10 miles aboye Tete Jaune, at the west boundary
of Mount Robson Park, a beautiful mountain area
dominated by Mount Robson, 18,068 feet, reserved
as a public park. From near. the confluence of
Grand Forks River the valley begins to open, and
is about 2 miles wide nearing Tete Jaune, near
where McLennan Valley joins, and thence west-
ward it increases to about 4 miles in width, with
wider areas for about 150 miles, reaching width of
about 8 miles at Catfish Creek. The valley-floor
ranges from elevation of about 2,400 to 1,900 feet,
and it is bounded on either side by mountains 6,000
to 9,000 feet in elevation. Below the Grand Can-
yon the valley widens, and here is a fiood-plain
filled to great depth with alluvial matter, the sur-
face presenting the usual flood-plain appearance,
attaining greatest width on Bowron and McGregor
Rivers above their junctions, and between about
1% miles west of Dewey and the Grand Canyon.

The Canadian National Railway, entering from
the east at Yellowhead Pass, 3,716 feet, follows the
valley for 191 miles to Hansard Lake, where it
leaves the Fraser and traverses a valley occupied
by Hansard, Aleza, and Eaglet Lakes and connect-
ing creeks to Willow River, where it again follows
the Fraser to Prince George, 237 miles from the
boundary. The river is about twice the length of
the railway. The Canadian National Railway at
Red Mountain Junction leaves the Grand Trunk
Pacific section running to Prince Rupert and turns
south via McLennan River Valley and over a low
summit at Cranberry Lake and across Canoe River
en route to the North Thompson Valley. When
cleared the flats and bench lands in vicinity of
the railway and river to vicinity of Tete Jaune
Cache will make excellent farms, the soil being rich
and climate favourable. Vegetation in the valley
is luxuriant. The heavy snowfall and lack of range
will not permit of extensive grazing, but intensive
farming should prove successful. The lumber-mills
now located are at Aleza Lake, Giscome, Willow
River, Dewey, Longworth, Penny, McBride, Loos,
Shere, Bend, Hansard, Shelly, Snowshoe, and
Foreman.

Climate is moderate both in winter and summer.
Maximum summer temperatures range from 85°
to 98° and winter temperatures range from 20°
to —10° for the most part, with occasional cold
spells of short duration, when the thermometer falls
to from —30° to —40°. Average snowfall in the
valley is about 2 feet. Near McGregor River pre-
cipitation is considerably more, both in summer
and winter. The first snow falls about November
1st and snow remains from the beginning of