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partridge, snipe, plover, and quail — the latter are ver) 

 numerous here, and afford excellent sport. At Wingham, 

 some 20 miles distant, deer and bears are numerous, mink, 

 fisher, racoon, &c. Wild-cats are found in the cedar swamps, 

 and beaver and otter are numerous. All along the Bayfield 

 River beaver meadows are numerous, which give it a beauti- 

 ful appearance, much resembling English river scenery. 



Proceeding down the lake, nothing of note occurs except 

 passing the mouth of the River Aux Sables, before alluded 

 to, till we reach Sarnia, a small town, the terminus of the 

 Sarnia branch of the Great Western Railway, as well as a 

 station of the Grand Trunk, which terminates at Point 

 Edward, two miles distant, connecting with the Detroit 

 branch by means of steam-ferry to Port Huron, directly 

 opposite. Sarnia is situated at the head of the River St. 

 Clair, near the confluence of Lake Huron, at the extreme 

 southern part of the lake, which is known as Gratiot's Bay. 

 The St. Clair River here is one mile in width, flowing down- 

 ward with a current of about six miles an hour. A mile and 

 a half north on the American shore is Fort Gratiot, built in 

 1 8 14, at the close of the war, fully commanding the entrance 

 to Lake Huron, and is quite a landmark to mariners. In 

 both a military and commercial point of view, this place 

 attracts, considerable attention. A ferry-boat plies here 

 across the river, which is only about 1,000 feet wide, and 

 runs with considerable velocity. During the season of 

 navigation, hundreds of vessels of every description pass 

 weekly on their way east and west. These vessels are taken 

 through by steam-tugs, so that every day may be seen 

 from this stand-point a miniature fleet on Lake Huron. 

 Here, also, is a large fishing establishment, where, on an 

 average, 1000 barrels of fish per annum are packed. Port 

 Huron is at the mouth of the Black River, which, running 

 through a pine country, brings down large quantities of logs 

 annually, employing eight steam saw-rnills in this place 



