-■ 





:;n'|f\;|.-"fc; 



BE?' ' ~%*B*£ ! J 



W5 tiWirtftfu 







TURTLE LAKE CLUB HOUSE. 



Turtle Lake Rod and Gun Club, Canada. 



TURTLE LAKE. 



Turtle lake is about 360 miles Northwest 

 of Montreal. Its nearest railroad point is 

 North bay, on the Eastern extremity of 

 Lake Nipissing, and is the Northern ter 

 minal of the Grand Trunk Railway, 227 

 miles north of Toronto. 



In the fall of 1895, The Turtle Lake Rod 

 and Gun Club was organized, and during 

 the summer of 1896, the Club built a new 

 house, which is shown in the cut. 



North Bay is reached via Buffalo and To- 

 ronto, 24 hours from New York. Fare, for 

 round trip, $27.00. Turtle lake is 5 miles 

 long, and varies from ~%. of a mile to 2 miles 

 in width. It is one of a series of 3 lakes, 

 Trout, Turtle and Lake Salmon, which 

 form the headwaters of the Mattewan river. 

 It is North of all civilization, in the un- 

 broken wilderness of Canada. The cabin 

 is on an Island, about 3 miles from the head 

 of the lake. 



The fishing is excellent; small mouth 

 bass abound, varying from 1 to 5 pounds. 

 Brook trout are plentiful within a distance 

 of a few miles; muskalonge are to be had 

 in Turtle and Trout lakes. In 1892 Mr. W. 

 B. Capen, a member of the Club, caught one 

 weighing 32 pounds. In May and October 

 salmon trout fishing is good in Trout lake. 

 Pike and pickerel are abundant, and weigh 

 as high as 8 pounds. Moose, deer, bear, 

 foxes, and smaller game are found in the 

 adjacent woods. Ducks and ruffed grouse 

 can be had after the middle of August. The 

 average temperature is 65 p F., for August. 

 There are no mosquitoes nor black flies 

 after July 20th. 



October and November are the best 

 months for hunting. 



I send you a picture of a high bred 

 cocker spaniel, owned by Mrs. A. J. Per- 

 ham, Wakefield, Mass. He is a very intel- 

 ligent dog and besides being a fine hunter 

 can do a number of interesting tricks. He 

 is a favorite with everyone, on account of 

 his kind disposition and his great intelli- 

 gence. He is now 8 years old. 



Percy J. Bowker, Bryant Pond, Me. 



