246 A SPORTSMAN'S EDEN. 



It will take time to repair the ravages of the 

 miner's giant powder and the Stony Indian's 

 Winchester repeater ; but if energy and wisely; 

 spent money will attain these ends, no doubt our 

 cousins over the water will attain them. 



I cannot conclude this chapter without a word 

 of hearty thanks to Mr. Just, the librarian of the 

 London Agency of the Dominion of Canada, and 

 the gentlemen of the Fish and Game Club, and 

 Star newspaper, of Montreal, for the efforts they 

 have made to help me in collecting the materials 

 for this little sketch. 



P.S. Since preparing these pages for press, 

 I have had my attention called to a short note, 

 by Colonel Ridout, in one of the May numbers 

 of the Field, in which it is stated that certain 

 important amendments of the game-laws have 

 just been made by the Ontario Legislature. I 

 feel certain that that gallant officer will have no 

 objection to my availing myself of his information 

 so as to bring my notes ' up ' to date. 



It seems deer may only be killed from 

 October 15th to November 20th. No one 

 person may kill more than five deer in the same 

 season. The shooting of moose is absolutely 

 prohibited until 1895, and until that date no 

 person, unless he has resided at least three 



