Caribou : in the upper valley of the Fraser River

,, 2, du Fraser : the Fraser, the principal river of British Colnmbia, has two branches, the chief of which rises in the Rocky Mountains, and proceeds in a NW. course to meet its fellow, which Hows SE. ; it falls into the Georgian Gulf. It was the rich alluvial deposits of gold along the lower basin of the Fraser River which first attracted émigration to British Columbia ; and the precious métal has been steadily worked ever since.

,, 5. Californie : Oalifornia, one of the largest states of the American Union. Some of tlie richest Iodes of gold in the world hâve been found there, along the slopes of the Sierras or at their base,

, , 7. roettre à nu, ' to clear. '

,, 17. un seau : give the English for un sceau, un saut, and un sot.

„ 24. quelque . . que : before an adjective or an adverb, quelque in this expression remains invariable, but before a plural noun it agrées. It is always foUowed by the subjunctive, e.g. — quelque grands qtie soient ws défauts, ' however great

your faults raay be.' quelques talents que vous ayez, ' whatevcr talents you may possess,'

,, 26. placers : the spot in which gold is found. The r is sounded.

,, 27. la concession : an allotment granted aa a privilège.

,, 29. quelques années : whan quelque me&na 'some,' 'afew,' it is an adjective, but wlicn it means 'about' before a numéral it rcniains invariable, e.g. quelque dix ans, ' about ten years.

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