The whole
land of Canada is British, from sea to sea. Our flag floats above every
city.
4. The first part of my journey pleased me most. The train ran through a
beautiful country, filled with splendid trees. Some of them are as high
as a church tower, and have trunks many yards round. There are no finer
trees in all the world.
5. Later in the day our train ran by the side of a rushing river, which
was deep down in a narrow valley between the mountains.
6. In this river there are millions of salmon. I saw men catching them.
You will see tins of salmon from this river in most of the grocers'
shops at home.
7. As the train ran on, the mountains rose higher and higher, until
their tops were covered with snow. We then began to cross the great
Rocky Mountains. Up and up the train climbed, until the rails reached
their highest point.
[Illustration: {The Rocky Mountains}]
8. Then we began to descend. We ran through dark clefts in the rocks,
along the edges of steep cliffs, across rivers, and by the side of
lakes. High above us were the snowy mountain tops.
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