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abundant breakfast, This, indeed, during our stay at 

 Seventh, was our favorite resort, and we never failed to 

 have tine sport with the gamy trout that came up from 

 the lake as fast as we caught, out the belligerents already 

 in occupation. There was abundant, open, clear water to 

 play them in, and taking trout in such a place is. to my 

 mind, the very luxury and perfection of fishing with the 

 tly. 



Supper doubly assured by our success with our rods, we 

 sought a spot for our temporary home. "We had all the 

 lake shore he fore u>. \\here to choose. lut there is a world 

 of wisdom in choosing (he right place. First of all. there is 

 good, cold spring water to be thought of; then shade and 

 dry iM-ound: wood for ramp lire; a pi aee not productive of 

 mosquitoes, and one, if possible with other conditions, 

 where the hree/.e will blow them away as fast asfhey come; 

 trees likely to blow down upon you are to he avoided; 

 reasonable nearness to good fishing resorts is desirable; a 

 good boat landing is to be considered : and last, but not 

 least, when these necessaries of camp are provided for, the 

 camp itself should command a pleasant and attractive 

 view. 



We were- fortunate in our camp site in everyone of these 

 requisites, except that we did not find the cold spring, but 

 were obliged to resort to a cool stream for drinking water. 

 A -talelv u;rove of Norway pines stands on a clear, sandy 

 >h>re on the east, backed by a thick forest, growth. There, 

 about twenty rods north of the inlet from Kighth, we 

 pitched our tent, planted our stove, built our big fire for 



