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here are perch, pike, and a few bass (none exceeding two 

 lbs. in weight) in the pools round the island ; eels are abun- 

 dant, which are taken by night lines ; but the sportsman 

 need scarcely unpack his rod while staying here. To make 

 up in some measure for this deficiency in sport, the boating 

 here is excellent, and there is also a very good yacht club in 

 existence. 



Very good snipe-shooting is to had in the peat-bogs on the 

 Holland River marsh. You go by rail to Bradford, 38 miles, 

 and within three miles of the station good sport may be had. 

 The marsh is 25 miles long. Above the bridge, on the west 

 branch, birds are always to be found in season. There is 

 plenty of sport all the way up to the forks of the river, five 

 miles distant from Holland Landing, and eight miles from 

 Bradford. 



About the pleasantest trip to take from Toronto is to 

 visit Orillia, a village prettily situated on Lake Couchich- 

 ing, a small lake of about 12 miles in length, connected with 

 Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel, called the "Narrows." 

 The scenery on this lake is very romantic. To reach it, 

 you must leave Toronto by the early morning train for 

 Bell-Ewart, on Lake Simcoe, taking the steamer "Emily 

 May," which connects daily with the morning train. The 

 sail on this lake is very pleasant. It is much indented with 

 bays. Cook's inlet at the south, and Kempenfeldt Bay on 

 the north-west, being the largest. On this latter is situated 

 Barrie, sixty-four miles from Toronto, quite a large town. 

 Very fine white fish and maskelong^ are taken in this -lake, 

 which in winter is completely frozen over, and passable for 

 sleighs. On its shores may be picked up many beautiful 

 cornelians and agates. It is studded with a number of beau- 

 tiful islands, on one of which. Snake Island, is a small Indian 

 settlement. On the opposite side to Barrie is Beaverton, 

 a pretty village, at the mouth of the Beaver River, where 

 the steamer also touches. But for scenery in its native 



