TO JOHN H. REYNOLDS, ESQ., 



OP ALBANY. 



You have floated over the beautiful lakes and along the pleasant 

 rivers of that broad wilderness lying between the majestic St. Law- 

 rence and Lake Champlain. You have, in seasons of relaxation 

 from the labors of a profession in which you have achieved such 

 enviable distinction, indulged in the sports pertaining to that wild 

 region. You have listened to the glad music of the woods when the 

 morning was young, and to the solemn night voices of the forest 

 when darkness enshrouded the earth. You are, therefore, familiar 

 with the scenery described in the following pages. 



Permit me, then, to dedicate this book to you, not because of your 

 eminence as a lawyer, nor yet on account of your distinguished posi- 

 tion as a citizen, but as a keen, intelligent sportsman, one who loves 

 nature in her primeval wildness, and who is at home, with a rifle 

 and rod, in the old woods. 



With sentiments of great respect, 



I remain your friend and servant, 



THE AUTHOR. 



