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toid us that it was the last one made, and it had to 

 be coiled in wherever they could find a chance to 

 put it. I should think so. A corkscrew placed 

 by the side of it on the map looks straight. 



Thirty-three miles from its mouth as you follow 

 its winding stream, and about eighteen as the crow 

 flies, due north, is Parmachenee Lake, a charming 

 sheet of water, encircled by hills of greater or lesser 

 height, some attaining to the dignity of mountains, 

 and all beautiful. 



I had often heard of this remote spot, as being 

 well worth a visit for the beauty of its scenery as 

 well as its attractions to the sportsman ; for there the 

 trout, the deer, and the lordly moose abound, or 

 rather are to be found if one is fortunate enough to 

 find them. 



I had also learned that it was difficult of access 

 on account of wearisome " carries " across which 

 we woirld be obliged to walk. 



But as this would be to our advantage, so far as 

 our sporting prospects were concerned, I deter- 

 mined to make it a visit, and in the early summer 

 of 1878 made up a small party for a two- weeks' 

 trip to that locality. 



While we were satisfied that trout are plenty in 

 the lake and surrounding streams, our first experi- 

 ence was not a success, owing to the lateness of the 



