also were a curiosity to us. Next stop was at Tiild later 
     
     in the evening. Had a few minutes there and set our 
     
     time back another hour. Revelstoke is a pretty little 
     
     place which we passed about 7 o'clock and Sicamous 
     
     another place which looked just like home in 
     
     midsummer on a bright moonlight night. Funny that 
     
     there was snow everywhere along except there. After 
     
     we passed there the weather was a little cooler and a 
     
     little snow on the ground even within a few miles of 
     
    
   
   
    
     Vancouver. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thursday Dec. 12. 
     
     Reached Vancouver at 11 o'clock am. Too late for 
     
    
   
   
    
     the boat for Victoria so we paraded to C.G.R 
     
     barracks. Had dinner then and immediately scattered 
     
     to look at the town. Spent a very nice afternoon calling 
     
     on some friends, marched about halfa mile to the 
     
     boat. Left Vancouver at 11:45 arrived at Victoria at 7 
     
     o'clock. Good breakfast on board, landed in a rain 
     
     storm, marched something over two miles to the 
     
     Willows camp. Victoria called the Sleepy city and 
     
     Rainy city. Both names suit. English very. Spent a 
     
     few evenings in town, but nothing doing at all. Spent 
     
     Xmas at Vancouver. Had a very pleasant time. 
     
     Vancouver is more bustling than Victoria and appears 
     
    
   
   
    
     to be more Americanized. Left Willow and Victoria 
     
     Dec. 16/18. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thursday Dec. 26 was another big day for us. 
     
     Though we were laden down with all our equipment 
     
    
   
   
    
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