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are so unsophisticated as to be ignorant of any kind 

 of angler's lure. 



I met two young fellows who exhibited with 

 boyish delight their tackle. They were provided 

 with a camp and canoe, and their plan was to get 

 high up on the chain of lakes and paddle from place 

 to place. This is an admirable way of spending a 

 holiday and getting " far from the madding crowd," 

 which is to be found in the beaten paths of Temagami 

 as well as New York or Toronto. 



There are other features of New Ontario which 

 are calculated to attract settlers. Those in quest of 

 agricultural projects have a wide field to choose 

 from. In extent the Province covers an area of 

 140,000 square miles. Those intent on carrying 

 away lasting impressions of magnificent forest and 

 lake scenery can find material for the reflections of a 

 lifetime. The literary man will be face to face with 

 memories of Hiawatha. The Ojibwa Indian that 

 paddles his canoe or with silent tread guides him 

 through the pathless forest, belongs to the tribe of 

 that legendary hero. Mr. Schoolcraft, in his " Algic 

 Researches " and in his " History, Conditions, and 

 Prospects of the Indian Tribes," gives the form of 

 the tradition, as recited by an Onondaga chief, and the 

 transatlantic poet set it to the music of an immortal 

 epic, which will always remain fragrant : — 



" With the odours of the forest, 

 With the dew and damp of meadows, 



