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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
278
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
279
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
D
Daly Mountain 193
Dawson, Dr., on Stoney Indians 52
Desolation Valley 107
Devil’s Club 125
” Head 7
” Lake 6
” ” Indian legend of 8
Diamond hitch 142
Dominion of Canada 252
E
Eagle Pass 254
” Peak 126
” ” later attempts on 129
Earth, interior of 259
Edith, Mount, Pass 219
Epilobium 107
Experiences in camp 273
Exploration, pleasure of 75, 96
F
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
G
Glacier, House 121
” debris 55
” thickness of ice in 78
Glissading, method of 70
Goat, Rocky Mountain 117, 163, 164
Gold, discovery of 245
280
Golden-rod, Alpine species 72
Gold Range 262
Great Mountain 77, 80
” Slave Lake, origin of name 231
Green, Dr. 124
Grouse 269
H
Hazel Peak, altitude 108
Hector, Dr. 10, 246
Hector, Mount 216
Heely’s Creek 139
Hermit Range 127
Hooker, Mount, altitude of 184
Huber and Sulzer 124
Hudson Bay Company 224, 226
I
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
K
Kananaskis Pass, legend of 246
Kicking Horse Pass, discovery of 250
” ” River, origin of name 249
Kootanie River, direction of flow 120
L
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
281
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
M
Mackay, Alexander 232
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander 226
” River, discovery of 231
Mackenzie’s plan for an overland route 238
Maple trees 175
Marion Lake 130
Mariposa Grove 135
Marmots 43, 106
Milton and Cheadle 252
Minerals on mountain sides 173
Minnewanka Lake 8
Mirror Lake 42, 45
Moon, effect of latitude on 268
Morley 51
Mosquitoes, annual disappearance of 25, 199
Mountains, age of 261
” altitude of 263
” comparative size of 260
” origin and cause of 259
” system in arrangement 261
Mountaineers, tribulations of 113
Mounted Police, Northwest 2
Murchison, Mount 207
Muskegs 46
N
Névé regions 56
Northwest Company 224
” ” downfall of 225
” Mounted Police 2
O
Outfit for camp 275
P
Pacific Coast reached by Mackenzie 234
Pack-horses, difficulties with 102
” ” nature of 214
” ” remarkable experience with 105
282
Palliser expedition 245
Paradise Valley 91, 105
” ” discovery of 91
” ” in winter 117
” ” location 84
Patience, need of, in camp life 274
Peace River, origin of name 231
Peechee 8
Perseverance, need of, in camp life 274
Peyto, William 140
Phlox, alpine 72
Pica, tailless hare 105
Pinnacle Mountain 92, 97
Plateau region 263
Pleasure of camp life 271
Ptarmigan 76
Q
Quesnel, Jules 238
R
Rat, wood 106
Rhododendron 20
Roger’s Pass 254
Rundle Mountain 5
Rundle’s early visit to Banff region 9
Rundle the missionary 9
Rupert, Prince 224
S
Saddle, the 77
Saskatchewan 206
Scenery at high altitudes 45, 89, 108
Schrunds, cause of 87
Selkirk Range, humidity of 123
Selkirks, early popularity of 124
” forest trees 132
” geographical position 119
Sheep, mountain 10
Simpson Pass 144
” River 145
” Sir George 244
Simpson’s, Sir George, expedition 7
Sky, color of, in mountains 268
Smoke of forest fires 81
Snow line, determination of 56
” ” in Colorado and the Andes 57
” patches, effect on vegetation 67
” storm in June 12
Solitude of high altitudes 215
Sounds, forest and mountain 273
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Spray River 4
Spruce trees 38
Stones, loose, danger of, in Canadian Rockies 59, 69
Stoney Indians, characteristics of 51
” ” dress of 52
” ” nature of 9
” ” Palliser’s account of 53
” ” religion of 52
Storms, approach of 27, 81
” mountain 156
St. Piran, flowers and butterflies 72, 73
” summit of 71
Stuart, John 239
Sullivan, Mr. 246
Sulzer and Huber 124
Surveys for railroad 253
T
Temple, Mount, altitude 78
” ” first ascent of 115
” ” avalanches from 78
” ” first attempt to ascend 109
” ” maximum temperature on summit 116
” ” north side of 110
” ” strata of 79
” ” summit of 116
Thirst, method of quenching 74
Thunderstorms in mountains 28
Tourists at Banff 2
Tree line 270
Trees, age of 135
” ” at Lake Louise 23
Tunnel Mountain 4
Twilight, length of 11
Twin, William 48
V
Valleys, age of 262
” blind 212
Van Horne, Sir William 254
Vegetation of Canadian Rockies 270
Vermilion Pass 181
” Plain 248
” River 179
Vitality of mountain trees and herbs 12
Voyageurs 221
W
Waputehk Range 183
Wasps and bull-dog flies 25
Wildman, Enoch 48, 119
Wilson, Tom 138