I nodded my head, and we went on. At the next landing the remark was repeated. At the foot of the stairs he excused himself and came back with the photographs which he presented to me with an Old World courtesy and dignity. Grasping my hand in farewell, once more the man of God wondered, "And for twen-ty five years you taught school. And you remain so—" He hesitated for the word, and I wondered what it would be. At last it came,—the tribute of one who expected to teach school all his life to one who had put in a quarter of a century at the work and still survived,—"You have taught school for twen-ty five years, and you remain so glad!"
And this is the keynote of what the summer has left with us. As Canadians, looking at this Western Canada which has arrived and thinking of the lands of Canada's fertile Northland far beyond, for the future we are full of optimism, and of the present we are glad.
ROUTES OF TRAVEL
ROUTE FROM EDMONTON TO THE ARCTIC VIA THE ATHABASCA AND MACKENZIE RIVER SYSTEMS.
| MILES | PLACE | PASSENGER TARIFF | FREIGHT TARIFF per cwt | MODE OF TRAVEL | TIMES | ||
| 0 | Edmonton | ||||||
| 100 | Athabasca Landing | $8.00 | $1.00 | Mail stage, run by J.M. Kennedy | Twice a week all year round | ||
| DOWN STREAM | RETURN UPSTREAM | DOWN STREAM | RETURN UPSTREAM | ||||
| 0 | Athabasca Landing | Northern Transportation Co.'s SS. Midnight Sun (when business offers) or scows. From Athabasca Landing to Grand Rapids. | |||||
| 120 | Pelican Rapids | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | .75 | .75 | ||
| 165 | Grand Rapids | $10.00 | $15.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | ||
| 252 | Fort McMurray | $20.00 | $27.50 | 3.25 | 3.25 | Scows from Grand Rapids to Fort McMurray | |
| 437 | Fort Chipewyan | $35.00 | $45.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | H.B. Co's SS. Grahame (sternwheel river steamer, 130 ft. x 28 ft.; accommodates 30 passengers; blankets supplied; bathroom; meals served 50 cents each; 150 lbs. baggage free). From Fort McMurray to Smith's Landing. | From June to August inclusive[[1]] |
| 539 | Smith's Landing | $45.00 | $55.00 | 5.50 | 5.50 | ||
| 555 | Fort Smith | $48.00 | $58.00 | 6.25 | 6.25 | H.B. Co. Transport, portage by teams from Smith's Landing to Fort Smith. | |
| 749 | Fort Resolution | $56.00 | $68.00 | 7.25 | 8.25 | H.B. Co's SS. Mackenzie River (strong new sternwheel, lake and river steamer; accommodates 50 passengers, same conditions as Grahame above). From Fort Smith to Fort Macpherson. | |
| 819 | Hay River | $59.00 | $73.00 | 7.75 | 9.25 | ||
| 869 | Fort Rae | $62.00 | $78.00 | 8.25 | 10.25 | ||
| 917 | Fort Providence | $65.00 | $82.00 | 8.25 | 10.25 | ||
| 1078 | Fort Simpson | $73.00 | $92.00 | 9.25 | 12.25 | ||
| 1214 | Fort Wrigley | $80.00 | $102.00 | 10.25 | 14.25 | ||
| 1398 | Fort Norman | $87.00 | $112.00 | 11.25 | 16.25 | ||
| 1572 | Fort Good Hope | $93.00 | $122.00 | 12.25 | 18.25 | ||
| 1780 | Arctic Red River | $100.00 | $130.00 | 13.00 | 19.50 | ||
| 1854 | Fort Macpherson (Peel's River) | $103.00 | $133.00 | 13.75 | 21.25 | ||
For further particulars regarding dates and rates, application should be made to the Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; J.K. Cornwall, M.P.P., of the Northern Transportation Co. at Edmonton; or to A.G. Harrison, Secretary Edmonton Board of Trade, Edmonton, Alberta.