. Nel vecchio Québec e altri schizzi. o, attraverso il fiume Rosso e la standsaboia di Assinaboia modellato St Boniface, dove si sente thelangage così familiare alle nostre orecchie in Pro-vince di Québec, e parlato da persone di razza thesame. Anche qui, a Winnipeg, ci sono St.Johns, Manitoba e Wesley Colleges, che con l'Università di Manitoba, stanno facendo così buon lavoro per l'istruzione superiore della gente della Provincia di Prairie. Tuttavia, il grande vantaggio che Win-nipeg possiede è la sua situazione di commercialcenter, che è forse insuperabile in theDominion ; e, di conseguenza, la sua crescita nel pas

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. In old Quebec and other sketches. o, across the Red River and the Assinaboia standsold fashioned St. Boniface, where we hear thelanguage so familiar to our ears in the Pro-vince of Quebec, and spoken by people of thesame race. Here, too, in Winnipeg, are St.Johns, Manitoba and Wesley Colleges, whichwith the University of Manitoba, are doingsuch good work for the higher education ofthe people of the Prairie Province. However, the great advantage which Win-nipeg possesses is its situation as a commercialcentre, which is perhaps unsurpassed in theDominion ; and, consequently its growth inthe past few years has been simply pheno-menal, and its material advancement duringthe past twelve mouths has been more markedthan that of any other year in its history.That the citizens have the fullest confidencein its future progress as an emporium for theillimitable country surrounding it is evidencedby the large number of substantial buildingsnow in course of erection. Amongst the finest ofthem is that of the Union Bank of Canada, an. AND OTHER SKETCHEvS. 109 institution whose head office is in the city ofQuebec, a magnificent structure in a centralsituation; and by the way the Union hasbranchesin all the principal cities and towns of the West.The Winnipeg building is ten stories in height, and from its roof one has an almost bewilder-ing view of the whole city, and of the prairieswhich encompass it, as they stretch out in alldirections to the far distant horizon. As isusual in all cities with very bright prospects.Winnipeg seems at present to be overcrowdedwith business ventures. vSome of them, onewould sa}-, must end in failure ; but others, those investments made by men able to tideover certain financial difficulties w^hich aremorally certain to arise now and then untilthe stream of immigration is sufficiently greatto justify the outlay, must eventually bring ina rich return. At present the indications aredecidedly in favor of an early settlement ofthe West in general and of Man

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