Makqh 6, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN 3J. C.-The March meeting 

 was held at the club house oa March 1, with Mr. Roosevelt, t he. 

 senior captain present, in the chair. Mr. Iselin's amendment to 

 the sailing rules, substituting the words "any sailiug master who 

 may be aboard" in place of "Failing master, if carried," was 

 passed, and the question of defining the term "sailing master" 

 was fully discussed, but nr. conclusion was reached as to the de- 

 sirability of such a definition, or the best mode of framing it, the 

 matter finally being referred to the race committee. It. was de- 

 cided to hold the annual regatta on June 21, with special races for 

 the SO and 40ft. yachts on June 5 and 28. On motion of Secretary 

 d'Oremteulx the Royal Nova Scotia Y. C. was added to the list of 

 clubs ro be invited to lake part in the races of the S. O. Y. C; and 

 the officer in charge of the Branch Hydrographie. Office in New 

 York was inade an honorary momher of the club. A vote of thanks 

 was passed to Mr. J. M. Macdouough, owner of the yacht Condor, 

 for a. painting of his vessel. Mr. Macdouough, who has carried 

 the S. C. Y. O. burgee on the Condor for several years in foreign 

 waters, is likely to bring her across this year and to join the cruise 

 of the club in .July. Condor, buip by Mr. Fife, Sr., is one of tnc 

 largest yawls afloat, being about 90ft. l.w.l. by 20ft. beam. 



THE CRUISE OF THE ETCETERA.— A letter from Mr. 

 Thornton H. Smith, dated at Jekyl Island, gives the following 

 particulars of the cruise of tne Etcetera: After leaving Savan- 

 nah on Feb. 19, having taken aboard nauhtha, water, stores and 

 a "mud pilot," as they are called in the South, and also a steward, 

 both colored, the launch proceeded down the Savannah River 

 and iheoce to the inland passage or lagoons. > s ixty miles of 

 steaming through these crooked and interminable streams 

 brought the party to the famous game preserve of St. Catherines, 

 G-a. Two days were spent in bunting over the. island, a most 

 charming place, with its wilderness of pal met toes and tall pines 

 laden witb long hanging white raos=. After making a fine bag of 

 game for two days the cruise was continued through the inner 

 lagoons to St. Simon's Island, where they were enjoying them- 

 selves at last accounts with the thermometer at 78° in' the shade, 

 ir tending to sail on Feb. 26 for Jacksonville. Magnolia, steam 

 yacbt, Mr. Fairman Rogers, was also at anchor of! the island 

 dining the Etceteras stay, both flying the JN. Y. V. C. burgee. 



NEW ROCHELLE Y. C.-The following officers were elected 

 on Nov. 3: Com., J. G. Prague, sloop Anaconda; Vice-Com., Z. 

 Edwards Lewis, M.D.; Rear Com., Win. F. Ahbett: Sec, R. Con- 

 di! Eddy, M.D.; Trcas., Walter Large; Mea?.. C. G. Miller; Trus- 



hership Committee, Caspar C. Barnette, Henry A. Gouge and 

 Henry E. Roosevelt. It was decided to hold the opening regatta 

 on May 15 and the annual regatta on July 5. 



UVIRA.-This name has been given to the new 42ft. cutter, 

 building from Mr. Fife's design, for Mr. James Eraser, of Hali- 

 fax, N. S., at Hatcher's yard. Southampton. The Roval Nova 

 Scotia Y. C. uses the Y. R. A. Rules, the new yacht being for the 

 20-raMng class. She thus comes in bet ween Oragon and Vreda, 

 45x10ft., and the American forties. 40X13 to 14ft., all being practi- 

 cally of 20-rating. It is not unlikely that she may be seeu as far 

 south as New York this season. She will sail across as soon as 

 completed. 



