The low divide is about 144 miles west of Aleza
Lake. Looking east from a hill here, the low-
lying country adjoining the railway is seen covered
with coniferous trees, with sprinkling of deciduous
trees along lake-shores, swamps, and streams. The
fiat strip is about a mile wide, largely willow-
swamps with patches of open peaty bog, with black
loam in meadows, peaty soil with clay and silt
subsoil in open patches. Ditching is improving the
swampy area. Clearing costs $15 to $30 an acre.

Giscome, altitude 1,955 feet, situated on the
westerly end of Haglet Lake, with post-office, store,
and lumber-mill, is an important lumbering centre.
The lake, 6 miles long, skirted by the railway,
“presents a charming picture, reflecting the forests
which fringe it, with imposing mountains seen in
the background. It drains by Eaglet Creek to
Willow River. The first 2 miles north of the creek,
beyond a narrow flat, is hilly and timbered; to the
south is flat land liable to flood in spring. Soil
generally here is clay loam on clay or gravel with
about 2 inches of black muck, covered with scrub
timber and thick alder and willow underbrush.
Westward and north-west toward the Fraser the
eountry rises to timbered hills with several open
poplar side-hills. Wastward ascent is more abrupt,
rocky bluffs rising to 200 feet, which continue
about a mile along the north of the lake. To the
south the flat extends a short distance east of
Harvey Creek; thence a rise to a rocky timbered
ridge culminates at 500 feet above the lake south-
east of T.L. 31490. Comparatively little level land
is found south of the lake, hilly country being
reached in a short distance. About 2% miles north
of the lake rolling country is reached at elevation
of about 400 feet above the lake, and hilly country
extends north toward the Fraser, Hagle Mountain
reaching 3,100 feet. The main drainage is south-
west to the Fraser near Willow River, and numer-
ous small creeks carry water in spring and sum-
mer, several throughout the year.

Newlands, on Hay Creek, about a mile east of
Eaglet Lake, 31 miles from Prince George, has
post-office, store, and Farmers’ Institute. Hay
Creek drains westward through a flat strip about
half a mile wide. Timbered ridges run east and
west a mile north of the flat, and farther north
toward the Fraser country is more level, sloping
easily toward the Fraser. South of the creek flat
country is broken, rising to a plateau draining to
Bowron River. Timber is fairly heavy hereabout
and clearing difficult; some slashing in 1920 cost
$45 an acre. When cleared the land will make
good farms. Soil is loam and the area is well