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VOL. LXXVII.—No 11. 
1 No. 127 Franklin St., New York. 
COW MOOSE IN LAKE ROSS1GNOL. 
THE VOYAGEURS AT DINNER. 
From Rossignol to Tusket—II. 
F RANCIS PARKMAN ill that charming work 
“Pioneers of France in the New World,” 
tells in inimitable style how DeMonts on his 
first voyage to America, in 1604, armed with let- 
ters-patent granting him enormous lands and priv¬ 
ileges south of the Saint Lawrence, captured 
and made prize of a fur trading ship and cargo 
and consoled its commander by bestowing his 
name upon the scene of his misfortune. This 
high-handed poacher, one Rossignol, was a fel¬ 
low countryman of DeMonts, and the scene of 
his discomfiture is now known as Liverpool 
Harbor, but his name still lives in connection 
with the largest lake in Nova Scotia. Lake 
Rossignol is about eighteen miles long and in 
many places six or seven miles wide. Its out¬ 
line is irregular and toward the northern and 
southern ends is varied by numerous bays and 
coves. Halfway down on the eastern shore is 
Second Lake and just beyond it First Lake, but 
both clearly a part of the main lake, while at 
the southern end are Fourth and Fifth lakes, 
similarly placed. Off in the woods to the north, 
east and south are many scattered groups of 
smaller lakes all draining into Rossignol, and 
to the west is the Shelburne River. The outlet 
is at the lower end of First Lake, where the 
great torrent of water pours out to form the 
By M. B. MILLER 
Illustrated from photographs by J. Gurney Taylor 
Mersey. Here are the famous Indian Gardens, 
a fine park-like point of land between the lake 
and river which, in ancient times, was a fav¬ 
orite meeting place of the aboriginal Micmacs 
and now is popular with the white men for the 
big trout which abound in the heavy water. 
In the face of a fresh south wind we went 
down the lake toward Wildcat Point. We 
might have anticipated what was coming, as 
we had had perfect days since leaving home and 
a change was probably due; besides the guides 
had consulted the new moon and reported it 
wet, but to us, from the States, a wind from 
the south could not possibly mean bad weather. 
Alas! we were to learn that in Nova Scotia 
the storms were perfectly impartial when it 
came to the points of the compass. However, 
we gave no concern for the morrow as we made 
camp at the furthermost end of the point, with 
a level place for the tents, good shelter and 
plenty of wood. 
Lawrence pitched the tents facing each other, 
with the fire between them, and in selecting 
just the right angle to allow the warmth of 
the fire to penetrate the tents and at the same 
time to permit the smoke to blow away, he 
showed a remarkable prescience of the wind 
and weather we were to have for the next three 
days. In the meantime, Horace and Charles, as 
cooks, prepared a delicious trout chowder, and 
also served boiled rice and raisins sweetened 
with maple syrup. In the evening George gave 
a lesson in skat to two unpromising pupils. 
We all slept well and did not stir until half 
past five. The clouds hung low and threaten¬ 
ingly, and the south wind had freshened. Alto¬ 
gether it looked dubious about venturing out 
on the lake for the long pull to the Shelburne. 
Our sixteen-foot Fredericton canoes were 
steady, seaworthy little boats, but they were 
heavily loaded and a canoe after all is only a 
canoe. But we did not give up without a 
struggle. After breakfast the three guides took 
one of the canoes, and after getting aboard at 
the little sheltered cove swung out to the wind¬ 
ward side of the point to try the seas while we 
watched them from the shore. They were very 
thoroughly shaken up by the rough seas. We 
decided not to attempt a venture which might 
result disastrously. 
To occupy the day it was agreed that we 
should cross the sheltered bay to the lee of 
Wildcat Point and retrace some of the distance 
up the Keejeemacoojee, fishing as we went. 
This we did and had fair results, considering 
that it soon commenced to rain and the wind 
