. Across Canada : annotated guide via Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest transportation system : Western lines east bound . anaverage of 126 bushels of Banner oats to the acre. At Kipp wemeet the Crows Nest Pass line (see page 58) and in a fewminutes are in Lethbridge. Aldersvde From Aldersyde a branch runs direct to Macleod, High River through an old settled country running rierhtIVanton back to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Stavely which, for a considerable part of the journey, Claresholm are plainly visible on the western horizon. ThisMacleod region is a great grain and stock co
. Across Canada : annotated guide via Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest transportation system : Western lines east bound . anaverage of 126 bushels of Banner oats to the acre. At Kipp wemeet the Crows Nest Pass line (see page 58) and in a fewminutes are in Lethbridge. Aldersvde From Aldersyde a branch runs direct to Macleod, High River through an old settled country running rierhtIVanton back to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Stavely which, for a considerable part of the journey, Claresholm are plainly visible on the western horizon. ThisMacleod region is a great grain and stock country, fam- ous for many vears back as the location of somecelebrated ranches, of which the Bar U, near High River, isprobably the largest. the Prince of Wales owns aranch near the Bar U. The country is a beautiful one, and inthe Highwood River district there is a well-known sportmgranch, the In the foothills arr large coal measures and in-dications of iron ore deposits. Many very valuable clay de-posits are found, and also a first class building stone. AtMacleod we join the Crows Nest Pass line (see page 58).. The T. S. Ranch House, near High River. 48 Across Canada SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ROUTE THE KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY, HOPE TO MIDWAY: 296 miles Vancouver Hope 150 Jessica 1307 Portia 1917 Coquihalla 3652 Brodie 3022 (For Map, see page 1^9)Altitudes shown in feet In addition to the main line, the traveller has an alternativeroute through the mountains—that, namely, through the Lakeregion of Southern British Columbia. This route comprisesfirst the Kettle Valley Railway as far as Midway, thence theCanadian Pacific through the Crows Nest Pass. The interest-ing and varied characteristics and resources of the countrytraversed claim the attention of the traveller, whether sports-man in search of hunting grounds, fisherman longing for thehaunts of the speckled trout, sturdy miner, weary business man,hardy woodsman, fruit grower, or artistic temperament who de-lights
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