126 A SPORTING PARADISE 



to boil my water. The rifle and a score of 

 cartridges in my woven belt completed my 

 outfit. On my journey I shot two prairie 

 chickens from a covey in the bottom of a brush 

 coulie." 



I would strongly advise sportsmen to bring 

 with them from England three warm flannel 

 shirts, vests, socks, overcoat, boots, guns, and 

 cartridges. Everything new and of the best 

 quality otherwise Canada could supply the whole 

 outfit. An experienced authority says : " As 

 regards rough clothing cloth, flannels, woollen 

 socks and stockings, etc., etc. all these can 

 be bought cheaper in Canada than in England, 

 and quite as good. Canadian homespun is famous 

 stuff." For shooting-dress I recommend a good 

 warm Scotch tweed. A Bond Street tailor, 1 

 believe, still has an establishment in Toronto. 

 Though I doubt if the total expense of a month 

 at Crane and Blackstone Lakes, with explorations 

 to Lake Huron, etc., would cost more than 

 jCioo per head, inclusive of travelling from 

 England and back, yet a liberal margin would 

 be covered for four guns with two men-servants 

 (Jack-of-all-trades), at a total expenditure of 

 ^500. This would, of course, cover all inci- 



