Stave-Ruskin units and by the Jordan River Station
on the Island, all being operated by private enter-
prize.

In the interior, the Upper and Lower Bonnington
Falls have been harnessed to supply electricity to
meet the requirements of population and industry.
In respect to the newly-found mining district—Bridge
River—where potential gold prospects are being de-
veloped, a vast project is nearing completion, where-
by the ultimate capacity will be 600,000 horsepower,
and which will deliver electrical energy to Vancou-
ver over a distance of 150 miles at the enormous
pressure of 220,000 volts.

Brief mention must also be made of the railway
systems operating in British Columbia. The entire
Province is well covered by this method of transpor-
tation and handling of freight. Three transcontinental
systems have their ‘“journey’s end” at the coast. The
Canadian Pacific Railway, entering over the now
famous scenic route, the Kicking Horse Pass of the
Rockies (known as the Switzerland of America), pass-
ing through Revelstoke and Kamloops to Vancouver,
and also through the Crowsnest Pass via Fernie and
Nelson. The Canadian National via “Tete Juone”’
(Yellowhead) Pass, through the valley of the North
Thompson and Fraser rivers to Vancouver; and the

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