<)4 THE REPORT UPOX No. 13 



REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "ELLA 

 C." ON" THE RIDEAU AVATERS DURING THE YEAR 1912. 



Left on Monday, June 5th, Avith crew for Kingston to take charge of steamer 

 ^■'Ella C." After testing the boiler they patrolled down to Jones' Falls to New- 

 boro and on to Portland, Oliver's Ferry, Poonahmalee, and back to Smith's Falls. 

 Here they spent three days repairing and painting boat. The following Thursday 

 they continued to patrol along the north shore of Trout Island, Anglers' Inn and 

 Bungalow, and then across to the south shore and patrolled up to Hog's Creek, Long 

 Island, over to Far Island, and all along the shore to Smith's Falls, where they 

 spent the night and remained in port for Sunday. 



The following Monday, July 8th, they patrolled up to Oliver's Ferry, Germain 

 Bay and down to Horseshoe Bay. They visited the big Rideau, patrolling around 

 Grindstone Island and on to Murphy's Cove for the night. The next day they 

 patrolled Noble's Bay on down to McLean's and McVeety's Bay on to Oliver's Ferry 

 and Stone House Point, knd called at some club-houses and put up Fishery Laws 

 and came on to Smith's Falls and here took on coal and spent some time in cleaning 

 up the boat. 



On Monday, July 29th, and for the entire week they patrolled from Stone 

 House Point to Oliver's Ferry up the south shore to Portland over to the Bungalow, 

 on to Grindstone Island, McLean's Bay, Horseshoe Bay, and McDonald's Bay, 

 where they patrolled with a row boat watching the duck grounds. The following 

 few days it was storming hard. 



The following week they patrolled up to Rideau Ferry along the south shore 

 to Garrett's Rest, Portland, over to the Bungalo and Anglers' Club, then down the 

 north shore to Horseshoe Bay and Bass Bay to Murphy's Gove, and on to the 

 north shore to Sam's Island, on to Trout Island, in to Portland, calling at all club 

 houses, and stopped at Oak Island for the night. 



The next Monday and the subsequent days they patrolled up the north shore 

 to Far Island, 'Trout Island, and back down south shore to Horseshoe Bay, on to 

 ■Rocky Narrows and Gem Island, then down to Noble's Bay and on to MacDonald's 

 Bay and back to Oliver's Ferry, took a row boat and patrolled to Old Tay to see 

 if there was any illegal shooting, hut found none: Spent Sunday in port at 'Smith's 

 Falls. 



The following week they patrolled from German Bay down the south shore to 

 Noble's Bay on to 'McLean's Bay and Rideau Ferry on to Poonahmalee and Smith's 

 Falls. They took on coal and cleaned up ilie boat, after which they patrolled from 

 McDonald's Bay down to Boxes Island on to Oliver's Ferry, Hogs Creek, Horseshoe 

 Bay and Long Island, then down south shore to Gem Island, 



'The next week, Monday, September 23rd, they patrolled the shore up to Gar- 

 rett's Rest on to Portland and Trout Island, then to Westport and Newboro, along 

 the shore to Far Island, Horseshoe Bay. and down to the Rocky Narrows on to 

 Oliver's Ferry. Took on coal and patrolled up to the Tay Canal and on to Perth, 

 where they stopped for dinner and patrolled back down to Smith's Falls. 



On Monday, 3'Oth September, and the following days they patrolled the north 

 shore up to Bass Bay, Horseshoe Bay, along Grindstone Island on to Portland, back 

 to the Bungalow, along Far Island and down the south shore, patrolling Noble's 

 Bay, McVeety's, McLean's, and McDonald's Bay on to Boxes Island and Poonah- 

 malee, and on to Smith's Falls. Here they remained in port for Sunday. 



