The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . HOMESTEADERS STARTING FROM EDSON FOR THE PEACE RIVER (Three hundred mile trip). DOG TRAIN COMING INTO TOWN Railway Construction Camps There is something rather romantic in watch-ing a Peace River outfit pull out from Edson onits long fifteen or sixteen days journey. Thehomesteader has three to four hundred miles infront of him, and there are few , were there such places of shelter all alongthe trail, it is doubtful whether the homesteaderspurse would allow him to make use of has
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . HOMESTEADERS STARTING FROM EDSON FOR THE PEACE RIVER (Three hundred mile trip). DOG TRAIN COMING INTO TOWN Railway Construction Camps There is something rather romantic in watch-ing a Peace River outfit pull out from Edson onits long fifteen or sixteen days journey. Thehomesteader has three to four hundred miles infront of him, and there are few , were there such places of shelter all alongthe trail, it is doubtful whether the homesteaderspurse would allow him to make use of has probably been into Edmonton by train,and a few days in town, with all the delightsof civilisation in the shape of theatres, pictureshows, and hotel bars, have not left many sparedollars. The load too, piled high on his sleighs,represents a considerable outlay of money. No!When night overtakes the traveller, he willchoose some sheltered spot for his camp, closeto a creek which has not quite frozen to thebottom, build his fire at the mouth of his tent,see to his team, cook his pork and flapjacks, androll up in his blankets till the morning. The following day I
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