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a hotel which bears the same name as the village in which 

 it is located. He had been informed, prior to our arrival, 

 by the captain that we were en route for the woods, and 

 might be expected in this village at the date on which we 

 reached it, and consequently we were not unexjjected 

 guests. In accordance with a previous arrangement made 

 with Captain Ross, he put in an appearance at our hotel 

 the next morning at an early hour. He had brought with 

 him a wagon to transport us and our baggage to the lake 

 of *' Many Islands," where it had already been determined 

 the hunt should take place. 



We reached our destination Saturday, September 5, at 

 about half-past three o'clock. This lake is situated about 

 eleven miles from the village of Maganetawan, and our 

 baggage was delivered by the wagon within half a mile of 

 its shore. Inasmuch as the latter portion of the road we 

 had traversed had been found to be rather rough, we had 

 therefore chosen to walk about three miles. The scene 

 presented by this lake on our arrival was highly pleasing. 

 There lay spread out before us a magnificent sheet of pure 

 water stirred by a slight breeze, which produced little rip- 

 ples on its surface, that sparkled with the brilliance of 

 diamonds surrounded with bright silver in the clear sun- 

 light of a cloudless autumn day. The lake of " Many 

 Islands" is very similar to many others in this "Lake Land 

 of Canada." It is about three miles in length and one 

 mile in width, while its numerous islands prevent us from 

 seeing but a small portion of it from any point which may 

 be selected on its shore. 



At the time of our visit it was completely surrounded 



