S St. Lawrence bridge, the new, 10 Salmon, British Columbian, average sizes, 249 ——, extraordinary quantities of, 243 —— Fisheries, history of inception, 245 —— ——, the, of British Columbia, 242 —— Fishermen, pay of, 253 —— ——, stories of, 252 Salmon, fluctuation of supply, 254 “Salmon” is not really Salmon, 245 Salmon, method of catching, 248 “Salmon,” species of, 245 Salmon, the best species for canning, 248 ——, tinned, consumption of, 254 ——, ——, process in producing, 248, 250 Salt deposits, where worked, 180 —— found at Fort McMurray, 228 —— —— in the Athabasca region, 186 Saskatchewan, 195 ——, abundance of fish in, 198 ——, coal fields in, 187 ——, fertility of northern section, 196 ——, minerals in, 177, 186 ——, production of cereals, 195 ——, stock raising in, 197 ——, value of agricultural produce in, 195 Saw-fly, European, ravages of, 37 Saw-mill, in an up-to-date, 64 Scientific prospecting, Canadian Government’s interest in, 33 Selkirk, Lord, Centenary celebrations, 170 ——, ——, his work, 26 ——, ——, Reminiscences of, 166 Settlers, experiences of, _see_ Immigrants. Settlers and the C.P.R., 114 Shaughnessy, Sir Thomas, and the carriage cleaners, 129 Sheep-farming, some experiences and opinions, 97 Sherbrooke, copper deposits at, 174 Silver-lead, in British Columbia, 178 Silver in Cobalt, 178, 184 —— in Ontario, 178 Simpson’s Pass, 238 Smallholdings scheme of the C.P.R., 127 Smith, Mr. J. Obed, 2 Split Lake, 139 Sporting, prospects in Canada, 43 Stocken, Canon H. W., 205 Stock raising in Saskatchewan, 197 Sturgeon industry, the, in British Columbia, 244 Success in farming, requisites for, 146 Sudbury, nickel deposits at, 143 ——, —— mines of, 178 Sulphur springs, region of, 229 Sunflowers as food, 107 Sunlight, duration of, in the North-West, 145 T Tar-sands, discovery of, in Athabasca River, 186 _Thlaspi arvense_, prevalence of, 261 Timber, abundance of, around Lake St. John, 37 ——, ——, in Northern Saskatchewan, 198, 200 ——, cutting, processes of, 63 —— in the North, considerable wealth of, 141 ——, quantities of, in Vancouver, 257 ——, size of in the Ile à la Crosse district, 197 Tin in Nova Scotia, 179 —— deposits, location of, 174 Tinned salmon, consumption of, 253 Tobacco, annual crop, 42 Tolstoy and the Dukhobors, 101 Toronto, its history, 76 ——, life in, 77 Toronto, municipal administration of, 78 ——, some particulars of the Exhibition, 79 ——, the Exhibition, its inauguration, 79 ——, the Garden City of Canada, 77 Touchwood, 237 Towns, rapid growth of, 165 Transatlantic service, the first, 1 —— travelling, some contrasts, 6 Transport on the lakes, 122 Travelling in pre-railway days, 150 Trees of British Columbia, unsuitability for paper making, 68 ——, method of felling, 258 Trekking to a settlement, 150 Tyrrell, Mr. J. Burr, explorations in the North West, 134