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Monday, up Balsam Lake; Wednesday, to Eosedale and Goose Lake. 



Monday, October 2nd, up Cameron Lake; Tuesday, up Balsam Lake; Thurs- 

 day, up Cameron Lake and Burnt River; Sunday, on Sturgeon Lake. 



Monday, October 9th, up Balsam Lake to Kirkfield; Wednesday, down Stur- 

 geon River; Thursday, up Cameron Lake to Rosedale; Saturday, up Burnt River. 



Monday, October 16th, up Balsam Lake; Wednesday, down Sturgeon River; 

 Thursday, around Cameron Lake; Saturday, on Sturgeon Lake. 



Monday, October 23rd, up Burnt River; Tuesday, around Cameron Lake; 

 Thursday, down Sturgeon River; Saturday, Balsam Lake to Coboconk. 



Monday, up Goose Lake and Burnt River. 



Logged 1,201 miles. 



REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT " ELLA 

 C." ON THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1911. 



We left Smith's Falls on Tuesday, the 23rd May, for Kingston to meet the 

 "Ella C," where we remained until Friday, testing boiler and repairing engine. 

 Steamed up at 5 a.m. on Friday and patrolled down to Jones Falls, where we 

 stopped for dinner and ran on to Newboro and then down to Smith's Falls. 

 Cleaned up the boat on Saturday, and on Monday patrolled up to Rideau Ferry, 

 on to Portland, and back down to German Bay for the night. Started at 7 a.m. on 

 Tuesday and patrolled over to Grindstone Island and Trout Island, down the north 

 shore to Hogg's Creek, and on to Gem Island for the night. Next day patrolled 

 the north shore to Narrows Locks and on to Westport, stopped for dinner, ran back 

 to Portland, and on down the south shore to Murphy's Bay. On Thursday, 

 patrolled Noble's Bay, Oliver's Ferry, down to Smith's Falls and took on coal, 

 ran back to McDonald's Bay, and on to Oliver's Ferry, leaving next morning at 7, 

 patrolling the south shore to Portland. Ran over to Grindstone Island, down the 

 north shore to the Tay Locks, and then to Perth for the night. The following 

 day patrolled down the bay to Stonehouse Point and McDonald's Bay, on down 

 to Poonahmalee, and thence to Smith's Falls. Spent the rest of the day cleaning 

 up boat. 



On Monday, the 5th June, went up the south shore to McDonald's Bay, 

 McLean's Bay and Noble's Bay, and on to Hogg's Creek for the night. The follow- 

 ing day patrolled the north shore to Trout Island and around Grindstone Island, 

 over to Portland, back to Garrett's Rest and Anglers Inn, and back down the 

 south shore to Gem Island. Next day went along the north shore to Narrows 

 Locks and on to Newboro; called to see Overseer Wight, patrolled south shore 

 back to Portland and on down to Oliver's Ferry, leaving at 8 a.m. on Thursday for 

 Smith's Falls, where we took on coal and stopped for dinner, patrolling back up 

 to McVeety's Bay and on up the south shore to Garrett's Rest. On Friday, 

 patrolled around Long Island, on to the Narrows, thence to Newboro, back to the 

 Big Rideau, patrolling salmon grounds, called at Bungalow and Anglers Inn, and 

 down to Gem Island for the night. Next day patrolled McLean's Bay and Noble's 

 Bay, over to the Tay Locks, and down to Smith's Falls, arriving at 1 p.m. Spent 

 the rest of the day putting in new coal bunkers and painting. 



Left on Monday, the 12th, at 7 a.m. for Mills Locks and Kilmarnock, patrolled 

 Davis' Creek with rowboat. Had to stop in Kilmarnock the rest of the day, as it 

 was storming hard. Steamed up next morning at 6 and went down to Ross* 

 Bridge with rowboat, thence up to Irish Creek, down to Merrickville, back to-Kil- 



