Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1903 — In British Columbia. [ARTICLE]

In British Columbia.

James S. Alter, the one armed citizen of Carpenter Tp., who beyond doubt has seen more of these United States than any other native of Jasper county, is now, or was very lately, pursuing his vocation of book and picture seller, in far off British Columbia. He writes 4q/FHE Republican from Vancouver, as follows: This finds me away up in British Columbia. This is a great country. The western part is mountainous, the center part is more level. It is a grazing country; rich in minerals in the mountains. It extends tp the southern point of Alaska. Some good timber along the coast. Trees about 300 feet high and 12 feet across the stump. Vancouver is a thriving city of 30,000. Here the twilight disappears in the northwest about 10 o’clock p. m., then begins to get light in the northeast about 2 a. m. these long days. I came up through Washington State, visited some of the forests of large timber, so dense and so high it is quite dark and cool in the timber, where the trees run up from 250 to 350 feet and from 8 to 15 feet across the stump. One tree they cut down was over 400 feet high, it made 96,440 feet of lumber. The commou hazel brushgrow like trees from 5 to 7 inches through 20 inches round, common elder from 12 to 15 inches round It is claimed to be the finest lumber oouutrj? in the world, and as I came across the Rocky Mountains in June I rode for miles among the snow and evergreens. Well it has been quite rainy along the coast for some time. Yours Truly, Jambs S. Alter, Vancouver. British Col.