The western Avernus; . ? ? I I ?%?; ? -lunAAnr ur UUI\l(jKth>S 0 014 754 323 2 I. Long. 115° Gi London Stamford!* GeogVxiolf. SO O SO lOO 160 200 260 UOO london: Archibald Constable & Co. PREFACE On re-issuing this book, which was originally pub-lished in 1887, I may perhaps be excused for makingsome remarks as to its character and reception. In thefirst place, I would have it understood that what wastrue, let us say, of Winnipeg in 1884, needs now to bementally revised by the reader. For things Transatlanticchange marvellously even in a few short months, andsince the completion of the
The western Avernus; . ? ? I I ?%?; ? -lunAAnr ur UUI\l(jKth>S 0 014 754 323 2 I. Long. 115° Gi London Stamford!* GeogVxiolf. SO O SO lOO 160 200 260 UOO london: Archibald Constable & Co. PREFACE On re-issuing this book, which was originally pub-lished in 1887, I may perhaps be excused for makingsome remarks as to its character and reception. In thefirst place, I would have it understood that what wastrue, let us say, of Winnipeg in 1884, needs now to bementally revised by the reader. For things Transatlanticchange marvellously even in a few short months, andsince the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad,on which I myself worked when it was still unfinished,the cities within its influence have altered beyondrecognition. But this is only true of inhabited places,for not even a railroad can harm the infinite beauty ofthe mountains in British Columbia. Though this volume is usually spoken of as a book oftravel, I myself prefer to regard it as autobiography,seeing that it contains few references to spots not nowwell within the range of the mere tourist
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