148 Collingwood to Sarnia. 



running the rapids in their frail canoes, when desired by 

 strangers. The town of Sault $te. Marie, on the American 

 side, opposite to the one above described, is celebrated for 

 the Ship Canal, connecting the navigation of Superior with 

 the lower lakes, which, though only one mile in length, cost 

 one million dollars. 



The principal fish of this region are trout and white fish, 

 which are here found in their greatest perfection. Of the 

 trout, the largest species is called the lake trout, varying 

 from 10 to Co lbs. in weight. Their flesh is similar to the 

 salmon in appearance, but not as delicious. The Indians 

 have a mode of taking them in the winter through the ice, 

 which is very successful. Over the hole they cut, they erect 

 a wigwam, in which they seat themselves for action ; and 

 attaching a piece of meat to a cord, which they pull up and 

 down for the purpose of attracting the trout, they pick 

 out the unsuspecting victim with a spear. An Indian has 

 been known to catch 1000 lbs.' weight thus in one day. The 

 trout of this section of the country consist of not only the 

 common lake or salmon-trout, but also, and which is most 

 numerous, the mackinaw trout, or namaycush of the Indians, 

 or longe ; it is the trout found in most of o.ur small northern 

 lakes. It is exceedingly voracious, and has been known to 

 attain the weight of 1 20 lbs. " When the steamer," says 

 Lanman, " runs into the crescent-shaped harbour of Macki- 

 naw, the visitor, when he discovers among the people on the 

 deck some half-dozen wheelbarrows laden with fish four feet 

 long, and weighing fifty and sixty pounds, must not be 

 alarmed at finding those fish to be Mackinaw trout, and not 

 sturgeon, as he might at first have imagined." The very size 

 of these fish is an objection to them, for, as they have to be 

 taken in deep water, and with a large cord, there-is far more 

 of manual labour than of sport in the capture of them. There 

 is also a fish of the trout genus, peculiar to these waters, called 

 the ciscovet, which is delicious. At the Sault, the common 



