HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-03-01, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE TRCRSDAY, MARCH 1» 1»3*
Trip to Banff, Calgary, Edmonton
Mr. S. J. Hicks, of Toronto, an Exo ter Old Boy, writes an. interesting*
account of a trip to Calgary and the Rocky Mountains.
I left Toronto January 25th at
11.10 p.m., it had been a spring-like
day, but had turned cold early in
the evening, I turned in about 12,-
15 a.m., I awoke the next morning
just out of Cartier, that is a divis
ional point on the C.P.R. in North
ern Ontario.
The temperature was then 6 be
low, at Chaplean it was zero and
snowing quite hard, with about 18
inches of snow on the level, and this
Northern country certainly looks
winter like and wild, with its froz
en rivers and lakes and snow cov
ered Jack pines, so dense at times
that you cannot see through them,
A great haven for deer, moose and
other wild life, which habitate this
wild Northern country.
As the train passes along we
stop at various mining towns such'
as .Sultan, Dalton with populations
of three to four hundred people, all
occupied in mining work, and the
litle hamlets look quite cosy look
ing against this bleak country.
Most of the dwellings are of log, or
frame construction, with huge piles
of firewood, piled with unique pre
ciseness, as I am told the Northern
er takes as much pride in that as
we do keeping our< motor car spid
and span. We now come to White
River, noted for extreme cold in
winter, but the temperature and
weather are just about the same.
We pass along lake Superior, with
the rocky country bordering it,
similiar to the Rocky Mountains,
but very miniature in size. We
pass many fishing hamlets of note
such as Jack Fish, Heron Bay and
CoKdwell, this where we get our
wonderful Lake Superior fish. An'
interesting note as to how Coldwell
obtained its name. It was named
after a surveyor named Coldwell, he
surveyed the C. P. R. through there
and was so impressed with the little
fishing hamlet he named it Coldwell
he requested that when he died, he
would be buried there, his wish
was granted, and a fitting memorial
marks the grave of that great
pioneer. Our next stop is Schrieber,
another divisional point, then on to
Pt. Arthur and Ft. William, these
are the great grain ports at the head
of the great lakes, where large ele
vators stand out against the sky like
huge sentinels, large boats are tied
up here for the winter months, some
still have their cargos on yet waiting
for the ice to break up so they can
unload, and as you scan the harbour
there is a maze of railway tracks;
and grain cars, waiting ipatjen(tl|y
for the spring trade to begin.
We now leave Ft. William for
Winnipeg, the country is now com
ing back to more natural farming1
land, and we pass through places of
note, as Nipigon Camp, Kenora,
noted for summer resorts and boat
ing and fishing. I arrive at Win
nipeg and as I walk down Portage
Ave., I realize I am back in the
hustle and bustle again of the big
cities. The big boo-m of this city11
has vanished, it has had its day,
business is at a standstill, unemploy
ed are milling around some talking,
others looking for some hope of
work or help. The city has just
come out of the grip of a real West
ern blizzard and a cold wave, streets
are piled high with snow, buildings
are white with frost almost one-half
inch thick, as the weather has now*
turned milder. We now leave Win
nipeg for the long stretch across the
prairie, the weather is nice to Port
age la Prairie. Just out of here
we strike a real Western blizzard
and it certainly is some storm, you
cannot see more than 10 feet at
times from the train, the snow is
about 2 feet deep on the level and'
very loose and dry and as I look out
from this luxurious sleeping car it
makes yon feel glad you are under
shelter from the storm.
I may describe the consist of the
train I am riding on briefly, it is
C. P. R. No. 3 called the Dominion,
three express cars, one, baggage car,
2 first, class, 1 tourist, 5 standard
sleepers, 1 observation ear, pulled
by engine NO. 2506 one of the most
modern and highly powered locomo
tives of the system. A strange co
incident happened. I had desired
to ride the engine through a storm
like this, and as I mounted the cab
I recognized the number of the en
gine ae one I had run out of Toronto
two years previous, as my occupa
tion is a locomotive engineer with
the Canadian Pacific Railway, out
of Toronto, and as I sat in the cab
of this giant monster cutting her
way through this storm between 60'
and 65 miles per hour, I began to
realize -what a settler would be up
against, to be lost in a storm like
this. We arrive at Carberry, Man.,
the storm has almost abated,11 re
sume my place again back in the
sleeper, and thankful I have not to
work in a country like this in wint
er. We now arrive at Brandon, the
blizzard is over, and the weather is
quite mild now, and as we pase
through Broadview, Regina and
Moose Jaw the weather is still mild
we are now in the dried out area,
where crops have failed three suc
cessive years, and where the grass
hoppers wiped out anything that did
grow last year. It is in this area
that cattle and horses are dying by
the hundreds, the only feed that
some have is the Russian thistle,
which if cut in the proper time make
very good feed, but if left too late,
they grow very woody and thorny
and huge balls of these are seen fre
quently on the prairie as the wind
whips them along and they gather
more until the ball becomes so large
the wind will not move them, some
are almost half the size of an ordin
ary house.
