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NATURALIST'S GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS 



"Jasper National Park (A2) 



Area 4400 sq. mi. Eastern slope of 

 the Rocky Mountains. Extends from 

 the Brazeau River on the south north 

 to the Smoky river divide and from the 

 Continental divide on the west to the 

 foothills on the east. The main trans- 

 continental line of the Canadian Na- 

 tional Railway passes through the park. 



Jasper is the central outfitting point. 

 Good hotel accommodation, camp equip- 

 ment and supplies can be obtained 

 there. C. N. R. R. from Edmonton. 

 For information and maps write Superin- 

 tendent, Jasper Park, Jasper, Alberta. 



*Waterton Lake National Park (A2) 



Area 423 sq. mi. Adjoins Glacier 

 National Park at extreme southwestern 

 extremity of the province. Eastern 

 slope of the Rocky Mountains. Reached 

 from CardstonJ on the C. P. Ry. 20 

 mi. by motor. 



Buffalo Park (A2) 



Area 150 sq. mi. Located in the 

 plains in the eastern portion of the 

 province. Poplar-savanna with much 

 open rolling grassland. The largest 

 herd of bison in Canada is located here. 

 One mi. from WainwrightJ on the C. N. 

 Ry. east from Edmonton. 



*Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve (B2) 



Area 12,000 sq. mi. This Dominion 

 Forest extends along the entire eastern 

 slope of the Rockies from Waterton 

 Lake National Park in the south to the 

 54th meridian in the north. The eastern 

 boundary coincides approximately with 

 the eastern limits of the foothills. 

 Both the Rocky Mountains National 

 Park and Jasper National Park are 

 within the boundaries of this forest. 

 The southern portion of the forest 

 south of the main line of the C. P. Ry. 

 is easily accessible from any point 

 along the MacLeod branch of the C. P. 

 Ry. south from Calgary, notably High 

 River, Nanton and Claresholm. Along 

 the Crow's Nest branch Pincher Creek 

 and Coleman are excellent outfitting 



centers. There is hotel accommodation 

 at all of these points and wagon or motor 

 roads lead to the forest. Travel by 

 wagon along the outskirts of the forest 

 in the south is quite feasible. The 

 interior trails are usually open for 

 pack and saddle animals only. North 

 of the main line of the C. P. Ry. travel 

 is generally by means of pack ponies 

 only. A branch of the C. N. Ry. from 

 Red Deer penetrates the forest along 

 the valley of the Saskatchewan river 

 to Brazeau. Rocky Mountain House 

 is the most suitable outfitting center 

 in this part. The Coal Spur branch of 

 the C. N. Ry. from the main line near 

 Edson enters the northern part of the 

 reserve. The portion of the reserve 

 lying north of the main line of the C. 

 N. Ry. may be easily reached with pack 

 ponies from Entrance. In this case 

 supplies should be taken from Edmonton 

 and ponies obtained locally. The forest 

 is administered by the Dominion 

 Forestry Branch from Calgary. Super- 

 visors' offices are located at Pincher 

 Creek, Rocky Mountain House and 

 Entrance. 



*Lesser Slave Forest Reserve (A2) 



Area 4000 sq. mi. The Lesser Slave 

 Reserve lies northwest from Edmonton. 

 It is upon the Alberta plateau beyond 

 the foothill zone. It is a rough residual 

 elevation rising some 2000 ft. above the 

 general level of the plains to elevations 

 of 4000 ft. or more. It is underlain by 

 soft shale and heavily mantled with 

 drift. The northern coniferous forest 

 extends over these hills. There is a 

 considerable amount of lodgepole pine 

 with scattered areas of muskeg in the 

 depressions. The bulk of the area is 

 well drained and supports an association 

 of spruce and poplar. Lesser Slave 

 Lake at the northern base of this high- 

 land supports a considerable fishing 

 industry. Camp outfit required. Out- 

 fit at Edmonton. C. P. Ry. to Sawridge. 

 Pack trails over which pack animals 

 can be taken extend into the hills from 

 this point. A detached portion of this 

 forest lies northeast of the lake and 



