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skinned lumbermen that they have, as a rule, to put 

 up with. But neither heat nor yet mosquitoes affected 

 the ardor of the explorers. In and around the woods they 

 went, keen on specimens, and were able to record good 

 " bags" by the time their hunting was over. Some 

 members of the party engaged in fishing, but whether the 

 water at this point is too much disturbed by the floating 

 logs or whether the fish were nervous, or what, the latter 

 proved shy and refused to bite, leaving that work to the 

 mosquitoes. Some of the more adventurous, especially 

 the boys, clambered over the piles of logs that were 

 collected at corners on the banks till they reached 

 the outermost edge, to sit there within a foot or so of the 

 swirling current that tossed the logs about on its seething 

 surface as if they were so many splinters. Those who 

 desired still more exercise scaled the rocky heights which 

 fenced in the river till they reached a chute of noble 

 appearance some three-quarters of a mile from the river 

 mouth. 



Everything, however, must come to an end, and from 

 about four o'clock, in twos and threes, the members of the 

 party commenced to assemble at the rendezvous agreed 

 upon close by the railway track. The exploring parties 

 were in the midst of comparing notes when, punctually to 

 the minute, the special train again made its appearance 

 and was at once boarded. After a few minutes' waiting 

 and whistling for stragglers, the start was made for home. 

 The halts made at the stations were longer than during 

 the run out, trains coming in the opposite direction having 

 to be waited for, but as the speed when running was about 

 forty-five miles an hour and the cars cool and comfortable, 

 the time passed quickly enough. Through the kindness 

 of Sir William Van Home, refreshments were served to 

 the party on the train, and were much appreciated after 

 the ramble through the woods. While en route for the 

 city the names of the prize winners of the day in the 

 various sections were announced. 



