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This item is filmed at tha reduction ratio checked below/ Ca document est film* au taux da reduction indiqu* ci-dassous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X 1 12X 16X aox 24X 28X rj2X TiM copy filmtd hcra has b««n raproduoMi thanks to tho gonorotity of: Library of tha Public Archivaa of Canada L'axamplaira film* f ut raproduit grAca A la gAnirotit* da: La bibiiothAqua das Archival publiqua* EASO] 'HE [I.AKE5 'HE Iesce^ iEST SP MA [UNTE] / /. fHo^. ^ "'f-^7 c-.> J PICTURESQUE CANADA I V, \. >EASON 1875. J^RICE 10 CENTS. "HE NORTHERN LAKES' GUIDE TO [LAKES SIMCOE AND COUCHICHING; THE LAKES OF MUSKOKA, AND LAKE SUPERIOR, —VIA— >HE NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA, « GIVING A Iesciv^tion of the Lake and River Scenei^y. WITH THE Jest spots for waterside summer resorts, hotel? camping outfit, fishing and shooting, distances and cost of travel. ALSO MAP OF THE MUSKOKA DIS S i I S^oronto: [UNTER, rose & CO., PRINTERS, 25^J{LTPGT0N 1875. ^ \^ 44 « I* ritish |j0tt'' l^t^l WM. F. BURDEN, Proprietor. The above Hotel is situated near the Steambo; Landing, and opposite the Court House. It is celebrated for H iTHl li-OTTLlEI) ^TOUT. liALE mXX AND THE iiSf IIP'OES 17 8EfI Of T@Eeife.|f EVERY ACC03IM0DATI0N FOR TRAVELLERS. B0.A.I^3D--O3N"I=3 IDOIjIjBR. I>BIS. r>-A."3r. EXCELLENT STABLING. PICTURESQUE CANADA! Jbl, Reason 1875. ^RICE 10 CENTS. >prietor. 1(1 opposite THE NORTHERN LAKES' GUIDE TO LAKES SIMCOE AND COUCHICHING ; THE LAKES OF MUSKOKA, AND LAKE SUPERIOR, I \ — VIA— }oKE NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA, GIVING A PESCSyPTION OP THE LaKE AND RlYER SCENEI\Y, WITH THE Off 8. JEST SPOTS FOR WATERSIDE SUMMER RESORTS, HOTELS, CAMPING OUTFIT, FISHING AND SHOOTING, DISTANCES AND COST OF TRAVEL. ALSO A MAP Op the MUSKOKA DISTRICT. DA.Tr. . tUNTER, ROSE & CO., PRINTERS, 25 WELLINGTON ST. WEST. 1875. INDEX. PAGE. To the American Tourist 3 To the Canadian Tourist 5 Toronto 6 Advice as to Tickets and Trains 8 Hints as to Routes 9 Schedule of Rates 10 The Trip to the Interior, via the Northern Railway 11 Couchiching 14 The Trip to the Interior — Con- iinued 16 Severn 16 Muskoka 18 Muskoka as a Summer Resort. 20 Sporting Localities 22 Camping Outfit 22 Camping Out, by an **01d Camper " 24 Guides and Boats 25 Gravenhurst 25 Alport. 26 Bracebridge 26 Walker's Point 27 PAGE. Point Kaye 28 Torrance 28 Bala 28 PortCarling 28 Windermere 25 Rosseau 29 Port Sandfield 29 Port Cockburn 30 Muskoka Falls 30 Utterson 31 Port Sydney 31 Huntsville 32 Hoodstown 32 Baysville 33 Ashdown 33 Seguin Falls 34 Spence. 34 Maganetawan 34 Comonda 35 Nipissing 35 Parry Sound 36 The Tour of Lake Superior.... 37 Advertisements 41-64 THE NORTHERN LAKES' GUIDE. S To the American Tourist. There is no question that one of the greatest pleasures which is )btainable from a summer outing is the getting away from one's )wn familiar haunts, and the sameness of every day life ; to see something new, to move amongst strangers, to observe and study their habits and manners, and enjoy the complete change of being done among many. On the older continent of Europe the travel- ler can, in the space of a few weeks, pass through as many different :ountries, the varying nationalities and tongues tempting him to Stray onward and further from his own country and home. This iharm of novelty has in some degree been lost on this side the Atlantic, where the energetic go-ahead American gradually widen- ing the borders of his Empire, has well nigh occupied the whole of the continent and made it his own. To himself he has attracted phe peoples of many countries and absorbing them into one nation- ility has so changed and unified them that travel from one end of the Union to the other, the same types, the same characteristics ire to be seen varied only by the degrees in which the arts and ;omforts of civilization are practised and enjoyed. Thus it is that increasing interest is yearly manifested in the :ountry of our " cousins in the North " where a new field of plea- [sure travel is being opened up. Strange it should be but it is, that, (as in Europe, the transition from the confines of one country to [another brings a change of people and of tongue, so here, once i 4 The Northern Lakes' Guide. "the border" be crossed and Canada entered, although sprung from the same stock and speaking the same language, a new nation ality, a people possessing distinct characteristics is immediate!; observable. Hitherto the American Tourist arriving at the great focus of attrac tion, Niagara, has generally confined his visit to Canada to the wel known route by steamer across Lake Ontario to Toronto, and thenci down the St. Lawrence, its Thousand Islands and exciting rapids to Montreal, Quebec, and the White Mountains, but we would nov direct his attention to a new and popular resort, presenting a plea sant and economical way of penetrating the interior of Canad; instead of only skirting its borders, and which, while of itself wel worthy of a sojourn can be added, as an enjoyable dUouVy to the St Lawrence tour referred to. The central point of departure from the frontier is from Toronto which city is reached from Niagara, either by the Great Westeri Railway around the head of Lake Ontario or by steamer the City (i Toronto or the Rothesay Castle across the lake, a water trip of 2 j? hours from Lewiston or Niagara. The great bugbear to travellers to a foreign country is the *' cros sing the line," but the Canadian custom duties are so light that thi. j inspection is more a form than a reality, as is very pleasantly se out in the following extract from the " Forest and Stream." **At Clifton, we encountered his much dreaded eminence, thi Custc in Inspector, whose stature reaches six feet and more or les inches. His face is familiar to those who have travelled this rout for many years past, and many wayfarers have had occasion t acknowledge his friendly offices, especially if they be ladies or nei J vous old women. His gallantry and his consideration are onl- exceeded by his volubility on the fish question. On all sportinj matters he is enthusiastic. Gentlemen of the rod and gun are hii especial favourites. It may readily be imagined, then, that whe; we presented ourselves with our luggage for inspection, his sympaj thies were at once touched — locks and straps remained sacred. *Si! you are sportsmen you say,' chuckled Mac. * Faith, I nevei The Northern Lakes' Guide. 5 )uble sportsmen. Sure Pm a sportman myself. Is it for salmon are going ? Many's the beautiful big salmon I've taken from ider the bridge on the Lififey, at Dublin. You should have seen le fly I hooked them with — one of my own pattern — with a brown )dy and a blue wing, and a red tail with a bit of hog's hair for a icicle ; that's the fly that will take the salmon. What's that you ? Not going for salmon ? Is it trout you're after ? well, no fatter, success to you whatever you do, and may you have plenty luck. Now here are the checks for your baggage and there are ie cars, and you will have plenty of time for dinner.' " Here surely is a model that Custom House officers should be ishioned from. After all there's nothing like fish." To the Canadian Tourist. well-known adage pithily sums up the truth learned by many an ifortunate experience in the one sentence, " far off fields are reen," and it is this propensity of searching, as it were, with teles- copes which often leads to places nearer home being overlooked, in )lving the great summer question of " where shall we go ? " The first and foremost answer to such a question which rises to ir lips is " to water, to cool breezes and to plashing waves. The jlescopic eye would lead us to the sea, but the long distance needs long purse, and a little sober calculation soon leads to the dis- covery that the costs of travelling well-nigh equal the charges for le stay on the sea-shore, and the summer holiday must, by that mch, be shortened, and after all the fatigue of the journey back joes far to undo the benefits of the trip. It is this very objection of distance which has attracted such ittention of late, to the beauties and advantages of the ** Lake Dis- trict " within our own borders. By some means or other, in the :ontemplation of our Great lakes, we forget the Little ones and led iway by the sameness of their shores, condemn their little rivals to the same mediocrity, but increasing enquiry has led to the know- ledge of what is a discovery to many, that beautiful varieties of 6 The Northern Lakes' Guide. scenery, bold outlines of form and graceful groupings of islands fringed with fresh green foliage, grant a charm to our inland waters which makes them well merit their being chosen as the scene of our summer ramble. Foremost in point of attraction, situation and capabilities of easy and economical access is Lake Couchiching, on the shores of which and upon a point stretching out a mile in length into the lake has been established the celebrated Couchiching Hotel. The extreme beauty of the spot overlooking the full length of the Lake, with its numerous and picturesque islands, attests the claims of Canada to the attention of Canadians, while the hotel provides for families of Ontario all the advantage of a sea-side summer reside ncenear at home, and enables heads of families and business men, who can only make short trips whilst enjoying their summer holiday, to remain within easy reach of their places of business, should their presence become necessary. Further inland are the Lakes of Mus- koka, whose name is legion, and variety infinite. With such places of resort ready to hand, why should our Can- adian tourist speed to places far away ? Toronto- Toronto is one of the most English places in Canada, and the f I acknowledged intellectual, literary, and business centre of the Pro- vince of Ontario. H Situated upon a level plateau, on the shores of an excellent har- bour, with increasing age and the energy of its inhabitants it bids fair to become a city of importance and beauty. Its architectural features are scarcely to be surpassed, and the Tourist will do well to spend a day in visiting its public buildings. The principal hotels are the Rossin House and Queen's ($3. 