. The Rockies of Canada; . east, thesmall lake, upon which our camp was placed, con-tracts into a shallow stream, which falls a few feetby a succession of gentle rapids and enters anotherlake about three-quarters of a mile long. This restsagainst the very base of the glacier-bearing mount-ain west of our camp. The shores of these smallerlakes are very beautiful and varied. In some placesthey are wooded rock banks, which rise a few feetabove the water, and are partially covered with thedrier kinds of mosses, huckleberry bushes, and vari-ous heaths. In such places the water is very deep,and thou
. The Rockies of Canada; . east, thesmall lake, upon which our camp was placed, con-tracts into a shallow stream, which falls a few feetby a succession of gentle rapids and enters anotherlake about three-quarters of a mile long. This restsagainst the very base of the glacier-bearing mount-ain west of our camp. The shores of these smallerlakes are very beautiful and varied. In some placesthey are wooded rock banks, which rise a few feetabove the water, and are partially covered with thedrier kinds of mosses, huckleberry bushes, and vari-ous heaths. In such places the water is very deep,and though quite clear, has a dark , in other parts, the meadow lands come downto the water by gentle inclination and terminate in alow and sandy beach. Reeds and water sedgesgrow in the shallows opposite such shores, and theircoarse leaves almost conceal the water by their lux-uriant growth. The wind-swept grass of theseswampy shores flashing in the sunlight adds anotherelement of beauty to this interesting ;
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