Excerpt from Mountain and Prairie: A Journey From Victoria to Winnipeg, Via Peace River Pass, With Maps and IllustrationsCarlyle says that some books are suited for imme diate use and immediate Oblivion. It is the writer's hope that ere the accompanying record of his journey across mountain and prairie passes into. Oblivion it may be of use in acquainting some Of his' fellow-countrymen, in a slight degree, with the character and the resources of that half Of the Dominion that lies between Winnipeg, and the Western Sea.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.