THE SORANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MOKNTJSTGr, JANUARY 0, 1897. CONCLUDING VIEWS OF THE DOMINION Ar. Richmond Completes Ills Journey Through America's Wonderlands. NEARLY TWELVE THOUSAND MILES Klo(iuont llocnplttilntioit of tlio l'luccs and Scenes of Interest Do Scribed by Jlim iu the Course of His Sixty-one Letters to Tlio Tribune. Special Correspondence ot Tlio Tribune. Quebec, Oct. 1, 1S96. In Journeying from Montreal to Quebec, the tourist bus the choice of three routes either by the Grand Trunk lullway dovjn the Bouth shore of the St. Lawrence, or by steuiner down the mighty stream It self, or by the Canudlun Pacific. We chose the latter route, which Is a flve liours' llde, a rapid and luxurious trip In way of equipment, but In the way of landscape there Is little variety. Leaving Montreal, the train follows around the base of Mount lloynl and suun reaches St. Martin Junction, where Is the 1'iovlnclul penitentiary. Soon we come to a long stretch of low land extending for miles back from the St. Lawrence liver and closely cultivat ed and cut up Into the sinull lields that eharaeteilze the French fur ins throughout the old parts of Quebec the result of continual sub-dlvlslous of bequeathed estates. This curious French custom of dividing estates eciually among the owners' heirs, giv ing each portion of the sub-divided farms a like river frontage, olten make them otily three or four hundred feet Wide, but running back for several miles. Hero are fifteen of these compact French villages which vary in popula tion from 1.000 tn .l.fiOO punh. TIip tien- ple are prosperous and happy and re- jvjy yr we puss the Junction of the Lake St, John railway, the gateway to that sportsman's paradise, which lies around tliat greut iuift', thu huad-wnters of the Suguenay, A further run of four liilleB throuclr old French settlements as primitive n& in the days of Chuni plaln and Frontenuo brings our train into the ancient city of Quebec. We y M 1 r iii-t '. -,'-. I " " - &, .fr-- Xtj. ims,",lii, -jir?$ mfs mm$$- ma s 5"l;www.: i MM.-nKrvrvn, m wu i- t WstmM H58K5? n m tu. ') X3Gcr Wi&. enter directly underneath the city's massive walls and alight within view of the Chateau Fiontenac, the most capacious and costly hotel on the con tinent, a view of which appears on this page. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. The chief factor in creating tlio Dominion of Canada and binding all theprpvlncestogetherln one confedera tion has been the Canadian Paclllc rail way which" Is the sreat natural high way of the Dominion from ocean to ocean, either for summer or winter, spring or autumn, and It must forever remain so. It was conceived and con structed us' a war meusure'by the Im perial government and It, was wisely and skillfully planned and (possesses peculiar advantages. It is called the great "Dustless" fflti ;V35l tjc' .j'vs &' m -w "CHATEAU FRONTHNAC' ON DUFKJ2IUN TERRACE, QUEBEC. to the bath room, or barbershop, and from the dining room to the smoking and reudlntr room, without the least exposure to the elements or to any risk of soiled hands or garments; such as a passage across the platform of an or dinary car Involves; oven a child cun go from one end of the train to the other without the slightest danger. r SOME GOOD ADVICE. I 'certainly advise everybody who possibly can to make this "Wonder land" tour. But as many cannot, I have done what I could to share with those the pleasure and education which we have personally derived fiom It. To see the country between the two oceans to the best advantage, you should cross thu American continent via the North ern Pacific railway through Yellow stone Parle and to the Pacific Coast, and thence by steamship "Queen" to Alaska, returning to Vancouver, 13. C, ;3Ete- - ry-G 1. jwe- i .-i.S -... .--- ... ..-. .-" KprrTTrr i iLf? i. - ' jttt" tf"v rTTTi3T50 , .rs Jt '"" j---" ')",' l ir.r-ftifri.iijWN-iaw &- 1 .. r&JKS'VT-f- tain their ancient customs. These com pacts are much resorted to In summer by city people. In each the gilded dome church and educational or char itable Institutions of the Hainan Cath olic faith aro tha most conspicuous buildings. CITY OF THREE IUVERS. Near Loulzevllle, opposite Lake St. Peter, are the St. Leon (saline) springs a popular watering place and health resort. Lake St. Peter is simply the broadening out of the St. Lawrence river to a width of nine miles, for a length of twenty-two miles. Fifteen miles below, the great St. Maurice river, which rises 320 miles north, enters the St. Lawrence