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shores, so that we were not much surprised at finding a belt of 

 good and well timbered land, between these cliffs and the shores. 

 On such land we noticed large crops of corn and potatoes. From 

 the middle of the lake rises Mindeniooya Island, which is said to 

 be much infested by snakes. Farther westward we have another 

 large lake called Kagaweng, and numerous smaller ones generally 

 distributed over the island. 



" Oil wells were being successfully worked at Wequemakong by 

 the Great Manitoulin Oil Company. The oil from this locality is of 

 the finest description. An office has been opened in Montreal in 

 connection with this Company. 



" On the interior lakes the bald-eagle and fish-hawk were very 

 numerous ; the former bird apparently living by the toiling of the 

 latter species. Ruffed-grouse, Spruce-partridge and Wild-pigeons 

 were very numerous all through the interior of the island. The 

 islands in the lakes swarmed with the Silvery and Black-backed 

 gulls, while the waters resounded with the cries of the Loon. 

 The Whip-poor-will might always be heard along the rocky 

 shores and particularly near the mouth of rivers." 



On the whole, the reader remarked that the Great Manitoulin 

 presented many advantages to the settler ; for although perhaps 

 one third of the island was of a rocky and consequently barren 

 character, the remaining two-thirds contained land of the finest 

 description, covered at present either by Indian crops, or splendid 

 hard-wood forests, which last yielded large quantities of maple 

 sugar — generally at the rate of 1,000 lbs per acre. Mr. Yennor 

 concluded by expressing a hope that ere long we might be able to 

 hear of this great Manitoulin Island as being the home of the 

 white settler, where he might be seen surrounded by waving fields 

 of grain, and possessing not only the comforts, but also the luxu- 

 ries of life. 



The sixth monthly meeting of the Society was held at the 

 rooms of the Society, on Monday evening, February 26 ; the Pre- 

 sident, Dr. Smallwood, in the chair. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



" The Committee on the Game Laws submitted the following 

 Report : — 



The Committee on the Game Laws has the honour to report the 

 following recommendations : 



