Show Canada Offers Much to Motoring Public Dy Hy lEA NEA t SerIe OTTAWA July A 17 17 A glance at atthe the tho map of Can Canada will show v that distances country of or great grut It itIs Is ft a But Dut Inhabited t- t tt t t Canada n f-n-Ai J Is Brn- Brn canted by a long lone Ion narrow strip drip along Its southern boundary From end to end the th Trans Canada Trans Highway traverses eight of or the nine pro provinces Inces of f the dominion Prince Edward Island bland alone Is off of the direct highway but accessible to It It A country cross tour ot of o Canada ha hat Its starling point In Halifax Leaving Halifax on the tho Atlantic ocean side aide a a tine fine hard surfaced road leads for 10 miles mlleS around Bedford Dedford Basin From Bedford Dedford a tine fine gravel sur- sur surfaced sur surfaced faced highway extends across the thc province to the New Brunswick border Although Nova Scotia Is Isone Isone one of or the oldest olden settled pari parts a of Canada within 20 miles of ot Hali Halifax fax tax moose and deer abound In the wilderness which comes almost up to the city's gates The whole central section of ot Nova Novo Scotia ii iia 1 I a 0 wild broken uncultivated coun- coun country coun country try tilled filled with III streams stream reams and beau beau- beautiful beautiful lakes and making an Ideal summer playground tor for the tour tour- tourist lat It IN IS 1 DUTCH COUNTRY COU Passing Passin through Truro the hood or of the Mints Mint Basin Hasin Is la reached Here one finds llio highest tlde tides In the world Tiny streams at low 10 tide become rivers riven a as III the waters rush ruh down their courses until their banks are full tuil and In many places would be overflowing but bul buttor for the dikes built to protect the From Five Islands to Parr Parrs Parrs-boro Parrs boro on to Amherst Amberst the highway winds through beautiful valleys vallera with rugged forest slopes dotted here and there with small area or of cultivated laud Iud through Amherst It crosses the Marshes On an eleva eleva- elevation elevation tion In this marshland stand the ruins ot of o old Fort Cumberland The inter Inter boundary is II crossed at the Musquash sh river a a- tidal curiosity A few tew mile miles be- be beyond beyond be beyond yond lie lies the eite elte of o 0 i Mount Allison university university- I Twenty miles farther tarther Is s Mone- Mone Moncton lon Monc-lon ton mor mora flora American In Its typo type than any other city of ot the marl mari maritime time marl time provinces NA TUn L rEN A From this pont point the Trans Trans- Trans Canada Canada Highway branches ranches Th The eastern branch goes toes by way ot of Shediac Shed lac Chatham Bathurst and reaching the tho St SI Law Law- Lawrence Lawrence rence near Metis Metes while the west west- western wesl-ern wesl ern branch pau s through St SI StJohn John the commercial of at the province and up the l beau St John valley to reach the St Lawrence Lawrenc at du Loup Two phenomena of ot world inter inter- interest Inter Interest est are passed on the he New ew Bruns Bruns- Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick wick end of ot the trip the Bore nl al Moncton and the Reversing Falls at St St John The Bore Bora Is a a tidal wave which owing to the rapid rise of ot the head waters watery of or the Bay of ot ITC Iri Mina Minas Basin Ba ln rushes up the river The same lAme high tides are aro responsible sible tor for the Reversing Falls at alSt St Sl John where at low lov tide the mighty St John river rushes over overa a Jagged lagged rugged descent of or 16 of 01 more mora feet teet A few tew hours hour later at high tide these fall tails falls are entirely obliterated when the waters of the bay flow backward up the river Sixty mile miles from tram St sr John on the St John river fe a rl n From this point through Woo Woo- stock stock Grand Fall Falls where the St SL John river tumbles tun over a D preci precI- precIpice precipice precipice pice of ot 40 feet feel end ond on through St Sf Leonardo Leonard to th the highway follows the river Excellent gravel roads make the entire of ot New Bruns