Water Powers of Canada

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Excerpt from Water Powers of Canada: The Maritime Provinces, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova ScotiaAcross the Bay of Fundy, well sheltered in an ample basin, lies the old Nova Scotia town of Annapolis Royal. Here was established the earliest European settlement in the Dominion of Canada. Rusting cannon, tumble down magazines and grass grown bastions, are eloquent of many bloody encounters in which French, English and New England Colonials took part while Canada was in the making. The name itself is suggestive of early French days when the settlement was known as Port Royale. Far to the other extremity of Nova Scotia, at Louisbourg, are remains of fortifications representing the best efforts of famous French military engineers, and years of toil. Before these works, powerful ¿eets battled for the New World supremacy.Between these two grim reminders of bloody battles lies the peaceful Land of Evangeline, with its broad meadows, so patiently reclaimed from the waters of Minas Basin by the simple Acadian farmers. The old City of Halifax itself is like a bit of England transplanted.The Whole country abounds in little ocean coves, with inviting cottages nestling here and there on their shores, sparkling streams leaping from boulder to boulder where lively trout disport themselves, and vast areas where big game, to delight the heart of any hunter, may be found.There is, however, another and more practical side to this country so full of memories and so well adapted for pleasure and recreation. Vast quantities of coal and iron ore are available in certain areas, and large industries have been founded on these. Enormous quantities of valuable timber still exist, while the fisheries are of great value. Gold mining is carried on profitably in several places, while in large sections of the country agriculture has the foremost place. Water powers are numerous and valuable, and while perhaps secondary in importance to the great mineral and agriculture wealth of the province, will be an extremely valuable ally to these other natural resources in the ultimate development of the whole country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.