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o m i n g buffalo, the plains' Indians on their wionies, trappers, fur traders, scarlet-coated Northwented Policemen taming the vast hinterland with lancearbine, intrepid explorers, York boats with top hatted'Hudson Bay factors behind sturdy rivermen. "gandy-ancers" pushing the Canadian Pacific rails across thead prairies, surveyors in search of passes through the, Canadian Rockies, prospectors in search of gold. thest homesteaders—all the colourful figures in history's

'es. O r it may bring to mind limitless miles of goldenam, vast open ranges. the cattle barons of by-gone days.' reat packing industries, oil discoveries, the world's wheat

the steady advance of western civilization, the growthmanufacturing in a country once wholly agricultural.

All these were and are the Canadian West—and more!

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uth to open a land tilled with unsuspected holiday spots.01 and provincial parks. mountain resorts, magnificent

; the Canadian Rockies—then an impassable barrier.—a mountain holiday area unsurpassed in the world;

'id beyond, the islands. bays and inlets of the BritishIbia coast.

'ba. Saskatchewan, Alberta. British Columbia—eachur Provinces loosely called -The Canadian We s t - -

. t o visitors to enjoy pleasure or business within theirborders. Each has its own attractions. National Parks:

unt Revelstoke, Glacier. Yoh°. and Kootenay. preserveare miles in British Columbia; Banff. Waterton Lakes.

- stand and Jasper in Alberta total 7.043 square miles;Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. 1496; and Riding Mountain.

- Manitoba. 1149 square miles. A l l are accessible fromn Pacific stations.

W I N N I P E G B E A C H

Winnipeg, as Fort Gar ry, a centuryago p l a y e d a b i g p a r t i n t h e

opening up o f western NorthAmerica. Winnipeg, today a

travel hub serving areasundreamed o f by the ear ly

explorers, is a manufacturingcentre, rai l , road and a i r focal

point, and, almost in its ownback y a r d — a t Winnipeg

Beach and other resorts onnearby Lake Winn ipeg—aholiday centre. C a n a d i a n

Pacific transcontinental l ines t oVancouver and Edmonton, link

all major railways with thebeckoning west.

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Kip c a l l e d Canada O u r Lady of the Snows".But that was before he sampled a Canadiansummer's sunburn! G e o g r a p h y booksemphasize the prairies when they talk aboutManitoba. T h a t ' s as right as Kipling was!And a s wrong! W i n n i p e g , capi ta l o fManitoba, has long been known as the graincapital, the gateway to the West. A n d that'sright, too! I t is the ga teway to the West.And what a west! T h e Red River Val ley,the Dawson Trail, Lac du Bonnet, WhiteshellProvincial Park , Ki l larney Lake, Souris,Boissevain, Brandon—second largest city inManitoba—Riding Mountain Nat ional Park,with its herd o f Buffalo, hotels, lodges,bungalow camps, movies, boating, swimming,fishing.

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Saskatchewan—field of the clothof golden grain—is another

paradox. Here, too, is a prairieprovince that offers swimming,

boating, hunting, fishing. In thesouth; wooded lakes, provincial

parks, the Qu'Appelle river valley,level wheat-fields and the

' Park lands . Lakes, sloughs andstubble fields attract wild geeseand ducks to the natural home of

prairie chicken, pheasant andHungarian partridge. Regina,the capital, is noted almost as

much for its shade trees, WascanaLake cud park as it is for the

training headquarters of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police.Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, busy

centre;, also link the province'splay areas, and Prince Albert is

the gateway to a northernwonderland, Prince Albert

National Park.Hotels and bungalow camps, lakes

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rivers that invite canoe-campea museum, stores, a dancepavilion, organized watertransport, buffalo, whitepelicans, cormorants, Hudsonianspruce grouse and a host ofmigratory birds fill the sanctuarywith colour and song. W i l danimals, safe in the park, includeblack bear, elk, moose, white-tciled deer, woodland caribou,beaver, mink, fox and muskrat.

