. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . SECOND \\i\il, PRINCE RUPERT, RESIDENTIAL SECTION, PRINCE RUPEKT. I9IO. To face p. 160 r PRINCE RUPERT 161 being very effectually drained, and as for the rock,.we have it on very good authority that there areworse sites upon which to build than a rock ! It is a picturesque townsite; some way backfrom the sea front there is a steep rise, a cliff inplaces, and the buildings on top of this have avery commanding aspect. Beyond this is com-paratively flat ground for nearly a mile, with avalley running through it, parallel to the coastli
. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . SECOND \\i\il, PRINCE RUPERT, RESIDENTIAL SECTION, PRINCE RUPEKT. I9IO. To face p. 160 r PRINCE RUPERT 161 being very effectually drained, and as for the rock,.we have it on very good authority that there areworse sites upon which to build than a rock ! It is a picturesque townsite; some way backfrom the sea front there is a steep rise, a cliff inplaces, and the buildings on top of this have avery commanding aspect. Beyond this is com-paratively flat ground for nearly a mile, with avalley running through it, parallel to the coastline,and behind everything rises a steep, denselytimbered hill, which, on account of its steepness,effectually puts a limit to the townsite in thatdirection. The lateral extent of the townsite is only aboutfour miles. This sounds large enough accordingto European ideas, but out here the residentialsections of a city spread over enormous areas, eachhouse standing in its own lot, so that an areaof four square miles does not mean a very largecity. For further growth, Prince Rupert will have t
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