. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . ! ). NARRATIVE OF 1853. 179 The northern portion of the lake is thickly wooded with pine timber around its shores, and thesoil is of excellent quality, but grass is scarce until reaching its end, where there is anotherbroad, level prairie, extending thirty miles to the north and twenty towards the west. Itsnorthern arm was traversed by Mr. Tinkham, on the way to Marias Pass, as already , snow-capped mountains still appear
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . ! ). NARRATIVE OF 1853. 179 The northern portion of the lake is thickly wooded with pine timber around its shores, and thesoil is of excellent quality, but grass is scarce until reaching its end, where there is anotherbroad, level prairie, extending thirty miles to the north and twenty towards the west. Itsnorthern arm was traversed by Mr. Tinkham, on the way to Marias Pass, as already , snow-capped mountains still appeared along its east side, and curved westward far tothe north. Crossing the west fork, called Maple river, (although he could find no maple on ,)three feet deep, very rapid, and with a rocky bed, he followed it up to the end of the prairie,partially through a dense pine forest. Above this prairie he passed through an excessively thickforest for a day and a half, reaching the head of Maple river and the summit of the ridgeseparating it from the Koutenay. 1 Descending the northern slope the timber was much larger, but not so dense, and the countryhad a
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