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"On the All unusually interesting narrative of a thousand mile 



Headwaters canoe trip through one of the most remote and un- 

 OF Peace River"* explored regions of British Columbia — "beyond the 

 farthest camping ground and the last tin can." Leav- 

 ing the railroad at Prince George, on the Fraser River, Mr. Haworth, 

 with Joe Lavoie, his canoeman, for his sole companion, paddled as far as 

 Giscome Portage, where their outfit was carried over the low divide to 

 Arctic waters. At Summit Lake the long canoe journey really began — 

 down the Crooked River to McLeod Lake, and down the Pack River to 

 the Porcupine, whose junction with the Finlay forms the mighty Peace. 

 As far as Fort Grahame on the Finlay, and for some miles beyond, the 

 voyage was along traveled ways, as travel goes through the "immensity 

 of that mighty mountain mass called British Columbia" — Indians, trap- 

 pers, prospectors and Hudson's Bay Company men, occasionally a big 

 game hunter or a party of scientists. The headwaters of the Finlay, 

 however, are practically unexplored, and on some of its tributaries, nota- 

 bly the Quadacha, Mr. Haworth and Joe undertook long "backpack" 

 trips, climbing mountains and noting great ranges and glaciers as yet 

 unmapped. On the return journey they proceeded down the Peace in 

 their canoe as far as Hudson's Hope, where they took a gasoline boat to 

 Peace River Landing and the railroad. The narrative is told with spirit 

 and many touches of human interest. The hunting experiences are plen- 

 tiful enough to add zest, but do not usurp too much space. The whole 

 book has the stamp of sincerity and shows a deep love of wilderness 

 life, the more so, perhaps, that Mr. Haworth does not hesitate to record 

 his moments of disillusionment when he longs for "hotels and ladies and 

 electric lights." Many of us have known such moments. He leaves with 

 us, however, a vivid impression of those memorable days when he 

 "climbed beyond the barrier ranges and looked upon a world that was 



"Report OF THE In our National Park Notes we have quoted exten- 

 DiRECTOROF sively from this admirable report, but it contains so 



THE National much that is of interest to our members that it should 

 Park SERViCE"t be mentioned here also. The maps, showing railroad 

 routes, automobile roads, trails, improvements and 

 accommodations, make it an extremely valuable guidebook for travelers 

 afoot, horseback, or motoring. A copy is on file in the Sierra Club 

 rooms. We have not been informed whether the report can be obtained 

 from the Superintendent of Public Documents. M. R. P. 



* On the Headwaters of Peace River. A Narrative of a Thousand Mile Canoe 

 Trip. By Paul Leland Haworth. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 191 7- 

 Price, $4.00 net. Illustrated. 



t Report of the Director of the National Park Service to the Secretary of the 

 Interior for the year ended June 30, 1917. Government Printing Office, Washington, 

 D. C. 1917- 



