Rod and gun . Inlet the hillsrise very abiuptly to a height ofseven or eight thousand feet. A pe-culiar formation of three peaks, eachsucceeding one larger and higher thaathe one in front but identical inshape, is a feature of the landscapenot scon forgotten. On the Eastshore of Queens Reach about midwayup is a small zlike narrow channelopening into Princess Louisa this entrance the tide rushesat the rate of ten miles an hour. Inhere we went on our way back, gain-ing access very easily but having anexciting trip on the way out. Prin-cess Louisa is a small Inlet about fivemiles lo
Rod and gun . Inlet the hillsrise very abiuptly to a height ofseven or eight thousand feet. A pe-culiar formation of three peaks, eachsucceeding one larger and higher thaathe one in front but identical inshape, is a feature of the landscapenot scon forgotten. On the Eastshore of Queens Reach about midwayup is a small zlike narrow channelopening into Princess Louisa this entrance the tide rushesat the rate of ten miles an hour. Inhere we went on our way back, gain-ing access very easily but having anexciting trip on the way out. Prin-cess Louisa is a small Inlet about fivemiles long but for beauty it i- unsur-passable. At the upper end the wallson one side are perpendicular, assmooth as though of cut stone andrise for thousands of feet directly outof the water. The opposite wall is ashigh but more rounded and waterworn. At the end of the Inlet, whichis not wide, a series of Plateaux rise insteps of about one thousand feeteach, their sides well and over these tumble num-. At Anchor Pender ILirbour AMONG THE FJORDS OF BRmSII COLUMBIA 1 r ^^H|dBj£|^^ River Falls, Princess Louise Inlet erous streams and one good sizedriver. All fall directly into the seathe cascades varying in height andvolume. From the deck of the yachtovera dozen of these could be river fall is especially beautifuland at its base the writer experiencedsome of the most exciting fly-fishingwhich it has ever been his good for-tune to encounter. The Trout arenot large but what they lack in sizethey make up in gameness. Fromthe slopes of one of the mountainsclimbed the view obtained was be-yond description. The river is vis-ible for miles back tumbling down themountain side in a series of large sized water falls and I doubt if thereis a yard of anything but whilewater in it from its source, in a clearlyseen distant glacier, to the sea. We were loathe to leave this spotbut have promised ourselves anothervisit. With sail and power we reach-ed the open waters of the Gu
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