by three mouths, on which stands the Cathedral Cltv of "Three Rivers," the third city of Im portance in the province. It was found ed In 1C1S and is one of the largest "sealed towns" in Canada. It played an Important part in Canada's early history. Three Rivers is the "see" of a Roman Catholic bishop, whose cathe dralisanlmposingstructure. It Is nine ty miles froin or about midway between Montreal and Quebec; lies at the head of tide-water ott the St. Lawrence, and has a population of 10,000. The city, is well laid out and is a typical French-Canadian town, with numeious churches, convents, and ed ucational institutions. Its chief in dustry is the shipment of lumber which comes down the St. Maurice river, through a region only visited by the axeman, a few Indians, and trap pers, and Hudson's Bay traders. Over $1,000,000 is invested here in mills, booms, etc., where logs are accumu lated. Around the city lie vast de posits of log-iron ore. Here are large Iron works, machine shops, and car vvheel shops, wliere car-wheels ara made in large nun.ibers from this native ore. .Smelting ore began in this city as early.as J737. Three Rivers will well repay an extended visit. "Within easy reach tire mountain brooks swarm with trout for the fish erman. At Piles Junction a branch line extends to the farming district of Grand Piles and to the great Sha wanegan Falls on the St. Maurice river. A Portneuf Is a thriving fac tory town devoted principally to shoe making and wood-pulp. The dozen villages between Three Rivers and Lorette are quaint and picturesque in the highest degree and the French language is almost universally spoken. Powerful rivers come down from the hills at frequent Intervals along, giv ing ample water-power to almost every .village. , ' HURON INDIANS. About seven miles from Quebec Is the christianized Indian village of Lor ette, where dwell the lest remnants of the Huron tribe. They number now about sixty families 330 souls all told; 143 males and 103 females. This pow erful tribe onco comprised over 30,000 souls. Lorette Is a place of interest to all curious travelers. There are scarcely nny among the so-called Ind ians of pure Indian blood. They have Intermarried largely with their French neighbors, but the Indian features and habits still predominate. This reser vation is governed by the customs of two centuries ago, no white man being allowed, until recently, to settle with in the Bacred precincts of tlie Huron reserve. They aro a quiet and religious peo ple, all these Indians; they worship n their own (Catholic) church, a quaint building two centuries old; and In the intervals the men hunt and fish, while the women make bead-work and moc casins, and the boys earn pennies by dexterous archery. After leaving Lorette in three miles DISTANT VIEW OP QUEBEC. route. There is immunity on the One hand from the blazing suns and stifling alkali dust of the southern deserts, and on the other from Impassable snow falls. It is unassailable by summer heat or winter storms. The Winnipeg board of trade says: "It is kept clear with ease and no fall of snow, as a rule, interferes with the work of the road from the Red River to the Rocky Mountains." It traverses country of all kinds and has opened to the colo nist, the tourist, the sportsman vast tracts of hitherto almost inaccessible wealth. ABUNDANT GAME. No other part of the continent is on a par with Canada In the vaiioty and plenty of sport obtainable with little time, expense and pleasant trouble, and it so happens that the best game districts of the Dominion are in the immediate vicinity of, or at no great distance from.the Canadian Pacific, for It passes through the heart of the cari bou and deer country the greater part of the way between the Atlantic and Pacific and conveys its passengers to the field of their operations in comfort and luxury. There is a new object les son in geology and botany to be studied even through the car windows each day and much ethnology as well. In jus tice, I must say, the Canadian Pacific is a road with which none of the great trans-continental railroads can com pare. It is thoroughly laid, smooth, and finely ballasted; the bridges ate erect ed with great strength and the depots are built with taste. The Canadian Pacific trains are cosmopolitan. They have tourist cars and colonists' cars. In the former are noted travelers from homeand abroad. In the latter.scores of different countries are represented. One sees a dozen different national types and hears as many different dialects. This is a composite