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THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE ; 



lunch and then proceeded, — the captain and I in the little 

 canoe and the doctor and Bob in the larger one. Well 

 provided with rubber outfit, I kept dry, while the others 

 were wet. Arrived safely at Burk's Falls, — named after 

 Burk, who four years ago settled here, and who keeps a 

 store ; there is also a post-office and a new hotel building. 

 The enterprise shown by the government is wonderful. 

 Every little settlement has its post-office and regular mail. 

 A steamboat runs from the Falls to Maganetawan every 

 other day. We tried our luck with the fish and caught a 

 nice lot for supper. We camped by the river. 



Monday^ 25^/2. — Started for Pickerel Lake. Hired 

 Burk's team to take our luggage beyond the first portage. 

 I went with the team ; the others by canoe. After the 

 portage was passed the captain and I took one canoe, the 

 doctor and Bob the other. We had not proceeded far 

 when we ran into a snag, and to prevent sinking before we 

 reached the land, I had to hold my hand over the rent in the 

 side of the canoe while Captain Ross paddled us ashore. 



With a piece of cloth and an application of warm pitch 

 we were soon afloat again. At noon we took our dinner. 

 The doctor got out his tackle, and in a few moments 

 landed some nice bass and pickerel, which made an appe- 

 tizing addition to our mid-day meal. He had also two 

 ''rises' of trout. 



Arrived in the evening at Pickerel Lake; went out 

 and caught some bass and pickerel. There is good trout- 

 fishing here. This lake is two miles long. W^e encamped 

 at the head of it. Four settlers are located on its shores, 

 and live by fishing and hunting as well as by cultivating 



