The sun., 1898-01-13
rA1aoAD 70 aUpsox BAx.
GecIor,st TyryeiI ON the Resources or Northern
Canada,

OTTAWA, Jan. 12.-'TEe-o Is O movemenS
on foot in TorcRso IN tho interests Of tho
james Fay Railrcad acaemo, aul largo depC-
ta.ion hes waited upon the Ontario Govern
nlcnE - secyIo Government aid N building q
-oad from Toronto t. Sudbury and thence
NORTH ro JGmcs Bar. II is conceded that in
the interests OF v~Ftorn Ontario. At least, this
road il vita! necessity. NJ. J. q. Ty.rrcl Of
tile Geological Sn:voF, who has spent years IN
exploring the region ahuat Hudson Bay, says
that al, communicating Eno north from tho
Canadian Paoiao Eailroad TO Tho Hudson Bay
COUNTY, uiuss rebound to Inc interests OF Can
sis as u whole, bat TO Ontario in particular.
by bringing down large amount of trade and
Sasiness. Ho rcfcrrod TO the official reports
~ TO tho inu,nonse value Of the whaling grounds,
now usei nlmost exclusively by American
wha,ers, Wien ~ Is considered that single
right whale In OIL ant bono Is valued at from
$4,000 TO $4,000 II is.nos difficult to conceive
tlie possibilities of successful whaling voyage.
Hudson Bay and the al iacent waters abound
!ns other commercially valuable forms of life.
He has frequently observed the surface of the
bay. as far as tho eye could reach from the
deck Of o vessel. appear as M undulating sheet
This species, IN tho adult state, is about four.
tdcn feet In length, and - valued for both hide
Wairnses arc also :ound in great numbers in
various parts OF our NORTH seas MIR. Tyrrell
hns mot with many large herds OF them, usually
In shallow water and near sandy shores. where
they feed upon CLANS which they dig from the
said a walrus hide. tho weight Of which
Averages 800 ponnds, ls valued at about 10
cehts per pound, which, together with the ivory
tusks, places the value OF one animal at about
sThe Hudson Bay Company is an evidence of
tho wealth OF that region In furs. AT one Hud-
son Bay station 1t is not uncommon for Eskimos,
III ono season. to bring down from the north
S10 or 400 skins of musk oxen, besides many
others at polar benrs arctic wolves. wolverines.
foXoA, xc. Ho has seen the richest of firS
s.Rcked by tho Eskimos like haycocks upon tho
4nore to await favorable opportunity for
Company trading post. At one place the Eski-
mos, In one winter. trapped over 900 whtto
tuxes. besides many wolves wolverines and
colored. foxes. lio believes that any steps
taken 10 develop that country will benefit
'ffHc Whole trado of that region is now carried
by English vessels owned by the Hudson
Bay Company, while American whaling vessels
take away large supplies OF fnrs Rs well as
whales Indeed millions OF dollars of whale
bono and oil have bcentnkep from tho bay by
ToRoNTO, Jan. lo.-The Ontario Government
today decided to subsidize q railroad project
which viii be OF great Importance to Ontario. II
Is the james Bay Railroad and 10 to receive n
grant of $270.00O Tho railroad Is to have its
designed TO opcn up large tracts of valuable
timber ind mineral lands north OF Toronto and
70 develop the great fishery resources Of Hud
ssdsh naafy win &c deveiepoa anS 10 %S as TO aa aad
enornloHsiy 10 Canada's wealth.
The hne projected from Winnipeg 20 Hudson
BaylSas chiefly TO ship grain by that ronte to
Eufope no that II Is not Improbable that the limo
TO be built for Ontario will cnt some figure in
the export trade in tho summer months, whilo
the wutors or Hudson Day Rro navigabc.