nearer to the great mountain ranges, the big horns and 

 wild goats of the snow-covered peaks are pushed farther 

 and farther back, so that it will not be long before these 

 nimble-footed and beautiful creatures will follow the fate 

 of the buffalo. 



At Sicamous, a town of about one hundred people, 

 on the main line of the C. P. R. in British Columbia, 

 lives Colonel Forester, who was in China when the great 

 rebellion broke out in which General Gordon won his 

 fame. Colonel Forester was requested by the foreign 

 merchants in China to organize and drill what forces 

 could be hastily gathered up, and to take charge of the 

 defense, which he did so successfully that he was offered 

 supreme command of the forces operating against the 

 rebels. He declined, however, in favor of General Gor- 

 don. He has a large number of decorations, presents and 

 letters testifying to his bravery and executive ability, and 

 is quietly and modestly living out the remnant of his days 

 in this lonely hamlet. 



The scenery along the FVazer River is of the wildest, 

 most interesting and most startling character. F'abulous 

 amounts of money were spent in the construction of this 

 part of the Canadian Pacific Railway. For a great dis- 

 tance it is a succession of tunnels, trestles, bridges and 

 deep rock cuttings, the line clinging to the bald sides of 

 the mountains and overlooking the Frazer River that 

 rushes along seething and foaming, and in some places a 

 thousand feet below. On the opposite side is the old 

 government road, which was made necessary years ago 

 by reason of the gold excitement on this river, and also 

 to facilitate the valuable salmon fishing. The road is now 



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