THE LAUBENT1DES PAEK 



the map invite, which may yield discov- 

 eries in the way of game and fish, of 

 mountains that no foot has trodden, of 

 waters that no paddle has stirred and 

 where no fly has fallen, of forests un- 

 touched by the axe. 



The true range of the Laurentians is 

 distant from the shore of the St. Law- 

 rence some twenty miles, and of those 

 who spend their summers at watering- 

 places on the north shore not one in a 

 thousand spares time from the amuse- 

 ments of society to make its acquaint- 

 ance. The nearer and gentler slopes shut 

 out the great mountain masses that 

 march sou '-west and nor '-east from 

 Quebec to the Saguenay, so that one who 

 does not go out to seek for them might 

 easily be ignorant of their existence. 

 Those who commit themselves to the sea, 

 and adventure so far as Ha Ha Bay, get 

 some glimpse of the range in the 

 Saguenay 's wonderful chasm, but there 

 it is sinking to a lower level. They do 

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