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Hart Lake to investigate a complaint of bass fishing in that lake. There had 

 been a party fishing there, but we could not find out whether they took out bass or 

 not. Went to Elgin on Wednesday with horse and buggy on fishery business. On 

 Thursday patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes, as far as head of Lake Opinicon 

 and return, and next day patrolled the different lakes to Bedford Mills, which 

 occupied the whole day. On Saturday patrolled to Brewers Mills, passing through 

 Dog Lake as far as Battersea. 



On Monday, 13th June, went through Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's 

 Locks, staying there all day and returning to Jones Falls at night. The follow- 

 ing day worked with assistant installing an auto top on the " Mermaid," making 

 an enclosed cabin. On Wednesday patrolled the lakes to Brewers Mills, remain- 

 ing at Nicholl's wharf. Dog Lake, for the night, and for the following three days 

 continued our patrol of the difl'erent lakes. 



On Monday, June 20th, started out from Jones F<alls, and spent the week 

 among the different lakes. On Tuesday, the 28th, went to Kingston, making calls 

 on the way, and spent the forenoon of the following day in Kingston getting some 

 repairs and improvements made on the " Mermaid." Left Kingston at 2 p.m., 

 arriving at Jones Falls at 8 p.m. Next day went to Chaffey's Locks to straighten 

 up fishery business for the month of June, and were there the whole day. Went 

 with a horse and buggy to Elgin on Friday on fishery business. Next day 

 patrolled the Eideau Canal waters to Brewers Mills, Cranberry and Dog Lakes, 

 and back to Jones Falls. 



On Monday, July 4th, patrolled the different lakes to Bedford Mills, and 

 after looking this place over and going on foot up the shore of Devil Lake a mile 

 and back, ran down to Newboro for the night. Next day went through Lakes 

 Benson. Mosquito, and Indian, down to Chaffey's Lock, afterwards went through 

 Opinicon and Sand Lakes to Jones Falls, and on Wednesday through Whitefish, 

 Cranberry and Dog Lakes, running in to Sucker Brook, Pierce's Bay and Seeley's 

 Bay, and back to Jones Falls. Spent the following week patrolling the different 

 lakes, and on Wednesday, July 13th, went with horse and buggy to Elgin on fish- 

 ery business, and in the afternoon patrolled to Seeley's Bay and return. Next 

 day went through Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Locks, remaining till 

 night on fishery business. On Friday morning started to investigate a complaint 

 of a party of Americans living on a house-boat on the Eiver Styx, in the Eideau 

 Canal. It was said they were shooting ducks, but when we got to the place above- 

 mentioned, they had gone about six hours. We followed them to Kingston, think- 

 ing they would stop there, but they went right on to Alexandra Bay. Started 

 early next morning and patrolled back to Jones Falls, taking all day to do it, 

 calling at all places of interest on the way. 



Left Jones Falls on Monday, 18th July, and patrolled the various lakes to 

 Bedford Mills, and the following day hired a skiff and patrolled Devil Lake until 

 noon. Found a number of Americans camped there, all of them having been fur- 

 nished with angling permits. Spent the afternoon on the different lakes, calling 

 at Newboro and Chaffey's Lock on way back to Jones Falls. The rest of the week 

 was spent on the different lakes. 



On Monday, July 25th, went to Kingston to look after a party of Americans 

 said to have been shooting ducks on the Eiver Styx, and the day following went 

 to Collins Bay, where we expected to find the American party, but found they had 

 left for Alexandra Bay, so we returned to Kingston for the night. Called at 

 several camps on Wednesday on the banks of the canal, and spent the remainder 

 of the week patrolling the different lakes. 



