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the •citY by auto befeire going to the
reception tendered us at Government
House by the lieutenantegenernor,
Fredericton. has ia wonderfully
picturesque • eituation • at • a bend of
the St, John Riveri nearly a hundrcd
miles from its ,inoutle At this !Point
the St. John isdialf a mile widea The
• Gevernment buildings located oil a
tisinn terrace on the banks ofthe St,
John are quite • imposing; What
strikes an Ontario mae first.ie the
old appearance of the cityand, the
Net that the buildians are nearly all
frame', Fredericton has beautiful
trees and wide uawns but the Inn/0
care is not taken with the lawns and
boulevards as is eliarecteriptic • 9f
the newer Provinces. It was our
first reel etop in the 'Maritime Pro-
vinces and we' Were• _delighted with
the eeixiit •of the Welcome'. given us.
Warhearied a eller-
acterteeic .of the Maritime peciple
whielan wotild be airellicenns to einu-
late. We like the New 'Brenswicidets
at sight and took home the 'Iciiidest
recollections of our brief visit with
than The largest indestry in the
Hart Shoe factory whose product
finds e, ready market thrcaignout
Canada..
•
•, At the Lieutenant -Governor's re-
ception we heard speeches by the
Premier Veniot, Acting -Mayor Dix-
on, President Brennan and Mr.
Louis J. Ball of B.C, Times are
not the best in Newd Brunswick just
now, and commercially the Province
seems to ha,ve a touch of the blues.
The New Brunswickers feel they
ought not to have :their representa-
tion in parliament reduced as has
been done through the shifting of
po'pulation to the Western Provinc-
es. As the matter of representation
was definitely 'dealt with in the
B,N:A. Act on what appeared to
be an eminently fair basis, their ar-
gument is not very convinciag.
They also feel the freight rates to
the ether provinces' burdensome and
mere than hint that the spirit of
the B.N.A. agreement in this regard
is met being carried out. By present-
ing 'their problems to the visitors,
the New BrunsWickers- undonbtly
stimulated interest in the minds of
the publishers and questions affect-
ing the -.Maritimes will hereafter
dravv, a more • sympathetic interest
from weekly pahlishers throughout
Canada, as a result of what they
heard and saw during their visit.
The ninety mile train journey
from Fredericton down to St: John
along the bank of the. St. John Riner
starting early in the morning tra-
versed a picturesque ' country. The
St. John is a mighty river, four Nine
dred miles long and half a mile wide
in this sectione and one of the two
main highways of the great lumber-
ing industry of New • Brunswick.
Arriving at St. John, Canada's great
winter seaport, about the noon hour,
we received a- cordial 'welcome from
MaYor Fisher and „a deputation of
11§ citizens. Before proceeding , to the
Paradise Cafe for, the civic luncheon
, we had a chance to visit the public
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IN square and get a glimpse of this old
Loyalist city. Here for- • the first
time we,got the breeze off the ocean
and felt the freshness of the salt in
the sea air. One's first impression of
St. John is its histeric atmosphere.
The old cemetery in the square con-
tains tablets dating away back to
info and beyond. We noted a slab
to the memory of an officer • who
was killed in the historic encounter
betweea the Chesapeake and Shane.
non. Flocks, of nigeoeis make their
headquarters in the square and are
perfectly tame, , flying down in
swarms aniid the crowd of people,
But with all its historic • tradition,
Si. John' is also a modern commer-
cial city and is growing in impor-
tance. We visited the immense new
dry dock that is being erected at the
cost of millions of dollars. The cem-
ent basin which -will receivenvessels
behind dyked gates is no less that
65 ft. deep and rioo feet long.
Thousands of men are employed on
the job and it is hoped to have the
dock in operation by next October.
iAt iSta John we entountered the oc-
ean tides whiCh are the highest in
the world on the Bay of Fundy, ris-
ing to 26 ft. It is a strange sight to
visit the waterfront at low tide and
see vessels standing in the mud
whichin a few hours would be afloat
at the same point. Everybody who
visits St. John goes to see the revers-
ing Falls of the St. John River. The
river winds its neny to the sea through
a narrow channel, hemmed in by
precipitious limestone cliffs. At low
tide the river waters fall some da
feet into the harbor, but soon the
never -decided battle is being fought
again between the river current and
, the tide of the invincible Fundy, the
I rise of which not only evens tip the
1 at ft. fall of the stream but reverses
1 it for a time. Then occurs the
strange sight of the outer waters
' forcing their way up stream. At half
tide when the waters, are levelled,
boats, may pass through in safety.
