^, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) Y A // /- .V^ /<^^:c i /j 1.0 lii 2.2 I.I 1^ H: yi 11112.0 1.8 IL25 11.4 IIIIII.6 V] <^ /2 / -^/ y >^ Photographic Sciences Corporation #»^«»^ 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 "fditinn uiukr ; tlu- Kcv. W. W. Holtnn startid Imni Cape CiininuTcll, the nnrthiriiniost point nf thf island, and pinclratid as far as Weiss Lake, where the lateness dl the ^e.isiin eninpilled il to turn back. )n the I'diirth of July, two years Liter, a seeoiid eNjiIorini,; p.irty. delerniiiied to eonipUte the work, laiuled at Ldrniorant Isk', on the east eoast of \'an(on\ir Is'.md. This second |)art\ consisted of live members : the Kev. W. W. ISolton, leader; Mr. J. W . l.aini;. formerly president of the Oxford liii- versitv .\thletic Cliib, provide r of tlie funds ; Kleniinji of \'ictoria, photoi;rapher ; Jones of Seattle, guide, and ("lareer, also of Se.ittle, cook. From Alert Hay tiiey crossed to th^ mainlaiul in c.moes. ;\\u\ l>arnained w ill) it;ih-ii'o-i;lass, chief of the Nimp- keesh Indians, to pole them up the rapids of the Nimpkeesh Ki\er. .\ftt'r Laboriously polini; and draxginv;- their canoe up fourteen r.apids, Nimpkeesh Lake was reached, and under saiL with .1 good bree/.e, was (jiiickly tniversed. Camp was pitched at the entrance to the Kla-anch River, ii|i the itirbukiU w.iicrs of which the explorers foui;ht their way for twelve hours. .\i a plai'e to which they ijave the name " Hell's Ciate," the rocks on either side of the river rose hiyjh and frowniniL;. so that the w.iter boiled and seethed as they rushed throiiijli the narrows. For the next two tlays there was a continual slrui^s^le with the rapids of the Kia-;UK'h Ki\er. the white men jiimpini;' in and out of the boat at the command of the Indian boatmen to haul on the ro|)e attached to its bow. Hy the evening;' of the secoiul d.iy the exjilorers reached the fork of the Kla-anch with the Koona Koona Siteh, and, wearied by their exertions, were i;!ad to make camp, des|)ite rain, wet srroimd. and countless i;nats and mosijuitoes. Next (lav the KoW si. 1,1. A' III; INKI Ksl I V. t .moe v,.is nnioaded and ilie stores packed upstream, the water beinj; too low to llo.it the laden bo.it. The wlloled;iy was spent in |)olin.i.j ;ind li.iiilini; on the ro|)e. Several limes loi,j-i.ims wire encoiiiilc red, and oiu' of these, dirictlv' across the stream, had to be cut through with axes. I>y noon W'oss Kiver was sij^hied, and then tlu lndi;iiis, lhou),dl they had coiUr.icliil to conduct the jiarty to the heavo hours tlie waves washed over the raft, and drenched the men, but they jicrsevered. .'iikI. after the swell had ijone down, poled .ilcinj; in toler.able com- fort. Not darini; to ijet out into the open Lake, tluv hiii^ncd the shore, soundiiiik; the points and lu'.iillands. .\t 2:30 A.M. they reached the he.id of the Lake, liijhted ,1 tire on the shinj^rly beach, ;md Lay down just as thev were. < in awakmiL; next morniny; .1 i;lorious \iew discloseci itself: to rii^ht ;mil left were ),;r,ind mountains, and before them the Kowse j^lacier, from which a milky stream ran into the L.ike. In this beiuti- liil siiot thev rested for tweiitv-four liouis ,ificr their recent ihoioj^r.iplu r xipI up early in the morniliy; excrlioiis. '11 and was rewarded In c,il( hiiii; .i •^ln\^\ sU'my, ipf be.autifni trout which ,ire not only \ir\ .ibundant ai this rei;ion, but iL;,imier iIi;p i in most p'.ices. The lirst explormi; |iarly h.ixin;,^ peiutrati Woss Lake, the real wiirk of the L.iiii'' i),irl to Ir;i\erse the iplle iimdr l\ I Hi;, I II III It VI /. cil miles ol untrcpiWieii interior Iviiv^ between Woss L,ik( and (•cat I'entral Lake. Il In iiii;, how- ever, impossible to penetrate so far iiitip iinknipwn c,S. TlIK ILLrSTRATKl) A M i:i>! KW \. ^95 IM>1 \N 1 \Ni>l. Al All K I I; \\ . should make its \\;iy to the western euast to tjet sup- jiiiii. So they crossed the lake, made one camp, and. shouhl- erinji tlieir packs, addressed themselves to the task of i rossini; the ridvjf that intervened between them ;nid the coast. Alter ' ' )f 2,ooo feet, Mr. llolton severely woundetl a The partv was lo have broken jiartx plies. n;imin'4' a level o , bear, but failed to .secure hini. up on the siinunit of tht.' dividing raimc, three jioiny; down the 'I'ahsis Kiver to the ocean, and two ilimbin;,; the hiiiCii mountain- side, hopiniL;' to descend by some i;ulch to liuttle's Lake. Hut, as they were by too heavy |)a<'ks, it seemed out to siale till- rani;e. So tilcy with the others to tile ocean, handicappei of tile (|uestion for liie two last resolved t(j journey in conipain "or two days tlle cotu'se It its moutii a deserted fr.iil cmoe .ind two r\M|' i.\ II i and. .ivjain shoulilerinK tlieir packs, started til) '''^' '"'' "' •' rivir, which now bears the name of I.aiiivT. Steadily eiiiiii)inv;- for two days tliey readied the to|) of the di\ih\\ ol w.iter I'eiitr.il L.ike- to the soutli. The di- sceiit oi'cupied twn days, and on arriviiii,; at tlle shore ol I'ire.it Ceiitr,il Lake it w;is found that the second supply party Had already been live days in camp. .\ few jileasaiil days were spent there in restim;-, trout tishiiiiL;. .iiid eiiioxim; tlle superb >eener\. Then C.reat Central Lake, which is tliirty miles loiiv;, w.is tr.nersi'd in a canoe, the party stoppiui,; for a short time when three miles from the lieail of the lake to e.xamine and |)hotov;r;ipli some stranv;e hieroj^lyphics carved upon a rock. Thou,i;h of lnri;e si/e, no oiu' could make aiiythiii'^ out ol them. 296 TIIK ILIA'STRATKI) AMKRICAX. M\K( ti"5, 1898. (IN UliSS lAKK. ,\ MiiKNIM All II cil IKiill. The photograph has been sent to I'rofessor lioas of the Smith- sonian Institute, who is a iitreat authority ii|)(iii the lore of the \'ancouver Islaml Iiuiians. At the heat! of tlie lake the Stamps River was entered, and soon af- terward the Alberni Kiver and a lagoon, wliere the jLirty an- chored their eanoe and entered the woods. On .August 14 they reached .Alberni, where some time was spent in examining the gold mines for which that region is rapidly becoming famous. t'From .Mberni a journey of fifty-si.x miles took them to Na- naimo, whence it is a railroad trip of eighty-four miles to X'ic- toria, the capital of British Co- lumbia. To these distances are to be added 24.0 miles by steamer to Alert Bay, 200 miles by canoe and raft, and 1 15 miles on foot, making a total of dg^ miles. In summing uj) the explorers' impressions of the country trav- ersed, it may be said that it is .1 m.ass of mountain-ranges thrown together in the wildest c(jnfusion. of glaciers, Ixnilders, snow-cap- ped peaks, rushing streams, and numerous waterfalls. There is not much large or valuable timber, and slate and marble, though abundant, .arc found in utterly inaccessible spots. But for the hunter and the tisherman Northern .ind Centr.il \',in- '•^.