I.AKES. 



North Anierioa, and thus being little less than a thousand miles 

 in direct lem-th ; indeed, includino- its windino-s, it is fully two 

 thousand miles lono\ To the north-west of it exist countless 

 numbers of small lakes united bv a network of streams; while 



SOENKRY ON THE ST. LAWKKXCE — T.AKE OF THE THOUSAVD ISLES. 



numerous large rivers, such as the Ottawa, the St. Maurice, 

 and the Saguenay, flow into it, and assist to swell its current. 

 There are numerous other small lakes to the west of the 

 Rocky Mountains, a large number of which exist in the 

 Province of British (\)lumbia, and are more or less connected 

 with the Fi'aser and C'()hnnV)ia Rivers. Furth(^r to the south 

 are other lakes, many of theui of volcanic origin, some 

 intensely salt, others formed of hot mud. Among these is the 



