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The following article appeared in tlie July, 1897, number of the vvell-knnvn journal of out-door spo'ts, Outing; and is reproduced herewith for the benefit of those who in a few weeks will be planning a'.id mapping out their annual suinmer tour. Tlie writer of the article is a well-known authority on sport, and the information given can be depended upon : — It was all on account of the heat. Broadway had become a veritable fiery furnace; Fifth Avenue was so hot that the flagstones burned one's feet. Erst- while dapper New Yorkers had degenerated into a half-dressed, red-faced, wilted-coUar set of tramps, who barely possessed sufficient energy to creep from one darkened resort to the next, and to gasp out an order for lemonade, or anything that was long, cold, wet, and free from spirits. Three of us sat in the comparative coolness of the club, and grunted and swore at the weather. Style had been thrown to the winds ; shirt-sleeves were good B t^iflblanO t>oliC>ais. irewith ) out an ig, cold, is of the . Style ere good enough for us; and we calmly risked pneumonia by sitting in a regular whirlwind created by all the elec- tric fans in the place being centered upon the same spot. Upon the left sat Bige — fat Bige ; he was making very poor weather of it. Cpon the right was the Doctor, in the throes of a general thaw and much hu- midity. Facing the pair was the writer, with just suf- ficient life left in him to enable him to feebly guy the others. The weights of the trio totaled up to about seven huno»^al2. ed across of steel oinentary hair-like 3;li atif^els d to the ge. Her knew we ur pieces iting in a le Doctor tiat rolled : districts outs," re- ows upon ; then he orchard ! canal ex- plained the vessel's presence, and the Doctor forked over two fine cigars as the price of his ignorance. Some time later a vision of hroad water, fringed with olive-tinted marshes, followed by clustering build- ings, wiiich gradually increased till they were lined in solid rows, told us that we had entered tiie "Ambi- tious City " of Hannlton. A roomy station, glimpses of well-kept streets, crowds of passengers hurrying to and fro, proved that Hamilton had good cause for lieing ambitious, and an excellent prospect of eventu- ally making good her claims. Above all rose her mountain, delightful place of an evening, but now sun-baked and uninviting. I'ige eyed it and its long flights of steps, and exclaimed, "Whew! I wouldn't climb up there to-day for Man- hattan Island." Out into the green country again, past farms, groves and vil- lages, in swift succes- sion ; then the flash of open water, a run along Ontario's shore; and soon the warm glow of red brick and a slackening of speed announced that we were within the limits of Toronto, the "Queen City." "This if^^ something like a town, " declared Bige some time later, after we had finished our meal at the excel- lent hotel; "but," he continued, "where the deuce is your cool place? — it's pretty near as hot here as it was in Go^^ham." "We'll find the place all right to-morrow," replied the writer. "There's no particular hurry, and we will fill in time driving about here." Jarvis, Bloor, St. George and Sherbourne streets rather surprised the visitors, but it was not until they had half done Rosedale that they betrayed anything like enthusiasm. Here, however, they waxed eloquent, both declaring that if the mysterious place they were going to was any prettier than the ravines, it would be better than they had expected. The writer merely looked at them with gentle pity. Next day away again, this time almost due north- ward. The Doctor is no fool in worldly matters, and he kept his eyes fixed upon the landscape. "Good- looking country — fine country," he kept nuittering as farm after farm slid past, and well he might, for he was traversing the fat-lands of old York, which he might search long to equal even in his own Empire State. "Hi! Bige," he suddenly exclaimed, "poke your head out; it's cooler, and I smell water." " Barrie ! " yelled the brakeman, as he passed A Bit of Lak? Rosseau. throu^'h the smoker, and the next moment a welcome puff from Kempenfeldt's silver bosom filled the car. "Ha! This is g-r-a-n-d ! Guess he's right about his place ! " shouted Bige, as we rolled along, with the refreshing' breath of Lake Simcoe freely streaming through the car. And then came flashing Couchi- ching, next woods and waters in pleasing succession, and lastly Gravenhurst. " Here we are — get your traps — tumble out; this is our steamer ! " said the writer, and soon we were i"eady for the novelties to come. 6 a tUflblanO -fcoUDa^. Doc and Bige posted themselves for'ard, and stood, with legs wide spread, sniffing the pure air with the deepest satisfaction. "By Jove! he's right," said Doc ; " I like this air, and I know some folks in New York that would fatten on it," " You're nearly eight hundred feet above the Thousand Islands," remarked the scribe, as he folded himself up in a convenient seat ; " and," he continued, " they don't recjuire electric fans up here, like those poor beggars in the club." Doc and Bige will not soon forget the cruising of that afternoon. The steamer steadily bored her way northward, till she had passed the Narrows. Then, as the full beauty of islands, shores and water of Muskoka Lake burst upon their view, both men uttered a long-drawn " Ah-h-h ! " of delight. They were wildly enthusiastic before they reached tiie mouth of Muskoka River ; after that they sat in silence, their faces flushed with almost childish pleasure, their eyes shifting from one vista to another, as the wonderful panorama was slowly unrolled before them. At Beaumaris, Doc roused himself with a start, and exclaimed, " By George ! it's all so beautiful that I forgot to liglit my cigar — and it's a perfecto at that ; gimme a light ! " And so to Indian River and Port Carling, where Doc anxiously inquired if there was more of it in front. Once through Port Carling lock and