from one shore to the other, to glimpse a deer at 

 the water's edge scurry away at the closer 

 approach of the vessel, or to disturb a bear at 

 his ablutions and send him lumbering clumsily 

 into the timber. 



All is as nature first planned it, the only 

 modern touch being the little steamer serenely 

 pursuing its way, bound from the point of rail- 

 way contact to an economically productive 

 sector at the northern end of the lake, without 

 in any way disturbing the tranquillity of the 

 shore life between. The vessel with its human 

 freight passes between the densely wooded shores, 

 and when it has passed on all is still again, as if 

 even the fringe of civilization's, progress had 

 never touched there. Only where, in a symetri- 

 cally rounded bay, the Kipawa river pours its 

 tempestuous waters over boiling rapids into the 

 lake, is there a sign of human dwelling where 

 the hunter and trapper, who found his life's 

 dreams realized, has established a log camp. 



Tree and bush life on either shore of the lake 

 are so thick as to appear almost impenetrable. 

 For the main part they constitute the undis- 

 turbed dwelling-places of nature's wild things. 

 Merely a few trappers and hunters inhabit the 

 region, and they have blazed out trails which are 

 known only to themselves. But there are a 

 thousand unknown and unmarked paths between 

 the timber. Bear are plentiful and are shot and 

 trapped in considerable numbers. It is im- 

 possible to travel any distance in the bush with- 

 out encountering the tracks of moose and deer 

 upon the soft earth near some stream or pond 

 where they pass by day or come down under 

 cover of darkness to drink. 



Teeming with Fish and Game 



Not only the waters of Lake Temiskaming, 

 but the many rivers which pour their waters 

 into it, and countless smaller lakes inland on 

 either shore, teem with varieties of fish and 

 furnish excellent sport and the most satisfactory 

 fishing. Bass, pike, pickerel and whitefish are 

 to be found in the larger lakes and rivers, whilst 

 many of the smaller lakes contain trout. These 

 same waterways are a joy to the canoeist, the 

 lakes and streams interlocking for miles and 

 permitting lengthy and varied travel through 

 most wonderful country without the inconven- 

 iences of portaging. 



Not a few ardent sportsmen from widely 

 separated points on the American continent 

 have discovered the joys of Temiskaming and 

 make their annual pilgrimage there to unsullied 

 nature, taking their toll of the region's bear, 

 moose, deer or fish. For the main part they hold 

 the secret of its charms close, fearful of spoliation. 

 But it deserves to be more widely known among 

 out-o'-door lovers of the continent, for it can 

 provide numbers withfthe most enthralling of 

 outings without undue toll being exacted of its 



fish or fauna and without in any way losing that 

 charm which disappears with the onslaught upon 

 nature's strongholds by too mainy of the human 

 kind. 



Further Growth of Fur Farming 



Returns from the fur division of the Canadian 

 Bureau of Statistics, covering the year 1921, 

 indicate an astonishing and most gratifying 

 progress in the fur-ranching industry of Canada. 

 As far as the greater part of the Dominion is 

 concerned fur farming is yet to be regarded as a 

 new industry but recently emerged from the 

 experimental stages, so that the rapid growth it 

 has experienced within the past few years and 

 its adoption over the entire Canadian expanse 

 are the best testimony to successful operation 

 and portent for real importance in the future. 

 In many of the comparisons made it is well to 

 bear in mind that in 1921 furs and fur-bearing 

 animals sustained somewhat of a slump in 

 values. 



According to the returns received there were 

 794 fur farms in operation in Canada in 1921, 

 comprising 758 fox farms, 12 mink farms, nine 

 raccoon, three marten, two skunk, four Karakul 

 sheep, three beaver and three muskrat farms. 

 The increase over the previous year in the 

 number of fur farms was 206. 



The total number of fur-bearing animals on 

 these farms at the end of the year 1921 was 

 22,455 with a total value of $5,775,095. In 



1920 there were only 16,529 such animals with 

 a value of $4,722,905. These animals in 1921 

 comprised 17,321 silver foxes valued at $5,588,- 

 315; 1,220 patch foxes valued at $101,550,484; 

 484 red foxes at $10,035; 210 mink at $5,366; 

 750 Karakul sheep at $60,000; and 2,470 miscel- 

 laneous at $9,829. 



The total amount received by fur farmers in 



1921 from the sale of live fur-bearing animals 

 and pelts was $1,415,236 compared with $1,151,- 

 556 in 1920. There were 15,127 fur-bearing 

 animals born in captivity in 1921. Fur-bearing 

 animals sold from these farms in the year 

 numbered 3,175 worth $806,139 and pelts sold 

 4,854 worth $609,097. 



Prince Edward Island, the Pioneer 



The Province of Prince Edward Island, which 

 pioneered the industry, maintains its prestige as 

 Canada's first domestic ranching area. In the 

 year 1921 its ranches increased in number from 

 309 to 359, the value of its lands and buildings 

 from $640,489 to $737,085 and its animals 

 from $3,089,970 to $3,248,120. The sister pro- 

 vince of Nova Scotia has shown a remarkable 

 growth in the year, the number of its ranches 

 practically doubling, from 55 to 108. Quebec 

 has one ranch more, rising from 80 in 1920 to 109 

 last year. Though New Brunswick, the other 



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