We are now at Swift Current, the
weather is quite mild and not much
snow, as we leave here I turn in for
the night. Next morning we are at
Calgary, the pioneer city of the foot
hills, and the home of that great
cattle man and pioneer of the foot
hills, Senator P. Burns. The weath
er here is ideal, no snow and almost
like spring, with the sun shining
bright, as we leave Calgary we fol
low the Bow River, witli its beauti
ful ranches on either side, and we
see numerous cattle and horses,
grazing on the open plains of the
foothills, we pass the beautiful
ranch of the Prince of Wales, with
its fine barns, granarys and dwel
lings, the Rocky Mountains are now
in full view, and we are gradually
climbing higher all the time.
It is 81 miles from) Calgary to
Banff and we climb 5,270 feet in
that distance. As I look on the left
I see the range of mountains known
as the goat range, three peaks of
these, known as the Three Sisters
project 8,200' feet above sea level.
At the right I see Mount Gabel 9,800
feet above sea level. We are now
at the point where the Ghost river
empties into the Bow river, a fight
ing, swirling lake of water. jWe
now pass the Stoney Indian Reserve,
these are settlers of the Rocky
Mountains, and they put on a pow
wow every year at Banff, know as
Indian days.
We next see the first overhanging
glacier of the Rocky Mountains on
Mount Ball, this is a mass of ice
and snow a mile square and over
400 feet thick, enough ice in this
block ‘to supply the demands of Ex
eter for some years to come I
would imagine.
We now pass Mount Rundle, nam
ed after a missionary by that name,
the first white man to enter the
Bow valley. As we near Banff I
see Cascade mountain 6,240 feet,
the highest peak in Banff. I de
train at Banff and as I walk down
the main street I stop at intervals
and gaze in wonder at the beauti
ful scenery nature has provided, the
mountains are covered with snow,
and the sun shining on them, they
look like huge glistening gems.
The town of Banff is all ablaze
in readiness for the big winter car
nival, where some of the greatest
ski jumpers and skaters gather to
■take part in one of Banff's yearly
gathering held every year in Sep
tember, where pipers and Highland
dancers gather- from all parts of the
world. I now leave Banff for Ed
monton the Capital city of Alberta,
At Olds, Alberta, about 50 miles
from Calgary, I look across country
and see the mountains quite plain,
they are 91 miles away, so it will
give you an idea of the size of these
huge mountains of stone and earth,
I now arrive at Edmonon, it is a
beautiful city. While here I am the
guest of my genial brother-in-law
IMr. G. S. IMdArthur, assistant to the
chief architect of the city hall and
my sister Mrs. G. S. McArthur. Ed-
nnonton is enjoying almost spring
like weather, with very little snow,
which is melting very fast, although
they tell me December was a very
severe month, 20 to 30 below most
of the month. North Edmonton and
south Edmonton are divided by the
Saskatchewan river, and as I stroll
along its banks, it looks like a hive
of industry, men with teams and
trucks are busy hauling ice, which
has frozen to a depth of 21^ feet,
and is very clear, here and*" there
along the banks may be seen small
shacks were someone is busy panning
gold' from the river bed, and I am
told1 some of them make as high as
3 to 5 dollars worth of gold a day.
Perhaps some of our readers
would be interested to know there
are a number of Exeter people in
this city of my acquaintance, Mr.
James Bawden, of the Civic Block;
Wm. Triebner, a prominent position
in the customs; Mrs. Thomas Fraser
formerly Miss Clara Sanders; Mr.
George Cudmore, of Woodwards
store; Mrs. George Weaver, former
ly Miss Lillian Hunter; Mr. and
Mr.s. Elizlia Carroll; Mr. Thomas
Horn who is hale and hearty at 80
years of age and reads without the
aid of glasses.
Hoping dear Editor I have not
taken too much .space in your valu
able paper. I remain yours fratern
ally.
S. J. Hicks
OPERATION
Miss Viola Stoffard, of the Royal
Bank staff, St. Marys, who has' been
off duty for the past six weeks re
cently underwent an operation for
mastoidsi in Victoria Hospital, Lon
don.
IlOOKEY PLAYER INJPRED
During a practice game Jack Ross
of St. Marys, had the misfortune of
having his collar bone broken. While
checking a combination play by D.
Dunsieth and H. Richardson, Ross
was injured.
JAMES MALCOLM!, PRESIDENT
James T. Malcolm, of Dublin, was
honored with the presidency of the
Ontario Association of Fairs and Ex
hibitions at their convention held
in the King Ed'ward Hotel, Toronto.
He was also presented with a signet
ring on behalf of the Association for
his services during his term of office
events, second to the big highland
Dr. Wood's
Norway
Pme
Syrup
Ury, Hacking Cough
Nearly Choked Her
Mrs. O. C. Scheie, Dhhamcl, Alta., writes:—“I had
a terrible dry, hacking cough which would nearly
choke me.
