Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
WOODS TRAVERSED
BY CARIBOU ROAD
Scenic Highway Of Canada
! Passes Fraser Canyon.
Beauty Spot.
BIT JAMES MONTAGNES.

The Fraser Canyon. with its lespinS
nlunEing, foarning waters. is one Of Tho
scenic spots on the western part Of tht
ans-Canada highway II is famous
for its natural fierce beauty and for is
Heils Gate, But it was famous before
the motor car and the railway brought
1T to the tourist eyes. when 1t was part
Of the old Caribou road to the placer
gold area far up the Fraser River,
The Caribou road was built at biz
expense as far back as 1883. II cost
the tremendous sum in those DAYS ot
$1,000. 900 and was mainly used for the
transportation Of miners and neceS-
sites Today after being entirely re
built into a fst-ciass highway, II is said
TO be one OF the most beautiful roads
on the continent.
Approaching from the west the road
from Vancouver leads to Hope. British
Columbia, up the canyon To Yale, at
one time the southern point OF the
Caribou road Then continuing above
the two railway tracks which run
through the canyon. the way Soes 70
Iytton. where the Fraser River is left
for the Thompson River. which is then
abandoned at Ashcroft. the present
acuthern point Of the road.
LE&US NWKNA w
Prom Ashcroft the present Carbon
road leads northward to high plateau
at Clinton. at the iuncture OF three
mountain streams. Then through laAe
studded and wooded rising country 10
Lac La Hache. where the road once
more turns to the Fraser River. MAKING
q steep descent TO Soda Greek, Wneff
the river is threading Its way through
the river TO Cuesnel. and there turns
east 70 BarkerviIle. the picturesque ole
terminus of the Caribou road. 2S5 miles
from its southern point at Ashcroft.
From the east the road can also be
approached. following the Trans
Canada highway 10 Lytton. and then
turning north instead of south. Ash
croft is not far from Lytton. The roa1
is also accessible through Seattle, 10
New Westminster or Vancouver.
Al 0uesnel on the Caribou road
new road leads northward 10 Prince
C;eorse on the Canadian National
main line to Prince Rupert. From here.
running northwestward, highway LEADS
20 Ha5elton and Kispiox at the head
waters Of the Skeena River. This ROAD
il is proposed TO continue 10 Alaska
when the motorist will be able to motc~
rom Alaska 70 11a JQdiia. &ANAANos q
feat now possible from as far north as
Kispiox.
Once Prospectors' Trail.
Along this road once toiled the pros
nectors from San Francisco and other
points to the south in quest OF gold.
Mule teams and bull teams ploooed
along its way, the wheels Of their wag-
ons and the later coaches often sink
ing deep into the mud that once mace
up the road. nov hardened graveleo
highway. Express. freight and paSSen-
gers once passed over the Caribou roao,
till the Canadian Pacific Railway ana
the Pacific Great Eastern Railway took
over that transportation. Cameis are
aaid 10 have been employed on the roao
ct one time and the first automobile
made the trip in 1907, much 10 the
wonder OF the natives. Its way has
been cut through solid rock, its over
hanging lodges being well protected
today for tourists by rock walls where
possible, z feet high, and In other
places by wooden, cable-lined stretches
Of fence. Passing through variety OF
scenery, the road today winds It's way
a. times far above the river and then
again in the low lands, one Of the pic
tIresoue roads in an already scenic
country.