34i 



Miles and along the west shore of Portage inlet, the 



kilometres. » - =>. ' 



eastern ot the two drowned glaciated valleys 

 which bound the Esquimalt peninsula. Cross- 

 ing the low "Portage" the railroad runs along 

 the western of the two drowned valleys, Esqui- 

 malt harbour. Between Esquimalt and Vic- 

 toria the railroad crosses the Esquimalt peninsu- 

 la. Two miles from Esquimalt on the south side 

 of the track is the British Columbia Pottery 

 Company's plant, where in the manufacture 

 of sewer pipe, flower pots, etc., the Maywood 

 clays are mixed with other more refractory 

 clays to bring up the plasticity of the refractory 

 clays. Crossing by a bridge the eastern drowned 

 valley, the outer portion of which is Victoria 

 harbour, the railroad enters the city of Victoria. 



72-5 m. Victoria — Altitude 32 ft. (10 m.). 



116-7 km. 



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