50 per day), American and Walker House ($2.00 per day), Mansion House ($1.50 per day). Excellent carriages can be engaged at $1.00 per hour, and the following more prominent places visited ; — The Northern Lakes* Guide. ds fringed ers which ne of our ies of easy s of which e lake has e extreme e, with its of Canada or families ncenear at I, who can holiday, to lould their :es of Mus- d our Can- la, and the of the Pro- :ellent har- mts it bids chitectural 1 do well to ;en's ($3.50 I, Mansion ur, and the St. yarned Cathedral^ on King Street, the principal street of the |ty, is a fine edifice in the Perpendicular Gothic style. The spire rising to the height of 306 feet, is gracefully proportioned and le most lofty on the Continent, exceeding that of Trinity Church, New [ork, by 21 feet. The tower contains a chime of bells and the celebrated f ienna prize clock. In the interior the apse surrounded by fine traceried indows is finely decorated in carved oak, and contains a monument to ishop Strachan, the first Anglican Bishop in Canada. On Church Street are the Metropolitan Church of the Methodists, Hth its turreted towers, and the Roman Catholic St. Michael's \athedraly containing a very handsome east windo"/ in stained lass, representing " The Crucifixion." The Normal School is the centre of the Public School system of le Province. In it are the offices of the Superin "^ ident of Eda- ition, and the Depository of Books, &c., for distribution to the khools. The gardens are kept in fine order, each plant there nng labelled with its proper botanical name. In the interior is large collection of paintings, principally excellent copies of the icient masters, and a number of casts of celebrated statues, col> action of armour, and a Nineveh Room containing casts of the Celebrated Layard Cjllection of the British Museum, England. The Horticultural Gardens^ maintained at the expense of the ^ity, present a fine display of flowers. Band twice a week in the Evening during the summer. The Queens Park is approached through an avenue a mile in fength, bordered on either side by chestnuts and elms. On gaining the Park the road sweeps along the edge of a ravine to the Volun- teer^ Monument, erected in memory of Canadians who fell during the Fenian raid. On the summit — Britannia. Below — Two Infantry Volunteers and Em- )lematical figures. Passing a small sheet of water the road reaches — The University of Toronto — a noble Norman Grothic edifice, and [one of the finest examples of architecture in the country, possessing 8 The Northern Lakes' Guide. a wealth of detail in its stone carvings which equals that of the work of medieval days. The principal front is one of great grandeur, a lofty square tower rising in the centre, flanked on either side by wings with long ranges of arched win- dows, and to the left a picturesque minaret with shady cloister below. The Entrance doorway contains the Arms of the College and is noticeably carved in bold relief. The Convocation Hall has a highly carved gable roof and contfrins a triple stained-glass window in memory of Students who fell in the Fenian raid of 1866. On i\it Senate Stairway are some wonderful carv- ings in Caen stone, copied from "Audubon's Birds," * Young birds in nest, * Cat birds fighting. The Library in carved oak contains 40,000 volumes, also a statue of William of Wykeham, &c., &c. The Museum is worthy a visit. A winding stair of 160 steps leads to the top of l^he Tower from whence a fine view of Toronto and its environs is obtainable, and in clear days, of the cloud of spray hovering over Niagara Falls. Osgoode Hall is the seat of the highest Law Courts of the Pro- vince. The interior is of rare beauty. The Central Court of two stories in the Italian style in cream coloured stone from Caen in Normandy ; on the walls pictures of the Chief Justices and Chancellors ; from it the Law Courts and The Library^ a handsome chamber, with lofty domed ceiling. Fine stone mantelpiece. In the outskirts of Toronto are some pretty drives, notably tc the Valley of the Don and Todmorden in the east, and to the Number Bay and New Park in the west. ^Brj Qouci Ijtevei ^Alll Si Th\ irs Pa^ Advice as to Tickets and Trains. Excursion Tickets, Toronto to Couchiching, Bracebridge, RossEAU and Joseph, and to Lake Superior, good to Return during season can be obtained from Charles Perry, 62 King Street, Toronto ; D. Milloy, 8 Front Street, Toronto ; Couchi- ching Hotel ; and Northern Railway Stations, Toronto. Couchiching Tickets to be good for Return must be stamped at the Lake Couchiching Hotel Office. Couchiching Saturday Return Tickets are good by Boat or Rail, and are available to Return by any train up to Monday night. The Northern Lakes' Guide. 9 of the work tower rising 'f arched win- below. The ceably carved ble roof and s who fell in nderful carv- ung birds in tains 40,000 5 Museum is f 7^/ie Tower lable, and in )f the Pro- un coloured hief Justices a handsome ably tc the e Number :ebridge, to Return ) 62 King COUCHI- roronto. :amped at It or Rail, ght. Bracebridge, Rosseau and Joseph Tickets are good to lay off at )iichiching, but are good only by " rail" between Couchiching and ivern. All regular Excursion Tickets are good on the Lady of the Lakes Saturday. Three Express Trains Daily North and South. Drawing-room irs on Steamboat Express Trains. Passengers for the Muskoka Branch, Couchiching or Muskoka lange cars at Allandale. All Baggage is checked through. The Mail Train North leaves Toronto at 7.00 A.M., and is the ily train making through connections at Severn for Bracebridge id Rosseau. Passengers going through in one day must take this frain and will arrive at Bracebridge about 6 P.M., Rosseau 9.30. The Steamboat Express leaving the City Hall at 12 noon, con- jcting at the Union Station with Grand Trunk and Great Western lorning trains from the East and West, and with steamer Rothesay Xastle from Niagara — Palace Drawing-room Car attached, con- iects : — On Saturdays only at Belle Ewart with steamer Lady of the ikes for Couchiching and Orillia, via Lake Simcoe, or Every day T " all rail" arrives at Couchiching at 5.15 P.M. On Tuesday 2xA Friday arriving at Collingwood at 5 P.M., con- tects with the Collingwood and Lake Superior Line steamer for ault St. Marie, Nepigon, and Thunder Bay, which leaves imme- |iately after its arrival. The Evening Express leaves the City Hall at 4 P.M., arrives at 'ollingwood 9.30 P.M., Couchiching 9. 25, but does not run beyond. For connections South see Time Tables. Hints as to Routes. These trips to Couchiching and the Lakes of Muskoka form a lost delightful and refreshing resting place, in connection with |ither the St. Lawrence or Lake Superior Routes of Summer Plea- lure Travel. ■TP MMl 10 The Northern Lakes' Guide. Tourists from the Eastward, Boston, New York, Syracuse, Ro- chester, &c., have a choice of routes, either by Niagara and Toronto, or from Rochester by steamer Norseman to Port Hope, and thence by Midland Railway direct to Couchiching. For Tourists from New Orleans and the South, Sleeping Cars run through without change to Chicago, and thence via Grand Trunk Railway without change to Toronto. By direct Railway connection at CoUingwood with the Lake Su- perior Line of Steamers, that great Lake with its mineral Regions at Silver Islet and Thui.der Bay, may be readily visited. Leaving Niagara for Montreal and Quebec, tourists should visit these beau- tiful inland lakes, taking steamer from Lewiston and Niagara for Toronto, thence to Couchiching Hotel. Visitors from Buffalo can reach Couchiching in one day via Sus- pension Bridge and Great Western Railway, or by New York Central and Steamer City of Toronto^ or by Canada Southern and Steamer Rothesay Castle, For a Round Tour nothing can surpass this route from Toronto to Couchiching, and thence via CoUingwood to Lake Superior by the " CoUingwood and Lake Superior Royal Mail Line," returning, if preferred, by Chicago, Detroit and Niagara, Eastward. Schedule of Bates. Toronto to Couchiching $2 70 *' " and return 300 ** •* *' Saturdays 2 50 ** Bracebridge 3 50 •* *' and return 550 " LakeRosseau 400 '* *' and return ..„ 600 ** Parry Sound [;via Muskoka route) 5 00 •* Thunder Bay 20 00 *• Thunder Bay and return 28 00 Couchiching to Toronto 270 *' " and return 300 '* Lake Rosseau and return 250 The Northern Lakes' Guide. 11 racuse, Ro- id Toronto, and thence eping Cars via Grand e Lake Su- al Regions Leaving hese beau- Niagara for ly via Sus- New York >uthem and ►m Toronto Superior by ' returning, Am $2 70 3 00 SO 50 50 00 00 00 20 00 28 00 2 70 3 00 2 50 Couchiching to Washago $0 30 ** ** and return ... : 050 " Barrie and return 075 " Thunder Bay and return 2700 The Trip to the Interior. VIA THE NORTHERN RAILWAY. Our Tourist will now direct his attention to the Trip to the [Interior," and the country stretching 100 miles northward of To- )nto, towards the Georgian Bay and the Inland lakes. Until re- jntly it was a wilderness, but within twenty years or so numerous )wns and hamlets have sprung up ; many summer hotels have been )ened at attractive points, and settlers have poured. in with a Lpidity equal to the settlement of many parts of the Western States. railroad has penetrated into its heart. Steamboats ply upon its irger lakes, and some excellent highways traverse its length and keadth. It is emphatically a country of forests, lakes, and rivers, 'he lakes vary greatly in size, the larger ones thirty or forty miles length, and the smaller ones mere ponds, but clear and deep, and abounding in salmon trout, perch, blackbass, and speckled trout. The Northern Railway of Canada is the connecting link between le frontier and the interior. The Tourist arriving by boat or rail, and intending to proceed at Ince to the north, will drive to the " City Hall Station," which is pt a short distance from the steamboat landing and the stations of le other railways. Leaving Toronto by one of the express trains furnished with lalace parlour cars, the passengers will pass through many popu- )us and prosperous towns and villages, and through a rich agricul- iral countiy, which is highly picturesque, and illustrates a very high Standard of farming and its wealth. After passing Brock Street Station^ and when leaving the city, to le left will be seen the buildings and workshops of the *' Central 'rison ;" to the right the Exhibition Buildings and show grounds -^M m 12 The Northern Lakes* Guide. I '.', of the great agricultural societies, and further, with a dome and wide-extending wings, the Ontario Lunatic Asylum. At four miles is Davenport^ a hill-side locality fast filling with suburban residences, and whose pretty station, with flower garden and high-gabled roof, conveys reminiscences of English neatness and finish. Between this station and Weston, to the left, is seen the Valley of the Number and the Caledon Hills ^ closing in the distant view. The height of land between Lakes Ontario and Huron is reached at The Summit (26 miles from Toronto) which is 755 feet above the level of Lake Ontario, and 415 feet above that of Lake Huron. A few miles beyond King the line passes by not a few curves through " The Ridges" and then enters the finely-farmed district known as " The Valley of Aurora," especially noted for the excel- lence of its horses and sheep. The Village of Aurora lies to the left. Four miles further on is Newmai'kety population 3,000, the county town of the County of York, a place of considerable age and, importance, and the head-quarters of some energetic man- ufacturing interests. At 42 miles the line passes over what is known as the Hol- land River Marsh, a locality celebrated amongst sportsmen for its abundant supply of snipe, wild duck, &c., and for maskinonge and bass fishing. Passing northward we come to the Lefroy Junction^ with the Bell Ewart branch connecting with Lake Simcoe. At this point the traveller to Couchiching is given the choice of two routes, the one by lake, to which we will afterwards refer, or continuing on by the railroad, Allandale is shortly reached. This is the point of junction with the " Muskoka branch," the Main Line continuing a distance of 42 miles further to Collingwood, on the shores of the Georgian Bay, where connection is made with the splendid steamers of the " Colhngwood Lake Superior Line," for the Grand Tour of Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Silver Islet, Nipegon, &c. Allandale is situated on the shores of Kempenfeldt Bay, one of the arms of Lake Simcoe, and it may fearlessly be asserted that it •» - The Northern Lakes' Guide. 