FOREWORD

~ (ONNE'S thoughts are apt often to stray afar in
search of romantic and alluring scenes o '

iN Nature's wonderland, without giving sufficient reflec-_
tion to the colourful beauty of one’s own habitat.

The glamour of the trail of the early pioneers will
soon be lost amongst a maze of modern events, and
so, before darkness overcomes this inspiring period _

“in the life of British Colutnbia, we pause to pen a |
brief epitome of those memorable days of our youth.

Concurrent with these early events, the introduction
and growth of the printing press did much in further-

ing education amongst iis peoples, and today, in
witness of the power of the printed word, two Clubs
of Craftsmanship—Vancouver and Victoria—have
- been developed upon the basis of sharing one’s
knowledge not only amongst themselves, but also
with their brethren on both sides of the mythical
boundary line.

We then pass along, reviewing the majestic splen-
dour of the vast hinterland of this North-western
province, with its modern roads and primeval scen-
ery, its lakes, rivers and forests—a truly happy hunt-