CONTENTS. 



I. NARRATIVE. 



CHAP. I. 



BOSTON TO THE SAULT DE ST. MARIE. 



Boston to Albany Lecture from the Professor Valley of the Mo- 

 hawk Population of German descent Wild scenery of Western New 

 York Niagara Remarks by Prof. Agassiz on the Geology and Botany 

 of this Region Lunar rainbow The suspension bridge Rattlesnakes 

 Peculiar color of the water Steamer to the foot of the Falls 

 Buffalo Steamer for Mackinaw Botanical Lecture The Great Lakes 

 Boat in distress Cleveland Detroit Lake St. Clair Flats Lake Hu- 

 ron Northern character of the scenery Meteorological phenomenon 

 Mackinaw Fishing party and Lecture on Fishes Boat for the Sault 

 Les mouches First experiment of camping out The Detour St. Jo- 

 seph's Island and the Major Passage up the St. Mary's Straits Mus- 

 quitoes Arrival at the Sault 9-31 



CHAP. II. 



THE SAULT TO FORT WILLIAM. 



The Sault Dissolute character of the population Lecture on Fishes 

 of the Sault The black fly Lecture on the Classification of Birds 

 Embarcation on Lake Superior Canoes Canadian voyageurs and In- 

 dians The Pointe aux Pins Voyageur's bread Entrance of the lake 

 Resemblance to the sea-coast Les gens du Lac Arrangement of the 

 messes Routine of the day Provisions Drift-scratches and grooves 

 Mineralogical remarks by the Professor Grand scenery of the lake 

 Catching the lake trout Character of rocks and trees Great va- 

 riations of temperature Coldness of the water Mica Bay Hospitality 

 of Capt. Matthews A proof of the " Glacial Theory" Montreal River 

 Large red pines Tamias quadrivittatus Indian pictures Transpa- 

 rency of the water Cautiousness of the voyageurs Boat songs 

 Fishing Indians Toad River Character of river-mouths on the lake 

 Increasing grandeur of the scenery Brilliancy of the lichens 

 Agate Bay Indian legend Cape Choyye Pot-holes Snow Michi- 

 picotin River The factory The plague of flies Indian hunters 

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