Shots of grain elevators in Port Arthur and Fort William harbours, of scoop being raised, of spouts filling grain cargo ship, of ship moving past elevator. CU of waterfalls, of rapids, of canoe shooting rapids. Shots of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men in canoes, fishing for bass in river. PAN of waterfall, railroad bridge in background. Shots of mining operations, of men drilling with sledge and hand drill, of ore cart train moving in underground tunnel. MLSs of gold mine, of mining town, of slag being poured into special carts. [titles interspersed]