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plumage and put on his russet coat is here as much the 

 rice bird as when he reaches the swamps of Carolina a few 

 weeks later. Bittern are numerous in the reeds, and an 

 occasional heron may be seen standing on one leg like a 

 statue, intent on the motions of the finny tribe, though too 

 wary to admit of the sportsman's near approach. Snipe 

 abound for a few weeks only, though a few remain to breed ; 

 wouZcock breed here also and are numerous. There are 

 several shooting boxes here and there along the south shore 

 belonging to gentlemen in Cobourg, but most parties prefer 

 camping out, being thus able to move from place to place 

 according as the ducks, &c, are more or less plentiful. 

 Decoys in October, when the fall ducks come in, are essen- 

 tial. 



Proceeding up the Otonabee River, at a distance of 30 

 miles from Cobourg is Peterboro', connected with it and 

 Port Hope by rail. Till the completion of these lines it was 

 almost cut off during the winter from communication with 

 the front, but now all seasons of the year are alike in afford- 

 ing access to it. Most of its trade lies in lumber ; and the 

 various places scattered along this chain of lakes, such as 

 Fenelon Falls, &c., situated as they are in the midst of a 

 good pine country, intersected by numerous small streams, 

 and with such a facility for shipment of their produce either 

 by land or water to the lake shore, whence they mostly find 

 their way to Oswego or Rochester, afford the greatest 

 facilities for lumbering. Fenelon Falls villagers on the 

 Trent, between Cameron and Sturgeon Lakes, and is a very 

 pretty picturesque spot ; taking its name from a fall 20 feet 

 high and 300 feet in width, of the horse-shoe form. A 

 steamer from Lindsay plies daily to and fro during the sum- 

 mer, thus enabling the traveller to make the entire round 

 of these lakes and return to the Trent. The town of Lindsay 

 is situated on Lake Scugog, and like the other places here 

 is dependent on lumber for its principal trade, though a great 



