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been reported. We had now approached within two miles 

 of the village of Maganetawan. The most of the land 

 bordering on the road had been cleared, was now culti- 

 vated, and consequently we did not expect to find any- 

 more birds, unless we turned aside from the highway and 

 made search in the woods bordering on the fields. This 

 course of procedure required a greater effort than we were 

 now inclined to make. Consequently we continued to plod 

 alonor the road, and soon arrived at the Maeanetawan 

 Hotel, where we were once more kindly met by the pro- 

 prietor. It was then about three o'clock in the afternoon, 

 and inasmuch as we were very hungry, having had no 

 dinner that day, our genial host was requested to prepare 

 for us a hot meal. The order was kindly received and 

 promptly executed, while the charge for this excellent meal 

 for our whole party, consisting of three persons, was only 

 seventy-five cents. 



The captain and "Tom" arrived about three hours 

 later, bringing with them our luggage and the trophies of 

 the hunt. They reported that the wagon which we had 

 engaged to remove our luggage from camp had arrived 

 at the lake-shore on time. But prior to its arrival the 

 captain had disposed of the venison to the lumbermen in 

 the vicinity, who were engaged in making roads, building 

 shanties, and opening the small outlet of the lake in order 

 that timber cut here during the approaching winter and 

 placed on the ice might be floated away in the spring. He 

 had likewise taken down the guide's tent, which was stand- 

 ing on the island at the time of our departure, and gath- 

 ered up the baggage which we had left behind, and moved 



