Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

being Joined to the mainland by an
isthmus only is miles in width. The
total area Is slightly more than 81 900
square miles, of which fully 70 per cent
is still in its natural state. The gen.
eral contour is rough and wooded, but
is interspersed with wide, pleasant, fer
tile valleys. The coast is rock-bound
and rugged for tia most part, but is
relieved by numerous bays and harborS
which reach inland well beyond the
stern coast lis, a: 1 are picturesque in
the extreme. The climate is temperate,
being modified by the nearneSs of the
ocean. The Summer days are warm, but
never progressively hot, and the nights
are always cool.
An excellent motor road through New
Brunswick connects Nova Scotia with
the international boundary at Calais.
Me-; or If the visitor prefers he may
bring in his car by boat. Improved
roads make every district accessible to
the motorist. A trunk highway system
encircleS the province, and from 1t i'm
proved country roads lead through the
interior. One OF the notable motor
tours in Canada is that from Halifax
through Southwestern Nova Scotia. The
highway skirts the Atlantic along the
south ami west shore, often bringing
one to magnificent marine views; then
along the north shore, near the Bay OF
Fundy, passing through the famous
napolis Royal and Grand Pre-, and so by
way of Minas Basin to Halifax, making
a complete circuit of Western Nova
Scotia, mileage Of $50.
New Brunswick.
New Brunswick. with. an area Of
nearly $4,000 square miles, Is the largest
Of the maritime provinces. Bounded on
three sides by salt water, 1t has an
harbors and beaches. In general the
contour of the province is rolling, be-
coming more rugged in the northern
part, where peaks rise to q height OF
2,7o0 feet. The country Is watered by
numerous rivers, and while there are
great many lakes none are Of large size.
New BrunsviS% is easily reached,
either by automobile, train or steamer.
Excellent motor roads enter the province
at many points along the Maine and
Quebec borders, the chief ports Of en-
try from the United States being Ed
rnundston, st. Leonard, Woodstock and
ST. Stephen, and from Quebec, Camp
Bolton and Edmundston. The Cana
dian National and Canadian Pacific,
Canada's two great railway systems,
provide good service, both to and within
the province, and regular steamship
service connect st. John with Boston,
Portland and other Atlantic ports.
The extensive highway system OF New
Brunswick makes it possible to reach by
motor every section OF the province ex-
cept the northern interior, which is
still an undisturbed forest. The inter-
provincial primary highway from west
ern Canada follows the old military
highway from Riviere du IIoup on the
st. Lawrence from where 1t conducts
one along the shores Of the beautiful St.
John River, which has been styled the
Rhine Of America, and reveals many
striking views Of river and valley.
Quebec.
Quebec, the ancient province of his
nous for its natural beauty, has thou"
sands Of miles Of roads suitable for auto
mobiles. OF these highways, many are
permanently improved with macadam,
gravel or concrete. Ten arteries con-
meet the province with the United
States; four highways with Ontario,
and two with the Maritime Provinces.
Within this vast area of about soc, 900
square miles are mountains, rivers and
Lawrence flows through it for a thou
sand miles to broaden to width OF 100
miles where 1t enters the gulf of the
same name. North of this noble river
sweeps the Laurentian Mountains, one
of the Oldest ranges on the globe, and
peaceful and calm as befitS great age.
South of the river are the Eastern
townships, an old-settled and one OF the
best developed areas in Canada, and
farther east the picturesque and noun
famous Gaspe peninsula thrust sitseIf
fY1fya the GIIIf nf Sf TaWTQnCR
The population Of Quebec Is predon-
inantly French Canadian and in many
districts is exclusively so. French is the
universal language, although business
men throughout the province are In
variably bi-lingual, and Of late years
English is becoming more generally I'M
derstood in the rural sections.
OF the many attractions which que
bee holds for the visitor the most in
teresting is the atmosphere of Old
France which permeates the whole
province. Separated from France since
1859, Quebec Is in some respects older
than the France of today; its language
Is the French of Louis XIV, the layout
of the old seigniories Is similar to that
of feudaI France and its folk-Songs are
the ballads of medieval Normandy and
Brittany Thousands Of quebec farm
ers or habitants, as they are called, are
still occupying the very land granted To
their ancestors by the King of France
300 years ago Truly, Quebec is ar
Old-World country in the heart OF
| America.
Ontario.
Ontario, the most populous and the
richest Of the Canadian provinces, ex-
! tends from the Great Lakes on the
south to Hudson Bay on the north,
NuAk
miles OF Montreal TO Manitoba. The
province is divided into two great sec
tions-Southern Ontario, the older set.
| tied portion, and Northern or New
| Ontario.
! The accessibility Of Ontario to mo-
| torists from the United States Is indi.
Gated by the fact that the boundary
between the province and the United
States Is crossed by four highway
bridges and 90 ferries.
! In the province itself a magnificent
system of improved roads, kept in first-
class condition, covers all of southern
| Ontario and parts of the northern Sec
| ton. The trunk roads, which connect
all important centers, are unsurpassed
in America. Improved country roads
branching from these, lead to all re-
sorts except those of the extreme north
and west. Garages, service stations
and motor camps are everywhere con-
venient.
Manitoba.
Manitoba, the most easterly OF the
| prairie provinces, has an area o.
J 252 900 square miles, Of which nearly
30, 900 square miles Is water surface
The southern part of the province net
wholly within the Great Plains region
and is level prairie or lightly wooded
with wide sluggish rivers and wonder
fully fertile soil. The northern hal
is part of the Laurentian plateau, hill!
and rocky, with swift-flowing river
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