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On Monday the}'' patrolled up to Stone House Point to Oliver's Ferry on to 

 Rideau Wharf, Here they were obliged to stay for some time as the weather was 

 blowing a gale. 



As soon as the weather permitted they patrolled up the south shore to Far 

 Island o]i to Portland, to Horseshoe Bay, Hog's Creek, and Noble's Bay, then to 

 McLean's Bay and Tay 'Canal, patrolled down to Boxes Island and thence to Smith's 

 Falls, and .^pent Sunday there. 



Leaving Smith's Falls on the following Monday they patrolled the south shore 

 up to Oliver's Ferry and on to Murphy Cove, and seized one gill net near Hog's 

 Creek, and found the salmon spawning on the shoals. From here they steamed up 

 as far as Little Boys Camp. Took row boat and patrolled as far as Sam's Island, on 

 over to Trout Island and Long Island, ihen on to Gem Island. From here they drove 

 to Perth to telegraph the Department that the salmon run would be over this week. 

 On the return trip they patrolled around Trout Island and Sam's Island down the 

 north shore to Big Island and the Far Island, up to Little Boys Camp, and down 

 to Horseshoe Bay and Gem Island. Left Qem. Island and patrolled up to Newboro, 

 Chaff ey, Jones' Falls and Kingston Mills and to Kingston, where "Ella C." was 

 delivered over to Captain Fleming. 



REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT 



''ATHENE," ON THE DETROIT EIYER DURING THE 



YEAP 1912. 



On Thursday, the 80th June, patrolled the Detroit Piver. 



On the 24th left Sandwidh for Sarnia. Stopped at Canadian Club, St. Clair 

 Flats, Sombra, and St. Clair Piver. The rest of the month patrolled around south 

 shore Lake Huron, Sandwich, Amherstburg, Big Creek, Lake Erie. Lake St. Clair, 

 Thames Riv§r, and Belle Island. 



The first week in July left Sandwich and patrolled throuo:li Windsor, Lake St. 

 Clair, Detroit Piver, and Pike Creek, returning to Sandwich on the 7th. 



From the 8th d;o the 14th called at Windsor, Amherstburg, Detroit, Pelee 

 Island, SandM'ich, and Kingsville. 



The following week visited Pelee Island, Sndder's Dock at the north end of 

 the island, Rondeau, Big Creek, Kingsville, Sandwich, and Walkersville. 



On the 28nd patrolled to Walkersville and Lake St. Clair and from there to 

 Pecke Island, where found three boats of Americans fishing. 



Three refused to take licenses. Compelled them to leave Canadian waters. 



On the 24th went down the Detroit River and found four boats fisihing on the 

 west side of Fighting Island. 



Three refused to take out licenses for fishing with hook and line. Compelled 

 them to leave Canadian waters at once. They did so. 



From then until the 29th patrolled around Sandwich, and on the 30th pro- 

 ceeded up the Thames River to collect license fees. 



On the 31st went up the Thames River to Mitchell's Bay and from there to 

 Wallacebursr. 



