. Bird-nesting in north-west Canada . si* J ^. *^i,=iS^^. GREY PLOVERTU Ff NSTON ENA/ILLOW PXAMMIGAN 2 G REE N5HANK5 B LACK TERN8 ROOK PTARMIGAN 3 BONAPARTES GULLS VELLOWLEGS9 C U F? LE W In Norih-West Canada. 99 Peaks and vast pyramids of rock with curiously contorted andfokled strata, are followed by gigantic castellated masses,down whose sides cascades fall thousands of feet. Tne mar-vellous clearness of the air brings out the minutest detail ofthis Titanic sculpture. Through the gorges we catch glimpsesof glaciers and other strange and rare sights, and now andthen of wild goats and mountai
. Bird-nesting in north-west Canada . si* J ^. *^i,=iS^^. GREY PLOVERTU Ff NSTON ENA/ILLOW PXAMMIGAN 2 G REE N5HANK5 B LACK TERN8 ROOK PTARMIGAN 3 BONAPARTES GULLS VELLOWLEGS9 C U F? LE W In Norih-West Canada. 99 Peaks and vast pyramids of rock with curiously contorted andfokled strata, are followed by gigantic castellated masses,down whose sides cascades fall thousands of feet. Tne mar-vellous clearness of the air brings out the minutest detail ofthis Titanic sculpture. Through the gorges we catch glimpsesof glaciers and other strange and rare sights, and now andthen of wild goats and mountain sheep grazing on the cliffsfar above us, near the snow line. The mountains would beoppressive in their grandeur, their solemnity, and their soli-tude, but for an occasional mining village or a sportmans tentwhich gives a human interest to the scene. Three hours afterleaving Calgary, we pass the famous anthracite mines near thebase of Cascade Mountain, and soon after stop at the stationof Banff, already famous for its hot and sulphurous springs,which p
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