At St, John we found it rather
confusing to keep. track of the time
of day, 'Then' have three times down
there, Atlantic Standard, Marine
Time, and Daylight Saving. It is en-
ough to make an honest watch go
dippy, trying to steer a straight
course through the maze of times.
We told the St John folks that there
were really four times, the fourth
being the wonderful good time they
gave us while we were their guests.
I• Our party was Aceompanied by
1 prominent C.P.R. officials. They in-
cluded W. B. Howard, Assistant
General Passenger Agent at Mont-
real, j. Harry Smith, Canadian Press
Representative, of the Company and
T. L. Keine of Toronto. As the
train passed over the various divis-
ions the Divisional Superietenderits
joined it and saw it safely over the
line, Supt. J. 14. Main joieed it at
Trenton and at Megaetie, Quebec, J.
I. Boyle, Supt. 6f that Division
tame abroad, At Fredericton where
t'lie nada was parked for the night in
order t� give the travellers a good
rest riad to allow them to enjoy the individuals but of thenation as retire,
VANC/18.
SUNDAY AFT4RNDON
Jesus, what didst Time, find in rue
, That Thou hast .dealt so 19vingiyni
I-Iow great the jdy that TWouhast
So lbarrQelcheteiding 'hope or
Jesus, my Lord, I. 'Thee adore, e,
0 make me love Thee more and,
imorel
Jesus ,of Thee shall be my 'some;
ifo,Thee my heart and noul belong "
All tiint,nlunhaeive or am is thine;
And • Thou, blest Savior, Thou art
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-Jents,..inietord, LiThee adore;
0 make me hive Theie More and
morel „ • a • .,
HIlenry
PRAYER
0 Lord we beseech Theeno help us
to cling to Thee. We aye weak creaie
tures and often weary with life's'
varying scenes. Bless us with the as-
surance that nothing can separatnus
from thy love. Help us to render un-
to Theele returnethe love of our
hearts. May our service not be UP
service but the worship of a sincere
heart. Thou'. who didst make of that
disciple who ,denied all knowledge of
Thee a rock upon which to found Thy
church so draw all heart into Thy
service that Thy kingdom may soon
come And Thy will be,done on earth
asiit Is heaven. For Thine name's sake
SUNDAY scHoot LtssoN FOR
JULY egth, 1923
Lesson,- Titan -Simon Peter.
Leeson Passage -7 Matt 16:1.3-i8
21-23: John 21:15-17.
Golden Text—Johrozeien
Matt. 16:r3in8, -
Cenanea Phillipi was a city in Up-
per Galilee at foot of Mt. Hermon,
There were at this time many villages
in the vicinity or "coasts" of this
city and it was into these that Jesus
and his disciples came.
• Various conjectures were made as
to vein) 'Jesus really was, In Mark
6.14 we read that Herod even, ex-
presed his opinion as to who he was:
—"And King Herod heard him; (for
his name was spread abroad) and he.
said, that John the Baptist was rising
from the dead, and therefore mighty
-.works do shew forth themselves in
him."
The disciples when questioned by
Jesus: "Whom do men say that I the
Son of Man am?" gave Herod's op-
inion first, and then that others said
he was Elias or one of the prophets.
He then pressed them to declare
their own opinion: "But whom. say
Ye that. I am?" Peter answered for I
all, saying, "Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the Living God." This was
the first knowledgement of Jesus as
the Messiah even by his own chosen
followers. Peter was spokesman al-
ways for his fellow apostles, quali-
fied for the position, not by any moral
superiority, but his boldness in speech
and action, riot infrequently accompan-
ied by rashnes for which he was sever-
ly rebuked by the Master.
"The Son of the Living God." The
tenni living was given to the true
God to distinguish him from idols
that are lifeless—wood and stone.
He is also the source of life tempor-
al, spiritual and eternal. The term
living is often applied to him in the
Old Teatament. His disciples were
convinced he was the long -expected
Messiah and, being satisfied, they
were not ashamed to confess it.
And Jesus answered and said unto
him Blessed (happy in your concep-
tion of whom I am) art thou, Shnon
Barjona: (Son of Jona) for flesh and
blood, bath not revealed it unto thee,
but my Father which is in heaven!'
