Winnipeg, formerly Fort Garry, the capital of Manitoba, at the junction of the Assiniboine with the Red River, over 1400 m. NW. of Montreal; is a well-built town, with several public buildings and all modern appliances; stands on the Pacific Railway; is a busy trading centre, and is growing rapidly.
Population (circa 1900) given as 25,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Winkle * Winnipeg, Lake