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Title: Sandford Fleming, empire builder
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone), 1873-1946
Subjects: Fleming, Sandford, Sir, 1827-1915 Railroads
Publisher: London, Oxford University Press
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ou seem, as it were, at such times, only to commune withnature, and to be free from all that is false and meretriciousin our civilization. You are beyond the struggles and pettypersonalities of the world, and you feel how really and trulylife is better and happier as it is more simple/ The scene is a memorable one. They are encampedwithin the threshold of one of the gateways through themountains. The sun lit up in warm colours the great moun-tains encircling the valley. We were surrounded by thesemagnificent heights. Our camp was but a few miles distantfrom the valley, which leaves Bow River for the VermilionPass. The atmosphere was not so clear as we could wish,and the distant peaks were invisible. We had, nevertheless,a remarkable view of the towering battlements to the north,in themselves so lofty and so near to us, and the details sointricate that it would be impossible to portray them withinthe limits of ordinary canvas/ To this point they had been driven over a fairly good road,
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w OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY KICKING HORSE 133 but, from now on, the trail must be followed on horseback, orprobably sometimes on foot. To harden themselves to thesaddle they therefore spent the latter part of the afternoonin riding up the valley about twelve miles, between moun-tains of the grandest description. To the south two heightsof great prominence present themselves. They commanda view of the depression leading to the Vermilion Pass.One of the peaks is crowned with perpetual snow, and is ofstriking beauty. The other has a cubical form of summit.A third, at no great distance, is pyramidal, and so on in everyconceivable variety these mountains tower above us. West-ward we see Castle Mountain to our right. The resemblanceto Cyclopean masonry has doubtless suggested the name,for it is marked by huge masses of castellated-looking work,with turreted flanks. After passing through a mile of burntpine wood at its base, we reach Spillmans camp where westay for the night. The fires in the va

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