no THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



ing that no better guide could be found in the region of 

 Maganetawan. He replied, " I think Wellington will be 

 able to be with us after a few days." 



The captain, with the assistance of his nephew, made 

 all the necessary arrangements for the night. Wood was 

 provided, supper prepared, and the captain's tent put up. 

 In the mean time it has been arranged that a deer-hunt 

 shall take place to-morrow on Ahmic Lake. The guides 

 will now remain constantly with us in camp ; this will be a 

 marked improvement, and will add much to our happiness 

 and comfort. 



The party, as now arranged, consists of five persons, 

 and we are provided with five dogs, — two of them intended 

 to be employed in deer-hunting, while three are cocker- 

 spaniels, used only in bird-shooting. The following morn- 

 ing the sport commenced at an early hour, and we were 

 back in our camp before eleven o'clock. Struce and my- 

 self, with the guides, had hunted deer, while Mildenberger 

 had started out in search of ruffed erouse. 



The sport opened this morning fairly well. Struce shot 

 a fawn, Mildenberger killed four partridges, and I took 

 some bass while on the way to the point, where I was 

 stationed by the captain to watch for deer. 



A good dinner was served for us by our guides on our 

 return to camp. We had brought into camp some delica- 

 cies, and likewise tin plates, tin cups, etc. ; consequently 

 our table and culinary department were quickly placed on 

 a sound basis. The camp which we had formed by the 

 wayside, immediately after our arrival, was thought to be 

 no longer desirable, and consequently our guides moved 



