20 The Peace River District

Distances are shown on the following table:

RAILWAY DISTANCES

From To Miles | From To Miles
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mew ED. & B.C. Ry.
Edmonton.......... Smiithtesee eee 1308 Reno: ..7-.......|Peace River... 24-7
Smith............../High Prairie......| 103-5 |[Peace River...... |Berwyne.:..---o: 23-5
High Prairie......../McLennan....... 27-9
WMckennant.) sree SMOky neces re 32-0 Total Distances
SACO) ina ho god col SOMA RUN oo = 63-0
Spirit River........ Grande Prairie... 49-8 |Edmonton....... McLennan.......| 262-2
|Edmonton.......|Peace River...... | 310-7
Central Canada Ry. |Edmonton....... Spirit River...... 357-2
Edmonton....... Grande Prairie...| 407-0
MicBennant vies INGO) sa coon 4 do's ee 23-8 |Edmonton Re ee Berwyn | 334-2
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At present, a train service is maintained on all these lines from Edmonton
and return, twice a week. Sleeping and dining car services are operated from
Edmonton to Grande Prairie, Spirit River and Peace River. In Edmonton all
passenger traffic is handled to and from the Canadian Pacific depot at the corner
of Jasper avenue and 109th street, which is conveniently located in the heart
of the city.

Stockyards are located at Smith and McLennan, the yards at the latter
point being capable of handling 30 cars of stock at any time. All stations are
supplied with loading and unloading facilities for stock, grain and settlers’
effects.

The boats plying on the Peace river have, in the past, provided practically
a weekly service. The largest of these is the stern-wheel steamer D. A. Thomas
having a capacity of 250 passengers and 300 tons of freight. This boat will,
however, probably not be in commission in 1922 since the A. & G. W. railway
is now constructed through to Waterways on the Clearwater river, where freight
is transferred from cars to steamer for Fitzgerald and other northern points.
The route from Waterways to Fitzgerald is both shorter and quicker than that
from Peace River to Fitzgerald. This will leave the local carrying trade between
Hudson Hope and Fort Vermilion in the hands of the gasoline boats. One of
these, the Weenusk, having a capacity of 10 passengers and 75 tons of freight,
is operated by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Several other gasoline boats will
also ply on this route during the season of 1922.

Communications

By the construction of a telegraph lme from Edmonton to Peace River, the
Dominion Government has overcome that dread of isolation which kept many a
prospective settler from entering this district at an earlier date. The farmer
of to-day is a business man, and demands means of speedy communication re-
garding his business affairs. Especially do women, willing to brave other priva-