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pursued, but simply approached, they merely turn away from 

 it, working their way downwind to the deadly ambush, of 

 which their keenest scent cannot, under such circumstances, 

 inform them. Of all woodcraft, none is so difficult, none so 

 exciting, and none requires so rare a combination as this, of 

 quickness of sight, wariness of tread, and perfection of judg- 

 ment. From Port Hope, with the exception of Oshawa, 

 near which there is a large marsh and bayou called " Hall's 

 Marsh," a great resort for ducks, there is nothing of any 

 importance till passing the Scarboro' Highlands and round- 

 ing " the Island" with its sandy ridge and belt of scanty 

 trees, we reach Toronto. 



FROM TORONTO TO COLLINGWOOD. 



Toronto, the chief city of Upper Canada, lies on the 

 north-west shore of Lake Ontario, facing a very spacious 

 bay, somewhat oval in form, formed by a sand bar or spit, 

 some seven miles in length, .stretching out to the west, and 

 terminating in what is called Gibraltar Point, forming a well 

 sheltered and yet accessible harbour. This sand bar has 

 no doubt been caused by the action of the lake water when 

 agitated, meeting the current of the River Don, which enters 

 the bay on the east, and thus, one counteracting the other, 

 they precipitate whatever each holds in solution. Toronto, 

 or as it was styled till 1834, York, was founded by Governor 

 Simcoe in 1793, who, having formed extensive plans for the 

 improvement of the colony, resolved on laying the founda- 

 tion of a provincial capital, and caused the spot where it 

 now stands to be surveyed. It soon grew into a flourishing 