The meaning of Jesus' answer -is well
brough out in the following paragraph
• "This truth you have not learned from
Barns' notes on this passage. "This
truth you have not learned from my
lowly appearance, from my human
narare, from my apparent rank and
standing in the world. You Jews,
were expeeting to know the Messiah
by his external splendor, his pomp and
power as a man. But you have not
learned me in this manner. You have
learned it, taught by God."
• And 1 say also unto thee, That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church; and the. gates
,of hell shall not prevail against it"
(verse rS). The word Peter, in
Greek, meaneea rock. We learn from
John 1.43 that the change of name
from Simon to Peter was made at
his first introduction to the Saviour.
The name did not, however, wholly
lake the place of the old one for
Christ himself used it when he found
the disciples sleeping in the garden of
Gethsemane:—"Shnon sleepest thou?"
"Upon this rock I will build my
church" "I will make you the hon-
ored instrument of making known my
gospel first to Jews and Gentiles, and
will make you a firm and distinguish-
ed preacher in ,building my church."
"And the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it," Ancient cities
were surrounded by walls. In the
gates, by which they were entered,
were the principal plaees for holding
courtei transacting business, and -de-
liberating on public matters. The
meaning evidently is that all the plots
of the enemies of the church should
not be able to overcome it—a pro-
mise that has been remarkably ful-
filled.
• Verses 21-23,
Jesus having drawn from the
twelve a profession of their faith in
his Messianship began to teach them
that, although he was the Messiah
and consequently a king, lie must suf-
fer before he reigned—"Ought not
Christ to have suffered these things,
and to enter into glory?" (Luke 24.20
This was not the popular belief con-
cerning the Messiah The Scribes
spoke of Him as an earthly monarch
who would restore the throne of
David and Solomon and the long
lost privileges of the chosen people,.
He Pow begaxi to teach the disciples
differently by foretelling his various
sufferings at the. hands not ,only of
Immui
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WEEKLY P MASHERS' VST ATIEE
No. x
Newspapermen from Vancouver .Island to
Newfoundland, Including Every Province, -
Foregather at Halifax Convention and Tour-
ed the Pr^vinces by the Sea.
1.1031441,
(Owing to circumstances. beyond
der control we were tillable to take
in this wonderful tripe but we are
Publishing an account of it as written
by Mr. Lorne Eady of the Walkerton
Telescope.)
Out of seven hundred weekly
newspapers in Canada eeo belong to
tbe Canadian Weekly Newspaper
Association an organization which
covers every province in the Dom-
inion. Early in June every year a
great convention is held at some
centre where the publishers get to-
gether to hear addresses from ex-
perts, discuss publishers' problems
and transact the Association's busi-
ness. The Convention which lasts
two or three days, is usually follow-
ed by a trip in which the publishers
wives are included. Two years ago
Ilia convention was held at Van-
couver B. 0, and the eastern " men
took three weeks' off to tour Brit-
ish Columbia and the intervening
provitiees: Last year the convention
was held at Ottawa and this year at
Halifax, It will thus.be seen that
through the Association members
soon get to know something of Can-
ada from coast to -coast and to
mingle freely with the people from
other provinces. The trips are thus
not only enjoyable but have a broad-
ening influence, in fact provide a
eral editcatien for the average small-
town publieher, and better equip him
for the carrying on of his vocatioft.
Through the courtemof the C.P.R.
and C.N.R., railroads the C,WilsT,A.
members and their wives saw the
Maritime Provinces this time. The
special C.P.R. train width conveyed
the party the first half of the itiner-
ary pulled out �f Toronto at 3 pan,
Thursday, Jutie lath, It was a pala-
dal trairt,, cornposed of two dinerS,
seven oullmans, an observation car,
and two special baggage coaches,
On board were two hundred publish:
ors from Oietario and points west as
-
far as Vaacoever. Others joined the
party at Montreal, and still othere
travelled to Halifax by the regulat
trains, Montreal was passed at mid-
night and daylight found us near the
border of Maine where we passed
into a rough country, of rocklakes,
and rivers somewhat similiar to itor-
theta Ontario, ' At 13rovviisville,
lgaine, our engine stopped for a
drink, and the party piled out t� I
I
take a constitutional up and down
the station platform. We got talk-
ing to a trainman, Mr. Harry Har-
shaw, who, on learning that we haled
from Walkerton, Ontario, asked us
if we knew Conductors Bob Camp-
bell, Geo. Walker and P. J. Scanlan,
Harshaw, who is a Canadian, used to
run from Toronto to Owen Sound
ten years ago.—For two hundred
miles we travelled through Maine
the scenery being somewhat pictures-
que but the country being sparsely
settled and apparently of very little
use so far as natural resources' were
concerned. The thick woods appear-
ed to be all small second growth
timber. Twenty-four hours from
home, having covered x,000 rniles, we
arrived at 3 p.m. at McAdam Junction
on the border of New Brunswick.
Here all piled out for -a stroll in
thes unshine and cameras were busy,
snapping the party, and the various
car groups. In our car—No. e—we
found many old friends who formed
a congenial company. We soon had
a "car yell" and car songs specially
composed by versatile members of
our company, with which we paraded
through the train.
Our first stop was at Fredericton,
New Brunswick's capital, a city beaut-
ifully situated on the St. John River,
with a population of eight thousand.
We were met at the station by of-
ficials of the Government, City Board
of Trade, and a great crowd of citi-
zens. We were whisked off in inot-
ors to the basement of the Methodist
Church where we were the guests of
the City of Fredericton at a mag-
nificent banquet, Here we inlanders
got our first taste of fresh St, John
River salmon and it may be said
• that fish and other "sea, foods" forn.
ed a welcouid part of the menu all the
time we were down by the sea. If
fish is really brain food the editors
should profit by their diet down there
but if the theoty that niao partakes
of the nature of the food he eats, be
true, considering the number of lob -
eters consumed, we far the result
may prove anything but felicitous.
The gentleman who sat next to ue,
Mr, Calm president of the I3oard of
Trade, is an enthusiastic booster for
Fredericton and was eble to tell us
a great many interesting things abotit
the New Brunswick capital. We
were also able to see a good deal of
atenery 61 the run to St. John by
daytime,. the train was joined by G.
Brute turpee, Dist, Pass. Agent, St.
John who aceompanied the party
aeroet NOVit Scotia tO, Halifax.
'Continued next week.)
stilted by elders, chief priests and
scribes; and lastly he spoke of his re-
surreetion to titem. The impulsive
but warrn-hearted Peter could not do
other than regard these sayings as
visidnary and gloomiediand so, taking
advantage of his close friendship, he
poseibly seized his hand and began to
assure him most earnestly that his
fears were altogether unnecessary.
Never 'man before dor since, reeeived
such a severe answer. His rebuke
was in the very 'words Jesus used
i
when tempted of. the devil n the wild
creess. Just as '$atan tried to entice
„Jesus away from the very thing for
which he caineiinto the world agi
now Peter imitated him and wag told
that he wes an offence, that is a ;hind -
ranee, and was told to begone.
Jesus the said to the now astonished
and frightened Fete; "You loOk
only at the'lininan side of these trans
actions, p.pd regard my death as a
mere instante of morality like that
of other Men, te be averted , as a
great calar,Jity, -wherehs it is the
means which- God has eliosen and
appointed for the • eaivation Of his
elect peopled,
"Todey we bear witnees, to the fact
that Christianityis the , only sen
ia-
ion in the world n which the Found-
er dies Not merely this, it is the
only religion in which the Founder
dies as a criminal in the eyed of most
of His cotnemporaries, and. yet this
shameful death becomes the centre,
cone and distinctive feature of the
religion." (Toronto Globe).
John 21:15-17.
Jesus after his,resurrection shewed
hirneelf to his disciples on their re-
turn from a fishing expedition on
which they had toiled all night and
caught nothing. He invited them to
dine,, and afterwards, entering into
a conversation with Peter, he asked
him three times:—"Lovest thou
me?" Possibly it was because Peter
had thrice denied his Lord that he
was thrice called upon to declare his
love. He would thus be reminded of
his sire
He had publicly denied any know-
ledge of his Saviour and now his Sa-
viour gives him a chance to publicly
proclaim his love and so strengthen
Idol that he might never again dis-
honor his high calling. The admoni-
tion was effectual for, henceforward
Peter was one of the most faithful
of the apostles justifying the Lord's -
saying that, "Upon this . rock will I
buil& my church." Jesus then com-
mitted the care of his flock and the
now humble -minded but staunch Ba-
er in the werds, "Feed my lambs,
Feed v p.,.
• WORLD WIDE MISSIONS
Touring
'(By Rev. C. D. Donald, B. A., B. D.)
Every cold season those mission-
aries who have charge of district ev-
angelistic work spend much of their
time in touring. They take' with
them 'a double tent for those from
cold Canada, single tents for the ca-
techists, Bible women and servants'
and there are beds, buridles of berld-
Ng (for it is really cold in the winter
in Malve), boxes of food and cooking
utensils as well,
During the last cold season, De-
cember was spent by the Ujjain
sionaries in touring the west side of
their field, After Christmas rain de-
layed us until January trth, when we
left for Dewas, twenty-three miles
from Ujjain by good road. The bag-
gage, went in four ox -arts, and we
drove out behind Miss Grier's horses,
Dawes is a fairly big town'tveen
mty-
two ilen north-east of Inelore,on
the Bombay -Agra road. The State of
Dewas has been divided into a Seni-
or and Junior Branch, so in the one
town there live two Maharajabs. The
Princes and the riding elasses are lifa-
hrattas, but the common people are
of North India, with a good number
of Mohammedans• ,
Usually the morningsnare spent in
villages near the camp. Sometimes
one meets thirty people, more often
ten, and sometimes only one, or even
none. Sometimes the audience
seems really hungry for a message
of hope, often they merely listen re-
spectfully, sometimes they are dis-
tinctly unfriendly. But as we visit
the villages year after year the num-
ber who listen attentively grows, and
we feel that, slowly but surely, the
walls of Hinduism are being under-
mined. In Dewa.s town there are a
few Christian families who have
come in from outside to work there,
but there have as yet been no bap-
tisms in the villages round about.
Just six miles away, in the Indore
field, however, there is quite a com-
munity of village Christians, and we
hope tbat the movement will spread.
Many markets are held in Dewas
town and vicinity every week, and
these are always visited. Here
where the pecmle gather to buy and
sell *e'et a fine opportunity to sing
and preach arid distribute tracts and
gaspel portions at a nominal price.
The larger the town Where the mar-
ket i$ held, the greater is the
of literates, and so Dewas is'al-
ways a great place for the distribu-
tion of .Christian literature. This
year a Mohainmedan took us to task
for forcing our books on people. As
I had just taken back a book and re-
turned the half-anna received for it
because the purchaser had changed
his mind, I challenged him to show
where we were usiag 'force. He with-
drew the charge against me, but
pointed to where the catechists were
preaching, and swung the conversa-
tion to the possibilty of Jesus being
the Son of God, "If God had a Son,
[then he must have had a Father."
don't know just where he was piles;
to take is, hut a course that sort of
discussion is irnitiess, and 1struck to
the fact that we had not made, sip
tTcs?sileitwasory<)nrsinthew
elvesbt't beiieved it
,j4
; aeknowledged by Christians and Irop
hanarnedans alike. And so isre Come
to he old Ties -lion whether the'
Christian had changed the Gospels
since Mohanied's time pr not, We
earl only hope tiara some of the
crowd who listened to the discussion
will study the matter for themselves,
—Cential India Torch.
WHIThe`CHI.JRCH
• Mr, and Mrs, 13, S. Naylor. and Mr,
and Mrs. 'Roy McGee spent Sunday
with Mr, and Mrs. Will Fraser of
Bluevale.
Miss Jean McGregor Of Toronto, is
spending her holidays with her par-
euts here.•
Miss Mabel Johnston and her neph-
ew, Master Johnston Moore a Toron-
to, are spending their holidays at the
former's benne bare i•
Mrs, (Dr.) Jamieson and son, David
of Bervie, are visiting with her broth-
ers, Thos. and Robt. Henderson.
Miss .Ma,rtha Casemore of Buffalo, is
visiting with her sister, 1tLrs John
Johnston,
Quite h number from here attended
the anniversary services at Langside,
on Sunday. Rev. G. Duna of Toron-
to, a former pastor preached.
• Miss Lillian Longman of Windsor,
Miss Edythe Peddle and Mr. Angus
Mackay of 1Viuncey, returned last
week to spend their holidays at their
respective homes here.
Little Miss Leila Leggett of Blue -
vale, and Miss Alba Mowbray of Be/ -
grave are spending their holidays with
their grand' parents, Mr: and Mrs. j.
Mowbray. •
Mr. MeAsle visited with friends itt
• Exeter, over the week end.
• Master Willie Start of Hamilton, is
visiting with his 'father, Mr. Initn.
Start.
' Miss Lila Emerson visited last,week
with her friend, Miss Hazel Noble of
Westfield, and her sister, Mrs. Hag-
gart of Blyth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Leggett of Blue -
vale, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Mr. Copeland of Toronto, will take
the social service work in the Metho-
dist church here nexf Sunday. '
Misses Olive and Kathleen Terriff
left on Monday for Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Laidlaw and
baby Luella, visited with Mr. and Mrs,
Dave Farrier on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson and.
