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cedar and fir, as is also the valley. The mountains look purple in the 
clear atmosphere. In certain protected parts the snow lingers in July, 
and here and there may be seen perpetual snow and even blue glaciers. 
The river is fed from the snow peaks farther to the east and is icy cold. 
It is very swift and navigated only by long canoes dug out of single tree 

PAGAN VILLAGE, BELLA COOLA 
Deserted, the inhabitants being away at the canneries. 
trunks. These canoes are spoon-shaped at each end and are entirely 
different from the ocean canoes of the coast. ‘They are poled where the 
river is too swift for paddling. A stranger’s best policy is to sit on the 
bottom of the canoe and leave its management to the Indian owner. 
