O Outfit for camp [275]
P Pacific Coast reached by Mackenzie [234] Pack-horses, difficulties with [102] ” ” nature of [214] ” ” remarkable experience with [105] Palliser expedition [245] Paradise Valley [91], [105] ” ” discovery of [91] ” ” in winter [117] ” ” location [84] Patience, need of, in camp life [274] Peace River, origin of name [231] Peechee [8] Perseverance, need of, in camp life [274] Peyto, William [140] Phlox, alpine [72] Pica, tailless hare [105] Pinnacle Mountain [92], [97] Plateau region [263] Pleasure of camp life [271] Ptarmigan [76]
Q Quesnel, Jules [238]
R Rat, wood [106] Rhododendron [20] Roger’s Pass [254] Rundle Mountain [5] Rundle’s early visit to Banff region [9] Rundle the missionary [9] Rupert, Prince [224]
S Saddle, the [77] Saskatchewan [206] Scenery at high altitudes [45], [89], [108] Schrunds, cause of [87] Selkirk Range, humidity of [123] Selkirks, early popularity of [124] ” forest trees [132] ” geographical position [119] Sheep, mountain [10] Simpson Pass [144] ” River [145] ” Sir George [244] Simpson’s, Sir George, expedition [7] Sky, color of, in mountains [268] Smoke of forest fires [81] Snow line, determination of [56] ” ” in Colorado and the Andes [57] ” patches, effect on vegetation [67] ” storm in June [12] Solitude of high altitudes [215] Sounds, forest and mountain [273] Spray River [4] Spruce trees [38] Stones, loose, danger of, in Canadian Rockies [59], [69] Stoney Indians, characteristics of [51] ” ” dress of [52] ” ” nature of [9] ” ” Palliser’s account of [53] ” ” religion of [52] Storms, approach of [27], [81] ” mountain [156] St. Piran, flowers and butterflies [72], [73] ” summit of [71] Stuart, John [239] Sullivan, Mr. [246] Sulzer and Huber [124] Surveys for railroad [253]
T Temple, Mount, altitude [78] ” ” first ascent of [115] ” ” avalanches from [78] ” ” first attempt to ascend [109] ” ” maximum temperature on summit [116] ” ” north side of [110] ” ” strata of [79] ” ” summit of [116] Thirst, method of quenching [74] Thunderstorms in mountains [28] Tourists at Banff [2] Tree line [270] Trees, age of [135] ” ” at Lake Louise [23] Tunnel Mountain [4] Twilight, length of [11] Twin, William [48]
V Valleys, age of [262] ” blind [212] Van Horne, Sir William [254] Vegetation of Canadian Rockies [270] Vermilion Pass [181] ” Plain [248] ” River [179] Vitality of mountain trees and herbs [12] Voyageurs [221]
W Waputehk Range [183] Wasps and bull-dog flies [25] Wildman, Enoch [48], [119] Wilson, Tom [138]
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