Chapter XV

_The Pleasures of the Natural Sciences—Interior of the
Earth—Thickness of the Crust—Origin and Cause of Mountains—Their
Age and Slow Growth—System in Mountain Arrangement—The Cordilleran
System—The Canadian Rockies—Comparison with Other Mountain
Regions—Climate—Cause of Chinook Winds—Effect of High Latitude on
Sun and Moon—Principal Game Animals—Nature of the Forests—Mountain
Lakes—Camp Experiences—Effect on the Character_ 258-275

Index 277-283

FULL-PAGE PHOTOGRAVURES.

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Mount Assiniboine _Frontispiece_
Banff Springs Hotel 4
Bow River and Cascade Mountain 10
Lake Louise 18
Mount Lefroy and Mirror Lake 38
Lake Agnes (In early July, 1895) 42
Tom Chiniquy (By courtesy of Mr. S. B. Thompson, New Westminster, B.
C.) 50
Mount Temple, from the Saddle 78
Discovery of Paradise Valley 92
Camp in Paradise Valley 108
Mount Sir Donald, from Eagle Peak 126
Head of Rocky Mountain Sheep 132
North Lake 152
Summit Lake, near Mount Assiniboine 154
Head of Rocky Mountain Goat (Shot July 18, 1895) 164
The Waputehk Range (Looking across the range from near Hector) 184
Mount Daly 192
Upper Bow Lake (Looking east) 196
Upper Bow Lake (Looking west) 200
Source of the Little Fork of the Saskatchewan River 206
Storm in Little Fork Valley 208
Mount Hector and Slate Mountains (From summit of a mountain near
Little Fork Pass, 10,125 feet in altitude) 210
Camp at Little Fork Pass 212
Upper Bow Lake (Looking south) 270
Emerald Lake and Mount Field 272

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.

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Rundle Mountain and Bow River 15
Lake Louise (Looking toward chalet) 31
Anemones 40
A Cool Retreat in the Forest 75
Summit of Mount Temple 115
Glacier House 120
Peyto 140
Packing the Buckskin 142
Calypso 143
Approaching the Pass 149
North Lake (Looking northwest) 157
Haunt of the Mountain Goat 165
Mount Assiniboine (From northwest) 167
Lake on Vermilion Pass 181
Ready to March 186
Camp at Upper Bow Lake 202
The “Bay” 214
Falls of Leanchoil 249

CAMPING IN
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES.