~THE GARDEN OF THE GULF.

IHE YARMOUTH AND ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY extends from

the Yarmouth S. S. Co’s line and the Windsor and Annapolis Ry., “the Land of Evangeline Route.”

YarmOUth, the Western terminus, is a pretty, enterprising and wealthy town with a population of 8,000. It has many handsome public buildings and private residences. The lawns and grounds are tastefully arranged and neatly kept, and the trees and hedges, in the hottest months of summer, preserve a freshness and luxuriance nowhere else to be seen. The thermometer rarely goes above 80, and the summer evenings are delightfully cool. Yarmouth County is the Sportsman’s paradise. Trout and Salmon are plentiful in the lakes and streams; and Moose, Caribou and Bear roam in the forest. Guides and teams at reasonable rates can always be obtained. Hotels good and rates moderate.

Heteghan, an Acadian Village on the shore of St. Mary’s Bay, has a population of about 800. It has very good Hotel accommodation at reasonable rates.

Weymouth, a charming little town on the banks of the Sissiboo, has a population

of about 1,200. From the River’s mouth to the famous Sissiboo Falls-seven miles—— the boating cannot be surpassed. Good Hotel and Boarding House accommodation. This is a delightful place to spend a vacation.

Digby, Nova Scotia’s renowned Summer Resort, near the entrance of Annapolis

Basin, has a population of 2,000, and is well supplied with Hotels and Boarding Houses. The air is invigorating, never uncomfortably warm, and entirely free from fog and chills. Good boating and sea bathing. The lover of the rod and gun can find delightful and

profitable sport in the streams and forests of Digby County. Digby is a favorite resort for American pleasure seekers.

Bear River Village is romantically situated in a deep valley on the Bear River,

four miles from its mouth. It has a population of about 1,000, with good Hotel and a number of comfortable Boarding Houses. This is a popular resort in the cherry season,

from the middle to the end of July. The cherries of Bear River cannot be surpassed anywhere.

Clementsport, a Shipping Port at the mouth of the Moose River. The Village

is prettily situated on high land, and commands a View of the entire Annapolis Basin. Population about 800.

Annapolis, the Eastern terminus, bids fair to rival Digby as a Summer Resort.

The town is beautifully located at the head of Annapolis Basin, and is sheltered on .the North and South by the North and South Mountains. The place was discovered by the expedition of De Monts and Champlain in I604, and named Port Royal. Its history for the first 100 years is a succession of captures and recaptures by the English and French. It finally fell into the hands of the English in 1716, and its name changed to Annapolis Royal. The old Fort is still in good repair. The town has a population of about 2,000, and has a number of good Commercial and Tourist Hotels.

Not only does the Yarmouth and Annapolis Railway offer rare local attractions to the tourist, but with its connections it makes a direct and pleasant route for through travel between the United States and Eastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. The passenger from Boston will board one of the fast Steel Steamers of the Yarmouth S. S. Co’s. line at Lewis Wharf. A run 0f 16 hours will land him at Yarmouth. On the Steamer’s wharf he will find a fast express train, with Parlor and Buffet Cars, of the Yarmouth and Annapolis Railway in waiting, which will carry him by the towns and villages already described. Without change of cars at Annapolis, the Windsor and Annapolis Railway train will convey him through the far-famed Valley of Annapolis, within sight of the “ Home of Evangeline,” and by the old residence of “ Sam Slick,” t0 the City of Halifax. From Halifax, a few hours’ run by the Intercolonial Railway, and he will make close connection at Pictou with Steamer for Charlottetown ; or on the'same day he can reach Sydney, C. B.

Note the advantages of this route. Ist———A short sea voyage : Boston to Yarmouth 16 hours.

2nd—-—A journey by rail throughout the entire length of Nova Scotia, passing through every important town, and nearly every place of interest in the Province. Head Offices at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

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