14 AKSJfeki! TO QUESTIONS CONOBBNISO MANlTOlSA 



Wbat is the GenernI Distance of Stations from each 

 other on the L.ine of the Canadian Pacific Railway? 



From nine to ten miles. 



How near to the Railway ean you Purchase l<and? 



Close to the Kailway. 



How far back does the Company's Liacd Grant ex- 

 tend from the Railway ? Twenty-four miles on each side of the line. 



Are there Good Flour MUIs in Manitoba? There arenumeroM 



country grist mills throughout the country, and in Winnipeg there are three very 

 large flouring mills, the largest of which is eight stories high, and capable of 

 turning out several hundred barrels of flour per day. 



How is the Canadian Pacific Railway Progressing? The 



Canadian Pacific Railway wiU be, when completed, the shortest trans-continental 

 line in America. It will also be the shortest route between Great Britain and 

 India, China and Japan, and will therefore assuredly secure a large proportion of 

 that trade. Montreal is at present the eastern terminus of the line, where immense 

 workshops and splendid stations and offices are being erected. 



Although the Company hare been in existence not quite two years, they have 

 already in actual operation about 1,500 miles of railway, and before the close of 1883 

 it is confidently expected they will have at least 2,000 miles in running order. The 

 general or head offices of the Company are in Montreal, and from that point the road 

 passes through a good agrieultural country to Ottawa, the Dominion seat of govern- 

 ment ; and from there, traversing a country extremely rich in timber and minerals, 

 it skirts the north shore of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay, where the line branches 

 off in the direction of Manitoba. The link between Thunder Bay and the eastern 

 section of the line is not yet completed, but the work of construction is in active 

 progress. The scenery in many localities along the Eastern Division of the line is 

 unrivalled on the American continent for grandeur and beauty. Between Thunder 

 Bay and Winnipeg the railway runs through a thickly-wooded country containing in 

 parts some of the finest agricultural land. 



At Rat Portage, about 135 miles eastward from Winnipeg, there is probably 

 the finest water power in America, and some large mills have already been erectea 

 there. As a manufacturing point, Rat Portage is expected to rival, if not excel, 

 Minneapolis, the great mill ceatre of the North-western States. 



At WiNHiPEO the Canadian Pacific Railway enters the prairie region, and for 

 upwards of 800 miles traverses a country which, for agricultural purposes, is 

 admitted to be unequalled in the world. 



At the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains are the immense cattle ranches 

 already referred to, and from there the road will enter and cross the iiocky 

 Mountains, with their snlendid forests of valuable timber and rich deposits of gold, 

 silver and other minerals. Thence to Port Moody, on the Pacific coast, through the 

 fine province of British Columbia. 



The valuable fisheries, forests and mines on the extreme western end of the road, 

 the agricultural produce of the great prairie region, and the mines, timber, lumber and 

 minerils of the eastern section, will be more than sufficient to ensure an immense 

 local and through traffic over the Canadian Pacific Railway. In addition to this the 

 trade flowing from ocean to ocean, from east to west, and from west to east, 

 will undoubtedly make the great Canadian highway one of the most important trunk 

 lines in North America. Already branch and independent railways are being 

 projected and built through the prairie region, to act as feeders to the main line. 



It is surprising to note the wonderful progress of the various cities and towns 

 along the route. Commencing with Winnipeg, we find that in 1870, or a little over 

 twelve years ago, it was a mere hamlet, containing but few houses and a population 

 of Uttle over 200 souls. In 1874 it was incorporated as a city, with an assessment 

 roU of $2,076,018 ; in 1882 it could boast of 25,000 inhabitants and an assessment 

 of $80,432,270. To-day it can show broad, well laid-out streets lined with 

 handsome stores and warehouses, beautiful residence and imposing public buildings. 

 Ttie city is lighted \m eUdBie light and gas. Street tallmyi ue m operation, an 



