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cliff, snowfield and glacier, alpland and forest, lake, cataract 

 and stream, form such a perfect combination as is to be 

 found, not in one, but in hundreds of places in the glorious 

 ranges of the Rockies and Selkirks. 



Banff is one of the most delightful resorts in the Rockies, 

 and the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel is one of the most 

 beautifully situated hotels in the world. It is the last word 

 in modern hotels and it is very comfortable and well 

 conducted. The Dog River runs through its grounds, and 

 most interesting river and lake fishing can be obtained in 

 the neighbourhood. Camping outfits and canoes are pro- 

 vided by Brewster's Agency of Banff. 



While on a fishing trip to Forty Mile Creek, some fifteen 

 miles from the Banff Hotel, I came across one of the Canadian 

 Boy Scouts who had visited England in 1910 a son of the 

 founder of Brewster's Agency, Banff. Though having an 

 intimate knowledge of our colonists and appreciating the 

 warmth of their Imperial feeling, it was quite a revelation 

 to hear this boy tell of his visit and impressions in England. 

 It would have done those who decry the Imperial spirit, 

 etc., good to have heard and noted the sentiment which 

 this trip to the old country had inspired in this youngster. 



My guide, George Harrison, the head guide of Brewster's 

 Agency, who accompanied me, was a very keen big game 

 huntsman, but being initiated into the mysteries of fly fish- 

 ing, his former indifference to the gentle art vanished, and 

 he soon became an enthusiast (see Plates LVII. and LIX.). 



Sicamous Junction Hotel is an excellent centre from which 

 to fish the ramifications of Sicamous Lake, which, like a 

 huge octopus, spreads abroad its gigantic reaches, inter- 

 spersed with bays and rivers. A motor launch, rowing 

 boats, canoes and experienced boatmen can be obtained. 

 The Sicamous Lake, on which the Hotel is situated, the 

 Shuswap Lake, and the Eagle River will provide salmon, sea 



