ment at Ottawa intimated that they would give the two former requests their favorable consideration, but the latter could not be dealt with until the Ontario boundary was definitely settled The debate on the Pacific Railway, which overshadowed all other business in the House just at that time, and the prorogation which followed, prevented an adjustment of Manitoba's claims, and the delegates returned to await the reassembling of the Dominion House.

The result of the negotiations for better terms, and the extension of the boundaries, will be narrated in a future chapter. During the recess, Capt. Thomas Scott, member for Winnipeg, had been elected to represent Selkirk in the House of Commons, and Captain D. H. McMillan replaced him in the Local Legislature. He was opposed by Mr. H. M. Howell and Mr. D. B. Woodworth, defeating them by 291 and 308, respectively. Mr. Howell ran as a supporter of the Norquay Government, Mr. Woodworth in Opposition, and Capt. MeMillan as an Independent. Mr. W. H. Nash, member for Emerson, having been appointed Registrar of Deeds for that division, was replaced in the House by Mr. Thomas Carney, a Government supporter, who defeated his opponent, Mr. Alexander Waddell, by 179 to 83.

CHAPTER XXIV.

LORD LORNE'S VISIT TO THE NORTH-WEST.

It is a noteworthy fact that in every instance, from the time of Lord Lisgar down to the present, each Governor-General of Canada, after severing his connection with the Dominion, retained a fond recollection of his associations with the Canadian people, and never lost an opportunity of saying a good word in favor of them and their country. Of the Marquis of Lorne this is especially true, and since his departure from Canada he has never ceased, by means of his pen and by his voice, to sound the praises of the Dominion. While with us, he and his amiable consort, the Princess Louise, took an untiring interest in our welfare, and the people of the North-West have every reason to be grateful to him for his advocacy of their interests since his visit during 1881.

On the 21st July of that year, the Marquis of Lorne and his party, consisting of Lieut.-Col. De Winton, Capt. Chater, Capt. Percival, Capt. Bagot, Rev. Dr. McGregor, of St. Cuthbert's Edinburgh; Mr. Sidney Hall, of the London Graphic; Mr. Charles Austin, of the Times; Dr. Sewell, of Quebec; and Mr. Campbell, left Collingwood on the steamer Frances Smith, bound for Prince Arthur's Landing, which place was reached on the 25th, after a pleasant sail on Lake Superior. As the steamer approached the Landing, a salute of cannon

was fired, and when the party stepped ashore appropriate addresses were presented to His Excellency. In the evening a huge bonfire was lighted, and there was a fine display of fireworks. The next morning a train, consisting of three flat cars, caboose, a wood car, and powerful locomotive, was in waiting to convey the visitors inland, and by six o'clock they were en route. The caboose was handsomely fitted up with carpets, sofas, easy chairs, etc., and the flat cars furnished with seats and awnings. The palatial sleeping cars of the Canadian Pacific Railway did not then exist, nor had they found place in the imagination of the most sanguine. But the contractors of the railway managed to make Lord Lorne and his party very comfortable indeed.

The trip by rail from Thunder Bay to Wabigoon Lake, a distance of 220 miles, was made in eleven hours, and at the latter place His Excellency met a number of Indians from the neighboring tribes. At Wabigoon Lake the party bade adieu to the railway for the time being, and embarked upon a sailboat, which was taken in tow by a tug, and in this way the journey was made by water to the Seven-mile Portage, which the travellers crossed on foot. When they arrived at the Eagle Lake side of the portage they found two splendid canoes, highly decorated, waiting to convey them to a barge, lying a few hundred yards from the shore. On this barge, towed by a tug, the party made the journey to the end of Eagle Lake, where another portage was encountered, which brought them to Clear Water Lake, where ten large and brilliantly painted bark canoes, fully manned by some of the best canoemen in the North-West, Indians, Half-Breeds and Scotchmen, were waiting to receive them. Clear Water Lake was quickly crossed, and about dark the Water-Shed Portage was reached, leading to Bear's Neck Lake.

Thus far the lakes which were passed were tributary to the waters of Eagle Lake, but now the water-shed had been crossed, and the streams were found flowing southward toward Lake of the Woods. Bear's Neck Lake is only about a mile. and a half long, and of course it was traversed in a very short time, and then a short and easy portage brought the travellers to the north shore of one of the most beautiful of all the lakes in the North-West-Bell's Lake. The run across this body of water was eighteen miles to Black Creek, and six miles further on, Blueberry Lake was reached, and then a portage of half a mile brought the party to a landing three miles from the mouth of a small stream emptying into Whitefish Bay, the most easterly portion of the Lake of the Woods.

On reaching the latter, His Excellency and party were conveyed on a barge to Rat Portage, where a grand demonstration was made in his honor, not only by the citizens of the place, but also by the Indians living near there. On the 30th July, the Governor-General left Rat Portage in a York boat for "Camp Two," from which point a special train conveyed him and his suite to Winnipeg, where they arrived late in the evening.

Lord Lorne at once drove to "Silver Heights," the property of Sir Donald A. Smith, and one of the most beautiful spots in Manitoba, which had been placed at his disposal by the hospitable owner. The residence was handsomely furnished, and there, during his stay in the Province, the GovernorGeneral was royally entertained. The old house at Silver Heights (since destroyed by fire), with its spacious galleries, quaint corners, fine rooms and chambers, was thrown open on many occasions, through the kindness of Sir Donald Smith, for the entertainment of distinguished men and women, and

its hospitalities became a household word in Manitoba. When the house was destroyed by fire, one of the most noteworthy landmarks in the Province disappeared.

The reception tendered to Lord Lorne by Winnipeg was most enthusiastic. The streets were gaily decorated, arches erected, and on the Monday following his arrival, an address was presented to His Excellency by the civic authorities, and the same day he laid the corner stone of the Manitoba College.

On the days following this, there were picnics, games, races, garden parties, etc., etc., and for a whole week the city may be said to have put on holiday attire. On the 8th of August, the Governor-General left Winnipeg by special train for Portage la Prairie, where he was enthusiastically entertained by the people. On the 9th the party again took train to the end of the track, which was then about thirty miles farther on, where His Excellency and Hon. John Norquay, the Premier of the Province, laid a rail on the C.P.R.

From the end of the track the Mounted Police escorted the Governor-General and party, and on the 10th they camped at Rapid City, on the 11th at Shoal Lake, and on the 13th they reached Fort Ellice. On August 17th, the party arrived at Qu'Appelle, and on the 25th, crossing the South Saskatchewan they reached Carlton the same evening. They then went to Prince Albert by steamer, returning to Carlton on the 28th, and on the 30th reached Battleford by steamer.

Fort Calgary was visited on the 12th September, and on the 17th, Fort McLeod was reached after a most interesting march of hundreds of miles over the prairie. Everywhere the Governor-General was enthusiastically received by white men and Indians, the latter meeting him sometimes in large numbers,