PRENCE, RUERERS

ITUATED on the west coast of British Columbia, forty
miles south of the Alaskan boundary, Prince Rupert
is the Pacific terminus of the Canadian National Rail-

way. It is in the same latitude as Liverpool, England,
and has a climate, the mean temperature of which is the
same as that of the great shipping port of the Mersey. It is
500 miles nearer the Orient than any other port on the
Pacific coast, and is two days nearer the Yukon and Alaska
than any other Pacific Coast city.

There are five public schools and high school, where
pupils may take the first year in senior matriculation. A
new public school costing $225,000 has just been completed,
consisting of three stories, with twelve class-rooms. The
structure is of brick and tile, with cement foundations and
has accommodation for 550 scholars.

The city has a first-class hospital, with fully equipped
operating theatre, X-rays, ete.

Churches include Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presby-
terian, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Christian Science and
Salvation Army.

There are first-class Electric Light, Telephone and Water
plants owned and operated by the municipality.

The City is run on the single tax system, with no charge
for improvements.

There is first-class hotel accommodation for those desir-
ing to stay and enjoy the bathing, boating and fishing.

The harbor is classed among the best in the world,
having an easy approach from the ocean, which is well
marked with lights and buoys. It is 14 miles long by one to
one and a half miles wide, free of currents and no dangers
or obstructions to navigation. The harbor is open all year
round, being absolutely free from ice in winter, owing to
the mild climate. There are neither bergs nor floes in
contiguous waters to hamper shipping.

There are excellent warehouses, with railway connection
a total wharfage frontage of 3,343 feet, with a depth of water
of not less than 25 feet at low tide. The newly completed
ocean dock has a frontage of 860 feet with 35 feet of water

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