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Picturesque Vancouver, British Columbia
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Vancouver, the centre of trade and commerce for British Columbia, Canada's Pacific Province, is beautifully «t-
uated in a commanding position on a peninsula formed by the Eraser River and Burrard Inlet. Looking to the South,
one sees the waters of the mighty Fraser, to the West, the Gulf of Georgia, and to the North, Burrard Inlet and the
main harbour, and beyond this, the mountains of the Coast Range and North Vancouver. This beautiful situation i»
also a strategic one, for the city is the terminus of four trans-continental railways that link it with 1 rich trade
territory as vast as several empires.
CLIMATE—One of Vancouver's great assets is the climate. In a six-year record, the average temperature
varied only from 47,24 degrees to 49.26 degrees and rarely rose above 90 degrees or fell to zero. Trie beat~tiT"-
Summer is modified by the fresh sea breezes of the Japan current in the Gulf of Georgia, and the same influence
tempers the Winter. There is rarely snow and the lawns stay green throughout the year.
HARBOURS—Greater Vancouver's Harbours are three, with some eighty miles of water-front and forty miles of
anchorage. Burrard Inlet, the main harbour, is one of the first three natural harbours of the world. Shipping
facilities are excellent, three of the railways have large docks and the Dominion Government has built one of the best
equipped wharves on the Pacific Coast at a cost of $1,500,000, also a grain elevator costing the same amount. The
tonnage of the port has increased tremendously in the last few years. Vancouver is the natural western outlet for the
grain of the Prairie provinces, and is also the terminal port for British, Australian, and Asiatic steamship lines. It
has direct connection with European ports via the Suez Canal, and close connection with all ports bordering on the
Atlantic, via the Panama Canal.
WATER——The city is noted for its.pure water, drawing the supply from glacier-fed streams, with a total of
100,000,000 gallons available.
STANLEY PARK—This famous park of a thousand acres of primeval forest, is within a few minutes of the
business district of the city, with electric cars right to the entrance. On some nine miles of perfect motor roads one
passes now giant trees of evergreen, now close to the waters edge, now to look-out points commanding entrancing
views of the harbour and mountains. Footpaths lead through tangled forest where lichens, mosses and ferns grow in
profusion. Motor cars offer facilities for seeing the park conveniently.
ENGLISH BAY—Vancouver's first bathing beach, and "Second Beach" are a daily source of delight to young
and old, and are easily reached from the hotels in a very few minutes, by car or on foot. Pavilions provide excellent
accommodation for bathers, while bands, singers and entertainers in the evening attract thousands who stroll on the
promenade or are boating within easy sound of the music.
CAPILANO CANYON—This picturesque canyon is several miles in length and of a width of 400 ft., which
narrows in places to not more than 100 ft. Through it the Capilano River, a glacier-fed stream, rushes to the sea.
From the suspension bridge, many beautiful views are to be had. An ideal afternoon's trip.
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS—A new residential district to the South on the heights overlooking Vancouver,
Burrard Inlet and English Bay to the North, and Point Gray, Fraser River, and the Gulf of Georgia to the South and
West. The district is laid out for beauty, with parks and boulevards, and many very fine homes are here.
MOUNTAINS—Few large cities are so fortunate as Vancouver in having within easy access, mountains with
typical Alpine conditions. The lower Coast Range, lying within five miles of the city, reached by North Vancouver,
and with peaks reaching altitudes of 5,000 to 6,000 feet, affords a great variety of scenery. The cliffs, canyon* -
waterfalls, mountain lakes, and glaciers a few miles further North, rival r>ther regions that are visited by thou;,-«ds
of tourisis. Ciose to the city lie Grouse Mountain (4,250 ft.,) Crown Mountains (5,200 ft.,) Goat Mountain
(4,500 ft.,) and the Lions (6,500 ft,,') which each year are climbed by more and more people.
BRITISH COLUMBIA—The Pacific Coast Province of Canada. Area 395,000 square miles. Coast line 7,000
miles, 20,000.000 acres of wheat land, 5,000.000 acres of fruit land* i5,000,000 acres of standing timber and
largest coal areas in North America. Indtwtries are Lumbering, Agriculture, Mining, Fisheries, Manufacturing.
Published by the Coast Publishing Co.. Vancouver, B. C. Made in U. S. A.
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