FORT Bo FORT GEORGE »S _ & aGRAND TIeUNK PACIFIC IeY PROPERTY Moooooooooogo ooo oooooOooge | (ODD e2S8O000LE Onno SS. Sieiratainia(eleala S(ua(s(00 HOoooU FOU ol ACOOGOG000 ae | y, JOA AIA NOOO nial IHopGSONS ADDITION Here RESIDENTIAL oECTION 1S. CLS PIILE 4 Ye b oOo NE SKETCH OF FORT GEORGE 2 and sufroundings, showing the rail- road situation. 2 The logical route for the north and south railroad is to cross the Nechaco River at the point indicated. The business section is marked by the bulls-eye. The Government has reserved the land south of the Townsite, and this has possibly been done with a view to- situating there the freight yards of the north and south line, which has been granted aid by the B. C. Government. ‘Ihe ferry shown at the west side of the townsite connects with the main Government road serving the surveyed agricultural land north of the Nechaco: River. is proposed to extend to the Peace River It will be noted that the land on wh situated, is at an elevation of 1920 feet; and is perfectly level. elevation extends to a small proportiongof the Indian reserve, the bal- ance of which is badly cut up. Ua sSemZOo00nD The Metropolis of Central British Columbia GEORGE . Se \ BUSINESS CENTER / . Os e : woos tenyere 8% . 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Go VERE Vey, bs HN BEY ghar ge, US 8 EY, aM MHI LOT 915 RESERVE LOT 936 182) O CG 4 G | te ~ i ‘ wh Ae ~ , gale MM Ue eer a a — S 5 ; = = - x . ee a) 2709" Hy), ny it tn, %, in, Os, 4 % %, é fen On 3s my & or) tu, & Sy Cy 2B is that which great are? of This road it country. ich Fort George townsite is ‘This STUA KR * Se ee 7 Say St Va py ig TL ESE \ ots lee / \Lo, i Se (VS) a7 3 fi SSO Fraser Bar” \Er r STE i) ean, © Vas Tr : asks “>, RAILRDADS WAGENROAD TRAILS OS ee ae ea oS a @socevecace ec 4 You Want to Know Q.—If Fort George is going to be such a large city and if Central British Columbia and the Peace River Valley are such wonderfully rich sections, why is it that they are undeveloped? A.—Simply because of lack of railroad transportation. Steamboats have been plying on the inland water- ways from Fort George for the past thirty years, but unfortunately none cf these waterways ex-end to the ocean or to an existing line of railway, and therefore the high freight rates have prohibited development. Q.—How far is Fort George from the nearest railway? A.—320 miles to Ashcroft on main line of the Canadian Pacific. Construction on the Grand Trunk Pacific has reached Tete Jaune Cache, 206 miles from Fort George. Q.—When will Fort George receive benefits from the Edmonton section of the Grand Trunk Pacific? A.—The Grand! Trunk Pacific is rushing completion from the east. Barly this season the rails will reach Tete Jaune Cache, the head of navigation on the Fraser River, and but 206 miles from Fort George. When this takes place the G.T.P. will be enabled to distribute construction material over 350 miles of its line west of Tete Jaune Cache and freight for the Fort George country will be sent down with dispatch. This will all tend to the early development of the Fort George region as the business of railroad construction, added to the al- ready increasing business, will make the country one of great business activity. Q.—Is it possible to secure a liquor licence at Fort George? A.—wNo liquor licences are granted in British Columbia except in connection with hotels. Q.—What is the penalty for illicit liquor selling? A.—Selling liquor without a licence is a penitentiary offense. Q.—Is gambling permitted? A.—Gambling and the keeping of disorderly houses are not allowed. It is a penitentiary offense to conduct houses of such character, both as to proprietors and inmates. oak Q.—When will the st railway reach Fort George? A.—The Grand Trunk Pacific Transcontinental Railway is guaranteed by the government of Canadd to the extent of two hundred million dollars, and must be completed from ocean to ocean and trains running in 1914. At present the line is being. built from both Hast and West towards Fort George. The line is completed to a point from the west 135 miles east of Prince Rupert. The rail will reach Fort George in 1912." dat cate Q.—How m _ railway lines are building or projected to Fort George? A,—Eleven. _ :. a et Q.—Where will the stations, terminals, ete., of these railways be located? A.—On account of. the topo phy of the surrounding country and the necessity for water grades, all of pe fp A i 4 8 | i | eee ee : of tee & spay) S the passenger stations will be either on our prop- erty or within one-half mile thereof. Q.—Who owns the Fort George townsite? A.—The Natural Resources Security Company, Limited, head office, Vancouver, B.C., are joint owners and sole agents. Q.—Is the title to the property perfect? A.