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Along the Line of New Railway Through the Canadian Wilderness
rprl, "rr or 1.000 man who the wnt by way of the great gateway to provisions.
. I ui ui wis worm nearly me wneat neMs the city of Wlnntneg. sent from
'"re - w "lrf far aa the rail would carry towns and usually deily
..... ....... l" viin.nun. mum. irwy mo reaay ror the long trail, ered at supply depots.
irnrai ma ncv-r irmra, wmrn meant taking not only clothing Stoutly
ii'ini ni iripm win re away rrom meir rei- warm enougn for the Arrtle wltner and
lows for yoars yet to come. cool enough for tha Arctla summer, but tlmea local! In th terrl-
rw Ki'iuren nave enaurea mire inn- a inn ions or canned and dried food, bed
ships and have been In more perilous placea ding and blanket, tenta, knockdown houses
than the thousand men who have been which could be packed In wagons and put
spying out the wilderness of northern together without tha uaa of nails. Tin
America and laying out the route of the equipment of one party which haa spent
new tranacontln-ntal railroad In Canada, nearly two yeara In tha country west of after they had been toted
JHior have penetrated Into regtona where tha Bt. Maurice rlrer will glre an Idea out from tha aettlement
i in me wiuib man wa n. 01 wnai these pioneers required. Beatdea
tore seen, tare for an occasional fur trader bedding and clothing, they carried anow
or agent of the Hudson Bay company, ahoea, caaoea, rlflaa and shotguns, as well
hich
the border
built of lugs.
theae depota were some
tlmea located In the terri
tory where a party woulj
be obliged to remain sev
eral months, or at a place
where tha packers of tha
eurreyors could get them
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The line of the Trans- I- 4 ; ,. f ' -1,"' ' . x lit f O : .m . "' ; . i" . VTAV ? -.M' ,
fo-tlnent.l from W.nnl- 1,. . . ... . -:V . , v j - . . t'Vf ' I
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The thousand are not honored with the
jams of explorers. They form merely a
surveying corpa. It Is not likely that a
bonk will ever be written about their ad
ventures, although It would make as In
teresting reading aa the average volume
of travel, for their work has revealed a
great country which has been practically
a mystery to th people of the civilised
world the wilderness of far Canada.
Glanco at the map and you will find that
the little dots and circles that mark the
towns and cities of Ontario and Quebec
are clustered In tha southern part of these
provinces. The line of the Canadian Pa
cific rallrond forms the northern border of
the settlement of most of this territory.
1 Run a Una northward across Ontario
from the shore of Lake. Huron to the
waters of James Bay. It measures nearly
miles, while Quebec, even from the St.
Lawrence river, stretches away aa many
miles toward the Arctic. Yet the railroad
referred to traversea only the extreme
southern portions of these provinces, and
nine-tenths of their area, Is a region which
haa been familiar only to the occasional
trapper and trader and the few Indiana and
Esquimaux who Inhabit It a region where
one might go 1K) mllea without finding even Ashing nets and lines.
J native settlement. Each party was organised Into a division
Is away uji here to the north of the ,n charge of a field engineer. It was as
tawa river, as far east aa the St. Maurice signed to cover a certain area and was
er, 150 miles north from Quebec and even made up of several assistant engineers.
oin sight or the Albany river, the areat cn of whom had under him a transit
v "water course entering Hudson bay, that the man, leveler, chalnman, rod man.
painnnaers tor anotner highway of steel anver ana axeman. A mapmak
have been living for months and years recorder went with each party.
(racing and mapping out a- route for an- These formed the white contingent,
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men choeen by the peorle of Canada to aee Manitoba and Alberta and Saskatchewan,
that the wheat spout la built In one of much of thla country la At to live In.
the apartments of the beehive la the man There are many mllea of pegs markln
who planned this Invasion of the wilder- the line of the new way of steel which ara
ness and who directs every movement of nearly M miles north of the Canadian
he army of invaders. He Is Hush D. Pacific railway, and thus far removed from
Lumsden. chief engineer of the commis- human habitation. Hence It Is that soma
OSS THE i7TIU JTfJSft
aion.
