The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-11-25
SHORT OCEAN Rou-.
a New Line Proposed Fro
Haven, England. O., N!.ioi

a New Line rroposel H..
Haven England, to Labr,,' n'i''i
Some time ago syndico,o
lish capitalists sont 60 Vi Ehs.
gineers TO explore the - -, 81 o..
coast for the purpose Of ro "oeaao'
upon tho feasibility of adoptin pornnc
line of steamships the sbor.as 'or
sage between this country ana ma = pas
Britain. The tenor Of the IN na efeat
such that a company is bcina ~ iva vas
to carry out tho project. T6o S.s
OF the company is not only to S'
an appreciablc reduction in Tho ulaSe
of passage between Amerioa ''n'
Europe, but also tho conncc,io' als
iar-of, but interesting. countrv ~.
tho railroad systems of The LIN
States and Canada. ou'@s
After careful study the cuoiro..
selected Port Marnham, which i. S
uated not moro than forty ss
north Of the straits of Belle la 'ps
being not only the most eastorlr S
Dor upon the American continas
but forming at the same time an y"
equalcd terminus for an ocean "a
mcrce on the enc hand and ra;,,aas
traffic on the othcr. Outside 81
favorable position rs the conpcot;.s
link between Europe and the rraa,
West the surrounding countrr i
rich in natural advantages which az
expected TO contribute to the sucoos.
of the steamship line.
The whole of tho north shore a,
the St Lawrence is characterized =,
in Battle Harbor. by an immense 6sb
ing industry (under the supervision
of tho marine department OF Cora.
da), supporting large feet of ia,,
sailing ,schooners, which in Ina
spring OF tho year are engaged /,
the scaling industry.
The country through which ina
proposed railroad is situated is char.
acterizcd not only by these mapy
commercial advantages. but IL has .
most delightful climate from jane "a
September. 1t is worthy OF motto.
that the snowfall along the route ana
in Labrador is only one-half OF INA
yearly volume falling in tho neigh.
borhood OF Quebec; besides it is .,
extraordinary dryness; hence the
value Of this climate both in surnmer
and winter may safely be ASSUME!
for invalids seeking pure, dry air
Striking across Southern Labrador
the expedition found that the coun.
try. which has hitherto had bad
reputation as being inaccessible FOR
economical railroad building wa.
not only practically level for almo.
tho entire distance, but was ais,
admirably adapted for railroad coz
struction--so cheap. in fact. that u.
entire railroad would cost little mora
than the existing lines over the roll
ing prairies of the Northwest.
The whole of the route selccte,
for the proposed railroad is exceed
ingly picturesque and passes in the
vicinity of numerous lakes. says thu
Railroad Gazette. many OF which arr
OF large area. but of no great depth
II has taken. of course. "A gcologica
age to form them. for their existenc,
is due not to an upheaval or deprcs
sion of the formation. but simply 4
the long and continued atmosphere,
corrosion. which has created some o.
the prcttiest lakes that human eyt
has ever seen.
The whole OF the route is timberei
with fir and spruce and little iuni.
per- The minerals found are peculia.
to laurentian formation. such al
plumbago, mica, iron and asbestos
Iitanifcrous ores exist in large qsaa
titles, but the other minerals have
not been cXhaustiycly reported upon
The eastern terminus OF the steam.
ship line will be Milford Hayea
which has often been spoken Of as d
port Of destination for Transatlantic