13 dome and filling with wer garden »h neatness the Valley tant view. I is reached !t above the Huron, few curves led district r the excel- lies to the 1 3,000, the lerable age fgetic man- s the Hol- imen for its nonge and «, with the J choice of Is refer, or ed. anch," the ^llin^ood, made with rior Line," ilver Islet, Jay, one of rted that it the neatest and most charmingly-situated of railway stations, and IS refreshment table of the best. Twenty minutes are pleasantly issed, and having enjoyed this first glimpse of beautiful lake :enery, the train is again taken, and passing Barrie, the county )wn, a prosperous place of 5,000 inhabitants, whose houses, built |n a hill-side facing the lake, rise picturesquely above one another short run follows over a line of exceptional excellence of con- |truction, and through a country of great agricultural promise, although as yet but partially under cultivation. After Hawkstoney near which are some excellent trout streams, le town of Orillia is reached. Situated most charmingly at the )ot of Lake Couchiching,and nestling in the shadow of highlands to^ le rear, this prosperous place of 2,500 inhabitants owes its progress j[o being, to a large extent, the lumbering centre of the district, >hence supplies are distributed to "the lumber shanties," and /here the operations of that great trade are largely controlled. Some tvo miles further on is the pretty Swiss station of the Lake \Cotichiching Hotels the " popular resort " to which we would parti- cularly draw attention, and to which more detailed reference will lereafter be made. The railway continues further towards the Muskoka district, and immediately beyond the station is the " Narrows," being the water i)Channel uniting Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Here the traveller i|will find a great and most interesting work in the swing bridge, ^orthy in itself, as well as in its surrounding scenery of careful iinspection. I Thence, onward again, the line passes through the Indian settle- ^ment of a tribe of the Ojibbeways, but as the location of the road t hereabouts is through forests, there is not much to indicate the pre- sence of the " red man," or otherwise to interest the traveller. Next Washago at the head of Lake Couchiching, and where con- nection with the steamer can be made, is passed, and so " Severn " is reached, as the present terminus of the line, whence the " port- age" of 12 miles between Lakes Couchiching and Muskoka has to be made by carriages. And here we will rest with the " business traveller," until we return and describe the "pleasure" or " water' 14 The Northern Lakes* Guide. route to this point from Toronto, in the interest of the tourist, who likes to take his ease and leisure, and travels rather for enjoyment than for material profit. We must now return to " Belle Ewart," and describe the water route, the mode of approach /rtr excellence of the Tourists, with time to spare, as the rail route is of those who desire expedition. At the dock on Saturdays will be found the elegant and well appointed upper deck steamer. Lady of the Lakes^ as trim and as pretty, as fast and as comfortable, as the most critical yachtsman could desire, with a clear deck from which the scenery can be en- joyed, or for dancing if the ladies of the jiarty will only discourse sweet music from the piano, specially provided for the purpose. Lake Simcoe is the largest of the inland lakes of Ontario, being 30 miles in length, and 16 in breadth. Its shores are charac- terized by great sylvan beauty. At Keswick, may be seen the charmingly situated resort of one of the great lumber kings of the country, and many of the other choice spots, begin to be occupied with the summer residences of the more wealthy inhabitants. Passing Serpent Island^ the isolated home of a fast dwindling Indian Tribe, and Lighthouse^ and other islands, the open lake is reached. The steamer then skirts the upper shores of the lake, past deep bays whose wooded promontories jut out picturesquely into the lake, and sighting Atherly after an easy run of two hours, enters the " Narrows," the water channel joining Lake Simcoe with Lake Couchiching, of which the first view is here gained, and passing through the swing bridges of the Muskoka and Midland Railways, soon upon a point stretching out into the Lake, is seen the Lake Couchiching Hotel. The steamer rounds the point, and our " water tourist " is landed at the end of his trip. Coachicbing. Couchiching ! Well may the curious tourist struck by the pecu- liarity of the name, ask its meaning. Like all Indian nomencla- The Northern Lakes' Guide. 15 ture, it is singularly appropriate, for the surface of the lake always stirred by varying breezes, most welcome adjuncts of a summer resort, well attests the name of " Lake of many winds."* This loca- lity is among the highest in Ontario, as is plainly evidenced by the flow of the waters which run northwird, and thence by a succession of falls down the Severn River, gain the Georgian Bay, and so by Lakes Huron and Erie, find their way to the " Great Leap " of the waters of all Northern America, the Niagara Falls, thus reaching Lake Ontario by a circuit of 800 miles to attain a point, but 40 miles from their original source. The elevation and clearness of the at- mosphere, and the cool breezes consequent thereon, would, apart from any other consideration, be sufficient to commend the locality as a favourite summer resort, but the position and surrounding of the Lake Couchiching Hotel are so exceptionally novel and com- plete, that the visitor cannot fail to find something to occupy or to interest. The Lake Couchiching Hotel stands at the point of a narrow pro- montory, projecting a mile and a half northward, into the lake, and surrounded on three sides, by water ; thus, it is that, come from whatever quarter it may, every breeze is felt, and the lake on the one side or other, being protected by the point from wind and wave, pleasure boating in safe calm waters, can at all times be enjoyed. The Hotel itself is a fine building, three stories in height, with large airy rooms and corridors, and a grand dining hall, with domed ceiling, in which is a gallery for the band at the weekly **hops." Verandahs on all stories are on three sides of the exterior, and from their elevation give extensive views of the beauties of the lake, its many islands and distant vistas. Drives and shady walks bordering the maigins of the lake, are tastefully laid out in a park of 180 acres, and a handsome avenue, three-fourths of a mile in length, winding through forest trees, leads to the Railway stations. In the immediate vicinity of the Hotel terraces, croquet lawns, and flower beds, well filled with flowers from the conservatory in the park, Pavillions, Summer houses, and a Fishing Temple built out pi ! 16 The Northern Lakes' Guide. into the lake, make every provision for luxurious and refined ease, as well as every inducement for active physical enjoyments. From here the steamers Lady of the Lakes ^\Cariella^ and Ida Bur- ton, on Lakes Simcjoe and Couchiching, afford opportunities for charming water parties and pic-nics, to the various points of interest on the lakes, to the Ojibbeway settlement of Indians at Rama, Chief Island, Longford, the Quarries, the Rapids and Falls of the Severn, and Washago. The black bass, pickerel, and salmon trout fishing in the lake is most excellent, and ready access is gained from this central point, to the celebrated Trading Lake and Sparrow Lake, (steamer Pioneer from Severn), where maskinonge, black bass, speckled trout, &c., are found in abundance, and the best of duck shooting in season. The Trip to the Interior. — Continued. Our tourist at Couchiching, will now further explore the Interior, and will either from there take steamer to Washago (30c.) ; or, joining again the " rail " route before described, can proceed onwards upon his excursion ticket towards Muskoka. As the through connections are made with mail train only, our tourist will proceed by it direct or join it at Washago, and then at Severn take the comfortable well-horsed mail stages over the Gov- ernment road. Severn. This village takes its name from the noble stream which flows westward through the village. Severn is the temporary terminus of the Muskoka branch of the Northern Railway, and is also the present southerly terminus of the stage and steamboat line system of the north country. The neighbourhood possesses co i&iderable attraction for sportsmen and pleasure seekers, the scenery on the river and Sparrow Lake, is really beautiflil, and the maskinonge and bass fishing is justly celebrated. There is also good duck shooting. The Northern Lakes' Guide. 17 The steam-launch Pioneer plies upon the river and Sparrow Lake for the accommodation of passengers. After leaving Severn, the granite formation crops up to the sur- face, forming the height of land between Lakes Simcoe and Cou- chiching and Lake Muskoka. False impressions of the Free Grant district are frequently taken from the appearance of the country seen along this road ; but, as on the south side there are tracts of fine farming land, so, to the north, this ridge being passed over, lies the wide arable country which is being so rapidly peopled by thrifty settlers. The rocks rise to considerable heights along the road, particularly at "Gibraltar," where an eccentric settler has established a fort high up on the cliff and at the Kasheshebogamog river — of which name our tourist will take note, and practise till perfect. The road is well maintained : so after a drive of two hours, the rising village of Gravenhurst, on Lake Muskoka, is reached. Here at the wharf lies the comfortable low-pressure side-wheel steamer Nipissing, with steam up and ready to waft us swiftly further north, and from whose upper deck we can with pleasure view the scenery of the lake. The baggage is got on board, the port cleared, and dinner served up forthwith. After passing through the '' Narrows," three miles from Gravenhurst, the steamer is headed for the mouth of the Muskoka river, en route to Bracebridge — the first regular calling place. This run (i6 miles) occupies about i^ hours through beautiful scenery. {At Bracebridge stages connect with the steamer tri-weekly for Lakes Mary, Fairy, Vernon and Pen- insula; conveyances can also be secured at Bracebridge for the Lake of Bays and the trout fishing of the South branch Muskoka river.) The steamer remains for about twenty minutes at this wharf (Brace- bridge), and then returns down thfe river. Arriving at the lake again, she heads for Port Carling, Windermere and Rosseau ; pas- sing through Lake Muskoka, Indian River and Lake Rosseau, arriving at her destination, Rosseau village, about 9.30 p.m. {The steamer rem lins here oil ernight, and returns next forenoon to Gra- venhurst by the same Route. ) At Rosseau stages connect daily for 2 lir ■I 18 The Northern Lakes' Guide. Parry Sound, and semi- weekly for Maganetawan