Df the men who measured the lines where
other where they could not run rapids or
shoot small cataracts.
Brunswick ,1s to be about l.UOO mllea In New Brunswick and Quebec, that Its weight
length. Much of the country is covered would often break down one of the port-
with woodland and frequently all the mem- able huta. Then the comrades of tha ln-
bers of a party were obliged to wield axes mates generally had to dig them out.
until the trees and underbrush could be On this part of the survey winter camps or to having them dashed aeainst rocks In
One of the best Informed men In the these pegs are driven have not seen a
world on the geography of Canada, even white face, save the faces of their eom-
he has been surprised at the secrets which rades, since they dropped out of the world
his lieutenants have discovered In the un- tn 1904.
known dominion. One Is that the Strong But the wilderness may yet be their horn
Belt as the man of Canada Northwest rail - tn . . Karnnlnv haa
Most of the accidents that have occurred t, extends far into northern Ontario k ' v .,. e .
have been due to the upsetting of canoes along the route of the new railway. tracklayers who are following up that long
The Strong Belt means a strip of America line of pegs. It Is noted to have trains
a transit cleared away sufficiently to secure accurate were erected In several places, made like the effort to go through dangerous rapids. where tha raise the hardest wh.Vt Vn7 th . . V. v. ,T Zl
n. Picket measurement, with instruments. the provision coaches, of log. fitted to- Beaver dam. have been one of the obstacle, r t wtk Lo, th. wor d-. fThsnan fln bv that tlrntt
ik" DJ .W'"teI''-J,0l""orth'C'!: th- -p-fT r fl"d . " -vigatlng these water, of the wilder- JLTcTtllrnS Lin. ,S"t5?LS o) "thra"
but
other spout through which the grain gar- with them went Indians and halfbreeds to done In winter than in summer, the mn weather.
nered In the northwest rrovinces may flow jock the supplies over portaces and where
txntward to the Atlantic seaboard, to be there were no streams on which they could
carried across the ocean to hungry Europe, travel by boat. With each party were one
In the aoore of expeditions sent out in the or two fleotfooted natives who were used
autumn of 1!M to find a war for the new to keep up communication with the rest
transcont'nent jl railroad were over 1.000 of humanity. They carried letters be-
whlte men. They entered the wilderness tween the stations of the engineers and
from the east by way of Quebec and from them to the nearest postofflce.
Ottawa, from the south by way of a little As fish and game were the only food to
railway running a few mlk-s north from be obtained In thla country, it was neces-
OoorgUn bay on Leke Huron, and from .ary to keep each party supplied with
ada that the .rounrf I. .now fcair dried rlav. Dnlv th... .ln,rt,,.. ,M ... rw v..... , a . . .. . . - " - mnni mil uiodi mrtn n i i-
.- ..... - - - ----- ' - " strengtn ot the people who have been living . and level are men who will have been
of the year, more work has actually been protect the men sufficiently In atormy two feet thick had been gnawed through n u Much f ih. .hf i ! . .! .T " .T.
aianuoDa ilea in the Strong Belt, but It They tometlmea call thla the People'
also passes through hundreds of miles of road for the portion of the Transcontinental
northern Ontario. from "Wlnnineir to the Atlantic la heln
The couriers from the pioneers have been completed by the people of Canada and
traveling on snowshoes and carrying their In the many thousands of miles which making a barrier which had to be cut
outfits on sledges drawn by the dogs known have been covered by the pathfinders the away with axes.
as huskies, or by human beasts of burden, lakes and rivers which form a network of The outlet of one lake was found closed
T . ,,nn . Y. 1-1-,. . . J vatAM In far- r1 n .1 V. n . . 1 u . I . . J W j . j- . . , . , .
creek often afforded th. only pathway. them, .ometime. affording th. only rout. It ha. been washed so much driftwood" that S Z TenlTn "to Otta' .'ZStll 1" "ST.
