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hill they have left l)ehin(l them l)asins that are tilled hy ])eauliful 

 lakes, such as IMa.uo,!^- ( tii^-. 5), Sunhurst (fit;". 4), and Ross ( ti,i;'. 14). 



'JMie line of demarcation hetween the Lower and Middle Camhrian 

 was found to l)e hii;ii u]) in the section on the face of the clilTs at 

 Wonder I 'ass, and throughout the .\ssinil)oine massif. 



While cam])ed on Alai^tJi;' Lake helovv Mount Assinihoine, some 

 marvelous rellections of the peak in the waters of the lake were seen 



Fk;. 21. — A noonday rest at Wonder Peak, after climhinK up the side of 

 NaLsct Mountain. A slielter was made of saddk- l)lankets to break the force 

 nf the cold wind. I'iKitd.Ljraph liy Walcdtt, igi6. 



in the (|uiet of the early morning", and hy a fortunate comhination 

 of a " clear-cut " day and calm at the lake level, the ])holo!4ra])hs 

 reproduced in fij^ures 6, 7, and 8 were secured. The changes in the 

 " cloud hanners,"' at the ])eak, which occur very r-ipidly, are well 

 shown hy figures 7 and 8. These views led us to regard the grand 

 pyramid of .\h)UiU Assinihoine a> the Alatterhorn of .America. 



N(jrthwest of UantT the hroad valley of the llovv has keen eroded 

 diaj^onally back throuj^h the massive scarf of the overthrust massif 



