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region visited by us. There are fine stands of lodge pole pine 
and in the upper altitudes and narrow valleys are fine Engelmann 
spruce. There are two ways in which this region may be reached ; 
one by rail, going over the Denver, Pacific and Northwestern, 
or Moffet road, along Boulder creek, passing Yankee Doodle lake 
on the eastern slope, over Rollins pass by way of Corona, down 
th^ west slope along one of the smaller tributaries of Fraser river. 
In going this way one passes in view of the magnificent Arapahoe 
peaks with the glacier, and James peak. The town of Fraser is 
in the broad plain of Fraser river. The foresters’ camp was 
Photo, by MacDonald 
Fig. 4. Trunk of Alpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa) Mount Byers 