world on wheels, as Its Inhabitants for the time being hail from all quarters of the globe. COMFORT OF TRAVEL. We cannot speak too extravagantly of the luxurious sleeping cars of the Canadian Paclllc. In ' the Canadian sleeper so much luxury prevails that It Is hard to think that any good thing can be lacking-. It Is a luxury whether one dines, sleeps, bathes, smokes, or reads, us if in a hotel, all the while beholding If he choose the panorama of the country through which he is passing. The Canadian sleepers are unlike the Pullman sleepers; they are usually larger with wider aisles and far more luxurious. They have soft rich cush ions, silken curtains, thick carpets, delicate carvings, and beautiful deco rations; and with their numberless and ingenious appliances for convenience und comfort, even to both rooms, bar ber shops, etc, that the traveling pub lic expect, I doubt if they have their equal In the world. The Canadian Pacific owns and runs these thoroughly appointed palace cars, while the sleeping and dining cars In the United States mainly belong to the Pullman company, und are operated independently of the roads using them. By the Canadian Paclllo everything is done for comfort and good service that admirable organization, care and courtesy can do to lighten the burden of a week's Journey across tlio con tinent. By an ingenious device, the wliole train is united under one con tinuous roof, so that, In place of de tached cars with exposed platforms, there Is, In reality, an elonguted suite of elegantly furnished apartments, comprising all the comforts of the most luxuriously appointed hotels. The passenger can pass from his bed room nnd traverse the Queen's domain by the Canadian 1'nelllc railway to Mont real and Quebec, or vice-versa. From whichever way the tourist comes, Montreal is regarded as either the in itial or terminal point of a transcon tinental journey, for it is the principal eastern terminus of this great national highway, not only of the main line, but of numerous branches extending to Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. If the outward passage is over the Canadian Pacific and the return over the Northern Pacific, tourists, should confer with Passenger Traffic Agent D. McNIcoll at the Montreal olllce, or with E. V. Skinner, general eastern agent at 333 Broadway, N. Y who will fur nish maps, guidebook, etc., to Insure a successful and enjoyable trip. If the outward passage is over the Northern call the "monotony," although to the lover of nuture In ItH wildness, the Journey Is far from monotonous or fatiguing. The luxurious sleeping and dining cars relieve fatigue and one grows to love this wild, rugged country which through man'u Ingenuity is opened up to wondering humanity. Whatever else may be forgotten ill this busy life of ours, the remembrance of this gloilous trip of nearly twelve thousand miles across the American continent, and to the far-off lands of Alaska, and the return through t,he Queen's dominions, will never be ob literated from our memory,, as the most enjoyable and educational of all our travels. We have taken our readers over the entire Northern Pacific railway and its branches, a continuous line of glitter ing steel covering nearly live thousand miles to the Pacific coast. We have crossed the longest rivers, the greatest lakes, the richest grain fields, the most barren deserts of the United States; we have stood together amidst the boiling springs und active geysers from the "underland world," and feasted our eyes on the great lakes, waterfalls, and grand canyons of Yellowstone Park, and on the glaciers of the ice fields of Alaska. We have crossed the snow crowned Cascades under the eye of the vener able Mount Tacoma, and from the dazzling brightness of that great "White Throne," we have descended to the rich valley of Puget Sound and traversed the placid waters of that great Inland sea for hundreds of miles. We have sailed the great inland ocean for nearly three thousand miles in Alaskan waters to the "lana of the midnight sun," and to within six de grees of the Arctic Circle. We have stood at the foot of the Mount St. Ellas Alps and viewed their hoary summits piercing heavenward through the clouds to nearly four miles above our feet. We have walked to the summit of "Muir Glacier," the greatest glacier in the world and entered its glittering ice caves, and subterranean passages, and there seen the swiftly llowing river, and listened w Ith bated breath to the roar of Its hidden water falls. Stand ing near we have witnessed acres of toppling pinnacles fall with the crash of cannon hundreds of feet into Glacier Bay, sinking for minutes, only to rise full-Hedged Icebergs amid floating lields of Ice. We have sailed among these Icebergs of Glacier Bay and navi gated the most perilous rivers, straits, and ravines in our Great American Archipelago, and traversed ravines where only the gray wing of the soli tary eagle, and the dark form of the solitary Indian are seen and the mourn ful howl of the wild beasts is heard In the solitude of the forest. We have visited the great and most noted mis sion stations, Indian "rancheries," and Indian schools, and also Indian fish eries on the continent and In Alaska and have been rewarded by some of the largest catches known to sports men. We have entered the greatest gold, silver, and copper mines in America and witnessed their workings. THE RETURN JOURNEY. Returning through the Queen's do minions, we have traveled over four thousand miles on the Canadian Pacific railway and its connections from surprises, hi.ve been like one protracted holiday. How we have recorded the events of our long Journey Is for our readers to say. Sometimes the grandeur of the scene has been so Inspiring, that wo could but revoncntly exclaim, "How great nro Thy works, Lord, God Almighty!" Sometimes our feelings could bo better expressed by a row of exclamation points, I- I 1 1 1 or by a series of disconnected adjectives. Some times our letters have been written on flying trains; at other times In the small hours of the night, with the body wearied and the bialn tired from ex cessive slglit-seelng. It is, too, a mat ter of regret that while we have seen so much, we have for lack of time been compelled to omit seeing and to pass over other places of Interest and In struction. The Immense scope of terrl toty traversed has expanded our Ideas (and we trust those of our readers), giving us enlarged views of this mighty Ameilcan Union nnd Its vast wealth and possessions; also of the great Canadian heritage, and wo return to our home prouder than ever of the great land whose borders aro protected by the Stars and Stripes on the one hand and the Union Jack on the other Side of the boundary, awaiting the time when, by peaceable annexation, the Ruler of Nntlons shall unite the two great English-speaking confederations now joined together by nearness of habitation as well as ties of blood, Into a still gi eater nation, over which "Old Glory" shall lloat forever supieme. J. E. Richmond. UNCI, IS II KAIMVAV STATISTICS From the Detroit Tribune. The report ot the business of nil railroads In Clieat Britain nnd Ireland during the year ending Aug. 10, 1S0G, has just been presented to parliament by the board of trade, and It gives some interesting statistics for com parison with American railway busi ness. According to the report t,he to tal mllenge In the kingdom Is 21,171 miles, an Increase of 2C0 miles over 1S94. The ftal capitalization of these roads Is $5,00j,5r)l,103 or $230,400 a mile while the common share capital Is $1,820,187,023. The roads give employ ment to 405,112 men. The total earn ings of the year amounted to $423, 013,010 and 45 per cent, of this was from passenger traffic. The net earnings were $190,230,325, a gain of two and one-half per cent, over 1891. The per centage of net earnings on the enor mous capitalization was 3.S0 per cent. Considering the comparatively small length of railways lines as compared with the United Staes, the train mile age is very huge, being 33S,900,000 miles. Expenses per tiain mile were Ci cents, and the leceipts were $1.15, leaving a profit of- 51 cents per train mile. Thirteen per cent of the ordin ary stock paid no dividends at all, and the balance paid dividends rang ing from 5 to 8 per cent. According to the list of casuallties, 1,024 persons were killed and 4,021 were lnjured dur ing the year, but over half of these were employes of the roads. Only S3 passengers or one in nearly 8,000,000 were killed. Train accidents were 09 iu number and only four of these were attended with fatal results. The low casuality list is due to the extra ordinary precautions which are taken In every way to protect human lives. Tilt DI'EPKST LAKE. Only One Uody of Fresh Water in the World Is Deeper. From the Philadelphia Times. Crater lake, in Oregon, is the deep est body gf fresh water In Americu. Only one lake In the world Is deeper, namely, Baikal, which exceeds it in depth by about 400 feet. Until recently it was asserted that Crater lake was bottomless, but