The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
M THE ran SASH aTCHEWAN.
T'ir~t visit ny Crown Minister Ia an IE-
teTrNtlng Northern Spot.

teTrNthlg NortNeFo Stpot
This primitive outpost where the van
guard Of advancing civilization meets ths
recading wild mad" history Yesterday,
says a special despatch to the Toronto
GLOBE from Pas Mission. koewatin North
west Territorv which WIS transmitted
nv way e u !tS IA Biv Junction and
Winniteg II plss.-l at once from the
loneliness of pioneer trading station
int community pulsltlng with posst-
biltieS in IN" modern commercial world.
II became nominallv by m" turning of a
= ii the nucleus ~ q great junction and
the END of tn" hong projected water routs
from III" To- :h'lis and the branches Of
two trauso,ut,uentals and tn" beginning
- new raiiw g connect with trans
atlantic traffic - the markets Of the Old
World
II was a piCtIresII" scene In mist
and rain hundreds ~ whites. IN" majority
gray and fuTrowel with years of rough
/ ing gntnerri IN the banks II the wind-
/ ing Saska' ch-wan Wit-e-s the inaugura-
/ tion ~ the dream e wears On the shore
wcr. beacheI a -onrn and more birch
I barb canoes and the duskv fares 81 prob
! l5lv 90 Indians ""-el with -tplcal curl
o.itv from the background ~ the SUR
1 Efltl 'tilnA FIiIlsfNft ENFIllfflN wv ~
wc-,, lo,atcd on the south lid" - tho
! SasSu 'rh,wan. wh"r" they had q -cs"rva'
ittur Hhen tho plans for the railway
were developed now lands VIEW secured
t.yond IN" south shore ard their habita-
'ionE removed 'h.--. To- h. hidden in thu
thick Evergreen growth The current q
. the riser /. no. mur' than thru" miles
IN rour and canu"s AN propelled in any
direction without diftr'Iby.
f Tie Pan is reached by ninety miles
81 Winding en- lGian northern Railway.
B through 'hI"k s-TUt'c woods and over
a,'.sk-g from iiuiHou BAY junction:
/ III" town site ,,uslf's ~ 81 acres ~
nigh drv hand. With HI'fi"i6ni variation
&c surtaoo go prodIce a pleasing "frci
P "" homes lnWiN' "nrr"t"ntinus
and s,4'tsr"d Tho whit" pDu'Il lion
Is l"5 whii. ~" Indians and haifhreeds
number about 40 Thor" ar" Two frame
! church missions. NuEllUIn and Catholic,
y IN. former r,.as "SsinF n u""igliHr interest
b Lv reason Il the tp'f rnst the rows and
/ Ornamental wu.k = lf" interior were
rnnr. ~ land Nv fu-U, crS = the rartv
; e Sir John Frnnl 'ir In Front ~ the
home ~ tlc Nn-.i an mssinna-'. the
!,.v Abort Pr scr. still IS Iuds IN" sun
I dial present II to IN" 'ui sion nv Franklin
himself pn-Cnd ne tnwn site the land on
( th,. south sid. & no river - uugkeg.
I but no worse for bIiliInT purposes than
all the hud which constitutes III site
II Prince. Rupert. and Nas % A." advantage
~ bniny Lowell - we'll "a-jlv drnined.
Henry Fingr-. wealthy POT Arthur
lnInheru:an D.. cr.C'iug $500 7n s'wtnin
10 serve isp mules &C Limit 80 carrot
River. 'mp'Ning int in" = lsb 1t"hownn
above the Pas and ,ypnu'- OF summer
20 80 cutting a quarter ~ million feet
~ humber each working dow and employ
ing juO men
The visit ~ IN" Hon Gc1rro y Graham
was the irst 10y any 'p1aolnn Minister
turning ~ 49," 'irSt ed y which he
oNP.ipt,d s.PuiE"d no alon" tho in
arsIratiOn + a." TIIlwnv hut olso a
start ~ he preliminary 'o0struction of
IN" hr.iG" tn s''1n -" ~t'"r w'c> ma
'arial for which ls already ON y" c-orrd.
r.. Cs'reuiorv to-b plrco ~ The junction
= III" 'rril howu nv surveyorS through
N" sVr'I'"vnpt from the md NJ the
steel Of -" Canadian Nor-h"rn - the
beginning = 90" concrete" approach TO
tha hrily'
Tho Nir.,.,r rofor,ad - tho benefit
the Pa, I'-n.f would receive. The site
Wa magnificent and ~ the cour-' ~
v"1rs q cry would - i-IlJ gp There
would Ir large '-I1'r ,u -" river ard
cpnsfarf irtc~chaTVr from rI"-r - rail-
w1v In addition ~ ~ E"'urI com
nrr, ini vain" ct a." 'ra1ic. -" rnni
VIZ also - nigh rWpnr'Ia'p ~ Furnish
mo = new : nh r: "v'u"o,,rn with 'hs
mot "rln"d
The srld" w-rs G:rrcp-irrplr Deco
rated and .I-.srit,sAl nd " tu'Uu"' was
''rr,cuf'd Nv l''i" iogrrr Gordon ~
NJ C-abam Gideon HaIc'pv for
forty -rar- Tpo.r Tauar"r = 'N" Hut-
sp1 Bay CD,nu1rv .ilr',sn' ~" In
oigr- in no 80" lnuViIn -. ard ~" ven
erabl. chief ANTOINE Cnnstp0tc. load
or the Ps-uuia hand rep ,ed n his
lnstiRaiion 'he sd which thn Minister
had turned was cUt into small fragments
all 81 which wrrr carried b. wsv ~ zoI-
venir~ The SaSkl'"hr WIN G'vHrnnent
wns rpprt,s..nt"d 10y he Hon 4. = NcNah
NunicIp1l Comm '--ioner. and George Bell
VI + for Fsicvan.
Two tra.rluads ~ steel rri's. angle
hars -qiiITe timber. explosives and
rono-a,s. outfit for tho cpn.tritction ~
the bridge are IN the ground With
approaches II will - 80 feet lpnT.
~ feet above low and - f'.'' sbov" high
water The structure will 30 VA the
wing principle and tho contract calls
Tor the complexion Of ~" work ~ the
nrA - March
Oncill reports are = unit 90 a"~l1 ring
he hay 20 10 IayiCI bl" tID'. G't"N1
lI1lCrow n Hudson nay fnct1r. whp
A. iI-i the baV for v"urs tplo the ''igbs
hat th. bay was fr'' from d.ngrr from
1oating Icv' and uusu eight '1' rthz NJ
he vs4r whom W. sailed 'he blv n
$50 I'D be ~" w"r' urlhi' 3D. several
months ~ gCt enough 49, - ,.'v" ~ 'r'ah
Sater We @cCU-nd 0rr fr'Sh water
rom the too - Tho 80 foe~
HaW attain NahsEan' for TI~a.
Fran -. he t1e,h- = .4r,,s