Waterways of Prairie Provinces Of Great Commercial Importance In the Early Days of the West
The article surveys historic prairie waterways with emphasis on the Assiniboine Qu Appelle Souris Red River and especially the Saskatchewan as premier rivers. It notes early canoe and steamboat use from Grand Rapids to Edmonton, and describes Churchill and Athabaska routes, portages, and the shift to overland travel reducing river traffic.
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Prairie
West
Prairie Provinces
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairies
Assiniboine
Qu'Appelle
Souris
Manitoba
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Prince Albert
Lake Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Grand Rapids
Battleford
Fort Pitt
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatoon
Churchill River
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Saskatchewan-Manitoba
Frog Portage
Sturgeon Weir
Namen
Cumberland Lakes
Pas
York Factory
Hayes River
Beaver River
Lac Ia Bich
Portage
Great Lake
Reindeer Lake
Athabaska Lake
Wollaston
Hatchet
Black Lakes
Black River
Fond du Lac
Black Lake
Great Silent
Marvels of Vancouver Island Secrets Explained
Francis Dickie notes several regional curios on Vancouver Island including rose tinted complexions from possible arsenic in water and a site where decaying matter does not decompose. He also cites oversized wild peas and berries and a Brooks peninsula hemlock forest with unusual branch growth, offering chemical explanations as yet unvoiced.
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Vancouver Island
Francis Dickie
Pacific Coast
Brooks Peninsula
Corn acreage in Prairie Provinces shows strong growth
A Canadian Government estimate reports 173 600 acres planted to corn in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1926, up 7 380 acres from the previous year. Ten years earlier total acreage was 12 758 with 34 600 tons produced while corn is now established up to 259 miles north of the US border.
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Prairie Provinces
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Norse Settlement Clue in Labrador Explored by MacMillan
Historian Donald B. MacMillan investigates possible Norse traces in Labrador to supplement Greenlandic evidence. His work aims to solve the mystery of why Norse settlers vanished from Greenland after centuries of habitation, combining archaeology and exploration in a broader world history context.
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Arctic
Far
Donald B. MacMillan
Labrador
Greenland
Saskatchewan Livestock Values 1925 26 Census Figures
Saskatchewan's livestock is valued at 135,112,000 with livestock and products for year ending April 30, 1926 at 168,000,000 according to the Provincial Livestock Commissioner. Approximately 1,177,599 horses and mules 1,500,000 cattle 131,359 sheep and 610,973 swine are in the province.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Apple Shipments to Exceed Prewar Exports by Fifty Percent
J. B. Sutherland, general foreign agent for the Canadian Pacific Express, predicts this year’s shipments of Canadian apples to Europe will surpass any prewar total by about 50 percent, covering boxes to carload lots and all shipment kinds.
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J. B. Sutherland
Canadian Pacific Express
Holland to reclaim Zuider Zee land by force of nature and will
The Netherlands fights to reclaim the Zuider Zee area, a half million acres long held by sea since the 12th century. Engineering dykes and steady effort aim to provide homes for about 500 000 people, though the sea may undo progress in hours. Completion could take twenty years or more.
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Holland
Netherlands
Father Neptune
Zuider Zee
Edmonton to gain shoe factory with expansion plans
Edmonton will add a new industry as the Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company is expected to start shoe production in October. Initial output is about three hundred pairs daily, with plans to later add a tannery and a harness making plant once operations are running smoothly.
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Edmonton
Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company
Canadian Farmers Seek Grand Wheat Championship at Chicago Show
Western Canadian farmers plan a strong push to reclaim the Grand Championship for wheat at the International Live Stock Grain and Hay Show in Chicago next December. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta offer extra prizes, with shipping costs covered by provincial governments, and notable entrants include J C Mitchell of Cahinda and the Prince of Wales with cattle from Pekisko Alberta.
