Caribou : in the upper valley of the Fraser River

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

,, 5. Californie : California, 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 tho Sierras or at their base.

,, 7. mettre à nu, 'toclear.'

,, 17. un seau: give the English for un sceau, un saut, and iin 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 followed by the subjunctive, e.g. — quelque grands que soient vos défauts, ' however great

your faults may 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 as a privilège.

,, 29. quelques années : whcn quelque menna 'some,' 'afew,* it is an adjective, but when it means 'about' before a numéral it remains invariable, e.g. quelque dix ans, ' about ten years.

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