. The Rockies of Canada; . tants of B some sir le process were barrels w lie Bow R asily o y everyone now, and psed i ^ance. onsists ofi the neales for the enlightenmc_ rral hotelsW^mmt^1-Some excellent roads and t and poplar groves to places of interehot sulphur springs, the Spray of Tone thousand ftthe surrounding rf Banff, amountains, Iconcealed by interr many miles, may beRiver, an unbr■>, one of whicn thousand igh andtov st is. Banff 7 Minnewanka Lake, beyond a series of gravel ridgeswhich are relics of the glacial period. About one mile from the village, on an eminen
. The Rockies of Canada; . tants of B some sir le process were barrels w lie Bow R asily o y everyone now, and psed i ^ance. onsists ofi the neales for the enlightenmc_ rral hotelsW^mmt^1-Some excellent roads and t and poplar groves to places of interehot sulphur springs, the Spray of Tone thousand ftthe surrounding rf Banff, amountains, Iconcealed by interr many miles, may beRiver, an unbr■>, one of whicn thousand igh andtov st is. Banff 7 Minnewanka Lake, beyond a series of gravel ridgeswhich are relics of the glacial period. About one mile from the village, on an eminenceoverlooking the junction of the Bow and Spray rivers,stands the Banff Springs Hotel. The Bow Rivermakes a fine cascade between rocky walls just belowthe hotel, which latter is a comfortable place withaccommodations for a large number of guests. Theverandas command, from a considerable height, amagnificent view of the foaming river, while a vistaof snowy peaks almost unrivalled on this continentis seen in the distance through a gap in the nearerlimestone cliffs. Several years ago, two gentlemen decided to as-cend Cascade Mountain, one of the highest peaks ofthe neighbourhood. Instead of taking such adviceas was offered, they would have it that a course overan intervening ridge was preferable to any started out with the intention of returningwithin twenty-four hours, but instead mysteriouslydisappeared for three days. Then they return
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