and Lake Nipissing. A steamer also makes semi-weekly trips to Point Kaye, Walker's Point, Torrance, Bala, Port Carling, Port Sandfield and Port Cock- burn, places situate upon Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph ; thus accommodating by the way camping parties and others. Muskoka. ORIGIN OF NAME. The extensive region of Muskoka derives its beautiful and eupho- nious name from the Indian word, ** Mus-quo-tah," signifying " red ground," probably owing to the rusty iron and ochre coloured sedi- ments which may be seen in the soils of many of the fields and around the banks of the springs and streamlets of the country. FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY. The topography of this country, is perhaps more diversified with lakes, rivers, low rocky mountain ranges, with fertile belts inter- larded therein, than any portion of Ontario. On approaching the Severn river, which forms the boundary between Muskoka and the fine counties of Simcoe and Ontario, an abrupt change in the rock formation occurs, running northward, in either North Orillia or Rama, a pure limestone deposit is traversed nearly throughout these townships, when suddenly the limestone disappears entirely, and we encounter a vast and rugged formation of granite and gneiss, which continues for hundreds of miles, save limited deposits of crystalised limestone, which have been discovered in the townships of Watt and Hagerman. Nor is this marked change alone confined to land and rock, the properties of the waters differ as widely ; the waters of Muskoka are much darker and softer, and do not, when used for culinary and steam purposes, leave behind sediments, incrustations or scales, which is one of the chief difHculties in the use of steam boilers on Lake Simcoe, and other more southerly expanses of water. ii ># The Northern Lakes' Guide. 19 The lakes of Muskoka are deeper than those of Simcoe, and although lying to the north of Simcoe chain, yet the season of navigation has so far been decidedly longer than that of Simcoe. In concluding this branch of our subject, we say to those of our readers who have visited the Thousand Islands, and the country about Gananoque, Kingston Mills, Clayton, and Alexandra Bay, on the river St. Law- rence, that they will see much in Muskoka, to remind them of the localities which we have just named. SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTRY. The district was thrown open for settlement by the Crown Lands Department, some fifteen or sixteen years ago, and, notwithstanding the inhospitable appearance of the approaches to the country, the settlement has made material progress, as by the census returns of 1 86 1, Muskoka had about 300 souls, and at the next decade the census returns show a population in Muskoka District proper, of from five to six thousand souls, and if we add to this the outlying portions which generally pass under the name of Muskoka, it will swell the population equal to that of a pretty respectable county. As we pro- pose in the following pages to give a brief notice of each village and hamlet in the Muskoka route of travel, we need not here dwell upon details. THE LAKES. Our lakes are to be numbered by the score, and are of every variety of form and size, studded with richly wooded islets and headlands. The principal lakes on our route are Nipissing, Mus- koka, Lake of Bays, Rosseau, Joseph, Vernon, Skeleton, Mary, Fairy, and Peninsula. The first named is the most remote, and much the largest of our lakes ; it has not yet been utilised for steam navigation purposes. Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau, and Joseph have been united at a moderate expenditure, now afford easy and uninterrupted navigation throughout, for steamers, a distance in a direct line of nearly fifty miles, and in addition to the attraction for tourists, these lakes have ! 20 The Northern Lakes' Guide. IM' been of great utility in settling up the country, even before the advent of steam navigation here. Lakes Mary, Fairy, and Vernon will similarly be almost immediately utilised for steam navigation pur- poses, and will form an attractive steamboat route. The magnificent Lake of Bays, will also, no doubt, shortly follow in the list of steam- boat routes. FISHING. All the lakes and streams of this region afford more or less fishing. The south branches of Muskoka and Maganetawan rivers are consi- dered to be our best sporting streams. Bracebridge is the starting point for the former, and Rosseau for the latter, there are also some minor trout streams, contiguous to the villages of Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Rosseau. Salmon trout, bass and pickerel are to be had in all the lakes. Maskinonge, near Bala, at the outlet of Lake Muskoka, and also in the Severn River and Sparrow Lake, and at the head of the Lake Joseph, near the Summit House, at Port Cockburn. SHOOTING. Good deer shooting to be had almost everywhere ; also moose deer shooting north of the Maganetawan, and about Lake Nipissing, more or less duck shooting everywhere where the shores not too bold and precipitous, some wild-geese shooting at Nipissing, par- tridges and hares are abundant on the suitable grounds which are scattered throughout the region. Muskoka as a Summer Resort. This district differs somewhat from nearly all the summer re- sorts, involving a much shorter trip than either the St. Lawrence or Lake Superior routes, and will be found well adapted to those who prefer sAort trips, and a retreat from some of the conventionalities of city society. The places of accommodation being neither ex- pensive nor fashionable, at the same time moderately comfortable, I The Northern Lakes' Guide. 21 " no killing toilets " are required here. Those who prefer camping out in tents, or to build cheap board huts or cottages, will find, ready at hand, numerous islands, headlands, portages and bays, admir- ably suited for camping out. The lakes (Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph) are magnificent ex- panses of water, together nearly 50 miles in length, and thickly dotted in every direction with richly-wooded islets. A daily steamer plies the length of Muskoka and Rosseau, and a semi-weekly steamer on Joseph. Among the many lovely spots on these lakes, we instance a few, as follows : — The western portion «"' ^.ake Muskoka, approaching and within a few miles of the falls u t Bala ; also the river stretching below Bala ; the Narrows, near Gravenhurst ; the river mouth approach- ing Bracebridge, the Flower Pot Islands, opposite Tonden Island. On Lake Rosseau, between Port Carling and Port Sandfield, a fairy scene enlivens the few miles' sail between these points, pass- ing the Eagle's Nest Island ; the scenery is also beautiful o^ the mouth of Skeleton River, Irwin's Bay, and looking down the lake from the Rosseau House, Lake Joseph is also equally rich in scenery ; the view is particularly fine looking down the lake from the Summit House, at Port Cockburn. About five miles from here, in full view, are the islands of the Muskoka Club of Toronto (Islands Yohocucaba and Pegamogabo), and also the Pomonah group where cottages have been erected for the use of the ladies and gentlemen of the club, who spend a considerable portion of the summer months here. Numerous other lakes fall into the three lakes which we have described, all equally attractive, but not yet so accessible. All the lakes of this region are well sheltered from violent gales, owing to their limited size, and being studded so thickly with islands, ren- dering it perfectly safe to venture out in small boats. These are the reasons for the accoinmodation of the Lakes of Muskoka to thpse who may wish to escape for a season the bustle and strain of an active city life, and while their waters possess " no healing powers," they will serve very well for a change, and are within the reach of all, both as regards time and money. I i i I •; : 't . 22 The Northern Lakes* Guide. Sporting Localites, Speckled Trcut. — The best fishing is on the Muskoka river (south branch) and its tributaries, Wood Lake, Hollow Lake, etc. Excel- lent fishing at White Lake, near Maganetnwan, on Nipissing Colon- ization road ; indeed at all points on the Maganetawan river, whose trout fishing is only surpassed by that of the Nepigon river, Lake Superior. A considerable number of smaller trout are taken at the Hock Rock river, quite close to Gravenhurst ; also in Sharpe's creek, near Bracebridge ; in streams near Port Carling and Point Kaye, Rosseau, etc. These places are all reached from the different landing places of the daily steamer on the lakes of Muskoka. Salmon Trout, Pickerel, Bass, etc., are caught in most parts of all the lakes, and excellent maskinonge fishing four miles down the river from Bala, near Port Cockburn on Lake Joseph and Severn River. Deer Shooting is very good in most places, ducks in a limited quantity ; excepting on the Maganetawan River, where duck shoot- ing is unsurpassed. Camping Outfit. Should the tourist not go the length of building a shanty, good tents are a matter of the highest importance to him. An ordinary " ridge tent " holds six or seven very comfortably, and it is the most convenient form for general purposes. The ridge pole should gen- erally be carried about from place to place ; arid the requisite number of tent-pins should always be on hand. Uprights may be easily cut at any point on landing. Great care should be taken in the selection of a site which will not be flooded jn case of rain. A deep trench should be dug at the upper side, opening at each side somewhat beyond the ends of the tent, The tent should be provided with a lantern which can be hung trom the ridge, and also with a musquito bar. This allows good ventilatiop without affording aii- mittance to musquitpes. ^ The Northern Lakes' Guide. 23 Boats should be secured at some points on the lakes or be brought from elsewhere. They should be stoutly built, as they frequently come in contact with the rocks. The greatest cautic .