*^ .V ' ' t ' < l,K \\ I N \KI' \ I Ml K I II \S comer Isl.ind is ,1 |).ir;i(lise; while for the lover of line and rugged scenery then is .1 constant series of delights .ind sur- ])rises in store. .Mreadv there is a tendeivy noticeable among s|)ortsmen all over the worki to seek the coinp.irative solitudes of the extreme western |)arts of this continent. .After ,1 man has luintedin India, .Australia. South .Africa and the Balkan fastnesses he tloes not, as of yore, consiiier himself a true graduate of the college of N'imrod. He pines lor th'- society of the puma and the grizzlv. or cannot die con- tent till he h;is l.iid low, at least, one lordly buffalo of the fast diminishing herd. Hence, he sets out for the West, ;md, once having ac(iuired .1 feeling of a.sso- ci.ition with western wilder- nesses, he seems to yield to some spell that calls him again, year .after ye.ir. to the same li.uiiits. The f.iscin.ition of the forest for il'ic n,iliir;il m,in, great everywhere, is evidently greater in these regions. Why it should be is perhaps not so much of a riddle in reality as it looks at first blush. The fact is, these regions are fresher, more virginal, more strange, amid their vastiicss, 1 leiice, they lure and rehire the adventurous explorer, .uiil m.ike him .-in eiuhiisi.astic advei'iiscr of their charms. 1 ■"xo^J A Monarch of the Mist. "11 T'RITIl me." said the I'.ditor, ■•three hundred and \/W twenty worils. I want them to till up a blank sp.ice." "I saw yesterdiiy," said I, ".about three hun- dred and twenty words worth in Mailison S(|iiare (iarden. You remember, it was the last of a series of cold, wet days, with a Scotch mist, and the p.ivemeiit seeming to exude ice-water. "As I passed through ih;' . o.asis, beautitul even in winter, I lingered for a moment to admire its spouting geyser. 1 then observ('d th.it there w.is but one person sealed on a bench in the park. That person w.is an old wom.iii p.ist seventy. .Around her narrow shoulders was pinned an ,iiiti(|ue shawl of the vin- tage of the early twenties, fashioned in imit.ition of ye ancient camel's hair. On her nose sat iron-rimmed spectacles, r.im- pant. In one hand she grasped an .apple, which she occa- sionally [K-cked at. In the other she held an evening paper at a goodly flistance. so as to focus the type correctly. Beneath her feet, soggy but non-conducting, w.is .1 Sunday news- )).iper. The old creature's expression w,is kindly ,iiid intelligent. She was absorbed in the news. .Around her unprotected he.id of snow-whiti' hair the steel-cold mist formed ;in aureole. The sh.ulowy cabmen were tla|)ping in the distance, sl.i|)ping them- sehi's to kee|) warm. N.iught disturbed her reg.il c.ilm. "The geyser spouted mi-rrily with the imei|ual spurts that constitute its greatest ch.irm ,iiul under it the most (U'lightfni founi.iin in the ( ity. I thotighl of Kiith ;md Tom I'incli, in • M.irtin C'hu//lewit.' They used to meet .at the fountain in Temple I'ourt, you remember. Weaving short rom.ances in my mind, 1 glanced ag.iin ,at the old Kady silting in solitary state. "Talk about .Ameriean Uoyallies anil ( hieeiis of Holland Dames I " said I to the geyser. " Surely, this is the <)ueen of .\pple Marys." " Whv don't vou write it ? ' said the I'.ditor. Ri m',. i8y8. ^TfK^t -m'^m'^ £.-'#€''' mmm mmfmmmmm W cr of tine and ■liv;hts and sur- liicabk- among .'!• tlu' world to ativf solitudes csti-rn |)arts of \ftfr a man has Uistralia, South ilkan fastnt'sses f vore, ronsider radualL' of the od. He pines the puma and aiinol die con- id low, at least, lo of the fast I. Hence, he Vest, ami, once I feel ills'; of asso- estern wilder- is to yield to :alls him again, to the same s('iii;itii)ii of the ural man, ijreat viiiently n'feater Why it should t so much of a as it looks at e fact is, these ii!j;e, amid their turous explorer, r liiarms. Simday news- ,■ .-md iiitclliijent. nprottctcd he.'id n .iiiriMile. The , sl.appini; them- fijal calm, (jiial spurts that : most dcliijhtfui Tom I'inch, in the fountain in ; rom.inccs in my I solitary st.ite. ecus of Holland is the Oueell of . - <-^ - ^j'f::mm