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THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



The captain and Bob started back after the rest of the 

 baggage, which they had left where we took lunch, and 

 came into camp about four o'clock p.m. with a beautiful 

 specimen of a large owl that they had shot. The doctor 

 had to provide food for the camp, and brought in a fine lot 

 of trout. We set Bob to work, with an axe, levelling our 

 bed, by cutting out stumps, driving down stones, and 

 raising up others. We had to be careful, for we were 

 limited in space, — liable to fall and break our necks. 



It rained all day ; the guides were in bad humor. 



Monday, 2d. — Changed camp to-day. First we had a 

 portage of a quarter of a mile to Mud Lake, followed by 

 a portage of half a mile to Loon Lake, both of which 

 we crossed, and camped between Loon and Grass Lakes. 

 In crossing: Loon Lake we trolled and caugrht some 

 speckled and salmon trout, several weighing from two to 

 three pounds. This is a beautiful lake, and we encamped 

 on a lovely spot. There is about forty rods of ground 

 intervening between the two lakes. We set to work here 

 fixing our camp ; the doctor gathering a fine supply of 

 young branches for a bed, whilst I was making a fire to 

 burn the roots and leave the ground nice and dry where 

 we were to sleep. With our delightful situation — plenty 

 of fine fish and an abundance of johnny-cake for supper — 

 we were happy, and slept the sleep of the just. 



Tuesday, 2>^. — Bob went out in quest of a dog that 

 had followed a deer yesterday and had not returned ; 

 finally discovered him in the camp of a hunter named 

 Harvey, and returned with him to us. I went out for a 

 stroll and got some partridges. Bob and the captain went 



