25 has a width varying from two to four chains, and a depth of three feet. Generally the current is very «wift. The valley of the river at the point where it enters the block is several miles wide and with long, gentle slopes, the depression or trough-Like course in the botton is well cefined, being thirty to fifty feet deep. After some ten miles of its course in the block the river emerges from the rougher country, the lan@ on each side is of a more level nature, but the 13 f the river becomes Cesper and more trough-Like in appearance. At the acint where the river energes from the rougher coun« try the valley is some 150 feet deep; in township 80 renge 17 it is about 500 feet deep and is quite rough ané broken, From this point to the Peace the banks become more precipitous and with rock ledges, in numer~ ous places the rock euts are vertical and esnon like. & good bridge spans the river in tewnship 78 range 17, Fords on the river sre difficult and uncer tains fhe river rising usar the mountains, although net affected te a sreat extent by themeliing of the snows of the mountains, may rise very rapidly on account of heavy rains. The river has been known to rise ten feet in a Single night. When in a state of flood the current is very rapid. The banks being of clay, the water makes considerable inroads causing huge landslides. The water becomes muddy and is unpalatable. ‘fhe swift currents often wash out the tettom of the stream and frequentiy the river bottom at claces where fords had been before the state of flood have been so deepened out that a change of location is necessary, which is sometimes very incon- yenient. ee es ¥ f me 8 Hest ores BADPT ve Set <