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delay in passing all my baggage, fishing-rods, 

 guns, rifles, no duty being charged. 



New York possessed few attractions for me, 



and the call of the Campbell River was strong 



so July 17th found me starting for Montreal, 



where I arrived the same night and put up at 



the excellent Windsor Hotel. 



Only a top sleeping berth on the Trans- 

 Continental Express was available for the 

 following night, and, as I desired a section- 

 that is two berths, upper and lower I had to 

 wait till the evening of Sunday, the 19th, 

 before I could start for Vancouver. 



Leaving Montreal at 10.15 p.m., I arrived 

 at Vancouver about noon on the 24th, having 

 travelled straight through. 



The Canadian Pacific Railway is probably 

 the most extensively advertised line in the 

 world. I cannot say it complied with modern 

 requirements as regards convenience and 

 comfort. 



Every one knows the much-vaunted Pull- 

 man Car system of America men and women 

 in the same carriage, the only privacy being 

 offered by drawing the curtains across the 

 berths which are arranged in two long rows 

 on either side of the car. 



If you have a section of two berths, which 

 is essential to comfort, you can stand upright 



