Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
CANADIAN MOUNTAINS
BANFF A HEALTH-GIVING RE-
SORT.

| That the Canadian Rockies have their
picturesque parts In greater proportion to
others is not denied, and one OF the SUI
premely beautiful districts is Bann where
one is able to rest and let the glory of the
place and Its environs act as a palliative
for the wear and tear of modern life left
behind.
If first Impressions are lasting then the
first impression of Banff is said to be
enough to thrill the soul of stole.
Considering that the Canadian Rockies
are within easy reach of the larger cities of
the United States, IL is regarded as only
natural TO expect a growing influx OF tour
lists. the fame of the scenery has been
number of sightseers. The Canadian Pa
ci1c Railway Company has erected hotels
which are models of luxury and comfort.
At the meeting of the waters OF the
rapid-running Bow and Spray rivers is the
Banff Hotel. The environs of Banff include
the Natural Sulphur Springs. about one
and a half miles from the hotel, at which
the government has erected comfortable
bathing houses. The Cave, to which, like
the Basin. the public is admitted free is
entered by tunnel from the lower side OF
the mountain. In the Spray River valley.
beneath the hotel. rapids eighty feet
wide at the confluence of the Spray and
Bow rivers. The Hot Springs are on Sui
phuY mountain, 800 feet above Banfr Hotel,
from which the hotel baths are supplied,
the distance by carriage way being two.
miles The drive TO Lake Minnewanka is
in much favor. The lake is sixteen miles
long. with a width OF from one to two
miles. On 1T q launch. fishing tackle,
that around the Bow valley. in full view OF
Bow falls-distance about seven miles,
skirting the base of Mt. Rumble. TO the
banks Of the Bow river.
Some Of the Sights.
Some Of the sights of Banfrs environ.
ment may be enumerated as follows: Tho
Sun Dance canon, cleft in the
rn:tnt of nfot,,
to which Is the finest In the park, distance
seven miles Ut is a spiral drive, known as
the Corkscrew. leading along the side OF
the mountain at an altitude OF more than
5000 feet The summit may be reached
either on foot or horseback by good trails):
the drive to Anthricite, boating on the Bow
scum. the observatory and Bankhead coal
mines.
Buffalo Park is large corral of 1000
acres In which il a magnificent herd OF
buffalo and bands OF elk. moose. antelope,
deer and Angora goat. This park is on the
way to Lake Minnewanka and well repays
One OF the charms OF Banff is mountain
climbing. Tunnel mountain. between Cas-
cade and Rundle on the east side of tho
unambttious climber. Sulphur mountain,
either by way Of the Hot Springs or up the
northern end. is not difficult climb and
offers a splendid view of the whole Bow
valley. Both Rumble and Cascade noun
tains are steep enough to afford hard work.
but both have been assembled frequently.
Swiss guides. On Cascade mountain are
fine fossil beds. Behind Stony Squaw
mountain is sharp. lofty pinnacle. This
is Mt. Edith. affording a splendid doiomite
climb, equal to anything In the Tyrolese
Alps and within easy reach OF Banif
Twenty miles south Of Banff along the
Spray valley, is the Matterhorn of the
Rockies-Mt Assinfboine--a sheer pyramid
OF almost vertical rock. towering high
above vast glacial fields and other lofty
peaks, which has only been assembled once,
In September, 1901. The height Of this
great mountain ia SEQ feet. Its north
ern slope represents three perpendicular
cipitous, attaining an angle Of so degrees,
where the three faces converge into the
final spire. The west side is a beetling but
tress, down which avalanches pour all the
year. The east side Is sheer precipice the
south walled masonry.
Interesting Points-
The excursions from Bann during the
tourist season are of daily arrangement.
thus enabling guests to visit the most In
Guests also and Arrangement In lawn ten
MIS- golf, billiards, bowling. ETC., In addf-
ton to driving. wheeling. fishing. boating.
bathing and mountain climbing. The Bann
Hotel opens In May and closes about oo-
Apart from the unrivaied scenery Of
Banff. its mineral waters and other at
fractions its air has z yrsst tSnic sn ,s
congeniaI climate has enfoebled The suns
msr climate e 5eaf :, z az az t ~sscS nipple:
d Iae sSn vcexSer dnrfnr the tourist sea-
so5. Al BSnr Il ID possible to indulge the
do7ca ar o1enta state 10 such way thae
tpe tenElsk Fstnrns 20 the wh VII and nd,l rush
outlook UPON the world and its too