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lunch and then proceeded, the captain and I in the little 

 canoe and the doctor and Bob in the larger one. Well 

 provided with rubber outfit, I kept dry, while the others 

 were wet. Arrived safely at Burk's Falls, named after 

 Burk, who four years ago settled here, and who keeps a 

 store ; there is also a post-office and a new hotel building. 

 The enterprise shown by the government is wonderful. 

 Every little settlement has its post-office and regular mail. 

 A steamboat runs from the Falls to Maganetawan every 

 other day. We tried our luck with the fish and caught a 

 nice lot for supper. We camped by the river. 



Monday, 25^. Started for Pickerel Lake. Hired 

 Burk's team to take our luggage beyond the first portage. 

 I went with the team ; the others by canoe. After the 

 portage was passed the captain and I took one canoe, the 

 doctor and Bob the other. We had not proceeded far 

 when we ran into a snag, and to prevent sinking before we 

 reached the land, I had to hold my hand over the rent in the 

 side of the canoe while Captain Ross paddled us ashore. 



With a piece of cloth and an application of warm pitch 

 we were soon afloat again. At noon we took our dinner. 

 The doctor got out his tackle, and in a few moments 

 landed some nice bass and pickerel, which made an appe- 

 tizing addition to our mid-day meal. He had also two 

 "rises' of trout. 



Arrived in the evening at Pickerel Lake ; went out 

 and caught some bass and pickerel. There is good trout- 

 fishing here. This lake is two miles long. We encamped 

 at the head of it. Four settlers are located on its shores, 

 and live by fishing and hunting as well as by cultivating 



