Fredericton has connection with the Canadian Pacific, from its main line, at Fredericton Junction; the same railroad also crosses the river on a steel bridge, and extends to Woodstock, Grand Falls and Edmundston, through the Province, and connects at Rivere du Loup, Province of Quebec, with the Intercolonial Railway, which is a government railroad. The Canada Eastern Railway connects at Chatham Junction with the Intercolonial, traversing the central portion of the province. Four miles up the river is the Douglas Boom for the rafting of logs that come down the river St. John and its tributaries, and after being rafted are towed to the mouth of the river, where they are sawed into lumber and shipped to all parts of the world.
Fredericton is an ideal spot, with its magnificent homes, beautiful lawns and
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