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reminiscences which will be remembered by us 
when the trip itself is forgotten. 
Midnight came before we rolled in. We were 
up at 5:30 A. M. It did not require much per¬ 
suasion on the boys’ part to have us remain in 
camp for the day, and so we all walked a couple 
of miles to visit the only industry around, 
which was a cheese factory. Here we spent an 
interesting hour, watching the making of cheese 
and then returned to camp where Oswald and 
Keith, both water dogs, prevailed upon us to 
go in swimming. With the addition of Basil 
and the colonel we had a great time in the 
water and then returned to camp. Dinner 
showed what a cook Colonel Todd was, and we 
all showed our appreciation by eating every¬ 
thing cooked. 
Having had a few fine' days, rain was now 
due, and it rained from 4 o’clock until 6:30 p. m. 
At times the rain came in sheets, and as wc 
were all in Todd’s tent, we failed to close the 
front door of ours, and when we went home 
everything inside the tent was soaked by the 
rain which had blown in through the open 
front. Seeing our predicament, the Colonel in¬ 
sisted on our camping in their tent over night 
and we gladly did so. The morning dawned 
clear and warm and soon we had blankets, 
sweaters, shirts, etc., hanging on every avail¬ 
able spot to dry, and the camp had the appear¬ 
ance of enjoying a general washday. As it 
would take most'of the day before our things 
were dry, we decided to remain and break camp 
the next morning. So we fished, swam, took 
pictures, played cards and received a visit from 
Mr. McCall, who keeps the channel lights in 
order. He was a very interesting man and his 
visit was enjoyed by all. 
Broke camp the next morning, regretfully 
saying farewell to the Colonel (whom we con¬ 
sidered by that time the finest Canadian we had 
ever met) and his three sons, and were on our 
way again. 
Merrickville was the next stop, where we 
waited for the locktender to appear. When our 
patience was exhausted, we inquired his where¬ 
abouts and were told by a boy to ring the bell. 
So we looked for a bell but failed to see one. 
Then we had pointed out to us a piece of iron 
hanging on a chain with a sledge alongside. 
So we banged the iron with the sledge and soon 
saw a lockman appear. After going through 
the three locks we stopped for dinner. We 
were delighted with the scenery about the 
vicinity. Carrying over the lock at Burrett’s 
Rapids, we paddled down the left side of the 
river, and suddenly found ourselves almost over 
a high dam. Hustling out of danger we re¬ 
traced our course, and seeing nothing to mark 
the proper channel, we thought we had got off 
the route. Paddling across to the shore line 
on the right side, going with the current, we 
found a narrow channel which proved to be the 
way to go. Camping as the sun went down, we 
thought of cornmeal for breakfast and put it 
on the fire. Of course, cornmeal is easy to 
cook, if you do it right, but when it came time 
to roll in we had cornmeal in all the available 
dishes we had and still more in sight. So we 
decided to start at it again in the morning and 
cooked it until camp was broken, then decided 
to thicken what was left with flour and fry it 
for dinner. But when we stopped for dinner 
the mush refused to fry and baked beans was on 
the bill of fare again. 
Starting on, we ran into a squall, and al¬ 
though we paddled as hard as possible, the 
wind held us at a standstill, and we were 
obliged to run back to shore until the squall 
passed over. 
The wind moderating enough for us to pro¬ 
ceed, we did so, enjoying a head wind and 
showers all afternoon, and camped after pad- 
ling 27 miles of hard going. The next day being 
Sunday, and being only nine miles outside the 
city of Ottawa, we walked in to see the town, 
and stopped at camp the rest of the day. 
Hearing of Smith’s grove as a fine place to 
eat, we decided to celebrate the day by having 
supper there. So we didn’t each much for din¬ 
ner, anticipating a great supper. We had one 
egg each and surprised them greatly when we 
gently asked if we could have another egg 
apiece. However, it was forthcoming with a 
cup of tea and a piece of pie, then supper was 
over. Quickly paying 35 cents each, we hurried 
back to camp, had supper again, then rolled in. 
The night was cold and we had one satisfac¬ 
tion, and that was that, if we were nearly frozen, 
the mosquitoes actually must have been, as we 
were free from them for the first time since the 
trip began. 
Passing four locks the next morning we 
entered the city of Ottawa through a canal 
bordered on both side with trees and a govern¬ 
ment drive, which the city gets, I believe, $60,- 
000 a year to maintain—-and it’s worth the 
money. 
We passed many motor boats, canoes, etc., 
on the canal and soon entered the center of the 
city. Here we found eight locks which would 
drop us into the Ottawa River. And, pulling 
our canoe out, we were allowed to leave our 
duffle in the lockhouse while we visited the city. 
Our sight-seeing was marred by an occasional 
shower, but we made good use of the time and 
found much to admire in the hustling city. As 
the day was a civic holiday, we found all the 
stores closed and had to go across the river to 
the French town of Hull for provisions. 
Returning to the locks at 4 p. m., we carried 
over with the locktender’s assistance, and soon 
were on our way to Montreal. 
Leaving Ottawa at 4:30 p. m., we enjoyed our 
first paddle on the Ottawa River. College eights 
and fours were working here and there, while 
the sweet sound of church bells ringing was 
wafted over the water by the gentle breeze. 
In the north we could see the Laurentian 
Mountains, the oldest of the world’s hills—for it 
is said they formed a continent before the Hima¬ 
layas or the Alps or the Canadian Rockies rose 
from beneath the waters. Seemingly, they pile 
up one above another in an irregular and end¬ 
less range, with abrupt cliffs and peaks and fre¬ 
quent openings of green fields reaching down to 
the water’s edge. 
Running inshore to camp we found that at 
intervals the water would vary from one and a 
half feet to unknown depths, owing to sand¬ 
bars, and on reaching the shore we found a sign, 
“No Trespassing.’’ So we crossed to the other 
side of the river, only to go aground on a sand¬ 
bar a few hundred feet from the shore. Getting 
afloat, we headed down the river for pastures 
new. In an hour we sighted a good spot and 
headed for the shore, reaching it after driving 
the canoe head on over a string of single logs. 
These ran for blocks down the river, forming 
a channel to a paper mill, where the logs are 
run down the river to be turned into paper at 
the mill. 
Our camp was high and sheltered, and a severe 
thunderstorm during the night had no effect on 
us save to wet the wood and spoil our breakfast. 
The next day the river was as smooth as it 
could be, and we enjoyed a perfect day. Stop¬ 
ping at Cumberland, Dick went after groceries, 
and his appearance in his canoeing costume 
caused much excitement in the village. Many 
of the citizens stopped and kept him in sight as 
long as possible, but as- he obtained provisions, 
he did not care. 
Rockland was the next town, and so much 
lumber was piled about the docks that we thought 
we were at Tonawanda. 
Camping near a farmhouse that night, Dick 
visited it to see if fresh milk could be had. 
Taking another pail for well water, away he 
went, while I set about getting supper. When 
the potatoes, were boiled, and the soup and coffee 
ready and no sign of Dick, I grew anxious, and 
setting supper aside I started on his trail. 
Reaching "the house I found Dick, surrounded 
by the whole family (all French, who could 
speak no English), still trying to tell them that 
he wanted milk and water. So he and I would 
talk it over between ourselves, then both try to 
tell them, but there was nothing doing. At last 
a bright idea came to us, and taking one of the 
youngsters by the hand, we pointed to a cow 
grazing behind the house and then to the pail. 
Into the house he hiked and out came the old 
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