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See also:KENORA (formerly See also:RAT See also:PORTAGE) , a See also:town and See also:port of entry in See also:Ontario, See also:Canada, and the See also:chief town of See also:Rainy See also:River See also:district, situated at an See also:altitude of ro87 ft. above the See also:sea . Pop . (1891), 1806; (1901) 5222 . It is 133 M. by See also:rail See also:east of See also:Winnipeg, on the See also:Canadian Pacific railway, and at the outlet of the See also:Lake of the See also:Woods . The Winnipeg river has at this point a fall of 16 ft., which, with the lake as a See also:reservoir, furnishes an abundant and unfailing See also:water- See also:power . The See also:industrial establishments comprise reduction See also:works, saw-See also:mills and See also:flour-mills, one of the latter being the largest in Canada . It is the distributing point for the See also:gold mines of the district, and during the summer months steamboat communication is maintained on the lake . There is important See also:sturgeon fishing . |
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