. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ften of150,000 cubic feetof timber, boundtogether into onegreat raft, with itsshanties, its blaz-ing fires, securelykindled on anearthen hearth,and its bannersstreaming in galafashion as it ghdesalong. Much skillis required inpiloting these rafts down the great rivers. At every considerable rapid,the raft has to be broken up into its component parts, and again madeup on reach
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ften of150,000 cubic feetof timber, boundtogether into onegreat raft, with itsshanties, its blaz-ing fires, securelykindled on anearthen hearth,and its bannersstreaming in galafashion as it ghdesalong. Much skillis required inpiloting these rafts down the great rivers. At every considerable rapid,the raft has to be broken up into its component parts, and again madeup on reaching smooth water. The vast North-West is still in process of being opened up, the workhaving been greatly facilitated and accelerated by the opening of theThe North- Canadian Pacific Railway, connecting the Quebec and Mon-west. treal Lines, through Manitoba, across the Rocky Mountainsto Port Moody on Burrard Inlet, opposite the southern end of VancouverIsland. By this means the rich corn-producing districts of Lake Winni-peg, the Red River, and the Saskatchewan are made accessible, andfarms of remarkable size are being cultivated, and managed very muchon the factory system, strange as it may appear. As a centre of. IN MANITOBA. THE CANADIANS. 713 government and traffic in tliis region, tlie city of Winnipeg has sprungup with surprising rapidity. Solid stone buildings of impos-ing size, wide streets, a University with several colleges, andimportant manufactures, testify to the strength of this rising place ; butthere are features in the social life which make many settlers regret theirold homes. The Hudsons Bay Company still have a large interest in the North-West, though they resigned their old monopoly and exclusivejurisdiction in 1869, in return for £300,000, and one-twentieth Hudsonsof the unappropriated land they formerly controlled. There ^^^ to be no doubt that their dealings in the past with the Indianswere humane and ex-emplary ; and well werethey repaid
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