CANVAS BOATS.— Editor Wtfeet and Stream: Your correspond- 

 ent "Lauecwood" refers to canva*. folding boars and speaks well 

 of them. Cannot, otner of your readers who have used them add 

 their testimony as to their utility? It would help solve the 

 doubts of many who have not used Uiem.— Subscriber. 



A NEW AUXILIARY NAPHTHA LAUNCH.— Mr. A. Cary 

 Smith is now engaged on a design for a 56ft. l.w.l. auxiliary launch', 

 tp be built, of steel and engined by the Gas Engine and Power Co. 

 The yacht will be yawl rigged and of shoal draft, for use about 

 the Florida coast. 



SYBILLA, steam yacht, from Florida for Philadelphia, was at 

 Charleston on Feb. 27. Iroquois, schr., Rear-Corn. Ellin, S. C. Y. 

 C, is on her way to New York after an extended cruise in the 

 West Indies. 



CORONA, steam yacht, Mr. E. T. Taft, of Holyoke, Mass., sank 

 at her bertn at Weymouth, on Feb. 25. 



A THREE-MASTED SCHOONER YACHT.- A report comes 

 from London of a proposed scnoouer yacht 141ft. l.w.l., 27ft. beam, 

 and 14tt. draft, to be rigged as a tn ree-masted schooner. Mr. 

 Alfred II. Brown is the designer. 



SILK SAILS.— Both Liris and Kathleen will be newly canvassed 

 by Lapthorne, all the kites being of silk. Many of the Boston 

 craft, new and old, will try the silk kites this season. 



FIXTURES FOR 1890. -We publish this wesk the fixtures thus 

 lar announced for 1MW. Secretaries of yacht clubs are requested 

 to notify us of changes and additions. 



AOT02A, schr., Mr. David Sears, has been sold to New York 

 pilots. She is a keel boat, 93ft. hv.l., 3.2ft. beam, and lift, draft, 

 built in 1880. 



DORCHESTER Y. C.-Anew club, with headquarters at Harri- 

 son Square, Dorchester, has taken this name, lately vacated by 

 the present Massachusetts Y. C. 



§moqing. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Foil est and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 reauested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1889-90. 



Commodore: Henry Stanton ) M m Vn i, 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. h. Dcnnfll.. J i>ew *oric. 

 Vi.ce.-Com. Bear-Com. Purser. 



Central Div.. Geo. A. Warder E. L. French F. F. Andrews, 



-r, ' «• 4 Exchange place. Rochester 



Eastern Div.. Dr. J. A. Gage A. S. Putnam Ralph Brazer, 



N'thern Div. .W. J. White W. J. Read CM. A™t ? e°law^ aSS ' 



AtlanticDiv..M. V. Brokaw I. V. Dorland. W. R. HavUand,° an " 



Yonkers, N. Y. 



Applications for membership must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommcudal ion of »d active member and the sum of $2.00 

 tor entrance tee and clues fur current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay §1.00 for camp expenses-, Api.t 

 seat to The SeCy-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division 



Persons residing in any Division and wishBie to become members ol 

 the A. C. A., will be furnisliea with printed forms ol a.pplicati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— C. J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 



Vice-Commodore— T. J. Ktrkpatriek. Snrburfifiid, O. 



Rear-Commodore- -Tnos. S. Gates, Columbus, O. 



Secretary-Treasurer— J . B. Keojth, SI Montauk Block. Chicago, 111 



Applications for membership should lie made to the Sec.-Treas.. on blank- 

 which may he obtained from him,, and should be accompanied bv 8? as 

 initiation fee and dues for the cm-rent year. 



FIXTURES. 



Mat. 



JUNE. 



17. 

 28. 



80. South Boston, Open. 



1. Marine and Field. Bath. 

 14. New York, Annual. 

 14. Iauthe, Spring. 



JULY. 



12. South Boston, Open. 26. 

 13-26. W. C. A. Mtet, Ballast -. 

 Island. 



AtTGU^T. 



