Stanley arrived we started eastward along the shores
of Burrard Inlet through grand wood lands and romantic
scenery, took supper at northbend.
~ Sunday
Oct 27th This morning we found ourselves whirling
through the forests of Pine, Spruce, Fir & Cedar along the
shores of Shuswap Lake, and the Fraser, Thompson and Eagle Rivers in turn. nooned at GlacierHouse in full
view of the "Great Glacier of the Selkirk." It was a day
of surprise and wonder. We crossed the Columbia
River twice, we saw forests of cedars from 1 to 3 feet
through and from 75 to 100 feet high. we passed
through the Gold, Selkirk & Rocky mountains, crossed Rogers Pass, 4275 feet above the Sea, and the mountain
peaks loom up above the pass from 7000 to 10,000 feet.
Supper at [Fired] at 12:25 o'clock
~ Monday
Oct 28th Breakfasted on the cars. The country a vast
unbroken plain, crossed the Kamanaskis River
at 10:45 am. Arrived at Dunmore at 11 a.m.
remained until 5:30 when we took the narrow
gage for Lethbridge 110 miles.
~ Tuesday
Oct 29th Arrived at Lithbridge about 1 oclock a.m.
and were met by Bros. C. O. Card, Geo L. Farrell,
and Oliver LeGrand Robinson. We put up until
daylight at Mr Webbers. after a couple of hours
sleep we started for Lee's Creek, 50 miles by teams,
across a vast Buffalo plain. At St. Marys River
11 miles from Lethbridge we stopped for breakfast at
Mr George Hanks—we reached Lees Creek about 6:30 pm
Stanley arrived we started eastward along the shores
of Burrard Inlet through grand wood lands and romantic
scenery, took supper at northbend.
~ Sunday
Oct 27th This morning we found ourselves whirling
through the forests of Pine, Spruce, Fir & Cedar along the
shores of Shuswap Lake, and the Fraser, Thompson and
Eagle Rivers in turn. nooned at GlacierHouse in full
view of the "Great Glacier of the Selkirk." It was a day
of surprise and wonder. We crossed the Columbia
River twice, we saw forests of cedars from 1 to 3 feet
through and from 75 to 100 feet high. we passed
through the Gold, Selkirk & Rocky mountains, crossed
Rogers Pass, 4275 feet above the Sea, and the mountain
peaks loom up above the pass from 7000 to 10,000 feet.
Supper at Fired at 12:25 o'clock
~ Monday
Oct 28th Breakfasted on the cars. The country a vast
unbroken plain, crossed the Kamanaskis River
at 10:45 am. Arrived at Dunmore at 11 a.m.
remained until 5:30 when we took the narrow
gage for Lethbridge 110 miles.
~ Tuesday
Oct 29th Arrived at Lithbridge about 1 oclock a.m.
and were met by Bros. C. O. Card, Geo L. Farrell,
and Oliver LeGrand Robinson. We put up until
daylight at Mr Webbers. after a couple of hours
sleep we started for Lee's Creek, 50 miles by teams,
across a vast Buffalo plain. At St. Marys River
11 miles from Lethbridge we stopped for breakfast at
Mr George Hanks—we reached Lees Creek about 6:30 pm
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," October 27, 1889 - October 29, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mqrp