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Identifier: pacificcoasttour00cana (find matches)
Title: Pacific Coast Tours through the Canadian Rockies. Vancouver - Victoria - Bellingham - New Westminster - Seattle - Tacoma - Portland - Los Angeles - San Francisco
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Subjects: Railroad travel
Publisher: Buffalo, Cleveland, & NY : Matthews - Northrop Works
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
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valley of the Illicil-lewaet through Albert Canyon, a marvelous gorge ofgreat depth and startling fascination. Revelstokeisanimportant center,from which thereis water commu-nication with therich Kootenay andBoundary districts.At Sicamous Junc-tion an excellenthotel is operatedby the CanadianPacific Railway.A branch linehere makes con-nection with LakeOkanagan, abeautiful sheet ofwater on whichplies the Cana-dian Pacificsteamer Aber-deen. The roundtrip from Sica-mous Junction tothe foot of the lakeoccupies two days,which will bemost enjoyablyspent. The Canyonof the Thompsonis entered beyondAshcroft. Itsangry waters rushalong in a per-fect maelstromand after thejunction with theFraser at Lytton,the scenery as-sumes an even wilder aspect. North Bend is situatedin the heart of the Fraser Canyon, amid awe-inspiringsurroundings. At Agassiz there is a fine Government experimentalfruit farm,while five miles north is Harrison Lake, a beau-tiful sheet of water noted for its hot sulphur springs.
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BIG TREES IN STANLEY PAKK, VANCOUVER From Mission Junction a branch line runs to theInternational Boundary, connecting at Sumas with theNorthern Pacific Railway. The St. Paul-Seattlethrough trains are operated over this route and connec-tions are made at Seattle for Tacoma, Portland, SanFrancisco, Los Angeles and other Pacific Coast points. Forty-two milesbeyond MissionJunction is Van-couver, the westernterminus of theCanadian PacificRailway. Vancouver(pop. 130,000) isbeautifully situ-ated on the shoresof Burrard Inlet.It is a progres-sive, ambitiouscity, the largestin British Colum-bia, with numer-ous attractions tooffer the visitor,including StanleyPark, one of themost beautifulparks in America,noted for its luxu-riant vegetationand big trees. Hotel Vancou-ver, of the Cana-dian Pacific HotelSystem, is con-veniently locatedand has a highreputation for theexcellency of itsservice. From Van-couver the Com-panys famous rrmcesssteamers offer asplendid service to Victoria, Seattle, Northe

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