I tried all kinds of medicine to get rid of it, but
they never helped me and my cough still hung on.
I then got a bottle of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pino Syrup
and in a few days tny cough was nil gone, thanks to
tins valuable medicine. Now I always keep a bottle
of ‘Dr. Wood's’ on hand.”
Price, 35c a bottle; largo family size, 65c, at all
drug and general stores; put up only by The T. Mil
burn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.
50 YEARS AGO
(March 6t'h, 1884
Mr. J. W. Broderick, has purch
ased the grocery business of W.
Aiken. Mr. Afi'ken leaves |(for St.
Marys this week.
On Saturday while Mr. Wm. Balk
will, London Road, south, was
working in the cedar swamp, Hay
Township, he met with rather a
■pain,full accident. While chopping
the axe glanced and gave him a
very severe wound cutting the back
joint of the big toe in two.
Mr. Geo. Kemp, of Hamilton,
formerly of this place was in town
on Tuesday and gave this office a
call.
Mrs. Thomas Trivitt recently pur
chased a young parrot, which is of
the best kind to he found.
A grand carnival was held here,
on Friday evening. The following
prizes were awarded: Best ladies
costume, Miss A Sparling; gent-*
costume, Mr. J. Quigley; fancy
skating, Mr. J. McKeith, Ailsa Craig
mile race, 1st, G. Munro; 2nd, R.
Eacrett.
iMcLaren-Dougall-On the 21st u’t,
at the residence of the bride’s father
by the Rev. R. T. Thomson, B.D..
Mr. Robert McLaren, of Tucker
smith, to Margaret, youngest daugh
ter of iMr. Wm. Dougall, of Hay.
Switzor-Dickey-On the 13th ult.,
at the Methodist Parsonage, by the
Rev. W. C. Henderson, M.A., Mr. A.
W. Switzer, builder, to Matilda,
daughter of Mr. N. Dickey, of
Blanshard.
25 YEARS AGO
March 4th, 1909
On Tuesday evening the members
of the Ladies’ Aid, of the Presby
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Blend
Fresh from
the Gardens
terian church gathered at the Manse
to bid farewell and to honor one of
their number, Mrs. (Rev.) Martin.
Mrs. Manson, secretary, on behalf
of the society read an affectionate
and touching address and also pre
sented her with a handsome cut
glass fruit bowl and a dozen small
fruit dishes.
'Mr. W. Brown, of Exeter has been
engaged as organist of one of the
Clinton churches at a salary of $100'
a year.
Mr, Chas. Knight, .of Oil Springs,
is here visiting his uncle, Mr. Chas.
Knight.
'Messrs. Peter Bawden and Jas.
Walter left Saturday morning for
the Soo on a ten day’s trip.
IMr. Ed. Lambrook has returned
to Fort Wayne, Ind. after a visit
here during the past few weeks.
Mrs. Ross, of Winnipeg, who has
been visiting Mrs. D. Johns, left
Saturday to visit in Sarnia and De
troit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hays, who
have been visiting at Mrs. Harvey’s
returned to Kennore, N.D., Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Sweet returned from
Toronto Tuesday and left Wednes
day for St. Marys to again take
charge of Mr. Loft’s millinary de
partment.
Mr. W. W. Taman left Saturday
evening for Detroit, Toledo and
probably Chicago, with a view to
learning what may be new in the
line of clothing, cutting and mak
ing. .
Miss Lyda Quance has secured a
position as milliner at Inwood.
15 YEARS AGO
Miss iCurlise, milliner and Dr.
McGillicuddy, have each moved into
the business premises- formerly oc
cupied by the other.
Mrs. C. Leroy Coultis, who last
week underwent an operation for
appendicitis in St. John’s Hospital,
Toronto is recovering favorably.
IMr. G. W. Davis last week moved
to the house he recently purchased
from Mr. John Mallett, on Huron
street.
Miss Williams, of Clinton, 'has ac
cepted a position with Miss Arm
strong, as milliner.
Mr. H. T. Rowe has sold his resi
dence on Andrew street to Mr. W.
G. Medd, of Winchelsea.
Edwin Wein, of Grediton, left for
Artland, Sask., on Wednesday, where
he has been engaged again by Geo.
■Lawson to work on his farm.
Matthew Morlock, of iCrediton had
a fall the other day and seriously
bruised his side. The old gentle
man is 91 years of age.
Mr. Herbert L. Brown, of Credl-
ton, left for Toronto on Monday to
accept a position on the inspection
staff at the head office of the
Standard Bank of Ganada.
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neil, who
are leaving Centralia to make their
home in Detroit, were pleasantly sur
prised when a number of friends and
neighbors gathered at their home.
Mrs. O’Neil was presented with a
beautiful silk umbrella and |Mr. O’
Neil with a club bag.
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