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from each stroke of the paddles, gHsten in the sunHght like 

 diamonds, or as the stars on a December nig^ht. To the tourist 

 the continual change from lake to river, from rivei to portage, 

 and from portage to river and lake again, make a delightfnl 

 panorama which captivates the eye and the senses, and provides 

 abundant opportunity for the cultivation of the tastes in the study 

 of all the varying phases of the landscape, and impels a seeking 

 after more perfect knowledge of the many varieties of animal and 

 vegetable life, which have their habitat in the territory. 



TIMBER, 



This region forms part of the great forest which formerly 

 covered the whole Province, and which here consists of white and 

 red pine, hemlock, tamarac, balsam, spruce, cedar, birch, maple, 

 beech, ironwood, ash and basswood. All the lands embraced in 

 the Park limits are now covered by licenses to cut timber, and 

 on certain of them, pine has been cut for nearly half a century. 

 Bush fires and lumbering operations have made serious inroads 

 upon the supply of pine, but it will still be many years before the 

 Park can, under existing contracts, be freed from these operations. 

 There are no other vested interests in the reservation, so that 

 eventually the Crown will have sole ownership and control of all 

 its products and resources. 



a fine canoeing and camping ground. 



For canoeing and camping, the Park offers unexcelled facili- 

 ties and attractions. The rangers have already made over a 

 hundred miles of trails and portages, and have cleared obstruc- 

 tions from, and otherwise improved the navigation of, many of the 

 streams. This work will be continued until the comparatively free 

 navigation of the more important routes through the reservation 

 has been secured. As a rule, the portages are short and easily 

 made, and are generally welcomed by the canoeist, giving him a 

 chance to stretch his legs. Forty or more log huts or cabins have 

 been erected at different points throughout the Park, and this 

 number is to be yearly increased. They are intended to furnish 

 shelter to the rangers and others in their canoe trips through the 

 reserve, and vary in distance from seven to ten miles of each 

 other — the limit being a day's joutney on snowshoes in the 

 winter, 