Jimmie, and. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jacques
spent Friday with friends in Ford-
wich.
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'%ineren Lake stin.n.inO, Mom, t arrawenantin the distance• .
ancouv'ef• island is. beeorning lannous tor' 'Many
things. Among the chief of these is its climate, among
the more utilitarian its strawberries; and among the
tourist attractions its marvellous scenery, and magni-
ficent drives, its many fascinating trips both by boat and
by rail. But, while tens of thousands of visitors holiday
in the Island every summer, very few of them are aware
of the fact that within less than a day's journey of
Victoria there are mountain peaks covered with perpetual
snow, and massive &ants, which. defy the warmest of
the summer sunshine, inhere those who enjoy that most
exhilarating sport, mountain -climbing, may inut All of
their skill to the test.
The most popular mountain from an Alpinist's point
in view is Arrowsenith. It is about six thousand feet
high, and to reach it one travels by one of the most
magnificent scenic railways on the continent. There is a
,liversity of country all along the hundred miles from
Victoria to Parkesville. Parkesville is on the east
'oat of the Island, and Victoria, situated at the extreme
• teuth of the Island is the starting point for the journey.
)Ia. of the first surnmits to be crossed is that of the splen-
did Malahat, about fifteen hundred feet above the sea.
Here, from the "Lookout" one looks down on a wonder-
ful panorama, of greernembowered hills, narrow winding
ivateiways, the wide stretch of the sea itself and the
Olyniptic mountains on the Mainland in their dazzling
dress of ice and snow. After crossing the Malaliet there
are miles along the hores of the salt water, quick
passages through picturesque villages and towns, journey-
ings among sweet -scented woods which are always gay
• with flowers.
At Perkesville the road divides one branch swinging
toward the west. And there begins the first trek in the
journey which leads to the everlasting hills. As one
nears Cameron Lake, whetheriorie travels by rail or
highway, one sees the Deginniag of the vast forest of
Douglas fir, than which there is no liner stretch of timber
in America. •
• Just across the lake from the Chalet One 'begins the
ascent of Mount Arrowsinith.
•• The partially day when We made the journey Wals
in early June. It Whs sateet and Niel near the water, the
' bracken thrustiag up bra/icily and tall, maiden -hair
ferns Just unfolding, all of the trees and shrubs wearing
their riew dresses of freak, young green,
We started at noon, and from the very outset, found
the trail fairly steep, With only ocesSional stopts for
breath, we pushed on for Ave hours before we made the
• Hut, a distance of about ii000 feot up. It, Wee nether
•tint been cleared since the villater which made
• early in the year for mountaineeriritand the, trail bad
our gOing rather blare difficult thten t Wendt! otherwito
have been. tut eery OAP IV the Way displayed &Oa
lust before the ends.
dmealiggihdtfl.dence of scene that called forth exclaniations 01
The Hut was practically buried, tor the snow lay Ii7p
on the upper reaches. It took us an hour or more to
tunnel into it, for although our packer had gone ahead
with the blankets, he could not accomplish rnueh alene.
But we finally dug our way in, cleared the snow from the
windows, made a fire, and before very long the aroma of
boiling coffee and fried ham filled the little cabin, and we
sat down to eat with ravenous appetites.
The sleep that comes to one on these high, snowy
altitudes, far above the slightest sound of life, is deep,
dreamless and infinitely refreshing. We awoke at eight
the next morning, full of eagerness to continue the climb,
which from there on is a real test of strength and endur-
ance. •
' The final five hundred feet were Very 'steep, and not ,
without danger for the nn.wary. We had a Nw tumbles,: .
and slides, which only added to the enjoyment, and whet
we had pursued our journey to the end our satisfaction
was very great. For it was anobjective worth striving
for.
The View. was grand beyond 'conception, snow -peaks
all 'about is, daaelingly splendid in the sunshine, clouds
of mist lifting frorn the valleys, and relling away to give
a glimpse of lakes blue as periwinkle, of bare eliides e
coloured with the tint e ef the rainbow, and bright green
valleys,:and :forests of itordy Attie jaek-pine, whl,e pow
and then when the clouds would roll up apd lp.e.t into,
the blue Of the sky, we cou d g1impteararth0 vie* It!
ve
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lorgotten thyeatfl. - ,
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summit ti Selbaefi "t always' sten , Ott ' •Conlipictiotes y
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