THE WEST SHORE
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imliwiti-.! 7 iHTi Hlw z'ro,and tho native loss i Queen Chariotte Islands, the extreme northwest-
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I, tho islands along tho coast and tuo .uljnco.. n HH.iu,.,
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l ,.f urnrm ocean winds, Old lioreas
rT. SnowsoUomfallsatSitkatoa
dpll, of six inches, and Immorally disappears quickly
Wore the ii.1Ui.B rains. Tho atmosphere throughout
tho y,ar is extremely tho rainfall much exceeding
thai which h-won fr Oregon tho title of "Webfoot
To thin iH duo tho luxuriant growth of native grasses and
tho dense forests that fringe
tho coast and cover the Hum
orless islands.
To tho tourist Alaska,
and OHocially tho voyage
i thither, present unusual
attractions. Tho memen
toes brought away
from tho "1mA of
tho Midnight Sun"
though few go so far
north oh to witness
that apparent pho
luiiiio non are both
curious and unique.
Carvings, suchasaro
uwule on totem sticks,
claws of Warn and
other wild animals,
odd shells, and gar
nets imbedded in masses
in largo pieces of rock, are
tho trophies of the curiosity
tr. Tho trio to that roirinn does tf:"vJljL'S
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l it v t'uiiFi iii i n m-n 'JiiK", ill lilt) com-
won Higuiticance ofltlmt term, and tho
reason for this will hi ouicklv ammrent to totkm sticks,
northwest of Victoria. They are tnree in number-
Provost, Moresby and Graham altogether about 156
miles in length, Graham Island, tne largest, being nfty
two miles in widtk Although in common with the whole
Northwest Pacific Coast region dense forests and rugged
mountains cover the greater portion of their surface, they
are reported to contain considerable tracts of open arable
I.,,,,! wfill adanted to stock raising and agriculture, also
deposits of coal and other minerals, and waters teeming
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one who will tko the trouble to glance at a map of with cod, halibut and other excellent fish.
North America. From Puget Sound to Sitka the coast is inhabitants down to the present time, with tl
Kirdored by b continuous succession of islands. By fol- of the agents of the Hudson's Bay Company i
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SEYMOUR NARROWS.
Their sole
the exception
recently
lowing the clmnn.d betwtMMi them and the mainland the 'of the Skidez.tta Oil Minufacturinsr Company, are the
now numbering about ow
f the Pacific Coast they are an
physique, intelligence, meehanij
. m i i ...v n.uvo niuj nu Mim, euwrprise aim innn. vowing vu - ,
;rTi ,, W T 1',,,,,',1,:,,lmM.vin nri tho Queen imition-though mariners, traders, prospectors and mw
i harlotu. Islands, hxours.ons to Alaska are now be- sionaries have skirted the shores of these islands-they
coming nuim-rous and each summer more and more of are at the nresent time nractillv unexplored and mv
our HM,pl and visitor from abnm,l avail themselves of In,,, nt , .a L 't m;ration is no
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the iulvnut4igvs
mvwon.
oral huc
suniiner
Arraug,,,,,.,, s have already Wen made for sev- home of the Hydahs, The rou
A 11 trips at stated riinls the eoniing through a wonderland of unique
from Victoria tf
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! nnd nfrikinff topography.
touchinc at nniimrnna Tnrlinn rillnrtfta trftdins and fisiung
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