ri „ L '1^ VI ̂ -siT »r---74, , o -- .T-,,» ̂ -7, »-> K'"B r«T~»rx ■»'•--VI-, «iW«?'̂ "̂'!̂ 1̂ 5̂ '̂ ĵ*V2̂ T̂ ' j >,'-?5if'-«j» '-», A.Y'V'̂ '"̂ ■̂ '" ' v'frp »î w»'f'5r 'wnsT'*'»«̂ 5=r«'"^ "PftOGBESS SUPPmUENV' OP THE WEST VAN NEWS -••■Hf.4*itt.r..v».i#<? f N a t u ; 'Features r ■ of W est' V aiicbuver MMi water traffic, and the mâ mMo wnt fjord of Howe Sound, wind ing far into the land between mountains towering 4000 feet ,|kM#injQiftjd30fe<J;J ̂ face. Beyond these are broad snowfields and still more lofty- peaks which He between the ver appears to possess a more clay or gravel, frict with such a vantage-point varied assemblage of the natural The i niost important topo- own territory as Black (.leincnts of interesting and graphic feature, though not the Mountain is distinctly to be By J. PORTER h ea lth y Hfo than any other mUn- meat striking, is the Hollyburn onvled. It is quite possible for icipaiity in Cfr^ter-Vancouver, Ridge. It b^ins north of West any fair climber to make the Such questions as the extent and Bay, and quickly attains an ele- ascent from Horseshoe Bay and character of the area which is vation above sea level of more fo return the same day. From ouen for settlement, and the than 2000 feet. Its Crestline bnoad summit he will gain iidrudaction or development of strikes nearly E.N.E. to the a new impression of a wide ex- nublio utilities, will be dealt with moorland plateau north of Dun- Panse of water which is broken clsewhera. But it will be wqrth darave, where its altitude is aP by large rocky islands with w hile to review the giftsiof land- 3400 feet. It then turns nearly interiors^appoaching the.moun- scape with which nature has en*; due east, falling gradually till tamous m height and rugged- features of the Sound bear named which record famous battles for the sceptre of the sea. The view from-the Hollyburn dowed this young municipal .div- the Capilano is approached, ision. These gifts include moun- , whdh the fall to the river be- tain and forest, crag and torrent, corhes, quite steep. Hollyburn. beach and cliff and tidal sea, all Peak, which is the highest point open to the sun and the southern of the Ridge, and which has an wind, but sheltered from Arctic altitude of 4800 feet, rises from r, , mi i i , r . blasts by., a complete and lofty, the northern edge of th« plateau.. rampart on the north. Its dome, when seen from Van- than that from Black Mountain, There are those who believe couver, usually appears as if it the climb and the return that nature has designated W est, were a part of the level-topped journey can be made from Van- Vancouver as a great residential mass of Mount Strachan. But hours, mclud- suburb for the future metropolis the two are quite distinct, for a of Western Canada. They con- wide and fairly deep valley sep- sider that the influences which arates them. The Peak is on the stimulate the feeling „for beauty northern boundary of the muni- will be too strong here for the cipality; Mount Strachan stands parasitic agencies that' breed in thq unorganized territory: M l alike squalor and vulgar, display, farther north. This is probably too optimistic. The Ridge' is marked by the a view of what.oan,be effected subdued.'ch^ructer. of its con- LET YOUR N E X T Baniquet qr Social E ven liig be held at the OLYMPIC^ Athletic Club W e cater especially to dubs and smalt parties, Excellent Service - Reasonable DINING ROOM BANQUET ROOMS LUNCH COUNTER SPLENDID DANCE FLOOR East. 2nd Street, NO RTH VANCOUVER, North 3 i White help. No Oriontala employed, ing-the ferry trips. Howe Sound is not̂ well seen from it; but there, is a semi-circle of moun tains |Which is very well worth seeing.' Less than a mile to the northwest is Strachan, with its broad top and wooded sides., Beyond and 4o' the right of i t ' are Mount Brunswick and the by nature in changing human tours. One might almost fancy the far north-east.' Cathedral Mountain, the* monarch of the Seymour Valley, takes on a less savage aspect than from any nature near a great modern city, oneself looking at the . broadly But whatever truth is contained swelling curves "of the old moun-' beyond peaks in in it will certainly apply to West tains of southern Ireland, which' Vancouver. have, been worn down to mere oainfaii stumps by ages of storm, instead Suns neand ̂ of at a hill-range in