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- "This, and the subjects immediately following, form a series of magnificent panoramic views taken in the Canadian Rockies over the line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The entire series has a stereo-scopic quality which has occasioned the most enthusiastic praise wherever the pictures have been shown. The scenery is the most magnificent on the North American Continent, and the view, as if one were riding on the cow-catcher of a locomotive running at high speed, is one that even tourists riding over the line are not privileged to enjoy."
- "Taken at the terminal of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, showing a large number of Chinamen who have made their fortunes in America, starting on the return trip across the Pacific. They carry their possessions in large bundles, and together form a very odd company."
- "The Canadian Pacific's limited mail train running at high speed."
- "Passing Field's Station, Rocky Mountains. Panoramic view."
- "The Canadian Pacific Railroad's Trans-Pacific liner, leaving Vancouver at sunset. This picture is notable for its magnificent cloud effects."
- This piece of scenery was taken in the Albert Cañon on the line of the Canadian Pacific R.R., and is considered to be one of the finest views in the Rocky Mountains. The chief big features of these pictures are the towering cliffs which rise straight up thousands of feet on either side, and between which runs a river, adding materially to the interest of the view, and passing through a tunnel hewn out of solid rock which can be seen from a distance of nearly a mile during the time of the approach of the train, forms a very interesting climax to this picture.
- This scene was taken shortly after the completion of the railroad in 1899. The impression received by the audience is that of riding on the pilot of an engine. Shortly after starting, you plunge into the darkness of the tunnel, afterwards to emerge, and crossing a high trestle skirting the edge of a deep chasm, you continue to wind about among the mountains and gorges. The ice-covered peaks of the distant mountains form an ever changing background.
- In this picture we show the ending of this cañon, taken from the front of a locomotive on the Canadian Pacific R.R., running through this marvelous piece of scenery at a high rate of speed. The train seems to be running into the mountains of rock as each curve is reached and rounded, making the scene exciting from start to finish.
- This charming piece of scenery was taken at GLenochole and Golden, which is the commencing point of the picturesque part of the Ottertail Group of mountains on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In the distance we see the huge mountains towering thousands of feet above the railroad tracks, the peaks of the mountains being covered with snow. The picture being taken from the front of an engine while the train is running a distance of several miles give an excellent view of this beautiful section of the country.
- We show here one of the grandest pieces of scenery in the West, namely, "Kicking Horse Cañon" on the line of the Canadian Pacific R.R. This vast cañon is fourteen miles long, running through the Rocky Mountains at an altitude of 5,000 feet above the sea level. The train from which our picture was made ran along the very brink of the mountain with the valley thousands of feet below, making the picture most thrilling. The train is going at a high rate of speed, thus giving a long and diverisifed view as it rushes through the cañon and rounds the sharp curves at breakneck speed.
- We present in this picture numerous picturesque scenes taken in the most mountainous portion of the entire Canadian Pacific R.R. system. In passing between these two points the sharpest curves and the most diversified scenes on the entire system are encounterd, and this with the striking scenery makes a most entertaining subject.
- This scene was taken from the front end of a locomotive running through Leanchoil, B.C., in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, and presents a most beautiful picture. We are continually running along the very brink of the mountains which are thousands of feet high, and far below can be seen the Kicking Horse River as it flows toward the Grand Cañon of the Kicking Horse.
- Here we present to the audience a subject taken near Mt. Golden, on which will thoroughly please all who are lovers of scenery. One minute you are running straight to the mountain of rock, and then when you expect to be dashed into it, suddenly turn and skirt the very side of this mountain over trestles, bridges, and finally stop where in front of you can be seen Mt. Hector at a distance of about twelve miles. In this film we present a most exciting ride on the engine of a Canadian Pacific R. R. train, and also afford the audience a most beautiful panoramic view.
- A wonderful picture of majestic scenery as the train (from the front of which these photos were secured), speeds over the rails, around curves, over bridges and ledges cut into the rocky sides of the mountain, with the torrent below and the towering mountain peaks above, ever in view, and of constant changing aspect.
- A lively scene among the fishing fleet on the Fraser River during the salmon season, showing hundreds of salmon struggling in the nets as these are drawn to the surface and finally emptied of their contents.
- The Pride of the Pacific Fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway is seen approaching the camera at full speed, the progress of this liner being followed by means of our rotary tripod, thus giving a splendid view of the steamship plowing through the waters until it passes out of the picture.
- Here we give an excellent panoramic view of the log rafts, having been floated down the river and caught by chained "booms," are held in tow until required to be milled into lumber, when they are drawn from the water over a log-way by means of an endless chain gear. Arriving at the mill, they are sawed into boards and proper lengths, these again being loaded into the hold of a ship lying alongside the mill dock, while the refuse (sawdust and cuttings) is chuted into a heap in the mill yard and consumed by fire.
