Contents. 



XI. 



Chapter XXXII. 

 the Hudson's bay route. 



PAGE. 



Contemplations at Churchill — The Transcontinental Short Line — Port 

 Simpson to Churchill — The Calgary, Prince Albert and Hudson's Bay 

 Line — The Winnipeg and Hudson's Bay Road — Roads from Winnipeg 

 to the Pacific Coast— The Future of Canada and the North- West — 

 Government Control of Railways 279 



Chapter XXXIII. 



FROM THE PACIFIC TO HUDSON'S BAY. 



From Port Simpson to the Pine River Pass— The Harbour of Port Simp- 

 son — The Valley of the Skeena — The Forks of the Skeena — Lakes 

 Barbine, Stewart, McLeod, etc. — The Pine River Pass — Temperature — 

 Railway Advantages — Resources, etc 236 



Chapter XXXIV. 

 from the pacific to Hudson's bay. — Continued. 



From the Pine River Pass to Churchill— A View of the Great Fertile Plains 

 of the North- West — The Peace River Country — The Alluvial Plains 

 of the Athabaska — The Five Future Provinces of the North-West — 

 Transportation — The Hudson's Bay Route — Distances 010 



Chapter XXXV. 

 the kxotz overland Hudson's bay expedition. 



The Great Saskatchewan Country — The North and South Saskatchewan — 

 The Proposed Calgary, Prince Albert and Hudson's Bay Railway — Dis- 

 tances as Compared with the Canadian Pacific Railway — Advantages of 

 the Route 318 



Chapter XXXVI. 

 the koltz overland Hudson's bay expedition. — Continued. 



From the Forks to Lake Winnipeg — Fort a la Corne — Cumberland House 

 — The Pass — Chemahawin— Grand Rapids — The Characteristics of the 

 Saskatchewan 324 



Chapter XXXVH. 



FROM LAKE WINNIPEG TO HUDSON'S BAY. 



The Nelson River Route— The Dashing Rapids of the Nelson — Norway 

 House— The Lakes and Islands of the River — The Timber— The Mouth 

 of the Nelson as a Harbour — Characteristics of the Country 343 



Chapter XXXVIII. 

 dr. bell's Hudson's bay explorations. 



The East Main Coast of Hudson's Bay— Vast Tract of Agricultural Lands 

 Lying Between the Great Lakes and James's Bay— The Climate of that 



Country Minerals of the East Main Coast— General Features of the 



Country— Timber, etc 3G2 