With th. mercury as low" aa 40 degree, which they could take from one point to no attempt was made to cut tnrouKh It. ,h, ,urVeyora have also foUn,l m.n. " 1 L, . ZXZZZ
below tha xero mark the survey did not another. Journeying over the Ice by sledge and the party carried their boats around It.
cease. Only when a heavy snowstorm and snowshoe In winter, they have paddled In the city of Ottawa 1. a human bee
made It Impossible and dangerous to re- nl PIed along the open water In summer, hive. It Is called the office of the Canadian
main out were operations suspended. making portages from one stream to an- Transcontinental Railroad commission the
8uch was the fall of saow. especially In
me surveyors have also found many large gineer called for volunteers who would be
rivers and lake, hitherto left off the map. willing to brav. the hardships and dlf-
They have gone through great forests of Acuities for the sake of the country. So
hardwood, the existence of which had been the work of the thousand has been partly
unknown. They have found that, like a work of patriotlmu
Omaha Trade Boosters in the Northwest
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ganlxed for the express purp ee of boosting
the city along lines slmilur to tho. of
the Ak-ar-llen entertainments held In
Omaha, each full. The E-Na-Kop. have a
parent body called the 'n50,iXI club." which
haa set a mark of that number of cttizena
for 6pokane In 1910. and the end seems In
a fair way of realization.
The remarks of the various speakers w.-re
replet in exurrssione of cordiality aad
tcod f41oweti'p and when Governor Mead
v. concluded threo cl:..er. were proposed by
Governor Sheldon and given with a tiger
by the assembled guests.
The booster, arrived at the depot aft.r
the banquet barely In time to board their
train, which left .veral minute, behind
time, and are enthusiastic in tholr rraisa
of the ho.pitaiity shown by the clttten. of
Spokane, for which the city has become
famous.
Delluats of tk Ser.ery,
Pellghts of mountain scenery hava been
constantly enjoyed since leaving Spokane
aul In fact even (mm Billings. Stops
aere made by- lenient trainmasters at
many beautiful mountain scenes, and at
na place In the Cascade mountains the
staff correspondent for The Bee rode on
the engine snd selected a choice spot on
the banks of the Green river for the tak
ing of a picture.
At Seattle tha visitors were taken on a
chartfred steamer to the United States
navy yard at Bremerton and allowed to
Inspect the new battleship Nebraska, now
undergoing final touches for Its being
commissioned, and which Is one of the
most powerful seadogs of Uncle Sam's,
fighting force. Many pictures were taken
of the boosters on the battleship, and they
inspected the boat from bottom to the
fight irg towers high up above the hurri
cane decks. The turrets which will con
tain the larger gnns were a source of
much Interest, as were the old battleship
Wisconsin and the cruiser Beston, which
weie lying at anchor in tha oflViig. The
marksmen of the Boston were much
elated over their recent victory In target
practice and were flaunting the emblem
of their prowess, a large pennant, from
the masts of their vessel.
At the navy yard the old battleship Ore
gon, which was the object of so much In
terest during the Spanish-American war,
wh.n It sailed around Cape Horn to Join
In the destruction of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago, I. being dismantled. and the
Omahan. were allowed the privilege of
viewing It at clow range and Inspecting
the dents made In the armor by Spanish
Prattle of the YoangsUrs
" Fred Papa, where Is Atoms'
Papa I never heara of any place by that
t name Fred. Why do you askT
. Verd "h. I read In the paper about an
ei-iluslon that bl.w two msn to that place.
Teacher Willie, what are the seasons of
the year?
, Willie Winter, spring and full.
M Tacher Tou lef. oi.t summer.
Willie My pa says he d.,n think we re
golug to have any n-.ore summera.
TOretty nng?
"Uncle Joe gave it to ma."
"la it a diamond?
"Course it is. Undo Joe paid a quarter
for iu"
Little Wllhtlmlna My teacher says our
Conscience i. what tell. u. when we do
wrong.