3. South Boston, Open, 33, 

 8-22. A.C.A.MeuLJessup'sNeck 30, 



SEPTEMBl 



1. lanthe. Annual. 80, 



South Boston, Club. 

 Brooklyn, Annual. 



South Boston, Club. 

 Northern Div A. C. A., Lake 

 of Two Mountains. 



South Boston, Open. 

 Orange, Annual, 



3L Sept. 1, South Boston, Har. 

 bar Meet, 



1,500 MILES IN AN ADIRONDACK BOAT. 



PART X. 



ft T - (1 L /WRENCE RIVER, 0 t- e.-Monday.^The matin bells at 

 T V 1-le Catholic chapel in the village wakened me at 6 o'clock, 

 it rained bard during the night, and in the morning a strong wind 

 was blowing from the N.E. 1 found that the rapids below, though 

 dangerous, could be run if one knew just the right place to go, the 

 descent being tortuous and difficult, to find. After some little 

 delay I managed to secure the services of an old pilot of forty 

 years standing, named Jean Lc Blanc, a French Canadian, whose 

 knowledge ot the. creat waters was as extensive as his ideas of the 

 English language were limited. He wub a fine-looking old chap, 

 cool and steady, and I saw at a elance that he could be relied upon. 



died and did the talking. 



We bade adieu to St. Zatique at 8 A. M., and rowed along shore 

 to Coteau du Lac, one mile, with the wind strong against us. The 

 old pilot did not like the wind, it, being contrary to the course of 

 tho falls below, and consequently makiug the water rough. Op- 

 posite the town ou the south shore, but hidden from view by the 

 islands, is the entrance to the Beaubarnaie Canal, cut around the 

 rapnls, Ilk miles in len £ th » aud opening out again into the Lake 

 of ht. Louis below. Too weather being lowering, the rapids 

 looked all the more dreadful: but I had not the same fear here 

 as that which harassed me so on approaching the LongSault, my 

 guide knowing all about it. However, as we g->t into the power of 

 the mighty flood, one could not help feeling a little nervous. The 

 heavy current began after passing the first point beyond the vil 

 lage, and I noticed more care and watchfulness on the part of ml, 

 companions, iheir efforts being directed to keeping their boat 

 Straight in the course of the river. The banks and islands were 

 well wooded, and the scenery was of the finest. 



After rushing along thus for two or three miles, between some 

 large islands and the south shore, suddenly the Coteau Rapid 

 appeared. The river's channel here is three-quarters of a mile 

 wide, presenting an imposing sight, the torrent rushing down 

 grade before us for some distance, then taking a quicker fall 

 "down hill," afterward leaping up a fearfully steep ascent in one 

 broad wave of gigantic proportions, thence ending in a mile of 

 combers, breakers and dashing foam, with the spray leaping aloft 

 in white clouds. I exchanged a few words with mv companions 

 lust before reaching this place, shouting as loudly as I could, 

 though we were close togetner, as the noise and thundering of the 

 troubled waters seemed alone to assert their right to be" heard. 

 The rate at which the river was traveling at t his point was terri- 

 fic. V\ lth paddle in-hand I sat as calmly as possible, awaiting the 

 onset, and it was one of those moments which in times of impend- 

 ing danger is indelibly impressed on the mind. 



Taking a glance at my guides, now 100yds. on my right, I saw 

 Le Blanc paddling away like a maniac. Ins face red with exertion, 

 ins excited shouts sounding like the cries of a man going to cer- 

 tain destruction. My boatswerving at this juncture, 1 remember 

 thrusting oue blade of my long paddle down into the water for 

 five feet to steady her, and as she swung back again straight 

 toward the huge billows ahead I had just time to grasp my life 

 lines and to crouch down, when the dive came. A great, roaring, 

 crushing deluge of water completely covered the boat and raj- 

 self, and then tbe wa ves seemed to throw us clear out of the river 

 After this I found myself battling with the element and trying my 

 best to keep the boat's head up to them, while the air about was 

 hltcd with spray and foam, which, splashing in mv lace, was blind- 

 ing. 



