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the portage between the latter and Loon Lake. Mud Lake 

 is a small body of water, probably about half a mile in 

 length, and the portage which connects this lake with Loon 

 Lake does not much exceed the same distance. 



Captain George Ross, who had parted with us at the 

 village of Maganetawan to hunt up his dogs which had 

 strayed away, joined us this morning, October 2, in our 

 camp near Mud Lake, before we had breakfasted. He has 

 brought the dogs back with him, and we can now engage in 

 a deer-hunt whenever it is thought best. Still-hunting is 

 impracticable until the leaves have fallen, which has not yet 

 occurred, and consequently the dogs are required for the 

 purpose of enabling us to provide for the wants of our 

 camp. 



We broke camp at an early hour and started off for 

 Loon Lake, which was reached in due time. This lake is 

 probably a little more than two miles in length, and is 

 separated from Grass Lake by a narrow strip of land 

 which does not exceed more than eight rods in width ; con- 

 sequently the portage is traversed in a few moments. 



The captain brought to our camp this morning another 

 canoe. We have with us at this time three canoes. The 

 luggage was promptly carried over to Loon Lake this 

 morning, loaded into our canoes, in which we promptly 

 embarked, and were paddled by our guides up the lake to 

 the narrow neck of land, which has been previously men- 

 tioned ; crossed the same, and at once started forward on 

 the smooth water of Grass Lake. We encamped at one 

 o'clock on the west shore of this body of water, near its 

 northern extremity. The camp is situated in the woods, 



