocky, especially across the isthmusf 



