102 Inasmuch 



the canoe and the tent, were estimated, I think, 

 at the weight of a ton and a half.&quot; 



With this equipment the pioneer Bishop set 

 out upon his long journey of nearly two thousand 

 miles; up the Ottawa, over into Lake Nipissing, 

 down the French River into Georgian Bay, by 

 the Sault and the whole length of Lake Superior 

 to Fort William, thence by the Kamenistiquoia, 

 the Rainy and Wood Lakes, the Winnipeg River 

 and Lake, to the Red River and its Settlement. 



On his return the Bishop wrote to the C. M. S. 

 an account of his experiences. Let us listen to a 

 few of his descriptions: 



R U i e8 in &quot;The rules in travelling, observed with more or 



less straightness according to circumstances, but 

 without any material deviation, are to rise about 

 three o clock; hastily throwing on your clothes, to 

 jump into the canoe, and push your way on till 

 eight, when you go ashore, and an hour is allowed 

 for breakfast. It was our practice, while break 

 fast was in preparation, to make our toilet, 

 going a little apart behind a tree, and hanging a 

 traveller s looking-glass upon one of the branches ; 

 and it was in these operations, although often 

 abridged by the omission of the process of shaving, 

 that the mosquitoes and smaller flies of two differ 

 ent kinds, were most annoying. Another stop is 

 made about two o clock for dinner; but this is 

 usually cold, and only half an hour is allowed for 

 it. We then keep going commonly till a little 

 after sunset sometimes a little earlier where the 

 places suitable for camping are rare, as in Lake 



