GAME AND FISH RESORTS. I9I 



Charlevoix County- 

 Mai Bate, ninety miles from Quebec on the Lower St. Lawrence River. A 

 good moose country. Surface mountainous. Lodgings in farmhouse, or camp. 

 Reached by shallop. \ 



Murray Bay. A fashionable watering place on the St. Lawrence River, be- 

 tween Montreal and Quebec, reached by rail or steamer. Fair trout fishing in 

 the vicinity. Post Office address is Pointe a Pic. 



Chateaguay County— 



Ormstozvn and £>ur/iam. Deer abound in the Flat Rock woods between 

 Ormstown and Franklin. Reached via Caughnawaga, on the Lachine division of 

 the Grand Trunk Railroad. 



Si. Urbain. The caribou still resort in large droves to feed on the white moss 

 which clothes most luxuriantly the extensive moors in rear of ]5ay St. Paul, called 

 Les Jardins, and bears are frequently met, attracted by a small red berry, which 

 grows on low shrubs much like the low-bush cranberry. Whole moors are 

 studded with this fruit, called by the Indians Des Grains. From St. Urbain the 

 trip is made on snow shoes. The guides are harnessed to the wagons laden with 

 provisions, ammunition and camp utensils, and away you go for twenty or thirty 

 miles on foot, over the most mountainous, but picturesque portion of the Lauren- 

 tine Chain, amid some of the wildest and most lovely scenery on the continent. 

 Take boat from Quebec to St. Urbain. 

 Chicontimi County — 



Chicontimi. Land-locked salmon are caught in the Saguenay. Reached via 

 steamer from Quebec. Provide camping equipments at Chicontimi, and after 

 crossing the river, drive eighteen miles, to the house of Thomas Savard, who will 

 act as guide to the camping ground which is at the foot of the Grand Discharge. 



Conipton County — 



The Chaudicre. The River Chaudiere is the outlet of Lake Megantic, and 

 empties into the St. Lawrence just above Quebec, over a beautiful fall. The first 

 rapids of the Chaudiere near the outlet of Slegantic Lake, are three miles from the 

 landing at John Boston's, where there is a post office. It is a romantic canoe 

 voyage from the falls up to the lake, with abundant trout fishing in the numerous 

 tributaries. 



Lake St. Francis. Reached by wagon from Stornoway, twelve miles, or by 

 boat from Sherbrooke. Fine mascalonge fishing, and trout fishing in adjacent 

 waters. (See Lake Megantic.) 



The Eastern Townships — 



The section of the Province of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships lies 

 directly north of the States of Vermont and New Hampshire and extends thence 

 northerly and easterly to the St. Lawrence and the Province of New Brunswick 

 and the State of Maine. The country is very hilly, almost mountainous, and 

 abounds in lakes and streams which, in their turn, abound, in general, in fish: 

 principally trout, lake trout, bass, pike and pickerel. In the larger streams, and 

 the lakes, they will be found weighing from one to five pounds. The best flies 

 for the Saltnofontinalis in these waters are the Canada fly and any medium-sized 

 brown-winged fly. The lunge never rise to the fly, but are taken by trolling and 

 by down fishing. The best bait is the live minnow, and the best season for troll- 

 ing is from May 25th to July ist. With a moderate amount of skill you will be 

 sure of fair sport, and be pleased with the country. To enjoy this section thor- 

 oughly a full camping outfit is necessary, and a good bit of advice to those about 

 making camp is, to dig a ditch three inches deep around the tent, so formed that 

 the water from a rainfall may run off at one or two corners. The Passumpsic 

 Railroad is given as the most direct route. Parties travelling after July ist can 

 avail themselves of the excursion rates to Newport ; return tickets being issued 

 for $13. A party could thus go to Newport, thence to Sherbrooke, and return by 

 way of Magog ; thus enjoymg the sail up the lake and arriving at Newport in 

 season for the evening train. The tourist b}' taking the evening train from Bos- 

 ton, will arrive, or should arrive in Sherbrooke next day in ample season to get 

 his tent pitched the same night. Even if he buys his supplies in Sherbrooke, there 

 will be ample time to camp the same night. Wherever, in this section, there is 

 mail communication by stage, transportation may be had at an average rate of 

 five or six cents a mile ; so that parties desiring to visit any other part of the 

 country than those named may make their estimates accordingly. 



