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98 and many a wretched wanderer has had cause to give thanks for the beneficent provision made for his salvation.

Access to the island is by Government boat only.

Distance,, via Halifax and South-western Railway, 248 miles. Time by express (twice a week only, except in the summer), about 11 hours. See Chapter VII for description of towns on this route.

Distance,, via Intercolonial and Dominion Atlantic Railways (Halifax — Windsor Junction — Windsor), 215 m. Time by "Flying Blue Nose" (discontinued in the fall) 8 hrs. At Windsor Jc. the Dominion Atlantic diverges from the Intercolonial, which continues to Truro. Truro is the junction of the line to Montreal and the line through upper Nova Scotia to Sydney.

, 45 miles. The way lies along Bedford Basin as far as the town of Bedford, and crosses the Sackville River to a lake region of considerable beauty and extent. Ancestral estates, gold mines, "rocks and stunted firs," fishing-ponds and gypsum beds are bordered by the railroad and add individual interest to the journey. The hills make way for grainfields and grassy marshes encompassed by the St. Croix and Avon Rivers, which unite below the ancient town of Windsor.