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B E A C H S C E N E — P R I N C E A L B E R T N A T I O N A L P A R K

L A N D I N G A G O O D O N E - E L K L A K E N A T I O N A L P A R K

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Alberta—"cow-towns", oil derricks, the open range, coal mines, the foothills,the Canadian Rockies, dude-ranches, cowboys, bustling cities, express trainsnamed f o r popu la r teams, high-heeled boots, j ing l ing spurs, h a i r y"chaps", ten-gallon hats—and, high-spot of the year, the Calgary Stampede,world's greatest rodeo.Terminus of the northern Canadian Pacific line from Winnipeg, linked byfast service with the main line at Calgary, Edmonton—gateway to theNorthwest—joins Canada and Alaska-Yukon by road and air, serves thegreat new oil area, opens the way to Elk Island National Park—home ofthe world's largest Buffalo herd.From Calgary rails and trails lead to Banff, Jasper and Waterton LakesNational Parks, the great mountain playgrounds of Banff and Lake Louise.Alternative Canadian Pacific routes lead—main line by the Bow Valley andKicking Horse Pass—southward through the Crows Nest Pass and KettleVal ley—to Vancouver.

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The southern Canad ian Pac i f icmountain route runs f romMoosejaw, Sask., Medicine Hatand Macleod, Alta., (junctionfor Calgary) through spectacularscenery skirting Kootenay andArrow Lakes. B e a u t i f u l l ygardened Nelson, Trail —homeof the Consolidated Mining andSmelting Company—thefabulous Sullivan Mine a r ereached b y this route whichrejoins the main line a t thejunction o f the Fraser andCoquihalla Canyons.

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Rushing rivers s t i l l lakes that reflect serried, snow-crowned peaks s t e e p precipicesslopes swa thed i n evergreen c o o l cascades t u m b l i n g torrents b r o a d , meadowed

valleys r o c k - w a l l e d c a n y o n s l o d g e - p o l e p i n e s e l k b e a v e r p i c t u r e s q u e l o gcabins " M o u n t i e s " m e l t i n g g lac ie rs c a r i b o u w i l d - f l o w e r s h o o f - m a r k e d

trails g a u n t , g r e y s lopes a b o v e t h e t i m b e r l i n e d u d e - r a n c h e s B a n f f ' s b r o a dstreets b e a r s m a g p i e s " W h i s k e y J a c k s " w e l l - k e p t m o t o r h ighways e i g h t

daily transcontinental t ra ins c a s t l e - l i k e B a n f f Springs Hote l b a t t l e m e n t e d MountEisenhower I n d i a n s h o t e l s t o m e e t a l l tas tes t r a i l r i d e s d u d e wrang lers

sure-foot mountain ponies s w i m m i n g h o t springs b l u e skies b l a z i n g sunshinecool nights i n v i g o r a t i n g mountain a i r e y e - f i l l i n g scenery t r a n q u i l Lake Louise

poppies t h e white chateau d e e r b i g h o r n sheep t h e Canadian Rockies!

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A mile south of Banff, reached by atree-lined avenue, is Banff SpringsHotel, famous baronial summerresort built by Canadian Pacificfrom the solid rock o f MountRundle. Over look ing the BowValley, in the lee o f toweringSulphur Mountain, Banff SpringsHotel is the last word in mountainresorts. I t combines the luxuryof a metropol i tan hote l—evento a n indoor swimming p o o l —with the outdoor l i fe o f summer—even t o a warmed, sulphur-tinged outdoor swimming pool.Riding, climbing, hiking,motoring —this b y plastic-topped bus i f you'd rather sitback a n d see the scenery—fishing, tennis, dancing,sketching, photography—Banff is the p lace f o r these.And go l f ! G o l f a t Banff isin a class by itself. T h eclub-house lies just below thehotel, your first dr ive isacross a tumbling r iver,every hole o f thechampionship 18 has abrea th - tak ing mounta inback-drop.

