McPhillips Directory Details Northwest and Saskatchewan
This feature introduces illustrations and quotations from McPhillips Directory for the Northwest and Saskatchewan district. It notes area, natural advantages, timber, hay, soil, cattle and industries, plus a table on industrial growth since 1885. It recalls Prince Albert 1866, Battleford 1874, Saskatoon 1883, and includes the Song of the Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince A
Northwest
Saskatchewan
McPhillips
Prince Albert
Battleford
Saskatoon
Carrot River
St. Laurent
C. P.R
Northwest Territories progress and settlement growth described
The article reviews the Northwest Territories development after joining Canada, highlighting Prince Albert and Saskatoon trade, the impact of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the shift of immigration. It notes territorial governance, the evolution of elected council members, and mentions Battleford and Regina as key seats, with Prairie towns expanding amid expanding commerce and infrastructure. It also imagines future linkages with Hudson Bay and an imperial route aiding broader trade.
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Lawrence Clarke
Hudson's Bay Co
Fort Cagleton
Lorne
Prince Albert
America
Dominion
Northwest
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Semple
Song of the Saskatchewan recited across prairie fronts
A visionary verse extols Saskatchewan from Clover Bar to Cumberland, foreseeing settlement and growth. It imagines rivers, forests, and prairies unified under a distant crown, promising farms, grain, wealth, and towns along the southern coast, sweeping eastward and northward.
Northwest Territories electoral map splits by districts
Boundaries for new Northwest Territories electoral districts assign one representative per district with Calgary, a petroton and Prince Albert receiving two. Districts named include Moosomin Wallace Whitewood Souris Wolseley South Qu Appelle North Qu Appelle North Regina Medicine Hat Macleod Calgary Red Deer Edmonton Battleford Prince Albert Batoche Kinistino and others with lines described along base, correction, and meridian references across Assiniboia Saskatchewan Alberta and along Manitoba boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Legislative Assembly
Northwest Territories
Calgary
Prince Albert
Moosomin
Assiniboia
Manitoba
Dominion
Land System of Survey
Wallace
Whitewood
Jibe
Souris
Wolakley
Wolseley
Ninth Correction
Township 9
Bouth Qu’ Appelle
Qu’Appelle
Qt Appelle
Regina
Dian Pacific Railway
of Assi
Columbia
Alberta
Red Deer
Edmonton
Monton
Battleford
Sas‘katchewan
Saskatchewan
No. 47
Montague Aldgus
DLS
Kinistino
Batoche
Kintlso
Kinistico
Albert Settlement
Montagne Aldous
Princ Albert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ent
Saskatchewian
E. Dewdney
Athabasca
David Laird
Prince Edward Island
Richardson
Matthew Ryan
McLeod
L.t
Northwest Council
A. E. Forget
Livingstone
Swan River
Edgar Dewdney
Laird
East
Hudson's Bay
Ks Iso
Old Country
Punch
Pute
River Street
North Saskatchewan
H. B. Co. Post
T. N. Campbell
T. J. Agnew
St. Anne's Convent
Hon. L. Clarke
H. 8. Co
Third Street
Thos. McKay
Touser
THE
Banka
Clover Bar
Saskachewan
Victoriaf Queenly Nett
Cumberland
Assinibes
Potatodok
Medicine Hat
Macleod
Tree Point
Louis Schmidt
Dominion Lands
Charles Mair
Crown Timber Office
Mair
Kennedy
Coombs
Jas. Sanderson
Porter
St. Mary’s Church
Emmanuel College
McLean
Swanston
Archdeacon Mackay
Canon Flett
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