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a dozen paces, at the next he is walking securely 

 upon some flat rock whence the receding hills per- 

 mit him to cast to the utmost limit of his ability, oi 

 lie may ascend the nearest stream by the aid of his 

 strong barge, or in the light canoe, or else wading 

 waist deep against the rushing current, and there, 

 overshadowed by the hills and shrouded amid the 

 waving trees, he can visit pool after pool, try eddy 

 after eddy, till he and his men and the boat are 

 loaded, and satiety bids him rest. 



Along the lake there is scarcely a choice of local- 

 ity ; from the sandy beach at Point aux Pins to the 

 outlet of the Pigeon River — the boundary of two 

 nationalities — at every point, in every cove, trout are 

 to be taken, and often in abundance ; but probably 

 the best as well as the most accessible spots are 

 Gros Cap and Mamainse. Of the rivers the most 

 famous is the Neepigon, where barrels of trout, 

 averaging four pounds, have been taken in one day ; 

 but the Batchawaung and the Agawa are nearly as 

 good, and within a more convenient distance, while 

 the Harmony is unequalled for wild and romantic 

 scenery. 



The fish of Lake Supei'ior excel those of the other 

 inland waters, either in flavor or game qualities, and 

 sometimes, as with trout, in both. The lake-trout 

 and white-fish bring a higher price in the Detroit 

 markets than those of Erie and Ontario, have a more 

 brUliant color and firmer flesh, and the trout in- 

 finitely surpass in appearance, strength, and endur- 

 ance the dull, logy productions of the Umbagog or 



