The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-18

| GulS mdu uUuHtdlH SGr0dm we run
along the base of Mt. Ste 2hen for 10
miles Here we see the big glacier
and take supper at a town of that
name, but it is too late to visit the
great glacier, although we can see it
very plainly, as it is only little over a
mile away. The great mass of ice is
800 feet thick, thirty miles long by one
and one-half miles wide and one of the
most wonderful sights in the world.
During the night and morning July
27) we travelled about 400 miles,
breakfasting at West Bend and reach
ing Vancouver at 2:50 p. m. for dinner.
Vancouver is only 10 years old, but has
population of 10000. 1t is the Pacific
terminus of the railway. Until May,
1886, it's site was covered with a dense
forest From May to July it's growth
was most rapid, but in July a fire,
spreading from the surrounding forest.
swept away every house but one in the
place, and, with this one exception,
every building now seen has been made
since that time. It has already extern
sive wharves and warehouses; many
hotels, the Vancouver being a splendid
structure and handsomely appointed;
churches, schools, etc. 1t has many
buildings of brick and granite, and
some of it's private residences would do
credit to cities of century's growth.
1t has many miles of asphalt streets,
and is lighted both by gas and by
electricity. An ample supply of pure
water is provided by means of pipes
laid under the inlet from mountain
stream opposite. There is a regular
steamship service to Victoria, Nanaimo
and San Francisco, to China and
Japan, to Australia via Honolulu, Fl.
T., Suva, Fijian Islands, and Yelling
ton, New Zealand, and Puget Sound
and Alaskan ports.
We visited the Empress of India"
whose crew are mostly Cinnamon.
The use of the chop sticks was seen in
all it's native curiousness and nearly
every person left the boat with one or
more pairs of chop sticks. Unless
John" had large extra supply he
will have to eat with his fingers till
they get back to China. Some got the
sticks free, others paid sc. to loo. for
them.
We found the officers and crew of the
India very kind. We were given the
freedom of the ship and allowed to in
spect everything.
The citizens treated us to boat ride
in the evening, where We met Q. S.
Consul L. E. Dudley returning to the
cars DIT midnight, and ran over to New
Westminster.
Early in the morning we took boat
down the Fraser river and crossed the
Gulf of Georgia to Victoria, stopping
on the way to inspect one of the largest
salmon canning factories on the coast,
and let us say right here that no one
need be afraid to eat canned salmon,
as it is always put up the same day it
is caught and everything is as neat and
clean as possible. We had meals on
the boat, that is those who could hold
their heads up. We also saw a real
live whale and arrived in Victoria at 2
p. m.
Esquimalt Harbor, two miles from
Victoria, is the British naval station
and rendezvous on the North Pacific,
with naval storehouses, workshops,
craving docks, etc. A number Of men
of-war are to be found there at all
times, and immense Notifications are
being constructed.
We were taken on board the govern
ment lighthouse tender "Quandra,"
with United States Consul Smith
and carried out to see the warships.
The Imperieuse," flagship of the
Pacific squadron, was visited by special
invitation. She is in the same class as
our {" Texas" and we went over her
from stem to stern and from top to
bottom, spending over an hour on
board, after which we steamed back to
Victoria and had supper and enjoyed
the first night out of our cars since we
left home. Before returning however,
we took in the government buildings
and China Town, including the Joss
house Johns church).
Victoria has a population of 10000.
Capital of British Columbia, charming
~ situated at the southern extremity
of Vancouver Island, overlooking the
Straits of Fuca to the Pacific and be
yond the Gulf of Georgia, the mainland
Across the straits are the beautiful
Olympic mountains and far away at
the east the white cone of Mt. Baker is
conspicuous. The climate is that OF
the south of England, and the town is
peculiarly English in oil it's character
istics. Besides the magnificent gov
ernnent buildings, which rank among
the handsomest in America, the city
has many fine public and private
structures