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Rh low Asulkan Pass, follow right (east) moraine of Dawson Glacier and cross to Donkin Glacier near their junction.

First Ascent: By H. W. Topham in 1890. For novices, one guide is necessary.

Douglas Falls—Name: After Howard Douglas, Commissioner of Dominion Parks.

Altitude: 5.000 feet

Location: On the same stream as Bear Falls but lower down. Very picturesque owing to the curious pothole erosion in the lime-stone rock bed. (See Caves of Cheops.)

Duncan Mt.—Name: By Messrs. Huber, Topham and Forster, in relation to the Duncan Glacier directly below it, which is the source of the Duncan River.

Altitude: 10,548 feet.

Location: At the head of the Duncan River on the west side of the Beaver-Duncan Valley. A fine rock peak, still virgin (1911) and probably difficult.

Route: Reached from Beaver-Duncan Pass by way of Duncan Glacier. The expedition is made by pony trail from Bear Creek Station up the Beaver Valley.

Time required: This is an expedition involving a week or more and requiring a full camp outfit and ponies to carry it. The region is little known. The summit must command superb views, sweeping the Spillimacheen Mountains and the Duncan and Beaver Valleys.

Duncan Glacier and Névé—Name: In relation to Duncan River.

Altitude: 5.000—10,000 feet.

Location: On the east side of Mt. Duncan and the source of the Duncan River: situated in a bold rock-cirque with precipitous sides.

Duncan River—Name: Origin unknown, probably given by some prospector. It has its source in the Duncan Glacier on the west side of the Beaver-Duncan Pass. It flows south-easterly some forty miles to Howser Lake, which, in turn, empties into Kootenay Lake. The pony-trail up the Beaver Valley extends over the Beaver-Duncan Pass and down the Duncan Valley to an old mining camp named West Fork, where it turns and follows a tributary stream. Below this point, Duncan Valley is impassable, owing to extensive marshes.

Eagle Peak—Name: With reference to a rock on the southeast arête which, seen from Glacier Station resembles an eagle perched on the side of the Peak.

Altitude: 9.353 feet.

Location: 1% miles north-east of Glacier: the central peak of the Sir Donald Range.

Route: Reached by the Avalanche Amphitheatre, the trail starting at the north end of the platform at Glacier Sation. On reaching the crest of the amphitheatre turn to the right and proceed to the peak. This is a good rock climb.

Time required: 4 hours. For novices a guide is necessary.

View: There are excellent views of the Illecillewaet Glacier and Névé, Asulkan Glacier and Névé, the Asulkan Valley and its confining ridges, the Illecillewaet Valley, the Hermit Range: and