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Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Indian Head, 

 Regina, Moosejaw, Swift Current, and 

 Medicine Hat. — Are typical prairie towns, 

 bustling, ambitious, and already well on the road 

 to abundant prosperity. Wheat is king from 

 Winnipeg to Calgary. 



Calgary. — The most prosperous town in Southern 

 Alberta ; is called the city ot the foot-hills, owing 

 to its proximity to the Rockies. Here is the 

 great 3,000,000-acre irrigation scheme of the 

 Canadian Pacific. Land on this irrigation 

 block is sold to settlers on the instalment 

 s^tem. Calgary is directly connected by rail 

 with Edmonton, the capital of the North-West, 

 which is also directly connected with Winnipeg 

 via Saskatoon and Wetaskiwin, A branch 

 line connects with Lethbridge and Macleod. 



Banif. — The tourist capital of the CanadianRockies, 

 with its splendid Banf? Hot Springs Hotel. 

 Here is the Canadian National Park, with its 

 herds of buffaloes. 



Laggan. — Is the station for Lake Louise, con- 

 sidered by many to be the loveliest spot in 

 Canada. The Chateau Hotel is the most con- 

 venient point from whicli to visit the Lakes in 

 the Clouds. 



Field. — In the Kicking Horse Pass, has another 

 favourite hotel, and is the best point from 

 which to reach Emerald Lake and the mag- 



nificent Yoho Valley and the Takkakaw Falls, 

 1,200 feet in height. 



Golden. — For the Columbia Valley and Lake 

 Windermere, the new tourist playground. 



Glacier.— Is reached after passing through the 

 tremendous scenery of the Rogers Pass, and is 

 in the Selkirk Mountains. It lies under Mount 

 Sir Donald, and is in full view of the snowy 

 Hermit Ranges. 



Revelstoke. — Is the junction for the Arrowhead 

 Lakes, down which one may take steamer for the 

 mining and fruit-growing districts of Southern 

 British Columbia and the Kootenay^. These 

 can alr.o be reached by the Crow's Nest Pass. 



Sicamous.— Is the junction for the fertile Okanagan 



Valley, the centre of a fruit-growing district. 

 Kamloops. — Is also rich in orchards. 



Vancouver. — Is the Pacific terminus of the Railway, 

 and is^.rapidly becoming the chief port on the 

 Pacific coast. Here, again, is a fine hotel 

 belonging to the railway company. Steamers 

 connect with Vancouver Island and especially 



Victoria. — The political capital of British Columbia, 

 and one of the most delightful tourist centres 

 in America. The Empress Hotel here spells 

 the last word in luxury. Through Vancouver 

 Island runs the Esquimault and Nanaimo 

 Railwav from Victoria to Alberni. 



For further particulars apply— 

 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, 62=65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 



Or Local Ag-ents everywhere. 



