March i, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
273 
Forest and Stream is the official organ of the American Canoe Association. 
Canoe Cruise in Canada. 
With the passing of the forests of tlie 
northern tier of States, and the following spolia¬ 
tion of the streams, those enthusiasts who love 
the song of the paddle and of the reel, who plan 
to leave behind the dollar-chasing throng for a 
vacation in the real outdoors, must hike North 
to the uncombed paddleways of interior Canada. 
It is, in Indef, practically a necessity for such 
sportsmen of the Central and Eastern States to 
turn their eyes and thoughts toward the border 
and say. “Northward, Ho'!’’ 
Herein it is the intention to outline one of 
the grandest canoeing, e.xploration and fishing 
jaunts in the real hinterland of the North, a 
trip for the real outdoor canoeist who wants 
to enter into communion with nature in her 
primitive surroundings. This is a trip from Lake 
St. John, Quebec Province, straight north some 
500 miles to salt water at James Ba}'. 
Route.—Travel in is by way of the C. N. R. 
from Quebec City, north to Roberval, on Lake 
St. John, which immense inland lake is the head¬ 
waters of the mighty Saguenay River. 
Outfitting.—At Roberval is a good store 
wherein one can obtain much in the way of pro¬ 
visions, etc. 
Canoes and Guides.—Also at Pointe Bleue, 
W'hich, by the way, is the Indian village of the 
Montagnais Indians, one can obtain his Indian 
guides and cook. Arrangements had best be 
made well in advance, preferably through the 
H. B. Co. agent at this point for suitable and 
efficient men. The best man of all is Joseph 
Kurtness; other good Indians are Xavier 
Raphael, Xavier Gill, Pitre Deschene and Syl- 
vestre Etienne. Kurtness is a good cook as well 
as canoeman. As the route includes some strong 
“white” water, they will insist on going two 
to a canoe, stern and bowmen; they ask around 
$2 per day and extra for canoes. 
Cruising Route. — From Pointe Bleue to 
Washwanipi there are tw'o routes possible. 
First, by way of the Ashnapamushuan, Nekupan 
rivers, Opatukoman and connected lakes and 
Natowe River; or second, by the Ouiatshuanis, 
Croche, Frcnche and St. Maurice rivers, and 
thence through a chain of several lakes. I would 
say the first route is longer, but easier going. 
Along the N'atowe River ducks are plentiful, 
while moose country shows most signs along the 
St. Maurice. 
Fishing.—The trout fishing (speckled) is 
excellent along the second route, w'hile pike are 
found in goodly numbers in the waters covered 
by the first selection. I would, in fact, incline 
to recommend the fishing and hunting along the 
St. Maurice waters. 
Passing north from Washwanipi, if desired, 
the cruise continues some 270 miles further by 
way of the East Main River to salt water at 
Ruppert’s House with good going all the way. 
Time To Go.—Arrangements should be made 
to reach Roberval around Aug. 15, in order to 
leave with the Indians on or around Aug. 18 to 
20, when the Montagnais leave their village for 
the winter’s trapping trip clear over into Labra¬ 
dor. The trip would then also eliminate the fly 
and mosquito problem, these being gone by the 
1st of September as a rule. Going in as far as 
Washwanipi, return could be made around the 
25th of September, or going right through by 
Oct. 20. It is an ideal, unspoiled cruise and 
permits of bringing out moose, bear and caribou 
also. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—Justus Schlichting, 1031 
Washington street, Hoboken, N. J., liy Francis 
C. Buchenberger. 
Central Division.—John C. Edwards, P. O. 
Box 37, Boston. Pa., by Ross L. Lcffler. 
Western Division.—Ferdinand W. Mengden, 
4826 Winthrop avenue, Chicago, Ill., by Robert 
F. Abercrombie; Venning P. Hollis, 201 East 
Lake street, jMinneapolis, Minn., by F. B. Hunt¬ 
ington ; A. Boyd Culver, Edwards, Ill., by Hugh 
P. Miller. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—6601, John B. Clarke, 521 
West 175th street. New York city; 6602, William 
M. Wall, 498 h'irst street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 
6603, iMarvin M. Gregory, 205 Jackson street, 
Trenton, N. J.; 6604, Harry 1 . Wood, P. O. Box 
54, North Tarry town, N. Y. 
Western Division.—6605, David P. Burns, 
Jr., S28 Fayette street, Peoria, Ill.; 6606, George 
W. Smith, 404 Home avenue. Oak Park, Ill.; 
6607, Thomas F. Joyce, 425 Belmont avenue, 
Chicago, Ill.; 6608, Dr. Fredrich D. Parker, 
516 Jefferson Bldg., Peoria, Ill. 
Ceylon Tea. 
Tea plantations in Ceylon have been in ex¬ 
istence only thirty years, yet the annual ex¬ 
ports of black tea amount to nearly $20,000,000 
in value. Formerly coffee constituted Ceylon’s 
main industry, but after a disease of the plant 
in 18S0 its cultivation was discontinued. Many 
planters, however, recouped themselves by tea 
and rubber. Thanks chiefiy to the former 
article, the island’s old prosperity revived. To¬ 
day Cevlon boasts 1,500 plantations. 
Plant necessary to tea cultivation is costly 
but very labor-saving. The work itself is not 
hard; only the climate makes it irksome. What 
is wanted mainly of enqiloyees is to watch ma¬ 
chinery and feed it from the stock of tea leaves 
awaiting treatment. The workers are not 
Singhalese, but natives of Southern India. A 
laborer’s wages vary from eight to- sixteen 
cents a day. while a foreman’s salary averages 
$200 a month.— Harper’s W’eekly. 
A NATURAL HAZARD. 