^ should be used in landing in the dark. Many boats are, in a few days, rendered almost wholly unseaworthy if they arc not carefully handled in this respect. Clothing of the strongest materials is desirable, especially in the case of those articles which are likely to come in contact with the rocks. Flannel shirts and woollen socks should be worn, and a tolerably waim coat should be taken up, as the nights are often cool. Old gaiter boots answer most of the purposes of the ordinary visitor. Unless he is very indifferent to flies and musquitoes, he will not care to visit any swamps. Two double blankets, wrapped and strapped in two yards of waterproof cloth, will constitute his portable bed. A musquito net for the head often comes in conven- iently in the evening. The principal cooking utensils are : — A pot, saucepan, frying pan, teapot,and the accompanying etceteras of iron spoons, dishpans and towels. Tin cups, knives and forks, tin or thick earthenware plates, sugar cans, syrup jugs, waterproof tablecloth, etc., etc., may be added as the tourist desires. As to provisions, cabin bread, dressed beef, ham, lard or butter, oatmeal porridge, tea, sugar, syrup, salt and rice will be found to be the standard articles, in addition to fish. Tea will be found much more satisfactory than coftee, as it must be taken without milk. Condensed or preserved milk is sometimes used, but it is generally dispensed with. Three or four plum puddings, " ready made up," afford a good means of celebrating Sundays or public holidays. Rice and syrup form the ordinary dessert course. Whiskey and tobacco can best be left to the discretion of the members of each party — merely warning them, however, that these articles disappear much more rapidly on a camping-out expedition than anywhere else. Brandy should be taken up for plum-pudding sauce, and to restore life to those who may have suffered from drowning or great physical prostration. Tobacco is a good protection Against flies while it is being smoked, which is generally, therefore, for a considerable por- ^i^i ' •^^mmmm"" WW 24 The Northern Lakes* Guide. II > I'l ' tionof the twenty-four hours. If the excursionist happens on a lucky year, he can supplement his stores with any quantities of blue or huckle berries. These are found on islands which have once been burnt over, and where they occur, they generally grow in enormous quantities. Should the party include any good fishermen, no anxiety need be felt with respect to the meat holding out, for with perseverance and moderate skill, enough fish can be caught for ordinary use. The labour of the party can be greatly lessened by taking up an Indian at Rama, opposite Couchiching, or one of the Local guides to act as cook, and sometimes as fisherman. When a reliable man is secured, the pleasure of the party is materially increased ; freedom from domestic drudgery being a great aid to enjoying the beauties of the country. Camping Out. » BY AN OLD " CAMPER. As a field for this most desirable way of spending a holiday, Muskoka is unequalled. Those endowed with a fair share of health and energy will find here all that is necessary. Lakes abounding in lovely scenery, swamiing with fish, dotted with picturesque islands and indented by nooks and bays, where nature has provided every facility for a temporary dwelling place. The lakes, though by no means sma'il, are yet so broken by islands and points, as to be seldom dangerous for small boats, and still affording good opportu- nities for sailing. To those enjoying the above named requisites, the pleasure of a merry or even jovial evening by the bright camp fire, and after a hearty supper, eaten with such appetite as can only be earned by vigorous exercise in the open air, will fully compensate for the hard work of the day. And when, after the song has gone round, tales been told and jokes cracked, they have taken their last look to see that the boats were all right, as they lie on the yellow sand, and have taken another look across the moonlit ripple, and have retired at last to their tents, but few minutes elapse before all is silent, and the sighing of the night breeze in the pines overhead, the splash of wavelets on the stones Or against llic boats, .with an occasional scream of some water fowl alone breaking the stillness, The Northern Lakes' Guide, 25 But life of this kind is by no moans too uniform, there is in the excitement of fishing and sailing expeditions, together with the constantly recurring duties of cooking, changing camp, &c., enough to prevent satiety of enjoy- ment, and to render the Sabbath a day of agreeable rest. Musquitoes and the other insect pests have, however, to be taken into consideration, parti- cularly in dull or rainy weather, and will sometimes seriously interfere with the pleasure of the most enthusiastic lover of nature. Such days are fortun- ately not numerous, and a little fortitude with a reasonable amount of good humour, will enable those in search of enjoyment, to tide over a bad spell and laugh about it afterwards, and to look forward with pleased anticipation to the recurrence of the season for camping out. Guides and Boats. A' 'ay be expected in a new sporting region, now merely in process of deveit-^jment, the quantity and quality of "help" in the way of guides has scarcely yet attained perfection, however, there arc a large number of avail- able amateur guides who will generally give satisfaction. The different hotel-keepers will give sportsmen such information as to enable them to secure the desired object in this line. Outside the list of hotel-keepers, we have permission to refer intending visitors to Mr. Thomas Handley, of Baysville P.O., also to Wm. Hanna, of Bracebridge, who will act as cor- respondent for four young men of that neighbourhood ; also to S. G. Best, Esq., Crown Lands Agent at Maganetawan, who will kindly act as cor- respondent for some half dozen good guides at Maganetawan. The hire for a guide, including boats or canoes, is from $1.50 to $2.00 per day. Gravenhurst We cannot authoritatively say Aow or from what cause or event this place derived its name, it is, however, worthy of remark, that a book called Gravenhurst made its first appearance in 1862, and this post office was opened a few months afterwards, and received the name of Gravenhurst. 1 he book in question is by Wm. Smith (the author of Thorndale)^ the scene is laid in a picturesque portion pf Wales, and the subject is, Thoughts on Go* V and Evil^ pub' / ll mmmmmm 26 The Northern Lakes' Guide. II lished by Blackwood. These circumstances m A village situated at the junction of the Parry Sound and Nipis- sing Colonization roads, one and a half miles from Rosseau steam- 3 Ji 34 The Northern Lakes' Guide. W boat landing ; the place contains a store, good hotel, daily stages j some speckled trout fishing at Blair's Lake or White Oak Creek, quite accessible from the village. Segnin Falls Is a stopping place, 15 miles north of Rosseau, on the Nipissing road, in the Township of Monteith. Mr. D. F. Burke keeps the Post Office, also a very comfortable and respectable boarding house. Tri-weekly stages, also a telegraph office will shortly be opened here. Spence. A small village on the Nipissing road, 27 miles north of Rosseau ; it is at a junction of the Colonization road to McKellar Falls, and also of another Colonization road to Ryerson, Doe Lake, Township of Perry, &c. Hotel, store, &c, and will shortly be a telegraph sta- tion of the Montreal Telegraph Company. Good trout fishing near Doe Lake and vicinity. Maganetawan. This village is situated 33 miles north of Rosseau, on the Rosseau and Nipissing Colonization road, half-way to Lake Nipissing, and upon the river of the same name (Maganetawan) at a point between Lakes See Seeb and Aumick. The Ontario Government are now making this (the Nipissing) road a first-class highway beiwef»n Lakes Rosseau and Nipissing. The land being very good in this neigh- bourhood, and the situation being central, the village Ins become an important place. The fishing in Lake Aumick is very good, and the scenery unsurpassed. One can ascend or descend the lakes and rivers in boats here for many miles, amid excellent trout, bass and pickerel fishing. The same remark applies to See Seeb Lake. Within a short distance from here is White Lake, said to be The Northern Lakes' Guide. 35 literally teeming with speckled trout. Doe Lake, further up the river, is also rich in scenery and sport. This region is decidedly the best part of Muskoka for deer shooting, duck shooting, and all kinds of fisl), and will very shortly be one of the most attractive portions of Ontario for tourists and sportsmen, as the road between here and Rosseau is now actually undergoing the most substantial and permanent repairs. Speckled trout have been caught in the Maganetawan waters weighing from 31b. to slb. ; bass, 51b. to 81b. ; pickerel, 8lb. to 141b. The road between Rosseau and Maganetawan (34 miles), hitherto a rather indifferent one, is being rapidly converted into a toler- able highway. Comfortable stages on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays ; also a telegraph office is shortly to be opened. Comonda. At the time of writing this notice, Comonda can scarcely be said to have an existence, as the site has not been definitely located, but it is conjectured that this town in embryo will .be situated on the Nipissing Colonization road, twelve miles north of Maganetawan and forty-six miles north of Rosseau, in the Township of Lount, at the crossing of the Georgian Bay Branch of the Pacific Railway, and will doubtless be an important railway station and business centre. It is expected that a post office and telegraph office and construction supply depot, will be established here during the pre- sent summer. The name, Comonda, is that of a well known hunter and trapper of the neighbourhood, who still survives the notoriety he has gained. A river which flows across the road a mile or two to the north of Comonda Station, bears the same name. Nipissing. A Post-Office on South River, at a navigable point, two miles from the magnificent lake of the same name. There are about ^ n 3G The Northern Lakes' Guide. thirty settlers in this neighbourhood. A road has been recently completed to Rosseau, 65 miles distant. The land is excellent in this region, and a large and important settlement will shortly be commenced. Excellent fishing in the neighbouihood. Moose and common deer, duck and also wild geese shooting. Weekly stage from Maganetawan, thirty-four miles, at present, with a prospect of more frequent mail service at an early day. The Georgian Bay branch of the Pacific Railway, now under contract, will pass about 1 5 miles to the south of this place, a steamer will, doubtless, very soon be placed on ihe lake. Parry Sound. An important village with an excellent harbour on the Georgian Bay (Lake Huron). The place contains three large saw mills, grist mill, stores on a large scale, hotel, &c. It is also the county town for the extensive Territorial and Judicial District of the same name, with a resident stipendiary magistrate, who also administers the law in civil cases, in the capacity of a County Judge ; there is also a Registry Office, Court House, Crown Lands Agency, Customs officer. The channels approaching Parry Sound Village, are surrounded with magnificent scenery. Semi -weekly steamers to CoUingwood (70 miles), daily stages to Rosseau (24 miles), the latter route cannot at present be recommended to invalids, 'tlthough Government now are prosecuting the work of making ? good road between these points. The distance from Parry Sound to Port Cockburn on Lake Joseph, is only between eighteen or nineteen miles, but no stage connection to the latter place has yet been orgp^nized. Lake Joseph is but one and three-quarter miles from the Parry Sound road at Mrs. Symington's, with a road leading therefrom to the steamboat wharf, at a semi-weekly calling place on the Lakes of Muskoka steamboat route, it is contemplated with the advent of a better stage road between Parry Sound and the lakes of Muskoka, to plan all-round cheap excursions, at least semi-weekly, making the circuit of the Georgian Bay from CoUingwood, over the lakes of Muskoka, via Parry Sound to Couchiching and Toronto, and vice versa. ■ The Northern Lakes' Guide. 37 r! The Tour of Lake Superior. The Steamers of the CoUingwood and Lake Superior Line, the Chicora and Cumberland^ are large-sized, upper-cabin steamers, of great strength and speed, and form the only side-wheai line, whether American or Cana- dian, running to Lake Superior. The Route taken by this Line is particularly a favourite one for passengers and tourists, as it avoids the open waters of Lake Huron, and passes through the sheltered Georgian Bay and Great North Manitoulin Channel. Taking Toronto as a central point of departure, the route via the North- ern Railway gives the shortest rail trip of any to Lake Superior, this line of the railway being the '* short cut " from Lake Ontario to the Upper Lakes. Four hours by the Express Train, with Palace drawing-room cars at- tached, brings the tourist from Toronto to CoUingwood, and the tourist, at Couchiching, by connections with the same train, reaches the steamer in but three hours. CoUingwood is a town of some 3,000 inhabitants, and from its favourable geographical position bids fair to become the entrepot of the Through busi- ness with the Great North West. Whatever rivals it may have upon the southern shores of the Upper Lakes, it will retain its supremacy as being the shortest and quickest line of access to Toronto and the heart of Onta- rio. The industries of the town are mainly applied to lumber and the prepara- tion of supplies for the North shore. Leaving port at 5 P.M. in the cool of the evening, the steamer takes a direct course up the Bay, the Blue Mountains, which form the southern shores, gradually sinking below the horizon. Killarney is reached in the morning. At this place, formerly called, in the Indian tongue, *' She-ba-wa-na-ning," or " Here is a chsmnel," com^ mences the charming island scenery of the Great Noi Lh Manitoulin Channel. Narrow channels with deep sheltered waters wind between the many islands, which vary in size from a few square feet to hundreds of acres in extent. As a rule, the islands are rocky and sterile, stunted trees, blue- berry bushes, and the wild grape giving grace to their sides, but hardly covering that very wildness which grants charm and novelty to the scene ; to the north, the lofty granite cliffs of the La Cloche Mouniain»^ rising 2,000 feet above the lake, form a grand and appropriate background ; and to the south, tl^e Qreat Manitoulin Island, in Indian days supposed to f 38 The Northern Lakes' Guide. be the abode of *' The Manitou," or "Great Spirit," wards off the waves of Lake Huron. Passing I,iUle Currenty whose Indian inhabitants subsist very largely by the sale of mats, birch bark and porcupine quill work, then Clapperton and many other islands ; towards evening the channel widens out to from 25 to 60 miles in width. Bruce Mines is the next place of importance, where are the copper mines of the West Canada Mining Company of England. There are twelve shafts open, some going down to a depth of 600 feet, and a perfect net-work of * 'galleries " on the various ** levels" form an interesting excursion to such as are curious in such matters. The high white banks of crushed quartz from which the copper has been extracted are seen towering above the houses of the town. A run of six hours through Bear Lake and up the St. Mary's River and Nebeesh Rapids, at which point the water runs from five to six miles per hour, and passing St. Joseph's and Sugar Islands, the steamer arrives at Sault Ste. Marie. Here it is that the waters of Lake^Superior come over the St. Mary's Falls half a mile in width. There is no bold single fall, but a continuous rapid of about three-quarters of a mile in length, the waters rushing down with great fury and breaking in huge waves over the rocks. Villages of about equal size and importance are on either side of the river. On the American side is the Great Ship Canal, with locks 350 feet in length and 70 feet in width, but which are now in course of being enlarged. During the delay of about four hours, during which the steamer is passing through the locks, the tourist can enjoy excellent trout fishing in the smaller streams on the Canadian side of the Falls, or, hiring a canoe and two men ($5.00), enjoy the excitement of '* running the rapids." When through the canal the steamer passes up the river, touching at Pointe aux Pins, the principal place for the distribution of fish from the Lake Superior fisheries, and, continuing onwards, shortly reaches Whitefish Point. Here the river is left, and the broad waters of the lake entered upon. Lake Superior is 460 miles long, 1 70 miles broad ; its depth is 800 feet, being 200 feet below the level of the Atlantic, and its area may be best comprehended by the fact that an island the size of Ireland could, if it were possible to do such a thing, be dipped in its waters without touching the shores. The water is of peculiar purity, the bottom being clearly seen at a depth of 20 fathoms. The more important places of interest upon the shores of Lake Superior are : — The Northern Lakes' Guide. 39 to : Nepigon Bay, The steamer enters this by a channel of 40 miles in length, passing through scenery of the grandest and wildest in America. The islands and the mountains on the main land rise in lofty cliffs on either hand, and the isolated peaks seem to guard the entrance and frown down upon intruders. The Bay itself is perfectly land locked. Close to the mouth of the River, and near the Hudson Bay Fort, are seen the celebrated *' Red Rocks," from which the material of the Indian " Calumet "or '* pipe of peace" is obtained — so widely has the peculiarity of its substance been known that pipes and ornaments made from it have been dug up in the tombs of the "mound builders " on the southern banks of the Mississipi and in Mexico. The Trout fishing in the Nepigon is without parallel, the size of its fish rising as high as 6 pounds, their strength and the fierceness of their struggle, equalling that of the salmon before they succumb, have attracted fishermen from all parts of the Continent and many from England. Good fishing can be had at the first rapid, one and a half miles above the mouth, but to ascend the river it is necessary to obtain canoes and Indians, either at Little Current (Abrey, Bros), the Sault (Iro Cameron, Canada side) or at Prince Arthur's Landing ; one canoe is necessaiy for each three members of the party, or if much baggage is taken for each two. Heavy supplies such as flour, pork and bread, can be purchased at the Hudson Bay Fort ; but tea, bacon, and all other delicacies should be brought from below. Blankets, tents, &c. , and full camping out equipage is necessary, as there are no settlers on the River, the wild Indian and an occasional Hudson Bay Voyageur will be the only parties met with. A trip of ten days will take a party up to the Lake and down again with ample tmie for fishing at all the best points. Silver Islet is the next place touched at by the steamer, here are the celebrated Silver Mines, worked upon a small island a quarter of a mile out in the lake, but now covered with enormous and costly cribwork. The shaft extends 600 feet in depth below the level of the lake. Thunder Bay the great object of the trip to Lake Superior is a grand expanse of water, 25 miles in length, 15 to 25 in width, in shape almost circular, and hemmed in on all sides by mountains, bluff headlands and island peaks. On entering to the right is Thunder Cape a remarkable and bold high- land, standing out into the lake, the sheer cliff rises perpendicularly 1350 feet above the water, the formation liaving in many places a basaltic li 40 The Northern Lakes* Guide. appearance. Above it almost alwajrs hovers a cloud and in times of storms the cape appears to be the centre of the full fury of the thunder and light- ning, hence the great awe in which it is held by the Indians, and the name they have given it. The same elevation, varying in height, continues around the northern shore. To the south-west is seen McKays Mountain^ above Fort William, and further to the left the peculiarly shaped Pie Island^ resembling a gigantic pork pie, some 800 feet in height, and of similar basaltic formation to Thunder Cape on the opposite side of the entrance. Prince Arthur^ s Landing is fest rising into importance, and now numbers some 3000 inhabitants. The building of the Pacific Railway, and the increasing hopes of the silver mines in its neighbourhood are giving it a gi-eat start onwards. It is the point of departure for P'ort Garry, via the Dawson Road. There are two good hotels with ample accommodation for the tourist, who should wait over and make some of the excursions to places in the neighbourhood, of which may be mentioned : Port William^ the oldest Hudson Bay Post, just below McKay's moun- tain, and at the mouth of the Kaministiquia ^n/^r which should be ascended to Pointe h Muron^ from whence a magnificent view of the McKay moun- tain range, and the Thunder Bay can be obtained. To visit the Kaministiquia Falls^ which are higher than those of Niagara, and whose surroundings exist in their primitive wildness, carriages should be taken ou^t by the Dawson Road, and canoes held ready at the foot of the FaUs, to run down the Rapids, to the mouth of the river, and so back to Prince Arthur's Landing. Pigeon River — the boundary between the United States and Canada, and having fine Falls. Current River with rushing rapids and Silver mines. Amethyst Bay where the beautiful amethyst veins are found in abundance. S(ilver Harbour ^ The 3 A^ and Shuniah Silver mines, and the numerous Trout streams will all give plenty to do and to amuse during the stay. From Prince Arthur's Landing the steamers of the Collingwood Line return to Collingwood. The tickets only $28.00 each for the whole round trip, incl^'ding staterooms and meals, are good to stop off at any place on the route, and then to go on again by any steamer of the line, and give opportunif.y for the Cheapest, Most invigorating and Grandest trip on the Continent, 'I \:S •x\ lem md itic to The Northern Lakes' Guide. 41 Midland Railway of Canada. TIME TABLE TAKES EFFECT ON THURSDAY, 3RD JUNE, 1875. GOING NORTH. Mail. MiXBD. "GOING SOUTH. Mail Mixed. fPort Hope, depart 10 00 a.m. 3 00 p.m. Orillia, depart. 3 00 p.m. 6 30 a.m. '•Quay's t< 1018 « 3 21 " Couchiching 3 06 " 6 35 " * Perry town <( 10 26 « 3 30 ** Atherley 310 " 6 42 " tGarden HiU << 10 30 << 3 38 " Uptergroye 318 " 6 52 " ^Summit « 10 47 (( 3 55 « Schepeler 3 28 " 7 05 « tMillbrook « 1105 « 4 20 " Brechin 3 36 " 7 15 " ^Bethany << 1125 i< 4 50 " Gamebridge 3 43 " 7 26 " '•Brunswick <« 1131 it 4 67 " Beaverton 3 56 " 7 40 " tFranklin i< 1188 i( 5 05 «* Woodville 4 20 " 816 " tOmemee <« 1168 (< 6 45 " Oakwood 4 33 " 8 30 " *Kelley*8 <( 1210 « 6 59 " Cambray 4 50 " 8 50 " tLindsay << 12 30 « 6 30 " Lindsay 5 10 " 9 20 " *Cambray le. The Northern Lakes Guide. 43 lail. 00 23 38 55) 10 1 18 35 55 02 12 20 27 42 00 05. 25 40 50 02 12 24 NORTHERN RAILWAY OF GANADA-Connections. TORONTO -Daily with Grand Trunk, East and West ; witii Great Western Railway for Hamilton, Suspension Bridge and the West ; with the Royal Mail Line of Steamers for Kingston, Montreal and Quebec. Daily with Steamers " City of Toronto," and " Rothesay Castle," for Niagara and Lewiston and Steamer " Picton," for Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines. RICHMOND HILL— Stage twice daily for Patterson and Richmond Hill Village. KING— Stage daily for Nobleton and Bond Lake. AURORA— Stage daily for Kettleby, Schomberg and Lloydtown. NEWMAKKET— Stage daily for Sharon, Queensville, Keswick and Sutton. BRADFORD— Stage twice daily for Bondhead. GILFORD— Stage twice daily forCookstown ; also, Stage daily for Clover Hill, Nicolston, Alliston, Sisterville, Arlington and Rosemont. LEFROY— Stage daily for Churchill and Cherry Creek. BARRIE— Stage daily for White's Corners, Cralghurst, Hillsdale, Waverley, Wybridge, and Penetanguishene. ORILLIA— Stage daily for Warminster and Coldwater. SEVERN— Steamer " Pioneer," for Lake Joseph, and with Passenger and Freight Stages daily for Gravenhurst, and with Steamers "Nipissing," " Wenonah," and "Wabamik," for Bracebridge, Port Carling, Port Sandfield, and Rosseau ; also daily Stage from Rosseau to Parry Sound. STAYNER— Stage daily for Creemore, Banda and Avening. COLLINGWOOD— Stage daily to Nottawa, Duntroon, Singhampton, Maxwell, Flesher- ton. Priceville, Durham, Hanover and Walkerton ; thence to Pais- ley, and Kincardine. COLLINGWOOD AND LAKE SUPERIOR LINE STEAMERS -- " Cumberland," " Chicora," and " Algoma."— One of these Steam- ers leaves Collingwood every 'itiesday and Friday, on arrival of the Steamboat Express Train from Toronto, calling at Bruce Mines, Sault Ste. Marie, Michipicoton, Neepegon, Silver Islet, Fort William, and connecting at Thunder Bay with Dawson's Transportation Line for Fort Garry, and WINDSOR LINE of Steamers for Dulut>i. Saint Paul, and all points West, North-west and South and wiuh the Northern Pacific Railway and Kitson's Transportation Line from Moorehead and FORT GARRY and RED RIVER country. STEAMER " SEYMOUR," every Thursday at 2 P.M., for Presqu'ile, FRENCH RIVER, Killamey, Collins Inlet, Manitowaning, Little Current, Lacloche, Spanish River, Algoma Mills, Bruce Mines and Sault Sle. Marie. STEAMER "WAUBUNO," for Parry Sound, Byng Inlet, FRENCH RIVER, Penetanguishene, Midland and Munday's Bay. For days of departure see daily papers. THORNBURY Stage for Clarksburg. MEAFORD Stage for Owen Sound, thence to Colpoy's Bay, Chatsworth, La- tona, Kilsyth, Tara, Invermay, Arkwright, AUanford, Elsinore, Southampton and Port Elgin. iii ,' ^ FK£D. HARVIE, Traffic Manager. GUMB£RLAND| General Manafjer, ■i 4 44 The Northern Lakes' Guide, LAKES OF 1875. MUSKOKA. 1875. SUHHEB ARBANGBHEHT. The favourite low pressure sidu-wheel Steamer "NIPISSINO," (Captain Jamea Kirkland) leaves Gravenhurst, (going north) every afternoon at 4 P.M., (on arrival of Stages from Severn) for Bracebndge, Port Carling, Windermere and Rosseau. GOING SOVTH. Leaves Rosseau every morning at 7.00 for Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and intermediate Ports, arrives at Gravenhurst at Noon. LAKE JOSEPH. The "NiPissiNo" will call at Port Cockbum every Tuesday and Saturday night, and also run a Special Excursion trip from Rosseau to Port Cockbum every Wednesday commencing on the 14th July, and continuing until further notice. MEAL HOURS. SUPPER .... 6-80 P.M 40 cts. BREAKFAST . . . .7-00 A.M., .... 35 cts. LUNCH, (on application to Purser) . 11-30 A.M., . . ■ . . 26 cts. GBAYENHVRST AND BRACEBRIDGE. Either the " Wenonah " or '• Wabamik " will leave Gravenhurst every morning at 7-16 A. M., {reaching Bracebridge in time to return by " Nipitfaing" same morning,) for Bracebridge ; returning will leave there at 1-30 P.M., arriving at Gravenhurst at 3-40 P.M. Setani Tickets for One Day, by any Boat .... 76 0ent8> LOCAL RATES. Round Trip of the Lakes, good for One Day .... Parties of Five and upwards, each ... . . Family Season Ticket (to include Servant) ..... Single Season Ticket ..... $1.50 1.00 20.00 16.00 Special and liberal arrangements always made with SABBATH SCHOOLS, SOCIETIES AND FSIVATE PARTIES, &o., &o. For particulars as to through arrangements, apply to the NOETHEBN BAUWAT AND AGENCIES. For local particulars apply to Gravenhi' St, June 14th, 1875. A. P. COCKBIJRN, Gravenliurstt mi'. i( -i >fXx The Northern Lakes' Guide. QUICK TIME. TWO TRIPS DAILY ! ! 1875. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, 1875. 45 » •• e» AND NEW Lravk Yonge St. Wf., Toronto, 7.00 A. Arrive at Niagara Town 9.30 •• Lewiston 10.00 " Sui^nsion Bdg. 11.25 " Niagara Falls.. 11.30 " Bufifalo...:.... 12.35 P. YORK CENTRAL RAILWAY Lbavb Exchange St.,BuiIalo, at 9.00a.m. & 2.35p, Erie Street " ..9.00 " 0.00 Niagara Falls 10,05 *« 3.46 Suspension Bridge 10.10 " 3.50 Lewiston 10.30 " 5.00 Niagara Town 11.00 " 6.30 Arrivb at Toronto .... 1.30 p.m. 8.00 M. & 2 OOp.m. « 4.30 " i( 5.00 " « 6.10 " « 6.15 " M. 8.00 " ,M, (< (. (< (( <( ct Direct Connections with Express Trains for Eric, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Rochester, Albany, Alew York, Boston, Pldladelphla, Ac. gS" Daily, on arrival at Niagara Town, a fine Omnibus for St. Catharines. Time be- tween Toronto and St. Catharines, 4^ hours, and Fare only 91.25. Through Tickets at Low Rates to all the above places, with every information, at No. 8 Front Street. Toronto, June Ist, 1875. I>- ]M:irjXjO"y, Agent. Buffalo, Niagara, and Toronto. THE SPLENDID IBON STEAMER ROTHESAY CASTLE, (CAPTAIN W. DONALDSON.) Until further notice will commence her regular trips on TUESDAY, 26th instant, as follows — FBOM NIAGARA. Leave Bviffalo, by Canada S.R.B. 7 00 a.h. Leave Niagara 9 00" Arrive Toronto 00 FROM TORONTO. Leave York Street Wharf . . 4 30 p.m. Arrive Niagara . . . . 7 00 " Arrive in Buffalo 9 25" Passengers from Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge^ &;c„ have five hours in Toronto, and can return the same evening. Through Tickets for all points on the Canada Southern, N. Y. Central, and Erie Railroads for sale on board. This New and Elegant Steamer has been expressly fitted up for this route, and in strength, speed and comfort, is second to no steamer on the Lakes. For freight or passage apply to Q. H. y^>f KTT^ ^ Front Street, h\ \ i fF I'" I' fi 1 4(3 The Northern Lakes' Guide. P4ii¥ 1111 T® mmmmBTmm THE STEAMER 46 R. CRAWFORD, MASTER, 55 WILL mal .~ regular trip8 on this route, leaving^ Cobourg every morning at 7.30 and T t ' i at 9 o'clock for Rochester, connecting there with the New York Central and i.. ^i I ways for all points East, West and South. Returning, will leave Charlotte (port of Rochester) at 9 p.m., except Saturdays, when she will leave at 2 p.m., for Port Hope direct. This is the shortest and quickest route to Oswego and Watertown, via Lake Ontario Shore Railroad from Charlotte. Dealers in stock, &c., will find this the cheapest and most expeditious route to Boston, Albany, New York, &c. ^' For further information apply to R. CRAWFORD, Port Hope, or, C. F. «ILDERSLEEYE, Kingston. H ESuAu AT71MY ITlilli EIGIBSIOE THE "LADY OF THE LAKES" will leave Orillia, at 5 P.M., EVERY SATURDAY, for Couchiching and Barrie, reaching the latter in time to connect with the Evening Express Train, arriving at Orillia at 9 p.m., and at Couchiching at 9.25 p.m. i^ TICKETS FOR THE BOUND TRIP ONLY 75 GENTS. Children under 12 years of age, 40 cents. Children of five and under, free. By order, J. D. HUMPHREYS, Agent NRG. N.R. Station, Orillia, June 21, 1875. The Nortliern Lakes* Ouide. 47 55 ffi H« o o QQ IX, O C3 O C/3 PC o o o This fine and commodious House has been newly furnished throughout, is centrally located convenient to the Business houses, all Railroad stations, and Steamboat landings. The undersigned trusts that his long experience in the Johnson House in Orillia, and the Albion in Toronto, will give con- fidence to his friends and the travelling public, that they will receive every attention and comfort at his new and elegant House. m o I! -i Telegraph Office in connection witti the House. TERMS ONE DOLLAR PER DAY. W. a. JOHNSON, Proprietor. I J Kt ? i • F 1 . I 48 The Northern Lakes' Guide. £i4si mvQmmmmMk aoTi^. This new and elegant Summer resort will be opened for the Summer season on June 1st. The House has undergone extensive improvements since last year ; the Halls and Corridors have been painted and tinted in the most chaste and elegant designs, and the Dining Hall has been frescoed in the latest and most improved style, which places it beyond comparison with any Dining Room in Canada. The House, which is replete with every Modern Convenience, is capable of accommodating Two Hundred Guests. The Pleasure Grounds, comprising 15 acres (in a Park of 180 acres), embrace CROQUET LAWNS, PAVILIONS & SUMMER HOUSES, surrounded on three sides by the Lake, with BILLIARD ROOMS, BOWLING ALLEYS and BOAT HOUSES, on the Water side, with QUOIT GROUNDS, SWINGS and FLOATIMC BATHING HOUSES, while the situation offers superior inducements to families seeking a quiet Summer resort free from the extortions of hack hire, &c., that is usually found in watering places — and to Sportsmen it affords them facilities which are not to be found elsewhere. The fine new Steamer ** Carriella" stops at the Wharf of the Hotel every morning and conveys Fishing parties to the cele- brated Fishing grounds in the vicinity, calling for them c^ain on the return trip in the evening. J^ates lower than those of any First Class Hotel in Canada. "®> THOHAS SC0LLT, (Late of the " Queens," Toronto), L^wm & Manager. IXi< Summer jvements tinted in frescoed tnparison ENCE, is LEASURE SES, flOOMS, side, with |S» while t Summer found in :h are not ps at the » the cele- the return T, ^Manager. The Nortliern Lakes' Guide, 49 OOUCHIO HIMQ HOTEL. T U H I S T ' .S G U I D E . Rallwayn and Steaniboate. Northern Trains arrive 12.26 p.m. 6. 15 p.m. 9.16 p m. " dep. 6.10 a.m. 9.00 a m. 4.10 p.m. Midland Trains arrive 2.40 p.m. and 0.16 p.m. " " dep. 0.35 a.ni. and 3.06 p.m. Steamer, " Lady of the Lakes" leaves for Bell Ewart and Toronto, " " •* arrives from " " . 4.16 p.m. 4.00 p.m. S^ This Steamer will oonneot at Bell Ewart with Evening Train from Toronto every Saturday, and with early Train for Toronto every Monday Morning. Steamer " Carriella " leaves for Washago 7.46 a.m. 3.00 p.m. " departs fr^m " 11.46 " 6.80 " EXCVRSION TBIP8 Twice daily, on Lake Couchiching, by Steamer "Carriella," Fare for round trip, 80 cents. t^ RETURN TICKETS BY STEAMER TO ORIUIA, 10 CENTS. .Sf EXOUBSION TRIPS EVEBY SATUBDAT AFTEBNOON. By Steamer " Lady of the Lakes," to Barrie and return. Fare 75 cents. S^ Excursions may be made daily, by Rail or Steamer, to the Lakes of Muskoka, via Washago, Graven *^urst, Bracebridge and Rosseau. Fare for the round trip, $2.60. eS-'StAJCl To all points, to be obtained at the Office. TIOICBTS AHPS£H£NTS. Tickets— For Billiards . . 20 cents each, or 92.00 per dozen. " Bowling . . 15 " " 1.20 ♦' SSB" All Tickets must he obtained at OJ^e, as the attendants will not receive payment in m ney, BOATING, YACHTING, Ac, Row and Sail Boats supplied at Boat House by Mr. Carlbt. tSF For rates see tariff at Office. THE TEN TON SCHOONER YACHT^ "WENONAH** Can be hired as follows, including services of man. Two Hours • |2.00. Half-day, (before or after 1 p.m.) • 94.00. Whole Day Orders must be entered at the Offloe. tSF Fishing, Boating and Excursion Parties Equipped and Suj^lied. Mails arrive at 12.80 and 9.30 p.m. Mails close at 8.00 and 10.00 p.m. $7.00. It is earnestly desired that any incivility or inattention to guests may be im/mediately reported to the Manager. tS" Quests are partionlarly rec^nested to assist in protecting the Lawnsi Shrubs and Flowers of Pleasure Qrounds mm injury. vw ^ 50 The Northern Lakes' Guide. lip THE AMERICAN HOTEL, CORNER OF FRONT & YONGE STREETS, TOKONTO. THIS old established and popular Hotel is now open for the reception of guests, having been remodelled and enlarged by an additional story. The House now contains about one hundred rooms, making it One of the Largest Hotels in the City- it has been newly furnished throughout, and will now be found complete in all its appointments. Terms, $200 per day. GEORGE BROWN, Proprietor. IlSOi HOUSE, \ GEO. ROBINSON, Proprietor. THIS New and Commodious Hotel is now open for the reception of Guests. Passengers by up Train will have plenty of time to get Din- ner here before getting on Stage for Gravenhurst. Good Stabling and attentive Servants- HORSES TO HIRE. This House is quite close by Station. wm )tion of story. omplete ietor. ietor. jption of get Din- LtS- The Northern Lakes' Guide. NORTH AMERICAN HOTEL, 51 Free 'Bus at the Wharf on the arrival of Steamboats. Every attention paid to the req^oirement6 of G-uests. Gonveyanoes provided for persons wishing to visit places of interest^ or to Fish or Hzont in the neighbourhood of ^raoehridge, TERMS, $i.cx) PER DAY. J. MARKLE, Proprietor. g* W. HIG-GINS, Proprietor- Hotel accommodation second to none North of Toronto. The Table and S^^"^ ^^^ alivays szopplied with the very best. Guides to the various Fishing Stations in the neighbourhood. OWNER OF The Celebrated Trout Fishing Ground, At the Narrows of Trading Lake, ,* tetor. .i A 'fi: 52 J3^ The Northern Lakes' Guide. QII-A.VENHURST, OMUSEOKA. OHTABIO.O This commodious Hotel is situated in the centre of the Village, midway between Gull and Muskoka Lakes. ^FREE 'BUS TO AND FROM STEAMBOATS. The House contains Forty (40) Rooms, and is well situated for the accommodation of Tourists and Business men. m^ QOOD Bias EEPT FOB HIEE. Village Lota for sale in the centre of the Village, also Mill Sites on the Bay. DUGALD BROWN, Proprietor, ■i the The Northern Lakes' Guide. 53 «S^^' im rm POUT OOOKBURlSr, (LAKE JOSEPH.) This favourite summer retreat (is situated at the head of Lake Joseph) has been enlarged by the addition of new Dining room, &c., affording accommodation for 75 guests. A pleasant, comfortable and quiet home for private ated 1 families. Telegraph and Post Office on the premises. Boats and guides at moderate charges. Rooms can be engaged by letter or telegram. The Steamer " Nipissing " calls here every Tuesday and Saturday evenings. HAMILTON FRASEI\, Proprietor. m' 54 The Northern Lakes' Guide. P BT CABLIH l G. TOURISTS AND PLEASURE SEEKERS. J. W. THOMIS Begs to announce to tourists, and the travelling public generally, that he has every accommodation at the (The Locks, Port Carting,) Excellent Fishing and heautiful scenery in the immediate vicinity. The ** Nipissing " calls Morning and Evening. BO-A.TS TO IjE T. J. W. T. also keeps on hand all Liquors, and of the hest brands ; Champagne, Cognac, Claret, Whiskies, etc, The utmost attention paid to Travellers. J. W. T. be^ to inform his friends and the public generally, that he has made great additions to his Hotel this Spring. 1 PORT SIDNEY STAGS LINE. Direct communication to and from this enchanting Lake District, by Stage leaving Bracebridge every Wednesday and Friday at 8 A. M.^ returning leave Port Sidney every Ttiesday and Thursday. There is good Hotel accommodation at the Sidney Arms, Port Sidney, kept by Mr. Morgan. US' BOATS ON HIRE. tS" FISHING dOOD. This beautiful chain of Lakes should be seen by all who appreciate the grand and lovely in Nature. tSr FARES lOW. ROADS DEU«HTFVL. F. B. NIOHOLL, Stage Proprietor. \ h: The Nvrthem Lakes' Ouide. 55 Sut ©rant (Bxci^an^t, GRAVENHURST Post and Telegraph Office. Tourists, Sportsmen, and Families supplied with Camping Outfits, Pro- visions, &c., and all articles requisite to make a pleasure trip or a residence in the Northern Country comfortable. i Large Parties, please write or telegraph two days in advance. GEO. P. OOOKBURN, - - - Proprietor. GRAVENHURST & BRACEBRIDGE. C|t IPlttskoka f anb, Estate; Several Improved Lots on the Rivers and Lakes for Sale. R. KIMBEB JOHNS. f 56 m The Northern Lakes' ijuide. €IQ AM TAY^l asoi ^) Manufacturers and Importers OF THE AND DEALERS IN Tobaccos, Smokers' Sundries, &c., iiS & 120 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ONT. wffBlSr^S |«rm«W«s f d. Jis- 6S =ffift KING ST. WEST, SIGN OP f s Seoond Door East of Bay. TORONTO. DJ'I PR HA' WHOLES m NO. I ■• o, The NorthernlLakes' Guide. '"^ 59 0. 01 PRACTICAL HATTERS ALSO st (smm im ^*ESt; iHi-'^* ENGLISH, FRENCH & AMERICAN C3-003DS. —CORNER OP- f l^aii WHOLESALE IMPORTERS Yonge& Richmond OF STBEETS. r@®@e¥F@. @Mwm®i@. A d &^d ISYI1@ e ^ WHOLESALE AND RETAIL <• P « Msdeabr^, j jubMitr^, | oolisetl(tr», lialtonm, 3S KIHG 8TBEET WSST. — AND— tiO. 4 UNION BLOCK, cor. TORONTO & ADELAIDE STS., (Opposite tlie Post Ofllce,) ^T O R O N T O . f eo The Northern Lakes* Guide. J. W. MILLAR & CO., 135 KING STREET EAST, TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dealers in American Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Spectacles, Fancy Goods, etc., etc. The only House in the City for ajitll and complete assortment of all kinds of SEA SHELLS. RARE SPECIMENS A SPECIALTy. Qold Wedding Bings and Ladies' Qem Kings of all qualities, also Gents' Signet rings. A NICE ASSORTMENT OF PARIAN GOODS- Ladies' and Gents' Gold Chains, Lockets, Seals, etc., in great variety. LONDON AND PARIS HOUSE, ORILLIA, ONT. MR. WILLIAM PERRET, ^varttat Mikit\k Makv mi %mt)kt, (LATE OF THE FIBM OF LASH & 00., TOBONTO.) A fine assortment of all hinds of Watches and Jewellery KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY, And satisfaction guaranteed. w |a^ r 64& Manni L Any a t MA The Al] June The Northern Lakes* Guide. 61 W. DIXON'S mage |joilK», 64 & 66 KING ST. WEST, Mannfacturer of First Class Carriages of every description. LARGE ASSORTMENT ALWAYS ON HAND. \ Any description of Carriage or Business Waggon made to order on the s/iortest notice necessary for the construction of the same. COLDWATER STREET, ORILLIA, ONTARIO. The Largest Carriage Works in the Dominion. MANUFACTURE -®» CilBBIAGES« BUGGIES, WAGGOHSt &C. All work made of the best materials, and of the best Nvorkmanship. "®ft June 15th, 1875. ' WM. RAMSAY. ii 1 w 62 The Northern Lakes* Guide. 55 Steamer ZSTipissing. THE undersigned begs to inform'the public that, having leased the Bar of the above favourite Steamer, he will be at all times ready to supply his patrons with every description of Summer Beverages, Fruits, Cigars, etc., of the best quality, and that he will spare no pains to make them comfortable. BQQIS, F11I05IGMS, MS IIWSMFISS (Including the Toronto Dailies) always on hand. Information desired by Sporting men as to Fishing grounds, etc., cheer- fully given. SKIFFS ON HIRE — with guide to best Fishing grounds on Muskoka Lake, if required. JOSEPH SCOTT, Gravenhurst. S^ Also keeps the Railway Store, in Gravenhurst, where a large assortment of Goods are always kept. HARVIE & MILLARD, SxozorsioTh and (Pio-nio (Parties sup-plied zuith Comfortahle Itigs. OmCES .A.T Wagli%g@i aid im? ©ibif ii Orders from Pleasure Parties o*r Commercial men, by either Telegraph or Post, attended to with promptness. The NoHhern Lakes' Guide. Qn MOREY BITTERS, TORONTO. AN ^k vaho tonto, anti-dyspeptio and invigorating cordial. lt> laordlnary medicinal properties in all ordinary cases of obstruction In the Urinary Organs in l)j , psia, Sluggish Circulation of the Blood, Inadequate Assimilation of Food, and exhauitod vital euerKy, acknowledged by the whole Medical faculty to be the finest tonic in use. Manufactured by W. H. McDOUGALL & CO,, 24 Francis St ;lti ^, ,.lf 64 The Northern Lakes' Guide. MISSISSAGA STREET, ORILLIA. 9 THE ONLY Jfirst Class Caibring (f staHis^ment Gentlemen may rely on getting their Clothing made equal to any first-class house in the Dominion, W. STODDART. HUNTER, ROSE & CO, ELECTROTYPERS, STEREOTYPERS, &c. 25 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, . TOBONTO* CH During Bourid Ti any Stear This is \ Bay and ] passes in by the Th ^TTh over at T Ihigh, Am week to 1 SPAOIOT parties Leave At 5.00 P, attached, Toronto, West, arr ^THE List bl RICHELl A. MILL J. F. SM L. H. D^ C. H. Hi €APT. T^ gii4F fmMum mmmmm TO LAKE SUPERIOR . O O L T. I N O W O O J3 — AND Lake Superior Line. CHICORA AND CUMBERLAND, THE ONLY SIDc-WHEEL LINE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. During the months of July, August, and September, Cheap Excursion Tickets for the Bourtd Trip will be issued, good to stop over at all points, and continue the journey by any Steamer of the Line. This is the only line passing through the Inside Picturesque Route of the Georgian Bay and North Manitoulin Channel, and thus avoiding the open waters of Lake Huron : passes in daylight the Lacloche Mountains, and through Island Scenery, unsurpassed by the Thousand Islands. ^gf The finest Trout Fishhig in the world is on the Nepigon River. Tourists stopping over at Thunder Bay, can visit Fort William, Kamanistiquia River and Falls, 250 feet high, Amethyst Bay, and the far-famed Silver Mines, and by Steamer three times each week to Duluth. SPACIOUS PRIVATE PABLO QKS can be secured on each Steamer for familj parties- The Tables are replete with EVERY DELIOAOY OF THE SEASON- Leave fOLLINGWOOD EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY" At 5.00 P.M.,, on arrival of Steamboat Express Train, with splendid Drawing Ro«-m Cars attached, leaving City Hall Station, Toronto, at 12.00 noon, and Brock Street Station, Toronto, at 12.15 P.M. : connecting with all morning Trains and Steamers, East and West, arriving in Toronto. ^ THE CHEAPEST, COOLEST AND MOST DELIGHTFUL SUMMER EXCURSION ON AMERICAN WATERS. List "of Agents from whom Tickets and all necessary information may be obtained. RICHELIEU & ONT. MAIL LINE AGF.NT, T. E. SOMERVILLE. Belleville. T. E. SOMERVILLE, Belleville. A. A. BURNHAM. Cobourg. G. A. COX, Peterborough. T. CHRISTIE, BowniP iville. W. H. McCAW, Port Perry. Quebec. A. MILLOY, 133 St. James Street, Montreal. J. F. SMART, Cornwall. L. H, DANIELS, Prescott. C. H. HATCH, Kingston. O'CONNOR & WALLER, Russell House, Ottawa. A. McKEAND, Royal Hotel, Hamilton. CHA'^LES PERRY, <>2 King Street East, Toronto. D. MILLOY, 8 Front Street East, Toronto. €APT. MOE, Mannger, AlFBED TELFKR. Cienvral AK4>iit, CoUingwood. Northern Railway, Brock St., Toronto. mi I i lit FULTOH, MICMIl & €0 GROCERS, 111 4HP BWIMT mmmOMAMTB •» Are prepared to supply a lull assortment of every requisite for V Camping, Fishing, and Shooting Excursions. PRESERVED SOUPS, MEATS & VEGETABLES, ESSENCE OFIBEEF, .TOB SOUPS AND SANDWICHES. jd®^ Condensed Milk, Conden^ jd Coffee and Milk, jm Condensed Cocoa and Milk, ESSEBICi: OF COFFEE, PICKLES, SAUOESr JAMS, J£LLI£S AND MARMALADES. Biscuits in Jins and ^oxes. Finest Chicago Sugar-Cured Hams and Bacon, Dried Beef Tongues, &c., &c. :) (( K Goods carefully packed and promptly delivered. 7 KING ST. WEST, TORONTO. I i'.i: ' TO ACCOM P'AP^'^^A'^:"'NiO RTHERW- LAiCES GDI &E." r/'?^ KVl.KCB3QDren*«fV/«S«rnf!u: r .oH ^•/ mw» eu M .:£gT-« aga^vjf .^^T-- H i;i- . C'. '^^ fVr;:|i;;^ 32j 1