CHAPTER II 



VANCOUVER TO THE CAMPBELL RIVER 



THE morning of July 29th found me on 

 board the Queen City, the small but most com- 

 fortable steamer of the Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 way running north to the Campbell River and 

 beyond. 



The Captain was a delightful companion, 

 patriotic to a degree, and regretting what he 

 considered the neglect shown by the Old 

 Country to the Dominion of Canada, when 

 American and Canadian interests were at 

 issue. 



The steamer was well found and well man- 

 aged, while the Captain's skill in approaching 

 our various stopping-places, often dangerous 

 coves with no lights, at any time of the night 

 and in any weather, was to me a continual 

 source of admiration. I travelled with him 

 three times, and never wish for a more charm- 

 ing host or a Captain that inspired more con- 

 fidence as a navigator. 



We arrived at the Campbell River Pier at 



the unearthly hour of 1 a.m. The proprietor, 

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