CIIArTER VII. 



LAKE DWELLERS. 



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THE BEAVER. 



The number and extent of its lakes, scattered through- 

 out the extent of this picturesque province, invaiiably 

 surprise the visitor to Nova Scotia. Of every variety of 

 size and form, and generally containing groups of little 

 wooded islands, they occupy almost e very hollow, and, 

 often connected, stretch away in long chains through the 

 interior, presenting the most charming scenery to those 

 who seek sport or the picturesque through the back 

 country. Lake Rossignol, in the western portion of the 

 province, is the largest ; the waters which j)ass through 

 it rise near Annapolis on the Bay of Fundy, and, 

 accumulating in a long series of lakes, issue from Rossig- 

 nol as a large river which falls into the Atlantic at the 

 town of Liverpool. By this line of water comnmnication, 

 almost crossing the province, the most secluded recesses 

 of the wild country can be reached by means of the 

 Lidiau canoe, an easy and delightful mode "f progression 

 on the smooth lake, though it involves some danger 

 among the rocks and rapids of the river, which, if insur- 

 mountable, entail the "portage," and a weary tramp, 