Utile Sylvester WtU I don't care Just
j it don't go and tell mamma.
0utt Ethel Mamma, don't people ever
get pualahed for telling the truth?
Mamma No. dear. Why do you ask?
Little Ethet Cause I Just touked the last
thrve tart, in the pantry and I thought
I'd teller tell you.
Polly (admiring the wonderful creation,
in the shop window) Don't you wish you
had one of them, nice feather, to wear on
your hat?
Kitty No; I don't believe in wearing
birds' feathers. My mamma's a member
cf the Audible society.
Oeorgte was reproved by his teacher for
laughing out loud In the school room, when
he apologized by saying'.
"I dldu't mean to do It; I was Ju.t
miltng. when all of a sudden the smile
busted."
The Minister I suppose jrou are a good
linie boy. Willie, and do everything your
father tells you?
Willie Peck-Tou bet I don't. Mother
wouldn t do a thing to me if I did.
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First Little Girl-When you grow up
re you going to advertise for a husband?
Second Little Girl No; I'm going to be
a widow. They don't have to.
Teacher-Eddie, what makes the grass
arrow?
Eddie The grass haa bladea an' with
theae It euts It. way through the ground.
Fond Mother-Johnny, what are you go
ing to give the lliUo boy next door for a
birthday present?
Johnny (retnenbertng a recant difficulty)
I know what I d like to give aim. but I
alo't big enough.
cannon balls. One million dollars has been
spent In the repair of the Oregon, but Its
disposition I. still a matter of doubt, a.
It la believed to have outlived Its useful
ness as a fighting craft.
Another object of great Interest at the
navy yard was the Immense drydock used
for repairing the vessels of the Pacific
squadron. This Is ttje largest drydock on
the Pacific coast and is In constant use. It
Is the only drydock large enough to be used
for repairing the great steamship owned
by James J. Hill of the Northern Pacific,
the Minnesota. This great steamer ha. a
capacity fur freight of 14.000 tons, the
largest freight capacity of any boat afloat,
and the Omahans obtained a fine view of
the vessel, as the return trip to Seattle from
the navy yard was made along the water
front. The capacity of this great steamer,
whose sister steamer, The Dakota, was
sunk off the coast of Japan recently, can
best be realized when It is said that ft will
carry the freight of more than L40u freight
cars.
Seattle a Chilly Proposltlom.
Seattle was ore of the most Interesting
cities visited, but the citizen, are anything
but cordlul. and less than 1W) attended the
reception Friday night at the Commercial
club, even though the reception was hon
ored by the presence of the governor of
the state of Washington, as well as Gov
ernor (Sheldon. The Feattle citizen, are all
bustle and hurry and, apparently, fo busy
to devote even a fw minute, of their valu
able time to courtesies to their guests, nut
wlthsianding the pre.ence of their own gov
ernor. Most of the attendants at the Seat
tle reception were members of a Nebraska
club, which has been organized In Seattle
with 200 members, and this was the only
city visited where the citizens did not turn
out enmasse.
Seattle Is an unsightly city of hills and
bluffs, but many line bulhilrgs of ten to
fifteen atoiies are being erected and the
business of the city Is certainly enormous.
The natural advantages of Tacoma for har
bor and railroad facilities are much greater,
and with proper development the boosters
are of the opinion that Tacoma will even
tually outstrip Seattle In the race for com
mercial supremacy.
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la Flea as I otmpaajeaa.
Amusing features have not been lacking
on the trip, but the climag was reached
last night during the ride to Portland from
Tacoma, when several of the popular ex,
curaionlsts were entertained with strarge
bwdfellows. Two wags of the excursion
party obtained several slimy and wriggling
starfish at Seattle, which they distributed
freely between the sheets of several bed.
and when the owners of the berths retired
snd piaced their naked feet against the
starfish the subsequent commotion caused
a small panic. This Incident la only one
of many had and the chief feature of the
excursion fas been the entejiainment de
rived by all mentra of the boosting party.
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