102 



I51LI.KTIN or nir, imtki) states I'lsii commission. 



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color fit till* rlaiiiicil cninn'clioii lictwccii tlu'sc t^V(^ s\>I<'iiis. Tlu' coiiiUTtion Ih'Iwi'imi 

 tli«> .Missniiri iiikI tlir Coliiiiiliiii li:is stiiirrly nllrctiMl tlic <listi'il)iitioii of lislies. 



Tlu' rf;iioii IVoni WiimiiM';:; to Caluiiiy is vriy iimdi likf aiiv sect ion iiitlu' I'liiti'il 

 States tVoiii till- Mississi|.|ii !<» the llockics. 'I'ln- slope lor tlie most part is impen-cp 

 tiblt' ami tin- coiiiitiv is level or sliylilly lolliiit;. A lar;;e pait is piairie. the rest i> 

 covered witii Imv sliriilis. 'I'lie livers have usually Mdiii a narrow valley l>elow tin- 

 jieneial smt'aee, and their hanks are neiiily always (piite al»rn|)t anti v<>ry inmitly. 

 From Calfjaiy the aseent is rapid and the streams lieeome mountain toneiits. 



On the i'acilie slope the streams are all swilt. and from Field to tlu* r<dumbiii the 

 descent i ^ very rapid. The ('olund)ia is navi;^'ahle from (ioldeu U|», but below (i olden 

 tiiere are many rapids. Tins river undies a lony horsj'slioe bend towards the north, 

 and wJH'u tiie railway strikes it ai;ain at l{e\elstoke the river is 1,(MM> li-et Ictwor and 

 a;;ain navigable. 



1 reeeived much valuable information and many courtesies from Mr. MeC^ueeii. 

 inspector of lisheries for -Manitoba: from Mr. W. Hill, of \\'ininpe<;'; Mr. Amedee Iv 

 Fori^et. of the Canadian Indian department: ('apt. Ilarjter. of the <'anadian mounteij 

 jiolice, ai il Mr. G. A. Stewart, superintendent of the Korky Mountains I'ark of Cainula, 



i'lnally, I must acknowledge my indel>te<lnessto l>r. Albert (iiintlier, of the HritisL 

 Museum, at whose sujijiestion and e.\i)ense the e.\|(lorations were undertaken. 



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STATIONS WHERE COLLECTIONS WERE MADE. 



In tlie followiufx list I give the names of the places visited by nie in tlieir regulai 

 sueces.sion. the name of the river examined, tlie system to which U belongs, and, as fai 

 as I have been able to determine, the elevation of t'aeli locality. All tlu' elcvaticuis o' 

 Canadian i»oiuts have been taken from the levi'ls of the </anudijin PHcifie Uailroad 

 riate ■) illustrates the relation of these stations to each other, 



Stiitiun. 



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GIfvatiiiii. 



.Struaiii. 



Itivpi- HyMtem. 



Cannilii, Alliililir n|ii|ii' : 



WillIli|Pi j; 



West Im nunc 



lliaiiilciii 



Oii'AliiicUc 



Kii:iMii 



Moipsn.law 



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.1 



<'liai«liii I Old Wiv 



7ilii l!iil IJivprnf thoXiiilli ; 



*Tr)ii Wliitr .Mini Mnnitolia Lake. 



l.l.Ml AHsinilioinc | JSed KiviT. 



•1,7110 gn ApiMllf Do. 



l.H".') l,a<'aH ana flick | it". 



1.7l.'."> MoiKso.law I l»ii. 



Swill. Ciirnnt 



Mapli' CrccK 



.Mfiiiiiiio Hat . . . 



(Jaluarv 



lianir. 



LaKi'. 



'.'.■KID Swirt iJiincnl 



(.') :i. sill I Majilr ('nrk 



'J. I 'ill ,Sii»kati lirwiin 



a.:Wfi liiiw anil Kllinw 



4.ri(iu lidw ami \ ir.nilliiin. 



Sa.-^Ualilicwati. 

 I In. 

 III). 

 Do. 

 1)11. 



(.'aii.iila. I'a'ilif nIoih' 



I'ii'l.l 



tiiililrn 



J{i'vilslokc 



tirillln l.akc 



SU'ainoiis i 



Kaniliiii|is 



Mission 



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Uniliil Slates: 

 I'lnatilla .. 

 I.a (iianili'. 

 Talilwrll ... 

 IilaliM l'all> 



<>ai>' 



I'liplar 



KicMiiy IliiiMi' (.'oliiniliia. 



Kii'KinL' IIiu'm' ninl Cnliinilila Ho. 



('oliiniliia I 111. 



(iiilliii I.akr Krasi'f. 



Sliii-iliwap l.akr l»ii. 



'I'liiiinp.siin IJiviT l>o. 



I'"ias<r l»o. 



Vniulilla Creek nml r'oliiniliia 



liianil llonili* Coliiniiiia. 



llniMl' l»o. 



Snaki' liivcr I)o. 



MiriHiiiiri Mis.Hoiiri. 



I'liplar ItiMT Do. 



I 



Aliiiiit 



tlik'valion.s I'lirnislu'il liy (inat N'oitlR'ni Uallioail tliniiiuli il.s t;i'nt"ral iiianaficr. Mr. I), h. Mohler. 



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I las 1 1% 



RELA . 



'untinuiM 

 . Till- 1,,'.. i,, I 

 'lertKiii i"'i. 



