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CONTENTS OF 



River. — Scenery of Kakabeka Falls. — Valley of the Kaministiquia. — 

 Little Dog Lake. — The Great Dog- Portage. — Little Dog River. — The 

 Great Falls on Little Dog River. — Their Beauty. — Winter Road to Dog 

 Lake. — Summer Road to Dog Lake. — Area of Dog Lake. — Description 

 of. — Dog River. — Character of the Country. — Prairie River. — Upper Dog 

 River. — Prairie Portage. — Viscous Lakes. — Description of Prairie Portage. 

 — Atmospheric Phenomena. — Scarcity of Animal Life . . Page 24 



CHAP. III. 



THE HEIGHT OF LAND TO RAINY LAKE. 



The Height of Land Lake. — Savanne Lake. — Savanne Portage. — Savanne 

 River. — Mr. Bell from the Mackenzie. — A youthful Traveller. — Milles 

 Lacs. — The Seine River. — Character of the Seine. — Baril Lake. — An- 

 cient Forest. — Cannibal Lake. — Cannibalism. — Brule Lake. — Pickerel 

 Lake. — Portage des Morts. — Death of a Voyageur. — Dore Lake. — French 

 Portage. — Sturgeon Lake and River. — Picturesque Character of Sturgeon 

 Lake. — Lac de la Croix. — Rattlesnake Portage. — Morning in the Wil- 

 derness. — Nameaukan Rapids. — Narrow Escape. — Nameaukan River. — 

 Nameaukan Lake. — Rainy Lake . 57 



CHAP. IV. 



RAINY LAKE TO THE SOURCE OF THE WINNIPEG RIVER. 



Rainy Lake. — Description of. — Rainy River. — Affluents of Rainy River. — ■ 

 Fort Frances. — Lac la Pluie Indians. — Valley of Rainy River. — Cha- 

 racter of the Valley. — The Winter Road to the Lake of the Woods. — 

 Arrangement for crossing the Swamps to Red River direct from the 

 Lake of the Woods. — Fertility of Rainy River. — The Manitou Rapids. 

 — Obstructions to Navigation. — The Long Rapids. — Indian Encamp- 

 ments. — Tumuli. — Graves. — Banks of Rainy River. — Caterpillars. — The 

 Lake of the Woods. — Beauty of the Lake of the Woods. — Confervse. 

 — Garden Island. — Refraction. — Indians. — A Council. — Its Results. — 

 — Grasshoppers. — Shoal Lake. — North-west Corner of the Lake. — Monu- 

 ment Bay. — Route to Rat Portage. — Indians. — Sturgeon. — Polished 

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CHAP. V. 



THE WINNIPEG RIVER. 



Character of the Winnipeg. — Rat Portage. — Thunder Storm. — Thunder 

 Storms in the North-West. — A View on the Winnipeg. — Islington Mis- 

 sion, — Cultivable Areas on the River. — Rev. Robert Macdonald. — Church 

 Service. — State of Islington Mission. — Indian Superstitions. — Farm at the 



