War, the, 164. Water Powers, 167, 187. Western Canada: size and variety, 3, 158, 180; pre-historic state, 4; ignorance of its capacity, 83; S. J. Dawson finds a “Paradise of Fertility,” 83; the West in 1905, 128; Central Alberta, 129; hospitality, 135; a stopping place, 147; the country now, 158; children, 162, 185; simple and high living, 163; better houses, 172; telephones, 172; tree planting, 173; nomadic instinct survives, 174; automobiles, 177; “Extravagance,” 177; recreation, 185; national defence, 185; music, 197; “The Spirit of the West,” 201. White men reach America, 23. Winnipeg: Fort Rouge founded, 42; Kane’s visit, 60, 184. Wireless, 166. Yukon, 190. [Illustration] _Sketch Map of_ _Western Canada_ THIS BOOK IS A PRODUCTION OF [Illustration: Ryerson Press] TORONTO, CANADA TRANSCRIBER NOTES Misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected. Where multiple spellings occur, majority use has been employed. Punctuation has been maintained except where obvious printer errors occur. Some illustrations were moved to facilitate page layout.