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was quite an important matter, he did not possess 

 tact, nor did he know that it was unwise to con- 

 tradict a red-man flatly, and differ on the subject 

 of a country of which as yet he knew nothing. 

 Arrived at St. John's Lake, the leader turned to 

 a man from the coast, who likewise had never 

 been so far before, and said : c Jim, how long is 

 this lake ? ' * Fourteen miles, boss/ replied the 

 man. c Lake five miles long/ broke in the 

 Indian. c I'm sure it is double that distance,' 

 unwisely suggested the first white man, gazing 

 into the hazy distance. The Indian gave a 

 grunt, and half an hour afterwards the second 

 expedition to St. John's Lake was lamenting the 

 loss of its guide. The whole party then im- 

 mediately returned to the coast." Geographical 

 Journal, September, 1903. 



This disappointing experience is worthy of 

 mention ; being testimony as recent as my last 

 visit to Muskoka, and therefore a guide to 

 others. 



Wolves can be tamed if procured as cubs, and 

 they become very interesting pets. Audubon 

 writes : 



" Once, when we were travelling on foot not 

 far from the southern boundary of Kentucky, 



