The Republican journal., 1916-05-04

Though it is one of the oldest parts of
canada and its coast has been settled for
two hundred years, Nova Scotia today is
one OF the least-known and visited reg
ions of the great Dominion. Its interior
is still dense forest, railways and roads
are few and far between, and there are
practically no industries.
The above paragraph is from an intro
ductory note to an article in the May
number of The Wide World Magazine
entitled "The Land of Sleep" in which
the writer describes trip, partly by
coach and partly on foot, along the south
eastern coast of Nova Scotia. The edi-
tors note and the article itself are calcu-
lated to give very erroneous impression
of this portion of Canada. When the
present writer was very small boy his
father made tour of Nova Scotia with
a view to business and was often heard
10 say that nowhere else on the face of
the globe was there territory of the same
extent possessing the natural resources
of Nova Scotia. That was before the
discovery of gold there in 1860, and from
the mines millions of dollars have since
been taken. The Province then had an
iron mine the product of which was
shipped to Sheffield, England, to be used
IN making fine cutlery; grindstone and
slate quarries, coal mines, the finest Of
clay for making pottery and bricks; valu-
able fisheries, timber lands, granite and
freestone; and there is hardly city in
this country north of Mason and DiXon's
line, and as far west as Omaha, that has
not one or more buildings of Nova Scotia
freestone. In the CORVALLIS valley
the scene of ''Evangeline''- The dykes
chat the hands of the farmers had raised
with labor incessant shut out the turbu-
lent tides" from farming lands un-
equalled elsewhere for fertility, produc-
ing heavy crops year after year without
the use of fertilizer. Opening from this
valley is the Annapolis valley, famous
the world over for its apples, and where
cherries and plums also grow to perfec-
ton.
There was a time-it was long ago
when Nova Scotia was not known to
tourists, and when it had no railroads or
desirable accommodations for visitors
Fred S. Cozzins in his Month Among
The Bluenoses, published serialy in the
hnlckerbocker Magazine and later in
book form, was the first to call attention
TO the scenic and other attractions of
this little Province, which now welcomes
each season an increasing horde of visit
crs. Some years later lin 1884 Charles
Dudley Warmers "Raddeck and That
Sort Of Thing" revealed the beauties of
Cape Breton, told of it's trout and sal
mon fishing, etc, and diverted tourists
and fishermen to this picturesque island,
which is part of Nova Scotia, but
separated from the mainland by the Gut
of Canso. On the Atlantic side of Cape
Breton are coal mines whose workings
extend out under the ocean; and at Sgd
ney the Dominion Steel company has ex-
tensive works, while at Sydney Mines is
the large plant of the Nova Scotia Steel
and Coal company.
Halifax, the capital, and the largest
city, is a railway terminus for lines to
annapolis, Yarmouth, Montreal, and,
via New Brunswick, to this country. 1t
mas one of the finest, if rot the finest,
harbors in the world; large dry dock,
The best Of shipping facilities, excellent
hotels, trolley lines, electric lights, and
many and varied attractions which need
nor be enumerated here, but which serve
10 fill the hotels to overlooking each sea-
son. The Name Press Association has
made Halifax the objective on three of
It's summer excursions. But perhaps
enough has been said to prove that Nova
Scotia is not country without roads,
railways or Industries; but country we'll
worth visiting, not only for it's great
scenic attractions, but for its healthful
and invigorating summer climate.