a region of ' The number olhours of annual comparative iyouth as youth, is northern pin- sunshine is not likely to vary to reckoned dn geology, ' There' of .Crown Mountain,/ any great extent throughout are steep pitches on the Ridge, existence few but though they are neRher high j ® S 2 s e nor forilnidable; but even these ^ have to be sought in the neigh- P borhood of the. t o r r e n t i a l streams. The undulations of the , surface are so moderate on the __eastem moorland area, that all the winter sports can be organ ized with the m'axinium of ease and safety, and on. quite, an ex tensive scale. , Vantage Points The grandest object in the TTie itandard for the compari- northern .panorama of Vancou- son of rainfall in different places ver is Black Mountain, which is from points as far away as the around Vancouver is the precipi- separated from Hollyburn Ridge higher streets of North'"Vanc6ii- tation at the Meteorological Ob- by the deep' trench c ĉupied ̂by ver. The Indian burial ground^ --Cypress-Greefc--It'S~impressive-----whi -̂eont-ain-s-t-he-mausoIeumHof- about 56 inches annuiaJly on the ness is most completely realized Chief . Joe Capilano lies on its average. The Hollyburn rain- if it is viewed from the Univer- * southern slope. The granite .jias gauge -stMon, which is about sity site,' when it suggests a been here injected with volcanic four blocks north of the ferry p eat natural bastion command- rock of a much more enduring landing, gives an annual rmnfall ing the sea approaches to the nature than its own; and the itn- about 20 per cent, higher than City. Its height is about 4300 jected mass, long since cooled "Thaf^fe6eived--«t^1ie~I^^ --feetrs^hatTt~isTiearly-as-lofty--and-4rardened--has-^duafl-y-be- Observatory; and this may be and quite as massive as Ben come prominent through the Cypress Creek. The main stream has its source in a couple of shallow lakes situated on a peaty moorland which lies • liorth oflj Black Mountain. The dark'wood-; ed face of the mountain i makes a striking background to the picture of the lakes on a sunny, day, when the sky is reflected in the watery mirror set iii the level green moorland. The stream firĵ t flows eastwards, and then turns southwest. For |a distance of four miles we have the api ĉtacle of "The long brook falling through , the clov'n ravine In cataract after cataract to the sea," overlooked, on one side by the Hollyburn Ridge, and on the olhe:i- by the lofty crags of the south-east face of Black Moun tain, which are dotted up to the timber-line with' the upright stems of the burned forest. The climb through the ravine to the headwaters ,,of .the icn^.kis an interesting one, and not difficult for a good walker during the season of low water. The Falls, of which there are three in a space of little more than a mile, are very fine after a day of rain, But even in midsummer they are far from boihmonplace. The /commonplace, however, is about the last thing which the student' of landscape needs to anticipate in West Vancouver. taken at Mr. Shearman'S figure of 1800. But ' West Vancouver has a marked advantage in its prevailing southern-aspect. A writer, who' called the district "the California of Vancouver" was" prbbably^only "in search" of " a catchy phrase; but he.undoubt edly .emphasized a feature of substantial importance, as is shown every year by the eiarly -awakening of .plant life in the gardens-^here. to that southern aspect which won for the mountain the name of "Sleeping Beauty." There is a minor but very -interesting fea,ture - in ̂ the -Dis-- trict which is prominent , as ̂the visitor approaches the ferry land ing. It is a wooded hill about 340_ feet in height, which rises at the foot of the Hollyburn Ridge east of 'Twelfth Street: The hill stands out clearly when viewed [ I '-H LU .UJ l-t'l ffliiiiufi > .N n V f 'pT m .... '" t r United Church Learn to D a n ^ Correctly i under the expert and conscientious instruction of iliir . and Mrs. Frank D um aresq Vancouver's Premier Ballroom Rancers and Instructors. -Short-Fast-€ourses-for--Beginners,-llBrush.ing-JIp!!