Mr. John RoberWi Bepcri. i* 



stonn, the rain coming down in torrents. On the banlis of the river we 

 saw large orchards of ])ears, peaches, apples, and other fmits, and some 

 very fine vineyards. These fruits, especially the peaches, are packed by 

 the farmers in small, cheap, and neat -looking bakets, which are 

 covered with muslin. They look most attractive. Evidently the 

 Ontario farmers have learnt how to entice customers. I am not 

 going to say one word about the Niagara Falls. Thousands of 

 descriptions have been written. Most of them are failures. So 

 would mine be if I attempted it. After seeing the Falls from different 

 points, we returned to Toronto. 



From Toronto we started on the evening of the 7th for 

 Winnipeg, Winnipeg, via North Bay. This was a long railway 



journey, occupying three nights and two days. Most of 

 the land along the line is not well adapted for settlers, having been at 

 one time a large forest, which some time or other had been destroyed 

 by fire. The charred stumps were to be see'^. for hundreds of miles. 

 We passed a large number of lakes, all of which seemed to be well 



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stocked with fish, as were also the rivers that we crossed. In this district 

 many deposits of minerals have been tound, the nickel at Sudbury being 

 especially deserving of mention. Canada has the largest deposit of this 

 valuable mineral in the world. The lumber industry is also important. 

 We passed Fort William, where there are large grain elevators. 

 The largest, owned by the Canadian Pacific Railvvay, is ten stories in 

 height, and will hold 3,700,(i00 bushels. The grain is carried in closed 

 trucks, !ind these are emptied by zinc cups running on an endless band. 

 We arrived at Winnipeg on Sunday, the 10th of September, and 

 made our headquarters at the "Manitoba" Hotel, which is one of the 

 finest in Canada. The day was very warm, the thermometer registering 

 90 degrees in the shade. I had experienced the same degree of heat at 

 home a few days before starting, but I did not feel the heat in 

 Winnipeg nearly so -oppressive as 1 had done at home. Such was 



