The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-21
a TRIP TO BANFF, B. C.
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| m5sisesl the Yaroser1ssrs 81 or rex hotel
wealG see he HutSl Vancouver.
before cerieA aPe2 any plan pro
posed.
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sabssaflslai eslIfsees Of brick and STONE,
stone f0anaatioas for Others 70 be
erected, beautiful private residences
and gardens. trees, sh-nhte-y, bread.
regularly sai6-oslf streets. good side
waiks. churches. schools. and al that
goes 10 make up > handsome, grow
| ing. prosperous eifv We drove over
the city The driver Of our Hanson
| told us that eighteen months ago he
WAS offered lots Of land ~ 80. now
worth thousands. lie bemoasse& his
stupidity. The city OF Orie house two
years ago Ron boasts 3 population Of
1860 and i rapidly increasing. Re
lactanfly We took our departure.
Travellers 81 agree in saying that the
Canadian Pacific is the tssst-eonGucted
railroad across the continent. The
comfortable ears, with the new sofa
beds, attentive. quiet porters. It's vel !
appointed bufIet cars. wbere. at ones
leisure. comfortable meals can be had, /
without the rush and discomfort OF
ten minutes Tor refreshments, seems /
10 be the acme af comfort IA railroad |
travelling The graad scenery which
awes and enchanted a. as the road
twisted. turned and looped in and
around the mountains and through its
Immense tunnels. one coal5 bat think
Of ana admire the wonderful skin OF
the engineer whose perseverance over
came al last seemingly impossihilitieS.
For ten years parties tried and gave
up in despair finding a feasible route,
tiil the last, after four wears OF hard
1 labor. laid cut and established the
great route Of the Canadian Pacific
II Is strain upon the mind in won
/ Gering a. the work account lished and
I ia viewing the Sabine scenery along
r. route Mountains ard ehassas.
eltfie towering pefPencieulariy hnn-
eress .. feei above aud fairy leaning
over -, turbulent. rushing waters;
/ glacier. whieh those Of the Alps do
nos sarpass Dor esn equal. one sees as
shs cars whirl aiong TIL welcome
] night comes, that one may close bis
eyes aud rest the brain frem entraaced
sightseeing. The following day is
/ bat q continuation OF the scenes of the
day before. At one place the cars
stop ~ ALLOW passengers 70 view an
/ immense gorge and raging eararact
! which tears IL way down the mount
ain SIDE and down through the jagged
gorge hundreds Ct feet below. AZ yari-
OUs picturesque points there are meal
| stations. buildings q auaiat Swiss de-
/ sign, where passengers frequently re-
! main for a few days to take advantage
81 the sport afforded 81 the game
which Is abundant ii the mountains
and fishing. trout being pientifui 10
the mountain streams
The second day from Vancouver
Banif is reached at night. which i
already 50 famous il vii bs repetition
/ 70 describe A. II knoNn. the rail-
road company has . tine hotel there.
, admirably tnaEagea, and the govern
meat has reserved all the surrounding
land a ; aationai paFk. and certainly
"a aAtaral itaGtY 40 par& en- earth
! san sgfpass il. II Is varied and pic
/ t4resqae IA the hiNhe degree. With
is variety 81 tres two lovely rapid
rUagnsng river. Winding al aud
about IT, Ehoie length. and
shut in, protected aud say
/ rounded bT the grals,sest noun
! taias - all coasiayaAle heights and
! shapes, named as follows The Castle
mountain sawieetb. the Bates. the
Hedoos and Fasny Others. all apprupri-
ate. s0nss are eternslly capped with
/ SNOW. The iishts and shadows, the
lovely nsets the c1sorinR ana shades
81 the rocky heights, for they are ia
the heart Ct tbe Kog Is mountains.
enc faast ee 10 appreciate The clear
afsging atmosphere, and The delicious
| warm, natural salrbgr springs and
| tsaihs It's REQUIRES ia hunting and
/ hslaing its hne drives. on the smooth
/ hroRd fesds, and fhe very comfortable
| hcme-lke accommodation Of the
hotel Cog al this i is trzt year have
| attracted traveller og the hundred +,
. and as the iaace aecuases better known
IS viii GesrYyesily become 4 famous re-
! sort Lots ia the pzrk ia the vicinity
! 81 the laotri may be e0t " tas govern
tgeat - 80 Per loi. xe about t2lxiu9.
/ q IL hsl1. & &esirei ia pespetaity.
/ Aany have taken advantage 81 thi.
osier ~ secure theEs on speculation,
sWd maay others intending T. issIii
cottages foF Summer homes, Certainly
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