Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-22
Resort High Up IN Rockies Is an
Ideal Place.
SURROUNDED BY VIRGIN FORESTS
In Short Distance From the Thriving
Community There 10 Good Hunting
and Fishins-Finc Coal Mines At
tnact Hardy Workmcn.

The cNnltant thrll of new dis
cofery fills Your breast when after
Two days ui ruthless searching the
western horizon, the Rocky Mount
aims rise for the first time OH your
sight.
From Calgary, nestled on tho plains
the route lies along the banks of
me Bow River until the mountains
fisc Ike an impossible barrier before
you then the train suddenly plungcs
INTO a deep gorge cut through the
s'a'iile range by the prehistoric gla.
clrr. whose course Is now followed
by The river
short twenty miles from the
edge OF the plains lands you deep
IN the mountains. Here in Il little
valley surrounded by peaks 10000
rect hislt. You will find "BanT, the
Seanliini. noted already for the OK
nn'slic character OF It's scenery ana
ucsthcd To become famous for It's
Ilnghiiiceii hotels and splendid
baths.
Tho Canadian government. rccor
izins the beauty of the valley. ana
me value of tho splendid hot springs
lhht gusli from the north side of
sulphur Mountain, has already cstub.
nslicd here Il magnificent na,ionn.
park twenly-siX miles long by ten
ll!lns wide. which includes within
lia borders not only tho valley bur
all The Important peaks that sur
round IT,
Banir is, first OF all, II place for
rest and leisure The view from
The hotels on the side of the noun
'ains is one of the finest afforded by
any resort in tho world Just below
now River dashcs over The foot OF
I niIiei Mountain In u series of beau
llihi lalls, From the south of the
spray RIVER. noted for its fine fishing
anu lhc extraordinary size of its
trout, comes tumbling down to ioin
the Bow while Tive united river,
dnsh eastward toward The plains,
On The right rises the peak of Run.
ule Mountain, while eastward beyond
INC river, rise the snowy peaks of
inc Fairholme Range.
n really refreshing and health
slvlNg baths are no small attraction
and#in addition to the private swim.
mil8 pools there are several naturc's
owl -one beneath a dome.shapcI
'dlfSe nnd another, II natural basin,
pashcd out OF the solid rock, Il sort
~ devils washbowl. into which n
large spring polrs It's streaming
!, water.
Good roads and excellent trails
prepared hy the government. run
In every direction and many delight.
lul excursions are possible. one of
The finest excursions IS Il twelve
mile drive north across the Row
hiNcr and around the foot OF Cascade
Mountain, down whose granite sides
nanS waterfalls of mist and spray,
. led by the miniature glaciers that
nc hidden IN the vast seams ana
chaSms Of It's peak The roud lead,
along the side of the Buffalo Rang
where the Canadian government
maintains ono of the largest remain
ms nerd OF American bison.
~ the loot of Cascade Mountain
large anthricito coal beds have been
found ana n lourishing town is grow
ing up about the mine For long
way the road skirts the edge of the
preciptuous valley of the Cascade.
another slacial river that emptics
ihto me Bow. ana while the driving
: is perfectly safe, it appears sufficient.
~ dangerous to satisfy any ordinary
cry.
short distance above tho mining
camp the valley contracts into n
beautiful gorge so narrow that the
crossing is made from one rocky
eisc 10 The other on II rustic bridge
ot native timbors. while the river
glidcs beneath.
The end OF the drive lands Won
at INC liltle inn overlooking Lake