H8 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



seeking new homes in this region. It is the natural ter- 

 minus of steamboat navigation on the Maganetawan River, 

 and there is at this point a very great amount of water- 

 power which may be easily made available for manufac- 

 turing purposes. In addition to all this, the country about 

 here is heavily timbered, and the river enables the lumber- 

 man to bring the logs here more cheaply than they can be 

 delivered at any other point where they would possess 

 the same value. In other words, nature points to this spot 

 as the most desirable one in this entire district for the con- 

 version of raw material into manufactured products. 



It was about five o'clock when the wagon, loaded with 

 our canoes and other luggage, was ready to start from 

 Burk's Falls for Sphynx Shoot, which is distant from the 

 former place about three miles. The driver of the wagon, 

 a boy about twelve years of age, had stood patiently by 

 the horse watching the guides while they loaded our bag- 

 gage. The moment this work was completed he mounted 

 the wagon, found a seat on some of our luggage, and 

 began to urge his horse forward. The horse was not 

 much younger than the boy, but both performed their share 

 of the work satisfactorily, while at the start Wellington 

 and George Ross followed the wagon closely to prevent 

 damage being done to our luggage. The country through 

 which this rough road passes is made up of rocky hills and 

 low marshy ground, but at this time, owing to the fact that 

 it was unusually dry, we were enabled to traverse it quite 

 satisfactorily until the darkness of night began to gather 

 about us. 



Mr. Mildenberger, the photographer, had started out 