-or-A«E^anced-Daricinfe- exp^ted to h^ld fhe Nevis, the highest of the-Scot- general weiaring awa;;rof the land entire shore' terrace from tne tish niountains. It is difficult of surface whiclTlias taken piace Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.ip. 570 .Granville Street Sevihour 105 Capilano to Caulfeild; . The amount vnll naturally""increase for places higher up the slope'of the Hollyburn Ridge. Topograj^y The topography of-West Van couver is bold;. but nc>t~Torbid- dingly rugged. Nor is it compli- in the course of many centuries. The hill bears-the name ofiLittle: Mountain,' to which, however, another intrusion of volcanic rock in South Vancouver appears approach, thanks to the mis chievous-activities of man. Its broad southern face was once covered with fprest, Which is still found on the north and west , sides: Up till about twentyyears to have a prior claim: If its name ago, it was ^possible without, is to be changed at all, no more undue effort to. reach the sum- convenient or more appropriate __ mit. The climb was a little dirty, found than "Amble- cated in its main features. The^-f^j. |.]̂ g route led over charred ŝide Hill." It forms the true iD'nT'frbnrFoiat"Mkihsoii^f6~the '" "^ra.y'asT i.^^e^^pafFof'tW '^^^.ny^';^^ delta o f the^ C a p ila n o ;,a n d ..th e climb' is not Neatly changed; . luit of Prospect Point can.see at' , western front on Howe Sound.is*. .D^eadr-trees *̂ tiU cumber that aglance._ j | ' i . / - , . nearly as long. Thd*̂ mountain'■ grand mural front; and the win- . - . Stream-Valleys* range of granite and- related ter rains are still washing away West Vancouver is a part own- .yobks which borders the coast of- the sterilized soil arid laying bare er of the Gapilafio, though the the continent from Alaska south'- the gray rock over a greater -great canyon lies almost entire- wards, with a total length of area except where the seepage ly in the district of North Van- nearly a thousand miles,' ends along the foot of some crag couver: But the western muni- abruptly at the, north shore of served t o . protect a ^oup of cipality is pot without stream- English Bay. Its southern, term- seedlings from the scorching valleys of its own. The upper ination is foraied by the Holly- breath of the forest fires which course of Brothers Creek includ- buni Ridge and the peninsula of ; wrought the mischief. Lower "es a picturesque waterfall and a Point Atkinsen. -The bare gran- down, however, nature has been fine ravine, of which the trav- ite rock can be seen slipping into ironical in her vengeance. A erse during the summer months_ the water in the low' cliffs on jungle* of alders and_ similar is quite interesting and by no ^oth_sides of the lighthouse, and ' fprest. weeds, such as always means difficult. Nelson Creek, -is finely^ennn-the"' bold-indent^--springs--up--after a- -fire,--how--which--enters--Howe--Sound--at od shore-line and rocky islets-r forms a barrier- along=_the r whole - Eagle ̂Harbour," has J_a_.shorter between Point Atkinson, hnd the , teouth front, which only strong course and a steeper grade than s West Vancouver of 29 Years Ago This view, taken frorn the present locatioif of Marine Drive, shows John Harte's house surrounded by . virgin soil. Today the same district "is coverad with buildings.- ' The ~ present' Municipal Hall is located just west of the house. gppropriatelyrnamed "White Gliff~~ ând"persevering woodsmen gcan Brothers Creek.- Some of- the Point. A glance across English , penetrate. The British Columbia smaller streams like Lawson Bay to the level-topped crest-line 'Mountaineering ;Club, with its Creek, with their boulder-strewn of the Point Grey peninsula will usual public , spinlJi Aut a path- beds and steep sides, will con- aiscloser at once the changed way through - thd jungle above tinue to present opportunities to , character of the southern' rocks. Horseshoe Bay. llieL task was the amateur photographer - as Between Caulfeild and. the Cap- well worth -doing, for Black long as the bushes are allowed- nano, however, the rock founda- Moufitain occupies a strategic to remain along their borders, tions along the north shore are . position in the angle between The finest s tr e ^ valley in the mostly, hidden* by a thick, mantle EriglisK Bay, with its ceaseless municipality proper is that of YOU ARE INVITED TO STOP I arid Enjoy a Sriack at the W h ite^H d tise BARBECUE Indoor'and Outdoor Service CLEAN AND GOOD FOOD l-»-.TASTY, TOO Located a Few Hundred Feet East of the Lions' Gate Bridge Marine TED DARKE and ERIC HARRISON, Props. "'L i I 7 J X, ' I