. Descriptive time tables; Soo-Atlantic, Soo-Winnipeg, Soo-Pacific, Soo-Spokane-Portland, Twin cities-Chicago, Chicago-Superior-Duluth-Ashland : scenic through car routes . hecenter of the trade of the northern part of the greatranching country and the chief source of supply forthe mining districts in the mountains beyond, andis rapidly developing into a large wholesale and mill-ing center. Excellent building materials abound inthe vicinity. Lumber is largely made here from logsfloated down Bow River, from Calgary, a branch lineruns north to Edmonton on the Saskatchewan, andanother branch sout
. Descriptive time tables; Soo-Atlantic, Soo-Winnipeg, Soo-Pacific, Soo-Spokane-Portland, Twin cities-Chicago, Chicago-Superior-Duluth-Ashland : scenic through car routes . hecenter of the trade of the northern part of the greatranching country and the chief source of supply forthe mining districts in the mountains beyond, andis rapidly developing into a large wholesale and mill-ing center. Excellent building materials abound inthe vicinity. Lumber is largely made here from logsfloated down Bow River, from Calgary, a branch lineruns north to Edmonton on the Saskatchewan, andanother branch south to Macleod, thus throwingopen a new and vast coimtry which is annually at-tracting settlers in large numbers. The climate is suit-able for those affected with pulmonary troubles, anda sanitorium is established here. The irrigatingCanals of the Soo Pacific Railway Company takewater from the Bow River at Calgary and the worksof this undertaking, which are the largest of Americaare well worth a visit. The area^embraced in this EastBoundMilesfromVancvr 815 808797787779769764750742733725717706 698685677670663652 NturalGas Lastglimseof theRock- 642 Soo-Pacific True Scenic Route. WestBoundMilesfromSt. Paul 12241232 Kana-naskisFalls STATIONS scheme is three million of acres lying to the east ofCalgary on both side of the railway line, the differentcanals being seen from the train as Calgary is ap-proached from the east. From Calgary the Bow isclosely followed and by the time Cochrane is reach-ed the traveler is well within the1179 Keith— roimded grassy foot-hills and river Alt. 3,525 benches, or terraces. Here the 1192 Cochrane— valleys are seen to cut the moun-Alt. 3,700 ft. tains transversely. Further on, in 1193 Radnor— the main ranges, as distinct from theAlt. 3, 800 ft. foot-hills, the valleys will be found 202 Morley— running parallel with the mountains, . Alt. 4000 ft. north and south, and these valleysopen into each other across themountain rang
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