LAKE MISTASSLNT 



THIS great inland sea is situated some three hun- 

 dred miles by canoe and portage routes to the north- 

 east of Lake St. John. Nothing can be more advent- 

 urous for those desiring a five to six weeks' trip in 

 this wild northern country than a visit to the great 

 lake, and the journey can be considerably extended 

 by returning by James's Bay, or by ascending to Mis- 

 tassini by some other route than that usually followed 

 via the Ashuapmouchouan Eiver. It may be reached 

 by way of either the Mistassini or Peribonca Eiver. 

 A very elaborate trip may be made by ascending the 

 Betsiamitz River from the north shore of the Lower 

 St. Lawrence to Lake Pipmuakin, a distance of one 

 hundred and thirty -five miles, and thence reaching 

 Lake Mistassini by utilizing a number of water 

 stretches of the Peribonca system. Or the latter part 

 of this journey may be curtailed by omitting that 

 portion of it between the valley of the Peribonca and 

 Lake Mistassini and descending the Shipshaw River 

 to the Saguenay, or the Peribonca to Lake St. John. 

 Mr. Low reached Mistassini by way of Betsiamitz 

 and Lake Pipmuakin in 1884, and made an interest- 

 ing report of his exploration to the Geological Sur- 



