48 ADVENTURES IN THE WILDERNESS. 



tlemanly. His table is abundantly provided, 

 not only with the necessaries, but also with 

 many of the luxuries, of diet. Tlie charges are 

 moderate, and the accommodations for families, as 

 well as sporting parties, in every respect ample. 

 " Martin's " is a favorite resort to all who have ever 

 once visited it, and stands deservedly high in public 

 estimation. 



WHEN TO VISIT THE WILDERNESS. 



The purpose for which you go, and the character 

 of the sporting you desire, should decide this 

 point. If you desire river fishing for spotted 

 trout, and trolling for the lake trout, some of which 

 grow to weigh from tw^enty to thirty pounds, yon 

 should go in during the month of May or June. 

 The objection to this time lies in the fact that the 

 wilderness is wet and cold at this season of the 

 year, when the snow is barely melted, the portages 

 muddy and unpleasant, and the "black flies" in 

 multitudinous numbers. 



These objections, to my mind, are msurmounta- 

 ble. No ladies should go into the wilderness 

 sooner than the middle of June. If you want to 

 see autumnal scenery, unsurpassed by any the 

 world over, and hear the " mvisic of the hounds " 

 in full cry after that noblest of all game for dogs, 



