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02 Canadian Record of Science. 
Three handsome Canadian Pacific Railway cars were com- 
fortably filled with the party, which was under the guid- 
ance of Mr. J. Stevenson Brown and Mr. J. 8. Shearer, who 
acted as an arrangements Commuittee, so to speak. The 
Rouge was reached about 12 o’clock, and family parties 
were soon discussing celd collations beneath the shade of 
forest pines and oaks. A large number of others accepted 
the invitation of Hon. J. K. Ward to partake of pot luck in 
the lumber camp. The dining room was a typical lumber- 
ing shanty and the bill of fare consisted of pea soup, made 
over a camp fire outside, pork and beans with potatoes, 
white bread and dried apple sauce, or molasses and tea a la 
Russe, but without the lemons. The plate was of tin and 
the service given by ‘‘Chef” Jean Baptiste Cadieux and 
his assistants excellent. Epicures who dine off turtle soup, 
oysters, etc., cannot appreciate the merits of pea soup when 
seasoned with the appetites a scientific exploring party 
possessed. The dinner was a novelty and a success. 
The different sections set out immediately after dinner 
and their expeditions proved most successful. 
The tumultuous cascades of the Rouge down which the 
logs were precipitated, was a constant source of enjoyment 
to many, and those who labored higher up the stream to the 
immense “ chutes” 60 feet in height, were amply rewarded. 
The timbers dived madly down them and on striking the 
river were immersed for a distance of at least one-twelfth 
of a mile. Large square timbers 30 feet in length were 
broken like pipe-stems on becoming crossed at the foot of 
the chute. These sights alone were worth going to see, 
and sketchers certainly did not lack for interesting 
subjects, 
“ Old Probs” also was kind to the party. He hung out 
portents of rain at one o’clock, but kindly deferred the exe- 
cution of his threats till all were safely returning home. 
The cloudiness only rendered the day cooler and more 
enjoyable. 
The courtesies extended by the Canadian Pacific Railway 
