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April, where they at once seek for nesting sites. The nest is 

 formed of pine needles, twigs and leaves, and in all their 

 breeding habits and general mode of life they are exactly 

 similar to the common wild duck. 



During the following eight days I experienced a great deal 

 of hard walking to determine the course and position of Little 

 Gull River, Great Rattling Brook, and the lakes and hills 

 adjacent to them. I found several new lakes in the valley 

 between Serpentine Hills and the Middle Ridge. I also 

 found the correct trend of Great Gull River, and its even- 

 tual convergence and course parallel to Little Gull River, 

 and many other points which are of interest to geographers 

 and surveyors, and which may seem somewhat dull to the 

 general reader. Joe and I must have walked over lOO 

 miles in the time, and I was somewhat weary when we 

 reached Rolling Falls on the 9th of October. During all 

 this tramping, in which I attended solely to claims of geo- 

 graphical interest, I saw many stags and does, but not one 

 of sufficient calibre to tempt me to contravene the close 

 season. I admit it is curious, but it is nevertheless a fact. 



On the loth we made good progress down the river, 

 which was very low and dangerous. We passed the Rocky 

 Rapids in safety, but, in trying to run a small rapid just 

 below, had a narrow escape from being drowned. Joe, who 

 was in front and carrying a light load, successfully passed 

 between the two rocks, where the stream though fast looked 

 safe enough ; but when Saunders and I attempted to run 

 it, we found our canoe wedged in between an unseen rock 

 and one of the larger ones, and with a wall of rushing 

 water higher than the canoe racing by on either side. 

 Seeing the danger, we both drove our paddles on to the 

 rock, and exerted all our strength to lift the canoe. At 

 first it scarcely moved and the water poured over us, half- 



