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light indicatf.s that \\ l.a\. .-merged fn>in the pans. and \\ 

 Me Mietchiii tin- Shilswap lakes. \\hose . 



tal in- hemmed in l.y al.ruptly rising mountains This 



"ii iW game. 'I'" tin- north is a g] INMI 



:i-l lijM.n all th- higher mountaiii :,ls..r \\hite 



idle scattered wheie\, -r their fancies ch>s,- an- pro 

 misciioiis famili.-s ..t" (.ears interesting l.rutes. m. <lmil.t. iiiit m't 

 . '>ui-a^i-<l to any cl'>s,-r intimacy than jM.int-Mank ritlr 



At't.-r tra\ filing through tlu-s.- l.-aiitil'ul laki-s f(rt\\o 

 tin- valli-y t' tin- South 'l'lioni|.son Uivi-r is n-aclied a wi-lf. 

 almost trt-'-lt-sx \alli-y.iH-ciijiif.l l,y t'arins aiil cattl.- ranch. -x 

 Thfii c..iiit-s KainliM)j..s. th- princij.ul town in tin- inU-rior of 

 Hritish ( 'uluiiiliia. t'lii-tln-r on tin- railway win<ls its \\ ay foi- 

 hours tliroiiir}| ru^rd mountains, an<hvfsu<l<l-nlycn>s.sthr ilr-j) 

 1'lack ^or^i- of thf Krasi-r Ki\'-i- on a massiv.- str-l lu-'ul^f. ami 

 tht-n .-IIT i u MUS canon of the Frast-r. Tln-vit-ws h> -P 



olmnjri> tVoiu the ^i-and to th- t-rril>l.-. Through this ^or_" 

 o!.-.-j. ami narrow in many jla<-.-s that tht- rays of the sun hanlly 

 nt'-r it. the Mack ami iVrocioiis wat-rs of thf ^r-at ri\-r force 

 thfir \\a\ \\ . are in tin- In-art of tin- Cascade range, ami 

 above th. walls ,if the canon \ve occasionally ser the moun- 

 tain peaks irli-amin;,' against tin- sky. Humlreils of feet a' 1 

 the ri\er is the railway, notched into the face of the ditt's. now 

 anil thi-n cr. tssin^a ^reat chasm l,y a tall via-luct ami ilisap- 

 IL.' in a Uiniifl through a jirojectin^ spur of nx-k. For 

 hours we an- 'leat'em-.l l.y the roar of the waters In-low, ami 

 we pray for the Imwul sunshine once more. The scene \s fa 

 in its t-rroi-. ami we finally Iravr it tjlailly. yei 



At Vale the canon .-mis ami the ri\ i-r wi-l.-ns out. lut we 

 liavf mountains yet in pli-nn \\'.- s-f ('hinaim-n washing 

 gold on tin- sand-liars, and Indians lit-rding cattle in the n 

 lows, and tin- villages of the Indians and collection of hut^ 

 win-re the Chinaiiifii congregate. Salmon drying on poles m-ar 

 the ri\ei ^jivf l.rilliant touches ,,f colour to the landscajK-, and 

 here and tin-re \\,- ne the curi." , ai'-Uof the Indian^ 



