30 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS.

west end of Eutsuk Lake, a distance of nearly 100 miles; canoes can, however, be
easily lined up along the shore. This river is at normal level about 200 feet in
width and about 5 feet in depth. The character of this land on each side of Teta-
chuck Lake in general is inferior, being practically jack-pine side-hills, with occasional
swampy meadows. ‘The elevation of Tetachuck Lake by barometer is 2,800 feet, and
on the north side of the lake the hills rise to an elevation of 4,000 feet, when a
plateau is met with extending to within two miles of Cheslaslie River. This plateau,
fifteen miles in length by about six miles wide, is nearly level and heavily timbered
with spruce and hemlock. ‘The land is good, but owing to the high altitude would
not be suitable for agricultural purposes. he timber will, however, afford a valuable
asset when transportation is provided.

Encuu LAKE.

This lake, the elevation of which is 2,652 feet, is about fourteen miles long and
a mile and a half in width; three rivers flow into it, two of which, the Tetachuck
and the Cheslaslie, from the west and the Entiako from the south. At its eastern
end it narrows to a width of half a mile and then widens out into what is known
as the South Arm of Natalkuz Lake; between the two lakes there is practically no
difference of elevation. The south shore of this lake marks the southerly line of
the pea-grasses, due possibly to the lower elevation. Poplar and cottonwood are also
found here to be more plentiful than farther south. On the north side of Enchu
Lake and extending from Tetachuck Lake to Natalkuz Lake the side-hills are open,
and a plentiful growth of peavine affords excellent range for cattle. At frequent
intervals the side-hills give place to extensive flats and plateaus, lightly covered with
a small growth of poplar and jack-pine; the soil of these flats is of the best and will
produce almost any variety of crop, as proved by farmers at Ootsa Lake on similar
land.

ENTIAKO RIVER.

The source of the Entiako River, Algatcho Lake, is at the south of the land
district. Its head flows through a country where jack-pine is found instead of the
poplars seen farther north, and the peavine and rye grass seen to the north is not-
found, the feed here being mainly in meadows and along the creeks. Dry rocky
benches between 38,500 and 4,000 feet in elevation are found thickly timbered with
small jack-pine. The Indian village of Algatcho, at an elevation of about 3,900 feet,
is forty miles south from the Tetachuck River. This village is in what appears to
be a barren locality and is used mostly for winter hunting, being generally deserted
in summer, when most of the Indians go out to the canneries on the Coast. From
its source in Algatcho Lake the Entiako River flows in a northerly direction through
a valley about two miles in width for a distance of twenty miles, where it widens
out into what is known as Entiatitachuck Lake; just before entering this lake
another small stream joins it from the west. This stream, known as Graveyard
Creek, has its source in a number of large swamps and small lakes situated on a
plateau immediately north of Qualcho Lake. Both of the above rivers have a width
of about 100 feet and depth of 2 feet, and where they join in the Entiako Valley
about 20,000 acres of willow bottom and open meadow land was seen which would
afford excellent hay meadows for cattle-ranching. On Graveyard Creek the valley
is not so wide, but the land is good, consisting of open meadows and willow bottom.
From BEntiako Lake to Hnchu Lake the river passes through a succession of rocky
gorges, where very little good land is met with. On nearing Enchu Lake a very
large peak is noticeable to the east, Mount Swannell, being the highest point in the
Fawnie Range. This peak, like Anahim Peak, is a valuable landmark, as it can be
seen from any point within a radius of fifty miles. At a point three miles from
Enchu Lake the valley again widens out, with meadows and cottonwood bottoms;
peavine is found here in place of the ranker swamp-grasses.