With the open road ahead, 



portage is a lift out of five rods, the route from that point 

 being on the open lake for 13 miles, bearing northeast about 

 six miles and then southeast for seven. A 4-0-rod portage 

 leads into Sea Gull lake. From Sea Gull the route bears south 

 and west and six short portages, 40, 23, 65, 30, 23 and 36 rods, 

 respectively, takes one into a lake named O-gish-ke-muncie. 

 Turning south from the above lake several portages along a 

 little river brings one to Cabemichigami and thence bearing 

 south three portages of 12- 25- 35 rods leads one. into Little 

 Saganaga, a very pretty lake, with numberless islands. The 

 route leaves Little Saganaga at the southwest point, where a 

 sign informs the traveler that it is the "Fraser Lake Route." 

 A string of little lakes connect Fraser with Little Saganaga 

 where ten portages of the following lengths will have to be 

 made: 20, 45, 120, 50, 60, 150, 170, 65, 30, 60 rods. In places 

 the route goes through narrow passes, with towering rock 

 cliffs on either side. Beaver will be found here in their ele- 

 ment, many new dams having been constructed last summer, 

 once in a while a moose will be seen standing in the water, 

 but the deer have not yet penetrated this country as it is far 

 from the haunts of man. Bearing south from Fraser the route. 

 goes through Thomas lake, a portage of 45 rods into a small 

 lake then one of 165 rods into Insular lake, which is so dotted 



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