The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-09
UNEMPLOYED CANADA.

/ Tho Director of the Geological sur
vey Of Canada iu his last report, makes
the amazing statement that practically
nothing is known of oue-thrd OF the
Dominion. He says: There are more
than $4,000 square miles of unexplOred
lands In Canada The entire area OF
he Dominion Is computed at 3,ij0,25
square miles, consequently oue-third Of
this country has yet been untraveled
by the explorer. Exclusive of the in
hosptable detached Arctic portions,
954 600 square miles is for all practical
purposes entirely unknown" \ care
full estimate is made of the unexplored
regions. Beginning at the extreme
northwest of the Dominion, the first
Of these areas Is between the eastern
boundary of Alaska, the POrcupine riv-
err and the Arctic coast, about $500
square miles in extent, or somewhat
smaller than Belgium, and lying en-
tirely within the Arctic circle. The
next is west Of the Lewes and Yukon
rivers, and extends to the boundary of
Alaska. Until last year 1000 square
miles In this area was uneXplored, but
a part has since been travelled A third
area of $1,000 square miles. nearly twice
as large as Scotland, lies between the
Lewes. Pelly and Stiliine rivers. Be
tween the Pelly and Mackenzie rivers
Is another large tract of 100000 square
miles, or about double the size of Eng
land. IT includes nearly 600 miles of
the main Rocky mountain range. An
UNEMPLOYED area of $4,000 square miles
Is found between Great Bear lake and
the Arctic coast, being nearly all to the
north of the Arctic circle. Nearly as
large as Portugal is another tract be-
tween Great Bear lake, the Mackenzie
river and the western part of Great
Slave lake, in all $4,000 square miles.
Lying between Stikine and Laird rivers
to the north and the Skeena and Peace
rivers to the south Is an area of 81, 900
square miles, which. except for a re-
cent visit by a field party, is quite I'M
explored. OF the 80 600 square miles
southeast of Athabasca lake little is
known, except that 1t has been crossed
by a field party on route to Fort
Churchill. East of the Coppermine riv-
er and west of Bathurst inlet lies $500
square miles of UNEMPLOYED land, which
may be compared to half the size of
Switzerland. Eastward from this, lying
between the Arctic coast and Blacks
river, is an area of 81 600 square miles
or about equal to Ireland. Much larger
than Great Britain and Ireland, and
embracing 17S,0OO square miles, Is the
region bounded by Blacks river Great
Slave lake, Athabasca lake, Hatchet
and Reindeer lakes. Churchill river and
the west coast of Hudson bay. This
country includes the barren grounds of
the continent Mr.. j. b. Tyrell recent
ly struck through this country on his
trip to Fort Churchill, on the Churchill
river. but could only make prelimi-
nary exploration. On the south coast OF
Hudson bay, between the Severn and
Attawapishkat rivers. is an area of %.
600 square miles in extent, or larger
than Nova Scotia, and lying between
Trout lake Lac Seul and the Albany
river Is another $4,000 square miles OF
unexporcd land.
South and east of James bay, and
nearer to large Centers OF population
than any other UNEMPLOYED region, is
a tract of $4,000 square miles, which
may be compared in size to Portugal
Rradstreets notes that the proposed
Manitoulin & North Shore Railway has
been granted 100000 acres The act
awards 10000 acres per mile to the
southern end Of the road as an extra
lnduccment to the early completion of
this section. The nOrthcrn-end grant is
at the rate Of $500 acres per mile. The
proposed road will be Of great value to
this part Of Ontario Stratfnrd. for in
stance, win then hc only 3Gj miles from
Sault Ste. Marie, or 1S3 miles nearer
than via North Bay, as at present; Pal
mcrstOn, another railroad center. Will
be 1872 miles distant. or 2i5 miles nearer,
and other plarrs iu this district VIII
likewise he favoruhy affected,