ROUTE FROM EDMONTON TO PEACE RIVER, VIA THE ATHABASCA RIVER (UP STREAM), LESSER SLAVE RIVER AND LESSER SLAVE LAKE.
| 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 |
| 0 | Athabasca Landing | Northern Transportation Co.'s SS. Midnight Sun (sternwheel river steamer, 120 ft. long x 24 ft. beam; accomodates 35 in staterooms; passengers supply their own blankets; meals served 50 cents each; freight-carrying capacity 50 tons). From Athabasca Landing to Mouth of Lesser Slave River. | |||
| 75 | Mouth of Lesser Slave River | $6.00 | .80 | ||
| 91 | Norris's (head of rapids) | $8.00 | 1.40 | Portage 16 miles in N.T. Co's passenger and freight waggons from Mouth of Lesser Slave River to Norris's (head of rapids). | From May 15 to Oct. 15[[2]] |
| 194 | Shaw's Point on LesserSlave Lake | $16.00 | 2.50 | N.T. Co.'s SS. Northern Light (sidewheel river and lake steamer, 100 ft. long x 26 ft. beam; accommodates 35 in staterooms; passengers supply their own blankets; meals served 50 cents each; freight capacity 30 tons). From Norris's to Shaw's Point. | |
| 201 | Lesser Slave Lake Settlement | Portage 7 miles to the settlement. | |||
| 0 | Lesser Slave Lake Settlement | From Lesser Slave Lake Settlement to Peace River Crossing, teams and drivers may be hired; fare depends on number of passengers; takes 3 days. Stopping places at intermediate points, with stabling and hay; bunkhouses for travellers who supply their own bedding and provisions. | |||
| $10.00 to $25.00 according to number | All the year round | ||||
| 90 | Peace River Crossing (Peace River Landing) | ||||
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 Board of Trade, Edmonton, Alberta.
PEACE RIVER ROUTES:—(1) FROM PEACE RIVER CROSSING UP TO HUDSON'S HOPE. (2) FROM PEACE RIVER CROSSING DOWN TO FORT CHIPEWYAN.
| MILES | PLACE | PASSENGER TARIFF | FREIGHT TARIFF per cwt | MODE OF TRAVEL | TIMES | ||
| UPSTREAM | RETURN DOWN STREAM | UPSTREAM | RETURN DOWN STREAM | ||||
| 0 | Peace River Crossing | Having arrived at Peace River Crossing, the traveller may go up the Peace by H.B. SS. Peace River (sternwheel river steamer, electric light, bathroom; accomodates 40 passengers; blankets supplied; meals served 50 cents each; 150 lbs. baggage free). | From June to August inclusive[[3]] | ||||
| 70 | Fort Dunvegan | $10.00 | $ 5.00 | 1.00 | .75 | ||
| 200 | Fort St. John's | $25.00 | $15.00 | 3.00 | 2.25 | ||
| 240 | Hudson's Hope | $35.00 | $20.00 | 5.00 | 4.25 | ||
| DOWN STREAM | RETURN UPSTREAM | DOWN STREAM | RETURN UPSTREAM | ||||
| 0 | Peace River Crossing | Or, having arrived at Peace River Crossing, the traveller may go down the Peace.— By the H.B. SS. Peace River, from Peace River Crossing to the Chutes of the Peace. | From June to August inclusive[[3]] | ||||
| 280 | Fort Vermilion | $15.00 | $25.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | ||
| 330 | Chutes of the Peace | $17.00 | $30.00 | 1.75 | 4.00 | ||
| 570 | Fort Chipewyan | $37.00 | $60.00 | 3.25 | 7.00 | By H.B. SS. Grahame or Tug Primrose, from Chutes of the Peace to Fort Chipewyan. | |
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 Board of Trade, Edmonton, Alberta.