The mile of rough water passed in reality very quickly, and on 

 emerging into another long, smooth sweep, only disturbed by 

 breaking eddies here and mere, I saw my comrades bailing out 

 their boat, both shouting meanwhile at the top of their lungs. 

 Tney were considerably behind me now and were poiuting out the 

 right course ahead. The way in which both men managed their 

 boat was admirable, but it. was a marvelous thing to me how tuev 

 ever got through that mile of wrath. In this verv rapid 300 men, 

 Americans who were crossing the river above in bateaus durin 

 tbe war of 1812, were engulfed and lost. 



We passed near Long Island, which divides the St. Lawrence 

 here, whose, forests are very Hue. their changing foliage adding 

 materially to the wild aspect on all sides. This island is unten- 

 anted and undcflled, having perfect protection in a barrier tlrat 

 none can pass, and doubtless its appearance is about the same as 

 in the days of Father Abraham. Just below th's we had to cut 

 across the flood, and to accomplish this in time required great ex- 

 ertion. The water was comparatively smootn, though very swift, 

 the only difficulty of this kind arising oeing the eddies which 

 would suddenly boil up and twirl the boat around in every direc- 

 tion There was a little French village on the north shore, oppo- 

 site this place, conspicuous by its tin-covered shining church 

 steeple, which marks all of these towns. 



The next 6 miles passed in less than half an hour, when another 

 mighty rush announced the approach of the Cedar Rapids. I was 

 several hundred feet ahead of Le Blanc and put my boat into the 

 rapt where there seemed to be a channel between t wo awful masses 

 of breakers, a veritable Scylla and Charybdis. The thunder of 

 the waters was appalling, and made me fairly tremhle from fear. 

 In a few seconds more came another swoop, with all the previous 

 experiences of plunging and reeling, hlmdiug spray, and water 

 buzzing in the ears. On opening my eyes I beheJd a grand wave 

 towering aloft just ahead, and about to topple over. One stroke 

 of the paddle with all my strength, and then, shrinking up to get 

 as little of it as possible, a downward toss, sudden enough to take 

 one's breath away. My first thought after this ducking was that 

 of admiration for my little boat, as it did not seem to be within 

 human possibility for her to live through it. 



My companions had nearly allowed their craft to broach to in 

 one place, in which case it would have been all up with. them. In 

 a momentary lull- 1 saw them working awav, though cowering 

 behind the bulwarks of their boat to avoid* the rush of water! 

 Le Blanc was yelling like a madman to his comrade in French, 

 and looked as if be were beside himself. Two more lines of heavy 

 swells below ended the Cedars, and after passing them we breathed 

 more freely. My boat had taken in considerable water, which 

 was bailed out as quickly as possible. On looking back at the 

 rapid, the sight was truly magnificent; for the width of a mile 

 the torrent descended m a mass of snowy breakers, leaping and 

 tumbling into each other and rushiug down the apparently steep 

 grade: while half a mile below we were rising on a mighty swell 

 which extended entirely across the river. Such a spectacle can- 

 not be expressed in words: to appreciate it one would have to see 

 it himself, and from the surface of the water too. It seems almost 

 worth while to risk life to attain such a. conception of the power 

 of water. 



