heat at any time, and it affords a delightful contrast with the torrid 
     
     conditions that prevail in districts a few hundred miles to the south. 
     
    

    
     It is the land of the mountain and the sea, and has been aptly 
     
     likened to the Scottish Highlands in its general character. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Two voices are there—one is of the sea, 
     
     One of the mountains—each a mighty voice.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     The great salt-water lake known as the Bras d’Or, or ‘Arm 
     
     of Gold,’ runs through the whole extent of the island, with many 
     
     ramifications; and it has connection with the Atlantic by two narrow 
     
     channels. It is almost a ‘tideless ocean,’ for before the water can 
     
     lower itself to any appreciable extent, the Atlantic low tide has 
     
     turned and is becoming high again. It is therefore an ideal place for 
     
     yachting and motor boating; while in the pretty rivers and lagoons 
     
     are found choice waters for boating and canoeing. 
     
    

    
     Fine mountain ranges and magnificent scenery make Cape 
     
     Breton a delightful country for summer pleasures. A drive along 
     
     the ‘Arm of Gold,’ and in almost any part of the island, is a delightful 
     
     experience. Baddeck, Whycocomagh, Arichat, Louisbourg, the 
     
     Sydneys, Ingonish and Mabou, as well as the Margaree and Middle 
     
     Rivers, are all places of delight for vacationists. Fine forests of 
     
     oak, birch, maple and ash, with plenty of the woods more commonly 
     
     seen, are here in great profusion. 
     
    

    
     A climb up the great height of Old Smoky, the Cap Enfume 
     
     of the French, lands one almost in the clouds; and on a clear starlit 
     
     night when the moon is in the heavens, a View is spread out below 
     
     that can never be forgotten. The walks and drives in the lovely 
     
     valleys, with towering mountains ever visible—the white gypsum 
     
     at their base—a shimmery halo above; they, too, 
     
     take a deep and fond hold on the memory. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear 
     
     More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? 
     
     ’Tis distance lends enchantment to the View, 
     
     And robes the mountain in its azure hue." 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Intercolonial Railway forms the 
     
     greater part of the system known as the Canadian 
     
     Government Railways. With the road known 
     
     as the Prince Edward Island Railway, together 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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