. Scotch tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Steven, Purroch Farm, Hurlford, Ayrshire; and Mr. Alex. Fraser, Balloch of Culloden, Inverness, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture; Farmers; Scots; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Ecossais. 70 on Thursday, and Vancouver was reached at 7 on Saturday—that is, after allowing for the difference of one hour in tho time, ahout '18 hours to accomplish the journey, or at the rate of a little over 2ii miles an hour. 1 may mention that on reaching Vancouver our train was over three ho
. Scotch tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Steven, Purroch Farm, Hurlford, Ayrshire; and Mr. Alex. Fraser, Balloch of Culloden, Inverness, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture; Farmers; Scots; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Ecossais. 70 on Thursday, and Vancouver was reached at 7 on Saturday—that is, after allowing for the difference of one hour in tho time, ahout '18 hours to accomplish the journey, or at the rate of a little over 2ii miles an hour. 1 may mention that on reaching Vancouver our train was over three hours late. It is useless for me to begin to descrilw the wild grandeur of th(j scenery passing through the moun- tains, and I hu(;d only say that as good a description as can be given is to b(! found in the Canadian Pacilic Railway time-table. At Ashcroft, a station 204 miles from Vancouver, Mr. K. B. Mtuslennan, a native of the Black isle, and who has lived in Inverness for some time, joined the train. He has been from 10 to 12 years on this of the Atlantic, and has r<!cently come over from the States, and now is engaged in teaming from Ashcroft to the Caribroo Gold Mines. From his con- versation I gathered much useful information as to the general resources of tiie country, and the probtible success of young men coming here. It seems a general opinion that there are plenty of labouring inen here at present, and what is wanted is men with some "<.:'; i'-: VANCOi;VBIt. Vancouver. Vancouver is a city of 18,000 inhabitants. Until 1886 its site was covered with a dense forest, and since then, notwithstanding its being once burnt to the ground, it IS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steven, John; Fraser, Alexander, fl. 1894; Canada. Dept. of the Interior. [Ottawa] : Go
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