BRITISH COLUMBIA Il
_ Moyie, the centre of a group of high grade silver mines, is a busy hive.

It is situated on a beautiful lake of the same name.
Marysville, on the St. Mary’s River, is the site of a smelter which treats

the rich ores.
WEST KOOTENAY.

Passing into this district from the east, one of the first places to be
reached is Creston, a rising modern town of about 500 inhabitants, with

British Columbia Strawberries are prize winners.

schools, hotels, churches, newspapers, and waterworks. It is rapidly
coming to the front as a fruit producer, chiefly through the intelligence
of those already embarked in the industry. One very successful hit has
been made in growing strawberries, and the Creston berries are in high
repute all through the prairie provinces. Apple growing is also very suc-
cessful. Creston fruit having excellent color and flavour, has taken highest
awards wherever exhibited.

From Creston the Crow’s Nest branch line continues west to Kootenay
Landing on Kootenay Lake.

KOOTENAY LAKE.

Taking a steamer at Kootenay Landing, and going northward up the
Lake, one passes the summer resort of Procter and enters the Kootenay
River by the West Arm. 27 miles up this stretch is Nelson, a City with
a population of 8,000, offering many attractions to the tourist, merchant,
settler and investor. It occupies a picturesque position on land sloping
up from the water and is the centre of a large mineral, timber and fruit-
growing country. The mineral output of the surrounding country for
several years has averaged $7,000,000.00 annually and there are some
80 saw-mills in operation in the district. Fruit-growing has become one
of the recognized industries and fruit from Nelson has gained prizes in
Spokane, Vancouver and England. It has been estimated that there are