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centre of a group of glaciers embracing more than one hundred and fifty-
seven square miles. Another attraction at Glacier are the caves of
Nakimu. Here the action of water for ages has worn wonderful caverns in
the solid rock. The walls of these chambers sparkle with quartz crystals,
and myriads of miniature lights are reflected from the interior.

West of Glacier the railway follows the Illecillewaet River to Ross
Peak station, crossing and recrossing the waters until Revelstoke is
reached. Here there is more beautiful scenery, the hotel being sur-
rounded by a myriad of peaks. In fact the whole British Columbia
mountain district is one of rare scenic splendor, a wonderland of mar-
velous valleys, fantastic waterfalls, dazzling glaciers, rushing rivers, awe-
some chasms, pine-clad slopes and huge peaks.

Continuing West from Revelstoke to the Coast, Sicamous Junction
is passed: where there is another Canadian Pacific Railway hotel. The
trout fishing in this vicinity is excellent, and in the fall there can be had
excellent duck shooting. Leaving Sicamous, the railway is never out of
sight of beautiful stretches of water, lake after lake following in quick
succession. Near Cisco the Fraser canyon is entered and followed to
Burrard Inlet, from where twelve miles further on is reached Vancouver.

Just as beautiful in their own way as are the mountains are the great
inner lakes of British Columbia. These are most easily reached from the
main line at Revelstoke. Twenty-eight miles south of this point the
Columbia river expands into the Arrow Lakes, through which the
steamers are taken to Nakusp and Robson, from where are reached the
Slocan, Kootenay, Boundary and Rossland districts. This whole country
is a veritable tourist’s paradise. The scenery is grand in the extreme, the
silver lakes being set between forest-clad slopes. There. is the very best
of fishing, salmon and trout being plentiful, and good accommodation can
be had at the hotels throughout the district. The hunting is also good,
the big game being plentiful and easily reached. In fact this is an aspect
which is true of the whole province. There is excellent fishing and
shooting in practically every part of the country, and most of the best
fishing waters and game districts are within a few hours’ journey of the
main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. British Columbia’s big game
includes moose, deer, caribou, elk, grizzly bear, black bear, Rocky
Mountain sheep and goats.

But the attractions of British Columbia do not all lie on the main
land. The tourist can take steamer from Vancouver across the ‘‘ Narrows”’
to Victoria, and arrived there, can travel by train north over Vancouver
Island to Alberni. This isa trip which is well worth taking, Vancouver
Island being a country of great enchantment.

Still another attractive trip is that up the British Columbia coast by
steamship. The Canadian Pacific Railway has an excellent steamship
service to northern points during the summer months, and the run isa
popular one, the route winding, throughout practically the whole course,
among the countless islands that dot the west coast. This sea voyage
through the inland waterways of British Columbia has much of the weird-
ness and the beauty of other famous places, combined with a peculiar
charm of its own. It is distinctive in that it is a salt water trip through a
mountainous district, because the islands past which the ships steam can,
almost without exception, boast of at least one mountain of good size.

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