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although It may be only faintly heard, serves to make the 

 blood course more rapidly through my veins, while at the 

 same time it cheers my spirits and warms my body. Give 

 me, therefore, the musical hound in deer-hunting, instead 

 of the best collie ever imported from old Scotland. 



The captain has gone in search of his pets. Wellington 

 and George Ross are packing the camp equipage this 

 morning, that we may be off for Burk's Falls. An ac- 

 quaintance of the guides, whom they address as " Isaacs," 

 has made his appearance in our camp. He is out search- 

 ing for a lost dog. He is urged by the guides to take a 

 hand in our moving, and finally consents. Therefore a por- 

 tion of luggage was placed in his bateau for transportation 

 to Maganetawan, which we reached about half-past nine 

 o'clock, having travelled this morning in our canoe about 

 three miles. 



These canoes and our luggage were placed on the little 

 river steamer "Pioneer," which is to take us up the Maga- 

 netawan River to Burk's Falls, distant from this village 

 about thirty-five miles. 



The captain made his appearance soon after our lug- 

 gage had been loaded on the little steamer, but he had not 

 succeeded in finding his lost dogs. He is, therefore, com- 

 pelled to remain behind and make further search for the 

 animals, which are indispensable in hunting deer at this 

 season of the year, when the trees are still covered with 

 leaves. The loss of deer-hounds or other dogs that are 

 employed in deer-hunting is not an infrequent occurrence, 

 and commonly happens by the dogs continuing to follow a 

 deer to some distant lake. The reader will readily per- 



