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ably, if machinery could be more easily taken in. The district is known to be
highly mineralized, and the field is an excellent one for the prospector. The
coal fields above Hudson Hope are believed to be very extensive, and the quality
is high grade.

Timber is also plentiful, and much water-power is available. Fish and
game are abundant. The scenery is magnificent, and the summer seasons very
delightful. The district is rich in fur, and many prospectors scattered through-
out its remote corners are combining trapping with their quest for minerals.
Their traps yield them a livelihood until they have located paying claims.

With the coming of the steel, and the opening of coal and other mines, this
district will develop very rapidly. To those not afraid to face a few years of
pioneer work will come the opportunities which await the man on the ground,
when the great movement sets in.

The following tables show distances of present routes:

EDMONTON TO Hupson Hope

Miles Means of
From To (Approx.) Travel
Bidmonto nts wate op her eats Le meeP TAN he tama tho Peace River.... 311 |Rail
REACE HAVEL er aire erg ieee Stig eset cE Eger Raia Hudson Hope. . 229 |Steamboat
Dia banlovaywopals vinntn pane rer Lae eT yc eSATA Oper aoe Hudson Hope. . 540 |Rail and boat
FNC OTLO Deeeasse ee ee een ae coal lide eS hr eae nat Aah Ue oe Fort George..... 486 |G.T.P.
Rrince Ruperts: lc Sg St aOR RS na Fort George..... 469 |G.T.P.

PRINCE GEORGE TO Hupson Hopr, CANOE ROUTE

Miles
Route (Approx.)

iRnmcerGeoree topoummitilakes Overland) scrim cer iti eran cere ies 32
Simin: ILA Sccod Sdeesd babar secdobosoooasopaspooonneaknoavonoannesanmen 4
Summit lake to Fort McLeod via Crooked river and McLeod lake............... 65
Fort McLeod to Finlay via Pack and Parsnip rivers........................04. 115
Finlay to Rocky Mountain Portage via Peace river.................0.......0.. 72
Rockys Mountain Portage to diudsonphlope=) servers siete tedee Pairs nee fsa eee ee el 14
Si ROY Well sew, ronnie i Ale bacon Cha BORER OL a CRC RE eres ORE ec ere Sr meee 302