Two miles below this rift and the Cascades drew nigh, heaving 

 in sight just as their voices drowned the thunders of the Cedars 

 behind us. These are the worst, of all, and Le Blanc's anxious 

 face bore evidence that a. danger of no common order was ap- 

 proaching. He and his companion occupied the intervening 

 space in bailing for dear life, and when they resumed their pad- 

 oles I could readily see how they felt about, it, The old pilot 

 never once took his eves off the water. 1 think that I would 

 have mortgaged my whole future to have been on dry land or 

 provided with a pair of wings now, as the verv sight of the tur- 

 bulence beyond was enough to chill the marrow in one's bones 



I was not 100ft. ahead of my guides here, a dangerous proximity 

 The scene below was one of indescribable grandeur, each wave 

 appearing to be filled witb life and battling to assert its right for 

 existence over a thousand others, now sinking down exhausted 

 and again leaping on high, filled with fresh vigor, as if im- 

 pelled by some submarine power. Doubled up. with my head be- 

 tween my elbows and my hands grasping the ropes w hich lashed 

 me to my boat, I never felt on water so great a shock before as 

 that which knocked my boat about as if it were a mere feather. 

 Iu one very bad place I heard a yell, and immediatelv after saw 

 the stern of the bateau and Le Blanc, directiv over iny head. I 

 expected that the next instant would hurl us both into' eternitv 

 as our doom seemed inevitahle, but a sudden swirl must have 

 separated us. All took place in an instant, but it was a most ter- 

 rible moment. Afterward they dropped astern and disappeared 

 in the waves behind. 



Tninkihg that they had been swamped, I glanced around again 

 and saw the old man high on the top of a huge billow shouting 

 lustily to his lieutenant and paddling like a Trojan. There were 

 three riffs here, and the last me was most dreadful: after each 

 successive plunge I feared that my little boat would never r>se 

 again. She went completely under twice, and then, shooting out 

 aga-n. took a long and sharp dive for tbe last lime, emerging m 

 a smoother descent, thougu still surrounded by seethiug waters; 

 from i his we came out on the bosom of Lake St. Louis, the boat 

 half full of wa'er. I was drenched through of course, and glad 

 to get a full breath of air. For half an hour all of us bailed at 

 our respective skiffs, and having wrung out our clothes, parted 

 mutually well pleased, my friends makiug for Beauhavnais ty> 

 miles distant, to return thence to Coteau du Lac by canal. 



The scenery down the rapids was very fine, and some of tbe 

 long sweeps around the bends between the islands were beautiful. 

 It is a great mystery to me how such boats can possibly live m 

 these rapids, as the last was enough to swamp a three-jnoeter, 

 certain it U that were the steamers which shoot them to breach 



to they would quickly be submerged and swamped. At one plaee 

 in the Cedars wo ran through a place where 10ft. on oue side 



. — - — , n..«. u „u UU j, 0 - 0U , Jlu , „ uulu navo ic3un.cn simi- 

 larly, it was a fine spectacle to view the rapids from the lake- 

 for two miles t ney were to bo seen descending the long broad hill 

 a mass of white spray and foam. 



The weather cleared off shortly after reaching the lake, and I 

 proceeded on my journey. Lake St. Loins is 25 mil s loug and 

 about 6 miles across, another resting place for the St. Lawrence 

 before making its final plunge down the Lachine Rapids below. 

 The lake was very beautiful, but does not impress one like its 

 sister, St. Francis. It was more complex, and I did not see mv 

 road clearly, while rowing ahead on a guess would nnJtiu travel"- 

 mg miles out of my way. Without changing ray soaking attire, I 

 pulled five miles to a stony point on Pet-rot Island, where there 

 was a, quaint old farmhouse. The end of the lake could not be 

 seen from here. Partly for dinner and partly for information, 

 though going considerably out of my course by so doing, I stopped 

 here at 12 M. 



Observing a grizzled old peasant poking along shore, I accosted 

 mm in my politest manner, but without getting an v response. 

 Knowing that something was wrong.as a sirangerin ifiese out-of- 



.... o"""'i'";»'J """'uuuiuuuiuuucrsHLiu i^ngllSU at alt, L 



made a beehne for the house, and finding there a woman with 

 her two daughters made known my wants in all t he French that 

 I could muster, and was offered a pla< e by the fire, as I was cold 

 and wretched. Finally two more females came in and as many 

 lads, all wearing moccasins and sabots. Two of the girls were 

 quite attractive, and it was far easier to make them comprehend 

 than the men; had it not been for their quick wits it is doubtful 

 whether I should have obtained any dinner. 



