Diary: Northwest, Brit[ish] Col[umbia] and Alaska

small [wooden] bldg wh. July 13th looks v. crowded + Inconvenient Calgary is said to have now 12,000 inhabs. It is certainly the most stirring wide-awake bustling prosperous little place. excellent shops. Large Hudsons Bay Stores. I bought a 202 Brownie for little snaps at stations +c. a darling $5.00 After lunch + & rest we were taken out driving by Alderman Hornby who with the Mayor had been getting CRs opinion on some municipal matters. a [lanky] unshaven shrewd Canadian. a Chatham Ont. man. 20 year[s] in Calgary. Son of a farmer.

July 13 We had gone only a little way when a sharp thunder storm came up. We drove for shelter to the N.W.M.P Barracks at E end of town. there met Col. Saunders, [unclear]. & he showed us all over. Barrack rm. Readg rm. Billiard rm. & then the guard rm. with its sad dreadful groups of prisoners. An Indian woman with such a darling baby in for 3 mos for supplying liquor to Indians. an insane girl too. I was glad to get out. We drove round Mission Hill with its 2 Cemeteries & walked up at the highest point for splendid view

over town and the July 13th Elbow river at our feet. Drove through the RC quarter with large Hospital, Church, cornered with rich garden worked entirely by the lay sisters. Then up to S.W. peak of town where Hornby specially showed us a lovely little place, the product made out of bare prairie. of 8 years care + industry ^ well grown trees. + the prettiest terraced garden with the richest turf I ever saw out of England. All belongs to a Mr. Rickards a Sussex man, a gentleman. with a sweet looking wife. These people living as refined + happy a life as anywhere in teh world. Tea out on the top

July 13 terrace, & friends sitting with them 3 chdr, and 2 maids. The man a Clerk in govt Registry Office. I took some photos. but fear light [oras?] too low. Then drove by Western Canada College. A bare ugly bldg with fine piece of ground on good site. Back to Hotel where Mowat Biggar dined with us. Did some re-packing & had good hot bath. Bed 11. Gloriously fine day.

Calgary, Edmonton-Friday July 14 Up 6.30. bkbf 7.15. Left 7.45 on cal. aedm. Ry. good parlour can first part, up to olde, 48 miles very bare of zalter feat country. but Lo W. of us a glowinw view of summits of Rocky mts. There we lost as our own country knew more hilly & wooded from olds on the sceuery is rich & varied, part v. Like the Sussex Downs. Then wide peak like [shetelus?]. Dotted here & there with Lowes, with [pluef?] of trees. a fertile & very beautiful country. I was fail I [utoup?] specially