exits that they could not all be guarded. So a bunch of 
     
     us beat it. Could not see much of the town in 50 
     
     minutes, but we did our best and were ready to pullout 
     
     at the appointed time. The have a very nice station 
     
     (CPR). The cars are elevated and one must go 
     
     downstairs to get to the offices and waiting rooms. 
     
     They are immediately below the tracks. This was 
     
     about all we saw. Most of our time was spent in a 
     
    
   
   
    
     restaurant. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Regina was our first stop. Just stopped a few 
     
    
   
   
    
     minutes. Now fairly well on the prairies. Moose Jaw, 
     
     next about noon and Swift Current about 5:30. Only 
     
     remained about ten minutes at these places so could 
     
     see 4nothing. Wednesday, Dec. 11th. Reached 
     
     Calgary at 6 am. Regis met us and came aboard with 
     
     a box of cigars, a bottle of good whiskey and a $10.00 
     
     bill for me. 1 treated the boys and a couple were in 
     
     pretty good humor at breakfast. We are now passing 
     
     the edge of the prairie and before noon find ourselves 
     
     in the foothills of the Rockies. The scenery was surely 
     
     grand. Sun shining on the snow covered peaks made 
     
     picture well worth coming a long distance to see. The 
     
     tunnels also were a new thing to us and it certainly 
     
     was the best part of out trip. Early in the afternoon we 
     
     passed Banff. Saw some buffalo near the tracks. They 
     
    
   
   
    
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