- Another view of a salmon trap showing the fishermen emptying the nets. The salmon are caught in thousands by this method of trapping, and the sight fairly turns the head of a fisher after salmon who traverses a stream for two hours and finally lands a sprat.
- Bridges, curves and tunnels are more numerous. The canyon at this point rapidly deepens, until beyond Palliser, the mountain sides become vertical, rising straight up thousands of feet, in a bronze wall crested by a long line of nameless peaks, and within an easy stone's throw from wall to wall. Down this vast chasm go the railway and the river together, the former crossing from side to side to ledges cut out of the solid rock, and twisting and turning in every direction, and every minute or two plunging through projecting angles of rock which seem to close the way. With the towering cliffs almost shutting out the sunlight, and the roar of the river and the train increased a hundredfold by the echoing walls, the passage of this terrible gorge will never be forgotten.
- A procession of marching members of Labor Societies in uniform characteristic of their trades, headed by bands and banners, while many floats of elaborate design, bearing machinery in motion, manufacturing processes in operation, and others representing various trades, are drawn past the camera by teams of four, six and eight horses each.
- The "Cowpuncher's Glove" is only another chapter in his life that is well worth reading. We are first introduced to the western home of a father and daughter. The cowpuncher enters, and we can easily see that his heart is set upon winning the girl's affection in any way that is possible; but the girl evidently has other views upon the subject, as she does not seem particularly overjoyed at his behavior, although her father practically promises her hand in marriage upon the cowpuncher's return from the roundup. Here we are shown a glimpse of the roundup, and in the next scene we are acquainted with the fact that Jim, the cowpuncher, has not been entirely honest in his dealings and now stands in a fair way of having his neck stretched from the branch of a cedar tree by a lynching gang before morning. This information is communicated to another cowboy by his finding of a glove outside of the county jail window, in which glove is a note from the prisoner imploring the finder, in the name of mercy, to give him a chance to start life over again and be honest. The stranger does not know the culprit, nor has he an opportunity of seeing him, but moved by the appeal for help he takes the chance, and succeeds in securing the keys of the jail and throwing them in through the barred window to Jim without either man seeing the other. The only reward he has for his service is the pair of gloves, which are initialed, in which he found the note. Slipping them into his pocket he passes on into the night while Jim, a few moments later, makes his escape without knowing whom or what his benefactor was like. The cowboy who assisted in Jim's escape afterwards meets the girl of the first scene and wins her love. He does not know that her father has promised her in marriage to Jim until he sees a letter from the latter in which he threatens to come and take her away for his wife that very night. The young lover decides to head off his plan, and the two men meet on a swinging bridge over a dangerous chasm. Here ensues another Edison thriller in the way of a desperate fight, which only terminates when Jim discovers his glove in the possession of his antagonist and the truth is revealed to him that this is the man who saved his life from the lynching gang. The lovers are united, and the audience will be found laughing at the quaint situation at the close.
- Mrs. Knox loves her husband. James Knox, and Clara Jones dearly loves her husband, Henry Jones, and it might be well to add that both husbands loved their dear little wives. But the "Charmer," ah! there's where the trouble lies! Who is the "Charmer"? Mrs. Knox discovers a strange hair upon Mr. Knox's coat, where it had conveniently been placed by a practical joker, also a telegram to the effect that her husband is to sail with the "Charmer" at ten, and that he need not meet her husband, Jones. The green-eyed monster at once proceeds to grow larger and larger, and she rushes down to the boat, but it is far out to sea. She immediately proceeds to inform Mr. Jones that his wife has eloped with her husband. This sets Jones in a whirl and he at once hires a tug, and with Mrs. Knox sails away to capture the villain Knox and his supposed unfaithful wife, Mrs. Jones. But ere this has all transpired, Mrs. Jones, who has all the time been safely on shore, discovers her husband, Jones, running away on a tug with Mrs. Knox. She at once sends Mr. Knox a wireless to the effect that Mr. Jones has run away with his wife, Mrs. Knox, and mistakes pile upon mistakes until the four curious people arrive at the ship's husband's office, where the mystery is all cleared up. "The Charmer" is the name of the boat that Knox sailed away on, and the "husband" is none other than Mr. Jones, himself.
- Combining fact and fabrication, Edward S. Curtis' dramatization of the life of the Kwakiutl peoples of British Columbia revolves around a chief's son, who must contend with an evil sorcerer in order to win the hand of a beautiful maiden.
- A society girl goes to live in the woods with her evil uncle and his wicked housekeeper.