The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . ry ex-penditure of energy by the parson he looksupon as merely silly. It is not a passport torespect to feed on a handful of oatmeal andbread and tea, nor is it considered heroic towalk when one could save time and fatigue byriding, or to live in a tent in winter when a littlepains and efficiency would erect a log shanty. We were a little bit slow getting to the Cache,as the engine was ** shy of water { runninga bit short), but on arriving I went to my usualrestaurant, and had some dinner. Then a callon m
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . ry ex-penditure of energy by the parson he looksupon as merely silly. It is not a passport torespect to feed on a handful of oatmeal andbread and tea, nor is it considered heroic towalk when one could save time and fatigue byriding, or to live in a tent in winter when a littlepains and efficiency would erect a log shanty. We were a little bit slow getting to the Cache,as the engine was ** shy of water { runninga bit short), but on arriving I went to my usualrestaurant, and had some dinner. Then a callon my coloured friend Charlie, who is makingpiles of money with his barbers shop and bathhouse (he gave me a first-class shave for nothing),a visit to some people who keep a rooming house,and so back to the station just in time to catchthe train to Fitzhugh. The brakeman on thetrain didnt know who I was, and during thejourney came and sat down next to me in avery neighbourly way. And so youre going out, old-timer, are you?—with your stake I guess ? Got any cheques to be cashed ? 224. Z o Railway Construction Camps I am afraid he was disappointed when I toldhim I had never had a stake in my life. Thischeque-cashing business is quite a thing withthe train crews. They charge ten per cent, com-mission. Our train was carrying the usual Western us were two strong healthy-lookingfellows, who had been trapping up-country some-where. Theres plenty of good fur to be hadfor those who know how to catch it. Behindthem was an Edmonton man, looking prettysmart in comparison to the rough clothes mostof us were wearing. He was an insurance man,and had been travelling west to find new openingsfor business. I think he considered this countrywas a little too undeveloped as yet! Opposite me was a curious foreign-lookingman with a pointed beard. He was dressed inWestern style, and was, as a matter of fact,English. He looked uncommonly ill, and wasshivering; he told me that he was suffering
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