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westward to the Pacific is a broad highland region, rising 

 into the lofty range of the Sea Alps. 



THE SECOND ZONE THE FERTILE BELT OF RUrERT's LAND. 



The next Zone we will consider as commencing at the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence. Westward extends an elevated region, rising 

 in many places to a considerable height, and forming the 

 water-shed of the rivers which flow on the south side into the 

 St. Lawrence, and on the north into Hudson Bay. Proceeding 

 up the St. Lawrence, we arrive at a great lake district, which 

 embraces Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, 

 to the extreme west. On the north-western shores of that 

 lake we find an elevated district with several small lakes and 

 streams flowing through valleys. This is the water-shed also 

 of two systems. The streams to the east, flowing into Lake 

 Superior, ultimately enter the St. Lawrence ; while those to 

 the west make their way into Lake Winnipeg, the waters of 

 which, after flowing through a variety of channels, fall into 

 Hudson Bay. To the west of this water-shed range the first 

 lake we meet with is known as the Lac des Milles Lacs. 

 Two rivers flow from it, expanding here and there into small 

 lakes, till another expanse of water is reached called Rainy 

 Lake. This in the same way communicates by two streams 

 with the still larger Lake of the Woods, the whole region on 

 both sides being thickly wooded. From the Lake of the 

 Woods flows the broad and rapid Winnipeg River, which finally 

 falls into Lake Winnipeg. This large and long lake is con- 

 nected with several others of smaller size, — Lake Winnipegoos 

 and Manitoba Lake to the west of it. Into the southern end 

 of Lake Winnipeg flows the Red River, which rises far away 

 in the south in the United States, taking an almost direct 



