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In this almost unknown land behind our lake system, company surveyors found mountain flowers growing in profusion. The wild rhododendron made a magnificent showing - and at 3,000 feet, quiet lakes, their surface a mass of peaceful water lilies. Here and there the blaze of the old prospector may still be seen. The panorama, says R.H. Simmonds, surveyor in charge, is beautiful beyond compare. Towering peaks and rugged ranges are visible for miles in all directions. The great snow-clad domes of Jervis Inlet appear with startling clearness - and giant Mount Waddington, 13,800 feet in height, may be seen away to the northwest. Ranges averaging from 7,000 to 9,000 feet are common. The whole picture is one of vast rugged beauty.

It is in this difficult country, with its gulleys, ravines and dangerous paths that the Powell River Company surveyors are working. It is unostentatious work - of little interest to the general public. The big machines whir their twenty-four hour shift; the waiting freighter stores the paper in its hold; electric stoves are preparing the day's meals. Life goes on. But behind, high in the clefts and glaciers, the snow survey quietly proceeds, helping to ensure the continuance of our daily existence and the output of our plant.


Powell River Digester
Vol. 13, No. 7
July, 1937.

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Snow Survey
Circa 1986
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada


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