Saddle- and pack-horse in the Park.

ptarmigan, alpine horned larks, and the beautifully coloured rosy
finches.

To the visitor the heavy forests seem desolate, devoid of life save
for a few small birds and the ubiquitous squirrel. These forests, how-
ever, shelter every species of fur-bearer known to Canada, lynx, wol-
verine, wolves, marten, fisher, fox, mink, skunk, beaver, muskrat, and
coyote are of regular occurrence and periodic abundance.

The moose is the commonest game animal and, thanks to its love
for lake-shore, is the most frequently seen by the traveller. Mule-deer
are fairly numerous in the semi-open aspen woods of the eastern parts.

One of the features of the Park is the number and continuity of the
lakes. Easily navigable and often well-stocked with fish of several
varieties, notably Rainbow, Great Lake, and Dolly Varden trout, these
lakes are joined by rivers which, while not dangerous, are swift enough
to add a zest to travel. On Ootsa and Eutsuk Lakes also are two of
the four known nesting colonies of herring-gulls in British Columbia.

Twenty-nine.