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down under their rule. A mere handful of this fine military force 

 have sufficed to introduce law and order into the country, from the 

 time of the great rush in 1897. The perfect quiet which prevails, 

 and has always prevailed, on the Canadian side of the frontier con- 

 trasts most favorably with the lawless scenes that took place till 

 recently at Skagway and other places in American territory. Even 

 the disorderly population which migrated into Klondike seemed to 

 lose its character on Canadian territory, and the six-shooter was no 

 more seen. 



I doubt whether any better example exists of the manner in which, 

 in any part of the world, the finest features of British character will 

 prevail — the firmness, good temper, and love of order which are the 

 dominant characteristics of our most successful colonists. 



