THE WEST SHORE.
June, 1881
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NANAIMO.
In the early history of thi country
we find that the site of the present town
of Nanaimo w one of the firnt selec
tions a trading post of the Hudson
Bay Co, It is located on Vancouver'
Island, about 70 miles from Victoria,
and shares with it the beauty of the
Island's natural scenery. In our pic
ture of the city the CoV old fort i Mill
seen standing; it has, however, lost its
original value ami U now only used 111
a lock-up for offender of the law. The
discovery ol a very Miperior article of
coal and the successful working of the
mine soon made Nanaimo n village f
Conidcrablo siae. It wan formnlly in
CorHratcd and lias since grown into an
imMrluni trading point Win); the
make Ewpiimalt quite a city. The
road from here to Victoria is a very
fine one, affording beautiful building
sites, and h gradually being utilized. In
time there will be a continuous street of
pretty little cottages, with a sprinkling
of more pretentious residences, along
the entire distance from Esquimalt to
Victoria. For the tourist Esquimalt is
a very, important place to visit; a look
through the Navy Yard alone will
repay any one for the time spent, and
the gentlemanly officials there will al
ways be pleased to take visitors through
the various departments.
I he extent ot the harbor, said to be
the finest of its size in the world, is
three miles by two, with an average
depth of six to eight fathoms, has ex
cellent facilities for anchorage, and can
be entered by the largest vessel afloat
the railroad terminus, at 3 p. m. Here
one ol the elegant steamers of the Or
egon Railway and Navigation Co.
leaves at 4 p. m., arriving at Seattle at
6 p. m. Passengers stop over night on
board of the steamer which leaves the
following morning at 3 o'clock, arriv.
ing nt Victoria at l p. m. Returning,
passengers leave Victoria at 5 a. m.,
stop at Tacoma over night and arrive
at Portland about 4 p. in.
The Sitka steamer, leaving Portland
once every month by the sea route,
also takes passengers for Victoria fare,
$10.00.
From San Francisco the P. C. S. S.
Co's. steamers Dakota and Idaho, car
ryingll. M. mails, leave for Victoria
direct every ten days fare, $20.00;
time, three to four days.
The Empire, Victoria and other col-
at any time day or night, high or low j tiers make trips from San Francisco to
tide.
I Nan tiino direct fare, $20.00.
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KOUTKS OK TRAVKL. pom Victoria steamer leaves every
From Po,iJ through connection 1 ?Ty , y " . VL".
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and I. r..m,..-il l,v irlr..,.,.t. .k-; r ,C,"!' ' nu,,c cvcr' Ml,ml''y.! with steamer for Yale-fare. Sx.oo.
ri... 111 ' . Wr.lnes.lay and Friday. We are.! From Victoria, thm.h to Vale, c
imwescr, assured that this will verv , rvinc n.-iKsenvf-r also tn New West-
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coal mines and peculiar advantage of shortly I a tUily line fare from Port
central location will 111 time nuke 11 an uriMo ictona, 5ij.x. Touris's in
Imporlant city. pmies of ten or more can obtain ex-
cuom.n lu kels at half rates. The trip
l-M,UIMAI.T. ' " enjoyable one and can lie ac-
. - . . , -wmplishH without the slightest fa.
1 Ins i. null, rather putuieMp.ely t.gue. The changes from steamer to
located little ullage aliut lti.ee miles Cin l then again to steamer
arc
from Victoria. It retives its principal r"w,l'r g'ccalile. 1 he scenery the en
Innxmanc fiom Wing the outer haiUr ,,,,U,KC j m-Knificcnt, and from
r w . .11 1 lacoma to utoria the traxil.-r bu
for VKton. wie,. the larger tmhyv(iatln
slc.n.slnp put in to discharge fieight Puget Sound and the straits of S.
and passengers. II. M
localesl nri aim a grv
Navy Yard is Jua" 'e Fuca, forming
ving dock i, 'ni, n be world. P,
the finrM in.
v ntYmr Las..
Portland at 6 a. m. and arrive at Kafa.
itiiMf i ryuiisAji tit rvtisvf ri-4a A'kl. k i
V 77 1 " ! nu at 9:30 a. m., leave there by N P
when completed must jre.tly asust to R. R. ulw.rriving at Tawma,
minster and way ports, every Wednes
day and Saturday fare, $5.00.
From Victoria to Nanaimo, every
Tuesday and Friday fate, $300',
round trip, $5.00. Lileral deduction
to tourists in parties of ten or more, for
round trip.
From Nanaimo. steamer for New
Westminster every Monday, returning
on Tuesday fare, $3.00.
From Nanaimo to Comox, every
other Wednesday, returning on Thurs
day. Stages leave Yale for Barkcville.
Cariboo and Cache Creek regularly,
and steamers run from Victoria to Wran
gel and other ports of the coast cir
cumstances require.