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miles to Rupert Bay; (James Bay; ; this leads 
straight north from the Nottaway Station down 
the Bell into Shabogama Lake which in turn 
narrows into the Bell again some twenty-nine 
miles north; twelve miles further north the Cof¬ 
fee River, which the new steel crosses just six 
miles west of the Nottaway Station and has par¬ 
alleled the Bell waters closely, empties into the 
latter and near here one encounters the first por¬ 
tage required—a distance of forty-one miles 
clear going from steel. From the point where 
the Coffee and Bell waters junction, it is approxi¬ 
mately seventy-two miles to Mattagama Lake and 
from here through to the waters of Rupert Bay 
by way of the Nottaway River proper, it is an 
additional 140 miles—a total from steel to salt 
water of approximately 253 miles. Going north 
it can be done easily in from ten to twelve days; 
returning it would require from fourteen to six¬ 
teen days, being up stream. 
One of the best shorter cruises that particu¬ 
larly appeals to the writer, especially for a cruis- 
ing-fishing outing, is that north by way of the 
Coffee (reached six miles west of Nottaway Sta¬ 
tion) to its junction with the Bell, forty-one miles 
north and returning up the Bell and Shabogama 
proper back to the Crossing. This (about eighty- 
two miles of a cruise) would make a splendid 
two weeks trip; or it can be shortened by go¬ 
ing north only twenty-one miles and portage 
across from a feeder into Smoke Inlet and 
Shabogama Lake itself. This would make a trip 
of only forty-five miles, easily done in a week of 
ten days. 
Trips Especially Recommended for 1915. 
It would hardly be advisable to attempt some 
of these routes before 1916; for this August, 
however, two or three are quite feasible. The 
Nottaway Station is the point to leave train for 
routes up or down the Bell. As has been al¬ 
ready slated in my former reference to the big 
game conditions in this territory, the writer pur¬ 
poses building a series of hunting and fishing 
camps north of the grade and a lease of all hunt¬ 
ing and fishing rights in the territory surround¬ 
ing these, on the Coffee and its feeders, to pre¬ 
vent molestation of the game and fish therein, 
by any but sportsmen at the camps. 
Likewise no outfits will be obtainable at the 
Nottaway other than the canoes and supplies pro¬ 
vided by the camps, nor can guides be had here 
that I know of aside from the staff of guides 
engaged at these camps. The writer can this year 
possibly supply necessary canoes and outfit and 
guides for two or three parties of two or four 
members each, for the cruises north via the 
Coffee and back via the Bell-Shabogama for trips 
starting the first week in August. I do not know 
of any local guides obtainable for the route from 
Hurricanaw down the Kinejevis, but some may be 
had from the Hudson Bay Co. or Revillon Freres 
at their Abitibi Posts or from Grand Lake Vic¬ 
toria Indians. Guides might also be obtained 
from the Hudson Bay Company at Cochrane to 
take one south to Grand Lake Victoria or through 
the Kinejevis route to Timiskaming; also canoes, 
equipment and supplies for these trips would 
have to be secured at Cochrane. I have no doubt 
but that outfits and guides for cruises through 
the Abitibi Lake region and from Hurricanaw 
south through the Kinojtvis waterway to Timis¬ 
kaming can be had at Cochrane from the Hudson 
Bay Co. 
Several inquiries that have come to the writer 
relative to the Hurricanaw route to James Bay 
lead me to strongly advise against it, as being so 
hard going with bad carries every mile or two 
that it would spoil all possibility of enjoyment 
for even the greatest canoeing enthusiast extant. 
The Fishing in Waters Outlined. 
In those waters included in A. and B. routes 
whitefish, the latter can be taken (at least the 
Indians so state), on a spoon, and are gamey 
fighters- In the Coffee river feeders and in those 
of the Megiskan as well, speckled trout are re¬ 
ported as very plentiful, which although not of 
large weight or size are bonny fighters and splen¬ 
did table fish. The trout season here is open 
Map Showing Canoe Routes in Region Covered by Mr. Sangster. 
south from steel at Nottaway Station the fishing 
is in main pike and pickerel; possibly some lake 
(grey) trout may be found at the southern end, 
but I cannot say. 
In the Bell-Shabogama waters proper the fish 
include immense Northern pike and pickerel and 
throughout September, thus offering an extra at¬ 
traction to big game sportsmen hunting here dur¬ 
ing that month. 
In the Upper Ottawa waters musky and some 
bass are found, in addition to pike and pickerel, 
but so far as I can say as yet, no musky home in 
