Canada

The Canada Pacific Railway, so frequently referred to in the following pages, is now almost an accomplished fact. It will, after traversing for over a thousand miles the great prairies of the Swan River and Saskatchewan territories, thread the Rocky Mountains and, running through British Columbia to Vancouver's Island, unite the Pacific with the Atlantic. Of the value of this line to the Dominion and the mother country there cannot be two opinions.

Indian Loyalty - A Nap on Falcon Lake - A False Alarm - The Power of Whisky - Magnificent Water Stretches - A Striking Contrast - Picnic Lake - How we crossed Hawk Lake - Long Pine Lake - Bachelors' Quarters at Ingolf - We dress for Dinner - Our Last Portage - A Rash Choice - Grasp your Nettle - Mr. F - - 's Gallantry - Cross Lake - Denmark's Ranche - A Tramp through the Mire.

The Grand Trunk Railway - Sarnia - "Confusion worse confounded" - A Churlish Hostess - Fellow-Passengers on the Manitoba - "Off at last!" - Musical Honours - Sunrise on Lake Huron - A Scramble for Breakfast - An Impromptu Dance - The General Foe.

Tilford - Pedestrians under Difficulties - The Railway at last - Not exactly a First-class Carriage - The Jules Muskeg - Whitemouth and Broken-Head Rivers - Vagaries of the Engine-driver - The Hotel at St. Boniface - Red River Ferry - Winnipeg - "A Vagabond Heroine" - The Terrier at fault.

Saulte Ste. Marie - Indian Embroidery - Lake Superior - Preaching, Singing, and Card-playing - Silver Islet - Thunder Bay - The Dog River - Flowers at Fort William - "Forty Miles of Ice" - Icebergs and Warm Breezes - Duluth - Hotel Belles - Bump of Destructiveness in Porters.

The Minnesota again - Souvenirs of Lord and Lady Dufferin - From Winnipeg by Red River - Compagnons du Voyage - A Model Farm - "Bees" - Manitoba a good Field for Emigrants - Changes at Fisher's Landing - A Mild Excitement for Sundays - Racing with Prairie Fires - Glyndon - Humours of a Pullman Sleeping Car - Lichfield.

The Mississippi - The Rapids - Aerial Railway Bridges - Breakfast at Braynor - Lynch Law - Card-sharpers - Crowding in the Cars - Woman's Rights! - The Prairie - "A Sea of Fire" - Crookstown - Fisher's Landing - Strange Quarters - "The Express-man's Bed" - Herding like Sheep - On board the Minnesota.

Lakes Smith and Howard - Lovely Lake Scenery - Long Lake - The Little American - "Wait till you see our Minnetaunka!" - Minneanopolis - Villa Hotels - A Holiday Town - The Great Flour-mills - St. Paul's - Our American Cousins - The French Canadian's Story - Kind-hearted Fellow-passengers - A New Way of Travelling together - The Mississippi - Milwaukee, the Prettiest Town in Michigan - School-houses - A Peep at Chicago - Market Prices - Pigs! - The Fairy Tales of Progress - Scotch Incredulity - Detroit Ferry - Hamilton - Good-bye to my Readers.

Red Lake River - Grand Forks - The Ferry - Custom-house Officers at Pembina - Mud and Misery - Winnipeg at last - A Walk through the Town - A Hospitable Welcome - Macadam wanted - Holy Trinity Church - A Picturesque Population - Indians shopping - An "All-sorts" Store - St. Boniface and its Bells - An Evening Scene.

by Henry David Thoreau