Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-09-02

Motorists viii Soon Be Able to Go
From the Atlantic to the Pacific ovor
Beautiful Highway 5000 Miles
Long.
Motorists will soon be able to make
the run from Halifax on the Atlantic
TO Vancouver on the Pacific over one of
the longest and most beautiful automo-
bile roads In the world. This motor
highway of over 1900 miles, lying en-
tirely In Canada, is rapidly nearing
completion
The most difficult portion of the road
to construct is that through the British
Columbia mountains. This section is
being fast pushed to finish, SO 1t is
reported to Washington by Consul Gen.
eral x. e. Mansfield at Vancouver.
The road runs from Halifax to Sud
bury. from Sudbury to Winnipeg and
thence across the prairies to the tower
Ing masses of the Rockies. Mr.. Mans
field says that the most picturesque
part Of the road is that from Calgary
to Vancouver, Calgary lying near the
eastern foothills Of the Rocky noun
tains.
The road rises Into the foothills west
OF Calgary and ninety miles away, at
Banff, nenetrates the mountain fast
nesses. From Banff the route turns
In RI Vnrrntl M GO a nd Thor, ,eoz .5o.p,,
the valley of the Columbia to Gran
brook. The run from Cranbrook to
Creston has already been made by au-
tomobile. From Creston the road goes
to Nelson. thence to Grand Forks,
thence to Vancouver. Work is under
full Roadway on the Creston-V Vancouver
section.
The road In eastern and central Can
ada is finished with the exception Of
few short sections, and automobiles are
today using the route throughout al
most It's entire length. Mr.. Mansfield
says:
When this great route Is completed
1t will not be necessary for Canadian
motorists to incur the expense of for
eign travel. for no finer trip can be
made under the flag Of any land than
that over this transcontinental high
way. Even the Tyrolean or Swiss Alps
cannot surpass the Selkirks or the
Rocky mountains for grandeur, beauty
and variety Of scenery. In few hours
the motorist can travel Switzerland
from border to border, but 1t will take
many days to see all the splendors of
the great northwest.
An interesting feature of this route
will be the number and variety Of at
tractive side trips 1t offers. Many new
roads connecting with the main high
way and suitable for motor driving are
already finished, and others are under
construction, which open up new re-
gions OF beauty. One of these will be
the road up Mount Revelstoke, four
miles of which are already finished;
nine miles more of a per cent graded
macadam roadway win extend it to the
summit, 6150 feet above sea level,
from which the panoramic view Is ex-
cellent For seventy-five miles on ell
Their side extend the snow capped peaks
of the Gold, Illecillewaet and Selkirk
ranges. Thousands of feet below in
the pine clad valleys can be caught
glimpses of the Columbia and Illecille-
waet rivers. BY easy pony trails from
the Chalet can be reached two beauti-
full lakes-Eva and Millar-and from
their rocky shores panorama Of the
Great Gordon glacier is unfolded.
Other scenic attractions along which
the great motor highway will pass are
the Columbia and Windemere valleys.
the verInilion pass and Kootenay and
Okanogan lakes.
The completion of this transcontinen-
tai motor trail will be of interest not
only to American motorists as an at
tractive scenic route, but it will also
give impetus to the automobile trade
in Canada. opening up new markets
for American made cars and increase
trade opportunities In that line.