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to the black flj-. The eating on our part, hungry as we 

 were, was moderation to abstemiousness compared with 

 the devouring which we suffered, in tlie liot sun, from 

 m3"riads of tlie little black imps. We were almost driven to 

 madness by their attacks, and were only too glad to push 

 on uj) tlie river, as soon as possible, out of the reach of the 

 tierce swarms, that seemed to stand guard on this vantage 

 ground and challenge all invaders of the sacred solitudes 

 beyond. 



Proceeding up the river, we soon reached the foot of 

 " All)any Carr)%" three-fourths of a mile long. C^arries are 

 all pretty nmch aUke in that the guides must bear their 

 inverted boats over their heads; and the sportsman, if he be 

 a genuine one and phj^sically capable of it, must bend his 

 back to a load of luggage that out oj:' the woods would 

 make him shudder; and there is up hill and down, mud- 

 holes and roots and prostrate trees and a vast deal of per- 

 spiration and fatigue. In the real wilderness there is no 

 royal road over the carry. In this instance we were loaded 

 with the heavy blankets necessary for the cool nights, and 

 our food-supply and camp-kit, to say nothing of the useless 

 articles one ahvays brings to the woods; and doing our best, 

 the guides were compelled to "double the carry" before 

 we were ready to embark again. 



A pleasant row of two or three miles, over wliat nuist be 

 good tishing grounds in earl}" spring, brouglit us to Albany 

 Lake. This lake has shores which are attractive feeding 

 grounds for deer. Passing through this body of water we 

 entered and ascended the inlet to the rapids where another 

 carry of three-fourths of a mile awaited us. 