They lived in an old French stone nouse, picturesquely situated 

 near the lake. None of them could speak a word of English, and 

 we accord ingly had some very amusing scenes which caused much 

 merriment. "Parlez vous en Francaib?" was about my connected 

 limit m U reneh; this would immediately bring a chorus of ' Oui 

 oui," from several throats, launching me into a dilemma whence 

 my only means of escape was by pantomime. One thing I said 

 which made some of tbe women blush, but elicited roars of laugh- 

 ter from the men; but to this day I am unaware what it w 7 as. 

 Changing my clothes, I sat down at a little table in the spare room 

 and wan waited on by the prettiest girl, a very gratif vmg tiling to 

 my feelings. I ate everything brought to me, and when linallv 

 appeased discovered a piano in another room, the sight of which 

 was quite startling. This broke the ice right awav, and having had 

 some mutual performances thereon, we parted good friends, leav- 

 ing them my good wishes and some "change" and taking some 

 milk, bread and a low noble apples, the family escorting me to the. 

 shore. 



I thought that the sight of all my domestic arrangements lving 

 on the boat would abash the feminine portion of the crowd* but 

 they did not appear 10 object in the least. The matron assisted 

 me out with the boat heist If, doing an immense amout of talking 

 all the time. The three young ladus all stood around in a tu-oup, 

 looking very picturesque on the shore, while 1, hat in hand, "shook 

 hands all around ano said good-bye. As I pulled away, "Adieu 

 ad.eu. Monsieur!" came thick and fast. The girls all wore short, 

 flannel dresses and moccasins, while tho men had sabots on their 

 feet. 



The Ottawa River, from the Lac Deux Mountains, comes into 

 Lake St. Louis on the north side oi Isle Perrot, and 1 had a eood 

 view ot it. The otder branch of the Ottawa, tending west, comes 

 in below Montreal, thus making Montreal an island. I left Isle 

 Perrot at 2 P. M. and made for Nun's Island, which has a high 

 hill on it midway down the lake and near the mouth of the Eng- 

 lish River. It is a small bit of land owned by the Catholic monks 

 of Montreal, and is highly cultivated. I did some very steady 

 rowing, passing some ducks and divers on the way and seem<* a 

 biige fish leap clear out of water near by, and also some loons, 

 besides these attractions, a steamer having several barges in tow 

 came along, making for the Beauharnais Canal. 



The lake here was very wide and the snores appeared to be 

 densely wooded. Once near Nun's Island, 1 found mvself near 

 shore, having come across the wide part of the lake, and observed 

 a huge cross erected on a bluff. The "Nunnery" is a romantic- 

 looking place, with fine sandy beaches and pieturesoue wood- 

 lands, .lust beyond tne island, Lake St. Louis begins'to narrow 

 gradually, ana soon Montreal Mountain, SO miles distant, and a 

 range to the east and south are sighted. Portions of the lake 

 near its eastern end are quite shallow, and along the south shore 

 I passed through many reed beds, etc. 



From Nun's island to the Lacnine Rapids the direction of the 

 bt, Lawrence is due east, having thus far since Kingston been 

 northeast. The country on the soutu shore, was covered with 

 dense forests and seemed to be. perfectly wild. Near the extrem- 

 ity of the lake three lightships are moored. Caushnawaga, an 

 Indian village, at last hove in sight at the foot of the lake. The 

 river proper begins here again and is about one mile across, with 

 a swift current just beyond the lake, whose influence is felt before 

 reaching the settlement. The town of Lachine is opposite Cauu-hn- 

 awaga. Stopping a moment to inquiie of seme nondescripts fish- 

 ing from a. pier concerning the rapids below, 1 made preparations 

 to descend them, keeping close to the south shore. 



