The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS
New Publications That Bid
for Favor.
LONG LIST FOR THE FALL
Il. c. Burners Legacy to His Ad-
mirerS-WaIter WIlcOX'S Rocky
Mountain Sketches.
LONG LIST FOR THE FALL

The most beautiful and interesting
book OF last week S publications, anu
one of the most beautiful and attrac-
i've OF several preceding weeks, and
undoubtedly OF Iany weeks to COME,
Is q luxurious octave from the Puthahl
uress Every device of the bookinakers
at is used TO empeiiisl the volume. 4 he
cover is a striking display OF blue, black,
white and gold. The paper is joy to
the touch and the print luxury TO the
eve. Ire illustrations, however, are the
appealing point, and an artistic album OF
elaborate dimensions and exquisite dis
pIay. The eXternals Of the book must be
spoken of fist, because they are so stump
luous that they fist command ATTENTION,
without prejudice to the text.
The book is called Camping in the
Canauiau .sockIcs." with the suE-cxpietisc
"an account of camp life in the wilder
parts Of the Canadian rocky Mountains,
together with a description of the region
about Banm, Lake Louise and Glacier, aud
Il sketch of early explorations. II VIII
be read with intimate pleasure by Wash
ingtonians, because Jnc writer OF the text
and Photographic artist of all the Leauti
full pictures is Mr.. Walter Dwight Wilcox
of This city. Returning to the pictures,
with an examination Of the text III view,
we find twenty-five fun page photo
rravures, printed on extra heavy paper
Every one is an artistic gem. A glance
through them is Il trip III miniature through
The most sublime scenes on TINS continent.
There is nothing i'll nature comparable In
rugged grandeur, primitive dcso!ation and
picturesque attracuyenesS with the Cana
dian Rockies, and Mr.. Wilcox has been
particularly happy in his selections OF sub
aeets. Scattered through the text are
other virnejled photographers OF equal
beauty and interest.
Mr.. WilcoN's narrative is an Interesting
combination of Information. description,
anecdote and adventure. TITS ne:ty with
interest and progresses with spirit FROM
chapter to chapter. Tie book is the result:
of four years camping experience in The
regions which he describes. He made
excursions into many Of the wilder parts
of the mountains and effected a consider
able number of asocnts. The extremely
wild character of this part of the Rocky
Mountains and the very short time sine.
il was opened up to travellers are prohu-
lily, the author thinks, IN great part. the
reasons for the lack OF literature and the
absence OF any thoroughly Illustrated pub
LEGATION concerning this region. 1t would
seem that with TIE present volume any
deficiency in either Of these respects has
been admirably supplied.
The town or village of Banff is the
starting point of Mr.. WilcoX's narrative.
as il is the starting point of nearly all
tours from the eastern side OF the Cana
dian range to the wonders of the interior.
The village is located Just within the
caStCrnmoSt range about one hundred ana
fifty miles north of the international
boundary II is the central or focal p0in'
Of the Canadian National Park. There is
50 much OF scenic interest aGt natural
teauty in the surrounding mountains and
valleys. that an area of some two hun
Gred and sixty square miles has hcen re-
s,.rvel in til legion by the governmentand
laid ,..t n i:Ca roads and birdie paths to
ninl- /, -''.,ial interest Order is or