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whose very name was a terror to all other tribes. 

 The dead of the victors were as numerous as those 

 of the vanquished, and the Iroquois never recovered ; 

 as they had lived by the sword, so they perished by 

 the sword. Their last war-whoop had been uttered, 

 and their next rally cry evoked no response along 

 the wild lake-shore. 



Lake Superior joins Huron by picturesque rapids. 

 The narrow confine through which the water of the 

 great lake endeavours to iiischarge itself is a seething 

 torrent, white with anger and beautiful in its wrath. 

 It is one of the places where the Indians still display 

 their skill with the canoe whilst catching trout. To 

 the uninitiated it would seem impossible for a craft 

 to live in such a current, but the natives negotiate 

 it with impunity. 



For the purposes of navigation a lock has been 

 constructed between Huron and Superior. It is a 

 triumph of engineering, and is the largest in the 

 world, 900 feet long and 60 feet wide. It has cost 

 ;!C8oo,ooo. Sault Ste. Marie marks the growth 

 of important industries along the shores. Rolling 

 mills, steel plant, car factories, and other trades have 

 sprung up there within the last few years. The St. 

 Mary River flows into the lake at that point on the 

 borders of the United States, sweeping round St. 

 Joseph Island. 



There is good angling in this neighbourhood, 

 and the trout run to a large size. One served at 