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Chicago
Canada
L. P. Yates
Fishtail
Montana
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
University of Saskatchewan
J. C. Mitchell
Cahinda
Ottawa
United States
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
Pekisko
Captain Bernier Sees Bright North Country Future and Hudson Bay
The aboard Arctic captain, with 58 years at sea, voices strong faith in the Hudson Bay route and a northern harbor. He cites open water seasons, potential rail links, and regional wealth while recounting a near pole dream and decades of Arctic experience.
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Bernier
Hudson Bay
Canada
Arctic
Greenland
Labrador
Hudson's Bay
Baffin Land
Europe
Toronto
North Country
Bay
West
Nelson
Churchill
Hanson's Strait
North Pole
North
Amundsen
Egg test shows crates survive fall from plane
A crate of eggs dropped from 1200 feet with a parachute remained intact, while a parachuteless crate fell 110 feet and broke only nine of thirty dozen eggs. The experiment demonstrates durability of eggs during air drops.
May Inaugurate Flying Service of Physicians
Australia may lead with a flying service of physicians and dentists to deliver rapid medical aid to remote bush regions. The National Commission on Health weighs air plane mail lines for urgent care, while the Australian Inland Mission seeks a simple wireless system operable by untrained personnel to signal for help. The United States area is 3,026,789 square miles.
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Australia
National Commission On Health
League of Red Cross Societies
The
United States
Human Traits of Black Bear Spurs Canadian Rockies Curiosity
A Banff Lake Louise region study notes black bears are increasingly tame and curious about humans. An English visitor sought a bear sighting and observed a bear with cubs approach a milk bottle from a bellhop, ending with a cub disciplined by the mother bear.
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Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise
Queerest Dog Show Held In England
A humorous Porlock Somerset dog show awarded prizes for ugliness and odd traits. Exhibitors entered mongrels to win in categories like ugliest dog spots nose length and mouth size. Cecil Aldin promoted the event showcasing unconventional canine features.
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England
Porlock
Somersetshire
Cecil Aldin
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool surpasses ten million acres under contract
A Saskatoon report dated September 24 shows 4,978 new wheat contracts covering 670,164 acres signed since June 11 1928. Membership reaches 77,547 with total contracted acreage over ten million. Coarse Grain Pool adds 1,449 contracts, 37,052 members, and over 2,600,000 acres under oats barley flax and rye. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool operates 575 country elevators and plans 35 more, six under construction. One September day saw pool elevators handle nearly 1,509,000 bushels of wheat.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
Japanese Rulers Grow Their Own Vegetables
The Emperor and Empress, the Prince Regent and Princess Nagako receive all fruits and vegetables grown in the Shinjuku Palace gardens. Expert gardeners tend several acres of hot houses with year round harvests. When away, royal produce and hothouse flowers are sent daily in ice packed private cars.
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Nagako
Shinjiku Palace
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Production Rises Sixteen Percent
The August creamery butter output in Saskatchewan reached 2,282,492 pounds, up from 2,267,382 a year earlier. For eight months, production totaled 13,453,058 pounds, up 16 percent from 11,595,642 last year. Saskatchewan buttermakers shone at Toronto and Ottawa exhibitions, winning 17 prizes with seven firsts at the Canadian National Show.
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Saskatchewan
Toronto
Ottawa
French physicians unveil eightfold sensitive barometer
A barometer created by French physicians is eight times more sensitive than standard instruments. It is portable for mountain climbers and uses temperature drops to more accurately estimate altitude than a typical pocket aneroid instrument.
Oil Firm Uses Plane to Transport Payroll in Mexico
A Mexican oil company employed an aircraft to move its payroll securely dodging bandits. The operation reports over $25 million carried safely. In the same year an estimated seven hundred people died in New York from poisoned liquor.
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Mexico
New York
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Land
Lake Athabaska
Alberta and Great Waterways
Athabaska
Clearwater
WX. U
B.C
Far North
Saskatchewan Livestock
West Bridgford
Nottingham
London Mail
William Boot
Nottingham Corporation Tramways
Boot
Saskatchewan Creamery
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