A storm, which for some time had been threatening, now bean, 

 coming up rapidly from the west and covering the whole of that 

 part ol the sky from the zenith witn lurid black clouds of the 

 darkest description. With my mind already filled with the ' 

 horrors ot the Lachine Rapids below. I viewed the approach of 

 the hurricane with faltering hopes, heralding its approach as a 

 sign of my fast nearing fate. It. was already evening, and there 

 being a, lively prospect of having to run down the rapids in the 

 dark, ot all things to be avoided, I watched for an opportunity to 

 put ashore. The current becoming swif.er all the while, I had to 

 CaKe the oars again, having used my paddle from Caugunuwaga- 

 and before long I came to the little village of La Prairif. Watch 1 

 mg my chance, I got into back current behind a long line of rocks 

 and landed under some trees just above the rapid. 



Tne rate of the river in mid-stream in this place is nearly 15 

 miles per hour. The few houses scattered here and there were 

 built solely of logs, though some were quite large. The first per- 

 son 1 stumbled on was an Italian lad, walking along the narrow 

 little road, who said nothing hut "Yes" to each queiiioii I put to 

 him. On cross-examining him, I soon found ouc that, he under- 

 stood not a word of English or French, aud as it was beginning 

 oyer head, I overturned my boat, and, taking a blanket, made for 

 the largest house of the three in sight. Here I got a reluctant 

 invitation to stay all night, all done in pantomime. 



It was a farmer's family, and very numerous the children, three 

 rather good-looking daughters, all moccasined, two or three old 

 ladies, and eight strapping men. The old farmer himself was a 

 splendid looking man. One girl in the room who sat near the 

 huge fireplace, was evidently crazy; her expreasiou of countenance 

 was fearful to behold. 1 think that it was owing to this that, they 

 evidently did not desire my company. Every moment 1 expected 

 to see herpounce on somebody, as she looked wild and un :ontrolla- 

 ble. Three sets of us had to sit down to the table in rotation, the 

 ladies coming in last. 



After supper tho enormous deal table was cleared, and we all 

 sat around it, under a lamp. 1 amused them by exhibiting no- 

 vations trinkets, the revolver coming in for the greatest, share of 

 the attention. We had a good many laughs togetner at trifling 

 things, but this, and a large dish of delicious apples, was all that 

 wo had m common. The ojd man was very bo^puable, and I have 

 rarely seen a finer specimen of the "genus homo." One of the 

 young men could master about six English words, a remarkably 

 nice young fellow, and all, in fact, had some refinement about 

 them. 



I slept under my own blanket on a cot in a sort of an open hall 

 p stairs, wherein were two other beds of snorers. With a lew 

 unpleasant anticipations of beins: awakened by the mad girl, 1 at 

 length tell asleep, feeling for all the ,vorld like an early pioneer 

 of the Dominion." The Lachine Rapids are so-called because the 

 early French voyageurs thought that they had discovered hence a 

 route to China. 1 have made 4? miles to-day from Si. Zatique 14 

 miles being swift water, 20 miles under oars, tbe balance with the 

 paddle. m b 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



CANOEING ON THE DELAWARE RIVER.— A great deal 

 has been published m the Forest and Stheam concerning the 

 Delaware River, and for the assistance of many of our reader^ 

 we give the following references. The river has been followed 

 from Deposit, Broome county, N. Y., to Capo May, how much fui- 

 ther up cruising is possible dep-nds on the season and height of 

 M ate & 18'^ Aa ?- 15.23, 29: sept. 12, Oct,. 3, 24; 1883 Nov. 20; 1884, 

 Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6; 1885, tept. 3, Oct. 22; 1886, Aug. 19; 1888, July 12. 



IRRA.WADDI C. O.-For the first time in its history this 

 club, of Davenport, la., was afloat in February, a short cruise 

 foTal early Th,?olnb1s m&kin « ftCl ^ e P»P*™8SS 



