Camping in the Canadian Rockies / an account of camp life in the wilder parts of the Canadian Rocky mountains, together with a description of the region about Banff, Lake Louise, and Glacier, and a sketch of early explorations.

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Abbott, Mount 130
Agnes, Lake 42: ” ” depth of 43; ” ” in winter 118; ” ” solitude of 42
Air circulation in Canadian Rockies 267
Alders in Selkirks 125
Alpine insects, varieties of 271: ” plants 271
American Fur Company 238
Anemones 107
Assiniboine, another name for Stoneys 53
Assiniboine, Mount, altitude of 177: ” ” features of 178; ” ” first circuit of 168; ” ” ” view of 153; ” ” outline 156; ” ” south side of 174
Astley, Mr 61
Athabasca Pass 244
Atmosphere, eastward movement of 123
Avalanche from Mount Lefroy 33

B
Balsam fir 38
Banff, altitude 11: ” climate 11, 15; ” location 1; ” population 2; ” Springs Hotel 3; ” surroundings 3; ” topography of 4
Barometer, diurnal minima of 113
Bean, Mr 72
Bear’s Paw, chief of Stoneys 49
Beehive, the 41, 44: ” altitude of 44
Blackiston, Lieut. 246
Blind valleys 172
Bourgeau, M. 246
Bow Lakes 201: ” ” future popularity of 211; ” Lake, Lower 191; ” ” Upper 195; ” River 2
British Columbia 253
Brown, Mount, altitude of 184
Bull-dog flies 25
Butterflies, habits of 72

C
Caledonia, New 238
Calypso borealis 143
Cambrian Age, reference to 42
Canada, highest point reached in 115
Canadian National Park 1: ” Pacific Road, cost of 255; ” Rockies, comparisons of 264
Cannibalism, anecdote of 242
Canoe River 240
Caribou mining region 256
Cascade Mountain, ascent of 14: ” ” description of 5; ” ” origin of name 6
Castilleias 107
Castle Crags 65
Cave and basin at Banff 159
Chalet at Lake Louise 22: ” old 26
Character, effect of camp life on 273
Cheops, Mount 130
Chiniquy, Tom 49
Chinook winds, cause of 266
Chipmunks 106
Cirque 77
Climate of Canadian Rockies 265
Cloud effects 29, 82
Coast Range 262
Condensation of clouds 267
Condition, physical 89
Continental watershed 18, 37
Contrast of surroundings 95
Cold weather in September 13
Colorado, altitude of mountains in 37
Color, sunset and sunrise 30
Columbia River 120
Columbine, yellow 19
Cook, Captain 230: ” ” explorations of 237
Cordilleran System 262
Coureurs des bois 221
Cox, Ross 240
Crees, Mountain 52
Crevasses, dangers of 203
Cross River 171

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Forbes, Mount, altitude of 184
Forest fires, ancient 188: ” ” causes of 188; ” fire smoke 11
Forests, near Lake Louise 38: ” of Pacific Coast 135; ” regeneration of 190; ” Selkirk 125
Forest trees, replacement of 190
Fraser, Simon 239: ” River, first exploration of 238
Fur trade, origin of 220

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Ice Age 5, 264: ” pillars 56
Indian, ability to follow trails 49: ” frankness 63; ” gratitude 51; ” habits of 50; ” idea concerning weeping 234; ” Kootanie 247; ” loquacity 8; ” pathos 51; ” sarcasm 100; ” summer 29; ” trails 152, 212

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Laggan, distance from Banff 62: ” distance to Lake Louise 24; ” ” ” Mount Temple 79
Lake Louise, altitude of 22: ” ” depth of 17; ” ” early morning at 26; ” ” forests about 23; ” ” highest recorded temperature at 22; ” ” in October 31; ” ” past history of forests at 24; ” ” prevalent wind at 24; ” ” size and shape of 16; ” ” summer temperature of water 26; ” ” topography of region near 36; ” ” visitors at 22
Lakes in Canadian Rockies 272
Lake trout, size of 6, 202
Laurel, sheep 19
Lefroy, Mount, avalanche from 90: ” ” description of 18; ” ” precipices of 34, 90
Linnea borealis 175
Little Fork Pass, altitude of 208
Lyall’s larch 39