soundings have proved that Its greatest depth is 2,000 feet. It Is five miles In diameter, nearly circu lar, and occupies the crater of an ex tinct volcano. No fish has ever been known to exist In Crater lake. Not long ago a request that It be stocked with trout was sent to Washington by the Mazamas, who are a club of mountain climbers, hav ing headquarters at Portland. ,Maza ma is the Indian name for mountain goat. The climbers are anxious to angle in this extinct crater, and the government experts aie going to rind out whether or not such a thing Is practicable. It Is easy enough to put trout into the water, but that would be of no use unless there is food for them there. Tilals will be made by an ex pedition, for the purpose of ascertaln- i lng how much food there is, and THE CATARACT BELOW QUEBEC THAT RIVALS NIAGARA. Pacific, as was our experience, pro- I Pacific to Atlantic. Commencing at ictoria we have travel sed its com modious harbors and buys, crossed Its greatest livers, its ponderous bridges nnd Its deepest ravines. We have en tered Its murvelous cunons, pierced by Innumerable tunnels, und from the peerless walls of the Selklrks, we have looked down Into canons of almost un known depths. We have climbed to eternal snow and eaten our dinner among the glaciers of the Selkirk mountains amid alternate cloud and sunshine, and also ascended the Rock ies to their very summits and taken our supper among the wild alpine flow ers of the Continental Divide. From these lofty helglUs we have descended to the valleys and traversed the broadest plains, through the great est cattle ranches, the finest agricul tural lands and the greatest wheat lields amidst the largest yields on tlio earth. We have traversed the haunts of the great game of North America and visited the noted Indlun reserva tions of the Dominion guarded by tlio finest body of mounted police iu tlie world, These weeks and months of con tinuous travel In the midst of all this magnificent scenery and never ending ceed to St. Paul and interview Charles S. Fee, Geneial Passenger Agent, or Advertising Passenger Agent O. D. Wheeler, who will gladly furnish all needed Information, especially that per taining to Yellowstone Park. Our advice Is; Go! go! and by all means make a three months' tour of It. Do not try to take ull of this In one un broken trip. A hurtled trip places too much strain upon brain and body. The eye loses power of discrimination, so fast do scenes of grandeur und beauty crowd upon tlie view. BY WAY OF RECAPITULATION. With this, our sixty-first letter, we close our series of "travel-letters" among the "Wonderlands of North America." While our Journey together has certainly been a long continuous one, it has been one that could scarce ly fall to interest the most indifferent of travelers. Our return trip through the Queen's domain hus been one of speclul delight. Tlie comforts of trav el us Just described crci such that It is simply a prolonged ijleasuro trip throughout, with pleasuit breaks here und there to relieve what some would whether or not It is of a kind suitable for speckled beauties to browse upon. This will be accomplished by towing small nets ot gauze along the surface of the water. Tlie water will flow through the gauze, which will catch all the uulmalcului' that come in its way. The quantity of the latter secured In a given number of minutes or hours will be an accuiato measure of the quantity of fish food piesent, They will be bottled and preset ved In forma line for subsequent examination by a specialist who will determine the species represented. A most Interesting spiles of experi ments will be made for the purpose of ascertaining tlie temperature of the water at various depths. No tempera ture observations have ever been taken In fresh water neatly so far down. With this end In view, an equipment of self-reglHteting thermometers and sup plementary apparatus will be tuken and will be let down by means of sounding lines. The man who has won an election hut shouldn't burst It by uu attack of blg liead. Tiutli. HE TRIBUNE'S Pi 1 -AND- - 11 Bill DHOTI FOR 1897. EC0ND EDITION NONA READY, ?u USE, CENTS UR Political Handbook and Household Ency clopedia for 1897, is, Without doubt, the finest aud most complete work of its kiud evei pub lished in the state, outside of Philadelphia, and, indeed, it comuares favorablv with nnv nf Hip. AT- mauacs published by the great newspapers of the Quaker '-n-y. The sale of this valuable book of rpfprpn rr Imc bfmi ti. usually large, and to meet the demand we were