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by that of the Shipshaw. In each case it is neces- 

 sary to leave Tschotagama at or near its eastern ex- 

 tremity. 



To Lac des Habitants there is a portage of about a 

 mile from Tschotagama. This lake is fairly full of 

 trout, about half a pound in weight, that rise well to 

 the fly, and it is very seldom fished* Lac des Habi- 

 tants empties into the river des Aulnaies, where the 

 stream is not much more than twenty feet wide. 

 Lower down its width is increased to forty feet. It 

 contains trout, and flows into the Saguenay, twenty- 

 one miles below Lake St. John, by means of a fall 

 seventy-five feet high, and some thirty miles after re- 

 ceiving the waters of the Lac des Habitants. In the 

 course of these thirty miles there are four rapids, two 

 of which must be portaged. 



The trip to the Saguenay from Tschotagama, by 

 way of the Shipshaw, though somewhat difficult, is 

 quite picturesque. Tschotagama is left by ascending 

 the river Blanche, which flows into it from the east. 

 The stream, which contains small trout, is followed 

 for about four miles. Then there are two short 

 portages to Lac a I'Ours, which is two miles and a half 

 long, and contains trout up to about half a pound in 

 weight. A two to three mile portage leads to Lac a 

 Brochet — quite a familiar name in this north country, 

 for those responsible for the nomenclature of these 

 waters seem to have had a weakness for applying it 

 to all lakes found to contain hroohet, or pike. This 

 particular Lac a Brochet contains both pike and trout, 

 and is about three miles long. After a series of small- 

 er lakes and shorter portages, the river Shipshaw is 