—yYes. The property was surveyed by a provincial government surveyor—the plan registered in the government land registry office. The British Co- lumbia Government owns one-quarter of the lots and guaraniess title. Q.—Where will the choice business and residential sec- tion of the city be located? A.—On the west end of what is now the Indian Reser- vation and on District Lots 938, 937, 1429, 936, 1430, 777, 2507, 2610 and 1427. Q.—Why? A.—Because of the topography of the ground. The eastern part of the Indian Reserve is cut up by sloughs and overflows. Q.—Where will the river and lake traffic be transferred to the Railway? A.—On Nechaco River in front of our townsite. Q.—How many people (estimated) will be in Fort George in 19127 A.—5,000 or more. Q.—Where is the legal George located? A.—On D. L. 938. Q.—Is the Fort George townsite level or hilly? A.—The land is level and perfectly ideal for townsite purposes. High ard dry. Q.—What is the climate? Is it very damp or very cold in winter? registered townsite of Fort A.—It is dry and very bracing in winter, one of the ® finest climates in America. Moisture sufficient at all times for growing of crops without irrigation. It gets about as cold as in Minnesota or Ontario— a cold snap for three or four days, then warms up. Q.—What is the altitude? A.—1890 feet above sea level. Q.—What are the prices of lumber? A.—$25 to $40 for rough lumber was paid in 1910. Q.—Is building materia., such as stone, sand, brick, etc., available? A,—Yes. Several lumber mills are in operation and a large lime stone quarry adjacent. Q.—How is the demand for labor, carpenters, plaster- ers, etc., and what wages? A.—Common labor was paid $3.50 and good board in 1910 all season. Carpenters’ wages weer $6.00 and $7.00 per day, eight hours. Q.—What is the cost of living? A.—Good meals cost 50 cents; prices generally are higher because of the cost of freighting goods. 2 | a 5. Be a A a | re S AS Natiesh 4~0 » Ls 4 : : Be NY : / > EN 2, Hl = 4 ES S¢o : i ff aS A : ; aS Pw ra oy, 0 Av Na g AL toe. 0 cg p Vis a, & BLACKWATER, pio" O x a ome REN Bay! 9 = ™ ea « B.C. & (3s . =) / o*. ar = (p z we = PAC! -.- fie ° eed IS oie %. atees (Gey Bagels. % ; Q.—Should a man bring in his family? A.—Yes, if they ure willing to help. There were 25 nice families there in the fall of 1910, and a school started. Q.—What hotel accommodation? A.—Good hotel with modern equipment, comfortable in every respect. Q.—What industries, manufacturing plants, etc., needed and what inducements are offered? roomy and are A.—Everything that is needed in any new town that is sure to develop rapidly into a city which will be the outfitting place for & large surrounding country. Q.—If I should go in business there, where would I get the goods? | A.—For the present it would probably be shipped in via Ashcroft. By the middle of this summer it will go in via Edmonton and by rail to Tete Jaune Cache, thence down the south fork of the Fraser to Fort George by barges. Q.—CAN A MAN MAKE A _ LIVING IN FORT GEORGE OR CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA? A.—There is no country on the face of the globe where labor is more in demand than in British Columbia today; and’ this will be true for the next five years at least, because fifty million dollars a year will be spent in railroad building alone. Q.—What class of labor is most in demand? A.—Common labor—railroad graders and workers, men for lumber mills, loggers, choppers, miners (coal and mineral), all other classes of labor in pro- portion. Q.—Will there be work for carpenters and builders at Fort George? A,—yYes. There will be work for a great many. With the opening of the Edmonton route supplies will be brought in more cheaply and building will boom. Precautions are now being taken to ensure an ade- quatte supply of building materials, lumber, etc. Q.—Can a man take up government land near Fort George? A.—Yes. There is an area of over one million acres of fine agricultural land open for pre-emption in the vicinity of Fort George, 200,000 acres reserved and surveyed for pre-emptors only. Q.—Is it prairie land? A.—No. It is covered with a growth of light timber— spruce and poplar, with some open patches of meadow. Q.—What will the land grow? A.—AIl grains, vegetables and fruits, and tender fruit. Q.—Is the land Columbia? except peaches uniformly good in Central A.—No; not in any part of British Columbia is all the land good. Southern British Columbia and on the coast and in Eastera British Columbia the country is mountainous, with fertile valleys: Central Brit- ish Columbia is not mountainous, but there are some sand and gravel ridges, with some high hills of British’ RAILROADS: tral British Columbia. years. WAGON ROADS: Hazelton. TRAILS: places: No. 4, Mud River, 15 miles. No: No. 6, Cluculz Lake. No. 8, Tsinket Lake. No. 9, Stony Creek. No. 10, a point 15 miles west. No. 11, Fraser Lake. the Peace River. WATERWAYS: jake. River. the same nature—very little rock. About one-half of the total area of Central British Columbia is first-class agricultural land, the balance is partly good for grazing and hay land. Some of the high plateaus are over 3,000 feet altitude. Q.