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our heads, while the ground was con- 

 cealed by beautiful asters, white gera- 

 niums, meadow rue, and forget-me-nots. 

 In contrast to this picture of summer, 

 one cove of the lake was filled by a 

 snow bank at the water's edge, remain- 

 ing unmelted from the previous winter. 



country, which should prove an inter- 

 esting point of departure for some future 

 exploration. This pass is on the con- 

 tinental watershed, and hence on the 

 boundar}- between the Northwest Terri- 

 tories and British Columbia. An unu- 

 sually gentle ascent makes the approach 



Photo by Wilcox 



" We continued our march up the main valley ' 



The upper end of this lake is dotted 

 with small islands. An open glade ex- 

 tends to the summit of a pass not half 

 a mile distant. It is 6,100 feet above 

 sea-level — very little higher than the 

 lake. Descending a short distance we 

 saw a green valley running almost due 

 south into the heart of an unknown 



easy from the east, and the trail indi- 

 cates that the Indians have used this as 

 a route to the Kootenai. The pass is 

 600 feet lower than the height accred- 

 ited by Dawson to the White Man's 

 Pass, which lies five or six miles farther 

 north. 



The remarkable feature of the lake 



