Transcontinental Rail Route STATIONS—Descriptive Notes Biscotasing Ramsay Woman River Ridout Nemegosenda the Ste. Marie river to SAULT STE. MARIE, 179 miles, at the outlet of Lake Superior. where an immense iron bridge affords connection with two American railway lines, one extending to Duluth and the other to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Transcontinental passengers in summer by taking the "Soo" train from Montreal at 11.45 a. m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, can travel to Sault Ste. Marie by this branch line and thence take steamship to Port Arthur without losing time. Within a few miles of Sudbury, and reached by two short branch lines of railway, are the most extensive copper and nickel deposits known in the world. Large quantities of the ores have been shipped from the mines, and a number of smelting furnaces are being erected near Sudbury to reduce the ores on the spot. Approaching Onaping a good view of the high falls of the Vermillion River is to be had for a moment; and from here to Biscotasing the scenery is particularly fine. Cartier is a divisional point, with the usual collection of sidings and railway structures. Biscotasing (pop. 300) Chapleau Pardee Windermere Dalton Missanabie Lochalsh Otter Grassett Amyot White River Bremner Trudeau Cache Lake Melgund is situated on an extensive and irregular lake of the same name, and has a considerable trade in furs and lumber. Chapleau (pop. 500) is another divisional point, with railway workshops and a number of neat cottages for the employees. It is charmingly situated on Lake Kinogama, Near Missanabie where Dog Lake is crossed, a short portage connects the waters flowing southward into Lake Superior with those flowing northward into Hudson's Bay. Furs are brought here from the far north for shipment. Beyond Missanabie for sixty miles are many very heavy rock-cuttings. White River, in addition to the engine-house and other Heron Bay Peninsula Port Coldwell Middleton Jack Fish buildings common to all divisonal stations, has yards for resting cattle en route from Northwest to the eastern market. From White River station the railway follows the river of _____________________________________________________________________ transcontinental rail route STATIONS—Descriptive Notes the same name to Round Lake, and then crosses a level tract with occasional rocky uplifts to the Big Pic River, which is crossed by a high iron bridge; and a mile beyond is Heron Bay, on the northeast angle of Lake Superior. From Heron Bay for sixty miles the line is carried through and around the bold and harsh promontories of the north shore of Lake Superior, with deep rock cuttings, Schreiber Rossport Gravel River Mazokama via-ducts, and tunnels constantly occuring; and at intervals, where the railway is cut out of the face of the cliffs, the lake comes into full view. No part of this wonderful scenery should be missed by the traveller, who should be on the lookout before reaching Peninsula. The great sweep around Jackfish Bay is particularly fine. Beyond Schreiber (a divisional point and refreshment station) a chain of islands separates Nepigon Bay from Lake Superior, and the shore of the bay is followed to and beyond Nepigon station. Between Rossport and Gravel River some of the heaviest work on the entire line of the railway occurs. The constantly changing views Nepigon Wolf River Pearl River Loon Lake Mackenzie on Nepigon Bay are charming. All the streams emptying into Lake Superior contain speckled trout in plenty, and in some of the streams, Nepigon River especially, they are noted for their large size — six-pounders being not uncommon. Nepigon River, which is crossed by a fine iron bridge a little before reaching the station, is a beautiful stream, well known to sportsmen. Everywhere on Lake Superior, whitefish and the large lake trout are common. Three miles beyond Nepigon the railway turns around the base of Red Rock, a high, bright-red cliff, and, avoiding the heads oi Black Bay and Thunder Bay, takes a straight course for Port Arthur, and from the higher elevations delightful views of Thunder Bay are to be had. Port Arthur —Pop. 3,500. On the west shore of Thunder Bay, an important arm of Lake Superior. It has substantial buildings and hotels. Fort William — Pop. 2,800. A short distance from the mouth of the Kaministiqua river, a broad, deep stream, with firm banks,' affording extraordinary advantages for lake traffic.