Bruns- Brunswick Brunswick wick a D pleasure lo to motorists The Thc highway ay r to o the SL St Law Law- Lawrence Lawrence rence at Riviera du Loup IN IV MIDDLE CANADA SA C Many of ot the villages village In Quo Que boo bec are as quaint as any In France Interesting eights sights near are St Anne Anno de Beaupre with Its sacred shrine and the Quebec railway bridge ge which has the longest supported span of any cantilever cantilever bridge ge In the world From orom Quebec to 10 Montreal there Is a hard pavement with a delight delight- ful tul stopping place mare midway at Three Rivers A great part Dart of ot the wa road skirt the river and huge ocean liner are aro usually to tobo tobe tobo bo be seen on the tho way w iy up to the head headwaters headwaters headwaters waters at Montreal Montreal th the largest Ingest city tn I Canada Is worth a n long visit The Thc The lew I slew from lea it 11 palk on oA top of or IL a mountain repays the trip al at al- al although although though automobiles are not lot per per- permitted In the park parle 0 owing Ing to the danger I ITIlE TIlE CAPITAL L CITY Crossing westward to the main main- mainland mainland land a we well developed highway extends miles along the Ottawa river to Ottawa Canadas Canada's capital capILlI Here the parliament buildings public parks and other Interest Interest- Interesting Interesting ing places make It an Ideal tour tour- tourist 1st city From the capital the highway passes on through Pembroke along the tho upper Ottawa river to Mattawa From Pembroke to the highway Is In a elate tat ot of development The river Is leU at and the route leads over a tine fine gravel road Toad of ot 60 CO miles to Callender Tho The road here skirts the lake lale fora or few tew miles In- In Into In Into to North Bay Day From North Bay flay to Sault SIC Ste Marie the highway follows follow the lh Ih shores of at Georgian Bay Day and LakeHuron Huron through a 11 country of vary vary- varyIng varying ing Interest passing enormous pulp and paper mills at Sturgeon Falls and again at al Espanola At Al Sudbury the greatest nickel dc- dc de dc deposits posits In the world are found Near Sudbury the huge nickel smelters with their th r mountains of slag appear like volcanoes In eruption eruption tion when whole trains of ot the white hot slag are poured down the these Ie heaps A BREAK AK BY Ra FERRY A great break in let the tho highway exists between Sault Ste Mallo and which lies about 3 30 1 miles west welt rt ct t the Ontario boundary near Winnipeg This la Is being built In to rapidly and In a te fer years year will make tho the highway coni con con- continuous con In the tho Interval two of Canadian steamers ply between n nth th the Sault and Port Arthur and Ford William an and make male a 0 plea pleas pleasant ant break In a trl trans ns motor Journey A detour Is necessary from point to reach teach the Manitoba bor- bor border bar bor border der and th there re 1 Is a delightful run along the north shore of ot Lak IAk Lake Superior The Tho hI highway to Duluth lies for lor or more moro than miles on the shore lhor a marine of great beauty From Duluth lies the highway through International Falls brings the tourist to Donald Donald- Donaldson son Donald son Sixty tour miles of ot Canada can bo be Included In this detour by crossing tho the river r on the tho bridge at International Falls taking the th Canadian Highway through to Rainy river and then to Baudette From Emer Emerson on to 10 Winnipeg 66 miles a In fine tinn broad highway hu hat been entirely gravelled From orom Winnipeg the Trans Tram ada Can route passes through Portage la III Prairie Brandon Verdun and Broadview directly on to Regina the tho capital of ot n Here like the Ne New Brunswick soe PC the t highway divides divide The Thc southern section goes gods through Moose Jaw Medicine edl lne Hat Cal Cal Cal- gars and Rocky Rocky Mountain Perk The northern route goes through Saskatoon Edmon- Edmon Edmonton Edmonton ton Edmon-ton ton Jasper Park and anil Proceeds down the on to Join the th southern highway through the Fraser canyon and on to Van Vancouver an couver |