Exquisite as flawless jade,mirroring the surrounding

diamond-faceted peaks, Lake Louise,site of another Canadian Pacific hotel

—C ateau Lake Louise—reigns in the western limitsof n f f National Park. Here the Canadian Rockiesre t o their greatest splendour. M i g h t y Victoria

ow field 400 feet deep, Mount Temple, theley n Peaks, Moraine Lake, "Lakes in the

f Six Glaciers, well-tended trails for bootss with enjoyment. R a r e , invigorating

41 appet i tes , deepens sleep.to beauty in every direction.

Lake Louise with Moraine Lake,o Val ley, Field, Emerald Lake, Banff,

fowl Lakes, Saskatchewan Riverlcefield, Jasper National Park.

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falls, leaning glaciers, incredibly bluelakes visible from almost ony stop onmountain highways, abundant wild life,all tell you to take your camero whenyou i t the Canadian Rockes

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d the spectacular m o au n t i n

country that lies between the l(sicking horse Pass and1(ettle Val ley routes of the Canadian P f i c a r eopened for you by branch services--rail or steamer.1-lot nearly so well known as the magnificent scenerythrough ,Nhich the main line passes, this t i n n e r mountaincountry has a tremendous appeal. g a m e and the

ong reaches of

water disturbed only by swimming bigstern-wheel paddles of your steamer, peaks, glaciersand wooded slopes call to your camera or palette.Plan your visit carefully, for in this quiet backlandservice is not so frequent as on the main line orsouthern S t a r t i n g points from the main lineare: GOIden, for the take Windermere country andColvalli on the southern Canadian Pacific route;

route.

Revelstoke for Arrowhead, northern Arrow takesteamer port and the service to Nakusp landconnections for Slocan and lKootenay takes) andRobson \N est.

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Lessening alt i tudes a n d the temperatebreezes that caress the Pacific slope of theCanadian Rockies usher in a different typeof mountain holiday land southward from theCanadian Pacific main line a t Sicamous.Terraced bench lands, orchards, gent lerslopes and grey sage-brush tone the sharpbrilliance o f Alpine scenes to the pastelshades of pastoral country side. A riot ofblossom and fruit borders the rail line fromShuswap Lake a t Sicamous through busyVernon to Kelowna, Okanagan Lake port,where a transfer to highway bus is made forthe road tr ip via Peachland and Summerlandbeside the incredibly blue waters ofOkanagan Lake to Penticton, CanadianPacific southern route junction and home o f“Ogopogo, " a land-locked sea serpentfamiliar to local residents in song and story.

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4Kelowna, famous p r itsregatta and su r - l o n

•os.q,aand boatingand Pentictonplace fo r •are id.91.t h r o w *developedpears, plunitcherries b lcopiously fit,test c aof Pentibe tworch rwif.

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A I P L I N E S

Northwestward o f the Canadian Pacific ra i lwaymain line, opened to hol iday travellers insearch of new horizons by air, lies 21st CenturyCanada—Churchill on Hudson's Bay, thePeace River, Yellowknife, Fort Simpson,Coppermine, Aklavik, the Klondike, Alaska.Canadian Pacif ic Air l ines routes, opera ted o nschedule, serve these g rea t areas, l ink Alaskaand the Yukon with Vancouver and Edmonton,cross the Canadian Rockies between Calgaryand Vancouver.Smart, modern aircraft, the latest in groundequipment and navigation aids, connectionswith the ra i lway and other airlines, combineto give you hol iday areas undreamed o fbefore the days o f a i r travel.

Front cover—Banff Springs Hotel.

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YOUR CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAYALL IN ONE PACKAGE

It's beautifully simple—And simply beautiful, your holidayor business trip by Canadian Pacific. There 's nothingfor you to do but pack your bags. Yo u r own agent, or thenearest Canadian Pacific office will do the rest.

Canadian Pacific owns and operates its own sleeping cars,dining cars, express, telegraphs, steamships and—a chain of15 hotels across Canada from sea to sea. Tickets,reservations, travellers' cheques—all from the one office,what could be simpler?

For detailed information andreservations, you will getprompt service from yournearest CANADIAN PACIFIC

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