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Canada, rising in two branches among the Rocky Mountains near 52° 45' N., 118° 30' W. Length 740 M. It first flows N.W. for about 16o m., then rounds the See also:

head of the Cariboo Mountains, and flows directly S. for over 400 M. to See also:

Hope, where it again turns abruptly and flows W. for 8o m., falling into the Gulf of See also:

GEORGIA

Georgia at New See also:

Westminster. After the junction of the two forks near its See also:

NORTHERN

northern extremity, the first important tributary on its See also:

SOUTHERN

southern course is the See also:

Stuart, draining Lakes Stuart, Fraser and See also:

FRANCOIS (1558-1614)

Francois, One See also:

HUNDRED

hundred See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles See also:

LOWER

lower down the See also:

QUESNEL, PASQUIER (1634-1719)

Quesnel, draining a large See also:

lake of the same name, flows in from the See also:

east at a See also:

TOWN

town also so named. Farther on the Fraser receives from the See also:

west the See also:

CHILCOTIN

Chilcotin, and at See also:

Lytton, about 18o m. from the See also:

sea, the See also:

Thompson, its largest tributary, flows in from the east, draining a See also:

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of See also:

mountain lakes, and receiving at Kamloops the See also:

North Thompson, which flows through deep and impassable canyons. Below Hope the Lillooet flows in from the north. The Fraser is a typical mountain stream, rapid and impetuous through all its length, and like most of its tributaries is in many parts not navigable even by canoes. On its southern course between Lytton and Yale, while bursting its way through the See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast Range, it flows through majestic canyons, which, like those of the Thompson, were the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of many tragedies during the days of the See also:

gold-See also:

rush to the Cariboo See also:

DISTRICT

district. At Yale, about 8o m. from its mouth, it becomes navigable, though its course is still very rapid. In the Cariboo district, comprised within the See also:

GREAT

great See also:

BEND

bend of the river, near The Jaune Cache, are many valuable gold deposits. With its tributaries the Fraser drains the whole See also:

province from 54° to 490 N., except the extreme See also:

south-eastern corner, which is within the See also:

basin of the Columbia and its tributary the Kootenay.

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