—Can I buy land without seeing it? A.—yYes, if you get a written guarantee of the nature of the land from a responsible firm. Q.—What kind of a guarantee should I get? A.—The land should be 7& per cent. capable of cultiva- tion, without irrigation or drainage, and not over 2,500 feet altitude. Q.—Will Gimadian land dealers give such guarantee? A.—If they are legitimate and responsible, yes. Be sure and have the guarantee signed by an individual member of the fiim or responsible officer of the company you buy from. Q.—How about government land? A.—See extract from land laws printed in this circular. Q.—Would a dairy and poultry ranch do well? A.—yYes. Milk is all shipped in tins; and eggs are a luxury. Q.—What are the prices of land close to Fort George? A.—Good land can be bought at $10 to $15 an acre, but close to Fort George the price might be $25 to $300 an acre, according to circumstances. Q.—How can a person get live stock into that country? A.—There is a good wagon road from Ashcroft to Fort George. Plenty of water and in summer plenty of feed along the way. Q.—What is the precipitation at Fort George? A.—Twenty inches annuaily. N.B.—AIl the questions are answered upon the best information available. We can not hold ourselves responsible fer the correctness of government re- ports or matters of common knowledge of men familiar with the country; but every statement is made in good faith. Pacific and Great Eastern Railway, bonds guaranteed by the British Columbia Government; construc- tion to begin before July Ist, MAP SHOWING RAILROADS (actually under construction or subsidized), WAGON ROADS AND TRAILS IN THE FORT GEORGE DISTRICT Grand Trunk Pacific main line crossing east and west through Cen- Vancouver to Fort George, 1912; road to be completed in three British Columbia and Dawson Railway, Fort George into the Peace River country; cash subsidy from the Dominion Government. Nos. 1 to 13; Provincial Government Wagon Road continuing the Cariboo Road from Ashcroft on the Canadian Pacific Railway. This road is now completed to the west end of Fraser scheme of the Government contemplates carrying it through to Lake, and the No. 4 Wagon Road from Fort George to the Mud River, 15 miles. This is also part of the Provincial Government’s great road scheme. The road from Fort George will be carried through, following the Stony Creek trail to the point marked No. 8 on Tsinket Lake, where it connects with the wagon road previously described. No, 14 Provincial Government Wagon Road irom Fort George, to open up the great area of farming land north of the Nechaco River. This road is now under construction and will point marked No. 16, which is Giscombe Portage. be continued to the On the Stony Creek Trail, which goes from Fort George to the point marked No. 9, excellent water and pasture are found at the following 5, Bednesti Prairie, 15 miles. The point marked No. 15 is Summit Lake, one of the headwaters of The Fraser River is navigable from Soda Creek, 150 miles south of Fort George, to Fort George, and also from that point to Tete Jaune Cache, 310 miles, making in all about 460 miles on that one stream. The Nechaco River, which flows into the Fraser at Fort George, is navigable to Fraser Hake, about 100 miles, and 50 miles beyond that The Stewart River, {lowing into the Nechaco west of Fort George, is navigable to Stewart Lake, and that lake is also navigable. From Fort George comparatively easy access is had to the Peace River country. by way of Giscomhbe Portage, marked No. 16 on the map; at this point there is a divide eight miles in length between the waters of the Fraser and those of Summit Lake. From Summit Lake it is possible to go by barge, raft or canoe down the Crooked River to the Parsnip, down the Parsnip to the Peace A Warning If you intend to go to Fort George be sure to obtain all-possible inform- ation—before starting—from reliable sources. Once started, go through with the journey, and—on the spot—judge conditions at Fort George for your- self. es You will hear reports of all kinds Do not let these influence you. This is —good and bad—on your way. always the case with a new country. Think Fort well before starting for George. Once started, go through with it. NATURAL RESOURCES SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED Joint Owners and Sole Agents Fort George Townsite VANCOUVER, B.C. FORT GEORGE, B. C. | ft | 4 | j j } | | '