Mines and Mining 

 Approaching the Pacific Coast through Canada, 

 the traveler has the choice of two routes of the 

 Canadian Pacific. Both traverse regions of much 

 scenic beauty and scientific interest. The more 

 southerly one carries the traveler more directly into 

 and through the mining regions. Leaving the" great 

 plains and crossing the mountains, the route tra- 



Figure 6 

 Mineral map of British Columbia. 



verses the Crows Nest Pass coalfield, one of the most 

 important in the West, and the source of the coking 

 coal used in nearby smelters. West of the coalfield, 

 in the Kootenay and Slocan region are important 

 lead-silver mines such as characterize the Rocky 

 Mountain province. Still farther west, at Green- 

 wood, Phoenix, and Grand Forks, is a copper min- 

 ing and smelting region of much interest. Southwest 

 from Grand Forks an easy excursion may be made 

 to Republic, the onlv, as yet, large gold mining dis- 



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