BRITISH COLUMBIA 17

_ Boundary Falls is the site of a large smelter, Camp McKinney is a
mining town. Cascade City at the southern end of Christina Lake, a
beautiful body of water, is attracting attention as a health resort.

THE ARROW LAKES.

Embarking at West Robson, on the Columbia River, in one of the
Canadian Pacific Railway’s admirably appointed steamers, the tourist
has before him more than a hundred miles of exceedingly fine lake scenery
for which Southern British Columbia is so justly famed. Flowing by
Golden and Donald and having reached the northern end of the Selkirks
the Columbia River, hitherto running nearly due north, reverses its course,
and coming south, passes Revelstoke, some twenty-seven miles down,
and then widens out into two sheets of water, the Upper and Lower Arrow

Tobacco growing has proved successful in Southern British Columbia.

Lakes, the connection being a narrow neck of water between Burton and
Mineral Cities. These Lakes are surrounded by well timbered mountains
with banks varying from five to twenty feet above water level stretching
from the shore inwards several acres in width. Ata similar elevation, joined
by a more or less steep slope, another and often a third bench has to be
traversed before the slope of the mountain is reached. It would be difficult
to estimate the extent of fertile land which is being rapidly opened up for
settlement by the lumberman’s axe, the number of townships dotted along
the shores being convincing proof that the locality is receiving close atten-
tion. The principal of these are Coykendahl, Deer Park, Renata, Edge-
wood, Needles, Burton City, Arrow Park, Nakusp, and Halcyon Hot
Springs. ;