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THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



went to Mossup's house. The doctor and Bob are out in 

 the canoe watching for deer. In the afternoon they went 

 out fishing; caught four bass and two pickerel. Made. a 

 pond for the fish, but in the morning they were missing, 

 having been taken by the minks. 



Saturday, 30///. — Wet morning. Went out looking for 

 help ; paddled about till ten o'clock, when he got Mossup 

 and his boy to come and help carry the baggage, so that we 

 could go straight on without returning. The captain was 

 unwilling to start, as he said it would rain ; but the doctor 

 was determined, and to show it we started on before them, 

 so that they had to follow. It rained a litde in the morn- 

 ing, — very little. The doctor and I started with our guns 

 and rods ; lost the trail, but kept on our course, and the 

 first thing we met was a high mountain. We faced it, and 

 by hard work, climbing and crawling, we reached the top. 

 A beautiful sight rewarded our efforts : no less than three 

 lakes were to be seen at the foot of the mountain. We 

 also descried our party in a ravine, and built a fire to 

 attract their attention. They saw it, and we hastened to 

 join them. We descended the side of the mountain and 

 found them all right, except that they had decided to camp 

 there for the day. We decided, after partaking of a light 

 meal, to proceed on our way. The account given by the 

 captain of the portage was sufficient to intimidate any one 

 but ourselves. Our word was Onivard ! We were told 

 that we could not make the journey before night, and that 

 when we reached Rock Lake, for which we were bound, 

 there would be no place to pitch our tent. We were re- 

 solved, however, to go on, and we did. But of all the 



