The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . t. One of the brakemen who knows me cananswer Im not that, I said. ** Now dont get sore about it, he said ; Illsell you a ticket to Hinton, and if you were togive me a five-spot^ you wouldnt get any farther. But as good luck would have it, I caught sightof an official at Hinton whom I had met onlya few days before in Edson. I told him myplight. I guess I can fix that, he said, and spoke tothe train agent, who even then seemed doubtful,but, more through sheer importunity, I think,than anything else, let me thr
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . t. One of the brakemen who knows me cananswer Im not that, I said. ** Now dont get sore about it, he said ; Illsell you a ticket to Hinton, and if you were togive me a five-spot^ you wouldnt get any farther. But as good luck would have it, I caught sightof an official at Hinton whom I had met onlya few days before in Edson. I told him myplight. I guess I can fix that, he said, and spoke tothe train agent, who even then seemed doubtful,but, more through sheer importunity, I think,than anything else, let me through. Of course I paid my fare, and the agent, whowas perfectly right in refusing to take me, wasappeased a few days later when he saw my pass,which was forwarded from Edmonton. Hinton is situated at the very entrance to themountains. It looked a temporary kind of place,with its straggling row of saloons, restaurant,stores, barns, and shanties, all facing the station. From here westwards the scenery is track skirts the southern bank of the ^ A five-dollar Along the New Transcontinental Athabasca, which turns and twists in a mostbewildering fashion, its steep banks well coveredwith dark pines. Above, tower great jaggedmasses of rock, the higher slopes covered withsnow. At one point we came out on the shoresof a lake about a mile broad and several mileslong. Straight from the opposite side rose themountainous peaks, almost lost in the surface of the water was like glass, in whichevery detail of rock, bush, stream and snow, wasfaithfully reflected. The peaks vary considerablyin height and shape. Now and then we passed some little encamp-ment in the forests, but for the most partthe country seemed wild and uninhabited. construction camps were farther on thanthis, though remains of them were constantly tobe seen in the shape of old disused shacks andbarns, large clearings in the bush, tins, and otherrefuse. After a time we reached Poca
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