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Route No. 3.

AShorokt.bor@ Gesmeli scree steve ay Nath cee eee ee nee 220 miles.
Quesneletorstuant)suleakeen sa cece wie eh cei me esi erytetras 2 nT
SumeUAES Ibe: to MlelLixerl, lo WAMU, onc oncegenoneondavaanooes 90 4
McLeod to mouth of Parsnip, by trail...................... 120 Re
Wloxntiln Ox TPRwesinulya) 0) Nb JOM. on oocbconsencoeauseaoneessa rs 1650
810 4

To those going in from the Hast, the Coast route offers the following advantages :—
The same railway rate to Vancouver or Victoria as to Ashcroft; a water route to
Hazelton ; a cheaper rate of freight ; much greater expedition.

The advantages of the Quesnel route consist in the fact that stock can be obtained
cheaply on the way in and driven in much cheaper than they can be carried by boat:
In this way it would take from 60 to 90 days to drive in stock.

Doubtless a number will be attracted by the Edmonton route. The distances are :

Calgary to Edmonton by rail ....... Bip MR NnaA eu pcaal tea ive) rb 192 miles.
Edmonton to Fort St. John by trail and canoe .............. 450
642

In regard to the water route, via Edmonton, it has the disadvantge of poling
against the stream to reach Fort St. John.

The distances in by various routes to various other valleys described are approni-
mately as follows :— ;
Bulkley Valley Route No. 1.

Victoria\to) Hazelton byssteamer ....2... sh). se es) 735 miles

Hazelton to junction of Telkwa with Bulkley................ 6 I",
795 on

Route No. 2.

ASOOONY Ho) MUsIall |dyy7 SHAD co ccnoscsvcc eccuanessesane cn. 220 miles.

Quesnel to Blackwater by trail .............. Soe Srey Oe 40

Blackwater to Nechaco (Tsinkut Lake) ..................... 55 on

Nechaco to junction of Bulkley with Telkwa DON EU, Cons bose 145 4
460

Route No. 3.

Victoria to Bella Coola by steamer

victoria) LO bella Coola by steamer ..:...................... 415 miles

Bella (Coola to Cheslatha Wake 0. 7) NB 7

Cheslatha Lake to mouth of Telkwa........................ WA yy
675»

Route No. 4.

From Victoria to head of Dean Canal by steamer

ictoria to head of Dean Canal by steamer ............ 455 miles.
Head of Dean Canal to mouth of Telkwa

Bin Grose easN a Beactene tn 230

685 oy
Cheslatha Lake, which is about a central

point in the Ootsa Lake country, is 125

miles from the mouth of the Telkwa.
From Bella Coola to Quesnel, via the Palmer Trail, i 35 mi

i a a to Ques ; HEWES TS 5 5 ab ae ys DEY; s

Via Blackwater ‘ : ee

LORDS S SHO o Gs Ue ons Heo ad UB een ee See 225 4

a
From the head of Dean Canal to Quesnel, via Blackwater, is.. 210

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