The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28


amidst attractive scenery with this great
est Of all inland seas and its countless
clustering Islands which fringe the shore
almost constantly In view. Beyond Fort
William, at the northwestern extremity
aof the lake, the almost unbroken forests
OF New Ontario are traversed. and the
Lake OF the Woods-the northern partsof
which is labyrinth OF islands outrivaling
In number and symmetry those of the st.
Lawrence-is skirted. Then the country
becomes more open. for this is the border
land between woodland and prairie, and
at the crossing OF the Red river of the
North IS winnipeg, the halfway house of
the continent, prosperous city of $4,000
people and multiplying Industrial interests
western Canada from which last year
were garnered IN. 900, 900 bushels Of grain.
The beauty of Prairie Land" is at its
best when the wheat stands ripe, and on
everYSs 1de, sweeping away and lost at the
Snorlzon are thea waving yellow fields of
Grain. In the earlier summer, the broad
|expanse .ofsverdure is scarcely less pleas
ing to- the senses. This is the region into
which thousands of settlers from the
United States and Europe are pouring,
ana thriving towns and villages, with i'm
mense grain elevators, Indicate the great
progress that has been made. West Of
the grain growing country are the ranches
OF the cattle kings whose vast tracts are
retrlculated with the trails and marked
with the Wallows Of the vanished bison
winch q quarter of a century ago roamed
here In untold numbers.
After the plains, comes in wonderful
and startling contrast the widest and
most magnificent scenery in the world-a
region described by Whymper, the con-
queror OF the Matterhorn, as fifty or
sixty switzerlands rolled into one The
Imperial Limited winds in and about the
base Of the foothills which completely
shut Off the prairies behind, and by a tor
tuous way enters into the folds of the
mighty tl Rockies On every hand are gi-
| gantic, towering peaks, whose SUBMITS
are often hidden in the clouds. Turbulent
mountain streams foam down the forested
i slopes, falling In cascades from great
heights and losing themselves in roaring
torrents that tear rocky channels thru
wild ,canons.
4 The Rockies are paralleled by the Sell
kinks, whose snowy crags glisten and
CLEAN In the bright sunshine Immense
| fields o.. snow and ice lie among the sum
mlts; dizzy precipices# overhang deer
gorges, and painless forests Of pine and
cedar and balsam clothe the mountains
down to the narrow valleys, thru which
and along the mountains lodges the rail
road runs
Wonderful indeed is the gorgeous color
Ing OF this vast sea Of mountains. The
snowy, loud-piercing peaks, the dense
green forest slopes, the dazzling purple OF
the mountain folds the somber shades
of yawning chasms, the sparkling crysta
waters, the clear blue of mid heaven
make a rare picture Of grandeur and
magnificence. Paralleling the Selkirks is
the Gold Range in and beyond which is
the Winsome lake region of British Col.
umbia. Fartherzwest the way leads thru
I the Great Canon Of the Fraser, dowr
which the angry waters of the mighty
river swirl and roar impetuousIy on thei1
mad race to the:sea, and the picturesque
shores of Burrard inlet are skirted tt
Vancouver, the Pacific coast terminal O
the overland run-ninety seven hours
from Montreal.
/ In the mountains are many delightful
resorts where elegantly appointed hotels
under the management of the railwa.
company; are operated-at Banffs in TIL
ICanadiaH national parkf charming spo
with glorious environments the Lakes ii
1.-THE. Cloud delightful water stretches a
high attitudes; Field, Just beyond TIL
Great Divide, the gateway of the famet
Yoho Yalley-a region Of rare beauty witt
waterfalls dropping 1900 feet, vast gla
ciers and great snow fields, beautiful
q tarns and startling canons; the. great gla
4 cier of the lSSell>irks at the foot of a hug
frozen sea, whose wrirllkled crest can b
4 safely trayersed; Scamous, on the slovel
Shuswap lake, a famous resort for tn
angler and the hunter; North Bend, at tn
beginning of the wonderful Fraser canon
and at Vancouver, the Hotel Vancouver
recently rebuilt and enlarged, is a favor
lite rendezvous for travellers.