compelled to print a second edition, wnicii is now ready and for sale at our business ofiice for Twenty-Five cents a copy. No office or home hereabouts should be withnnt- n nnmr Of this llSeful TJublicatioil. as MlP nnswpr f-n tlinnoonrlo f questions which are constantly brought up in every day life, tan ue iound wicmn its covers, as well as complete political, CenSUS and Other Statistics rein rill o- tn nntinn otnfo pmitifv and city, together with an unlimited amount ot other useful To show that this publication is all that we claim, wa herewith reprint a few of the many very complimentary no tices received from other newspapers throughout the state: Of Valuo to tlio Header. Lancaster New Era. The Scranton Tribune has Issued Its an nual "Political Handbook" which makes a handsome book of over 00 pages. It has many excellent features, among which we may mention a dally lesume of the occurrences In Scranton dining the past year, a full uccount of nil tlio more important political events, political tables relative to the state and entire country, legal information, population, pensions and a hundred other things, ull of which will be found of great value to tlio gen eial lender. The Tribune deserves much credit for its enterprise. Handsomest of Annuals. Wllkes-Barre Leader. The Scranton Tribune's annual for 1S97 Is issued under the title of Political Hand book and Household Encyclopedia and Is all that Its name Implies. It is a book of over 200 pages und contains a good deal of general as well as local Information, with a number of local Illustrations. It Is one of tlio largest and handsomest annuals that come to tho Leader olllce. It Improves, witlr Age. Scranton Free Press. The political handbook issued by Tho Tribune is one ot tho best that has reached thJs olllce. It contains a grist of information, political, and general, that makes It a welcome annual .visitor. Like good wine, The Tribune handbook im proves with age. An Innovation. Pittsburg Times. Tho Scranton Tribune has done Itself proud with Its "Political Handbook," a publication filled from cover to cover wltn the sort of stuff its name Implies. It Is somewhat of an innovation in tho Held of annuals, and will be all the moro valuable on that account. I'rnisworthy Departure. Carbondale Leader. Sevoml tine publications from the news paper offices of this legion have been re ceived by the Leader. One of the beat of; these Is tho Scranton Tribune's Political Handbook for 1S97, a praiseworthy de pal turu from old methods, containing po litical, census and other stalstles of na tion, stato and county, with a wealth ofi other Information. Tho book contains over 200 pages, Is indexed, and represents a vast amount of painstaking labor. IlcstVet Itcccivud. Wllkes-Barre News-Dealer. Of the many almanacs that havo coma to this olllce tho best that has yet put In appearance Is that of the .Scranton Trib. une. It Is a regular encyclopedia and dis counts anything ftsued by tho metropoli tan pi ess. iiin Crcntcst Production. Carbondale Herald. The Scranton Tribune's almnnac Is thf greatest production of tho kind that hai been issued by a provincial Journal. Tin Tribune's almanac, like Tho Tribune news paper, leads. The Ilcst Vet Seen. Lancaster Examiner. With all duo respect for our metropoli tan contemporaries, we must In candor say that tho almanac Issued by tho Scianton Tribune Is tho best we havo teen. It Is u political handbook and household encyclopedia, containing u, muss of information, local and general, which will make It a constunt companion of the editor's pasto pot and ink stand. Vinctt of Its Kind. Elmlra Teletfiam. The Tribune's political handbook is the finest of tho kind published iu this city. It Is a compilation and publication that reflects ciedlt upon the Scranton Tribune. "V 7V HnnnrMfiMnMaai UP TO DATE. TrrmiTrmmm atuiiiuuiijiu nrmmmmTrnT nnnnannniiiiini: The trqublo with that silver lining of the cloud is that It It Is always oil the side farthest awuy. Truth, t3 Established 1866. Over 26,000 In Use. THE felllNE x '' JtuK (i Ski m m "Qh w$ At a time when many manu facturers and dealers are making the most astounding statements regardingthenieritsand durability of inferior Pianos, intending pur chasers should not fail to make critical examination of the above instruments. EL C RICKER General Dealer In Northeast ern Pennsylvania. New Telephone Exchange Building, 115 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 3 pi m m M iiiiinMiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiininiiiiniiiiiGiiiiiii