The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-21
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several hundred per cent.
The travel over the Canadian Pa
cifc railroad is unusually large, es
pecially during the summer months
The multitude of tourists coming
from abroad and from the United
States and going over this line is al
most beyond calculation. Passengers
are provided with meals on the dining
cars as rule, but great many avail
themselves of lunch counters alons
the road as they are cheaper thar
meals furnished on the diners, bu
Notwithstanding this fact, the com
pany on some trains carries two diners
to serve the passengers; one of then
is apparently provided for passengers
in the day coaches and the other fol
those in the Pullman cars, although
there is no strict enforcement of the
rule.
The mountain scenery along the
Canadian Pacific is perhaps the grand
est which can be seen along any OF
the trunk lines across the continent;
thousands upon thousands of tourists
flock to Banff, resort in the noun
tains perhaps eighty miles west OF
Calgary. The pass in the mountains
from Calgary west to and beyond
Banff is in the valley Of the Bow
river, which is a large stream as it
passes Calgary and runs on to the
east through Alberta and afterwards
unites with the Saskatchewan river
north and east of Medicine Hat. The
stream is of considerable size as far
west in the mountains as Banff and
large enough to accommodate steam
launches for a considerable distance
west of Banff. The Canadian Pacific
Railroad company has erected at
Banff a magnificent hotel and one
large enough to accommodate several
hundred people, and no one can count
upon being entertained in the hotel
without having previously made res
ervations. There are large number
of other hotels available, but none of
such magnificence as the Canadian
Pacific The scenery about Banff
is certainly most striking. The
mountain peaks reach to the skies and
the valleys separating them are wide
enough to enable good roads to be
provided for the accommodation OF
those who desire to travel from place
to place; carriages are in waiting at
any time to drive any distance the
traveller may decide to go. There
are springs in the vicinity sending
forth hot water, which is used for
bathing purposes, the temperature OF
the water being such that it is almost
uncomfortably warm for those who
avail themselves of the opportunity
of bathing. While the surroundings at
Banff are charming beyond descrip-
ton, there are still other localities
where many travellers find natures
exhibitions still more attractive. Thir-
ty miles west of Banff is a station
called Laggan and three miles from
Laggan, up the mountain side, is Lake
Louise. without question, in the esti-
nation of many people, the most beau
tiful lake in the world. When the
train arrives at the station number
of hacks are standing ready to car
nv the passengers up the mountain
side to the beautiful lake. The time
consumed in the drive is perhaps
little over an hour, as the mountain
is steep the horses are compelled
to walk in making the ascent. In pass
ing up the road to the lake one sees
Mt. Temple, the second highest noun
tain in the range of the Rockies; 1t is
to the left of the road but short
distance and is properly said to
be monarch of all it surveys. Lake
Louise is surrounded by mountains OF
immense nelSuJ, Lle ldhc AIoSAA 0SAAAo
5000 feet above sea level. The lake
is not over one mile in length and
less than that distance in width and
the waters at a distance reflect the
vegetation on the mountain SIDE,
which gives the water the appearance
of being green at times, and at other
times different color. Looking from
the side at which the lake is ap-
preached across it and beyond it there
are mountains covered with snow, said
to be at times forty feet in depth
and never free from snow. The no.
tel facilities at the lake are certainly
the best that could be furnished and
yet the demands for rooms is so great
that passengers are compelled to
make thei arrangements for rooms
before going, lest they should be de-
MED accommodations on reaching the
lake, and be chilled by the cold at