fairly afloat upon Rosseau, these fickle Gothamites forgot the man- ifold charms of Muskoka Lake. Nor could the writer blame them, for it is his solemn conviction that there are "bits" of Rosseau which cannot be duplicated in the whole wide world. Wonderfully fair was the island-dotted breadth of calmest water, with its lichen- silvered rocks and masses of changeful greens ; cool, restful and marvelously refreshing was that voyage, yet, in mv opinion, it could not compare with the same tou" taken in the fullness of autumn, when the foliage flames like beacon-fires from isle and point and rolling hillside, when the steel-blue water spreads like some gorgeous carpet rich with the matchless splendors of the turning leaf. Soon after they left Windermere behind, superb purple shadows began to steil across from isle to isle ; and by the time they were abreast of Rosseau Falls, the lake presented a picture of dreamy beauty that might well have belonged to fairyland. Stars were twinkling overhead, while through the lower gloom Bala Island. camp-fires glowed like red eyes from jutting points and scattered islands, when the steamer made a brief stop at Maplehurst. Thence she moved through the gathering darkness to Rosseau, at the northern end of the lake, and the voyage was done. Before turning in at the snug little hotel, Doc and Bige admitted that they had never before realized the possible beauties of island scenery ; and fat Bige shrugged his great shoulders in a comical fashion, as he asked the land- lord— "Say, got blankets, good, old, thick blankets?" Three happy weeks they spent, during which time they saw everything worth seeing; and after they liad got home and back to the old club routine, they made bores of themselves by continually harping upon the marvels of Muskoka. This season fat Bige will lead a large party thither during the heated term ; but the Doctor has grown cunning, and he will join the writer in a quiet little (fuest for deer during the turning of the leaf. The reason for this is readily found. He had not been home from the first trip for more than a month, be- fore he learned that the vvi;iter was going back for his usual fall shooting. Now, the Doctor is accustomed to having his own way, and he, at once, declared that he must have a deer. It ended by his going, this time not up the lakes, but by rail to the village of Hunts- ville. Of the sport we had, a word later on ; mean- a l3i0&lanC> t>oU^aK>. ''.■1% while to glance once more at Muskoka as a summer resort. Tlie third of the must important waters is Lake Joseph, hy many considered to l)e more beautiful than Muskoka or Rosseau. This lake is reached by steamer from Gravenhurst, through the southern part of Lake Rosseau, thence, by way of a short canal at Fort Sandfield, to Lake Joseph. The steamers upon this route are dupply-boat.-, which call dur- ing each trip at many private land- ings, thus aifvirding passengers ample opportunities for inspecting the sum- mer residences and islands. Lake Joseph sprawls like a silver cuttlefish in the midst of a wonderful picture-gallery. Its long tentacles em- brace some of the fairest fragments of North America, and wind among islands too numerous to mention. Yoho is the center of summer life — the capital of the camps and cottages. Near the up- per end of the lake is Stanley Bay, a beautiful spot for camping. Perhaps the best-known features of the lake are Echo Rock and Hawk's Nest. From Port Cockburn, at the head of the lake, it is easy to reach, 7^ut the Northwest Carry, a chain of waters which affords nmskallonge and bass fishing that will long be remembered. This region is wild enough to satisfy even an Indian, yet the trails are plain, thanks to the operations of the lum- bermen. To those fond of canoeing, a la 7'oy- ai^t'ier, Muskoka offers a magnificent field. One of ihe stellar attractions of Lake Rosseau, indeed one of the most fascinating things of the kind in the world, is the wonderful Shadow River, which enters the lake at its northern extremity, and is easily reached from Rosseau and Maple- hurst. The Shadow is quite a small water, but it may be styled the magic mirror of Muskoka. Your canoe seems to swim in space ; upon either hand and above is graceful foliage; below extends an inverted forest pointing toward a smnmer sky. Every leaf, every hair-like twig, is as distinct in water as in air. (A '^'^. '' \ W^m^, m ^ 1 Bv m HUk ..Ml p f'^fil^ *WiMPr ^j»/ ll^BilnL. . , p ■k 1 ln^,. ! Iv' ■ f > 1 1 '• " ^^ Echo Rock, Lake Joseph. A bird, or insect, futs unseen above you ; its coun- terpart wings its way across the view below. The wealth of light and shade simply baffles description. 8 B IbiflblniiO Ibolioav}. Good photos ut the Shadow are as perfect if viewed upside down. A few miles of tfiis wonderful water are available for caiioeiu),'. and near the turning-point is the pretty Bridal Veil I'alis, located upon a small tributary stream. With the exception of its beauty, howevci, Shadow River is a niere incident in comparis(m with the miles upon miles of canoe routes which net the forty tv)wn- On Siiadow River. ships comprised within Muskoka's bounds. From the Severn River northward to I-^rench River and Lake Nipissing, which means a stretch of country as large as Belgium, the canoer may choose a route almost where he wills, Muskoka River, Moon River, Mus- tpiash River, and the Magnetawan River, are chief arteries by which one may reach Georgian Bay and its thousands of isles, or attractive lakes inland. The Magnetawan especially will please the enthusiast w.':>i the padille. It is best reached by rail to Burke's Falls. Steamers ply upon the Magnetawan from Bu'ke's I'alls through Cerebe arid Ah-Mic lakes to Ah-Mic Harbor, forty miles west. This may all be comfortably done ill cancjes ; and the voyage may be continued beyond Ah-Mic Harbor to Byng Inlet, where the Magnetawan pours its floijd into (Georgian i^ay. From this point the canoer can return by steamer to Colling- uood, Penetanguishene, or Midland, all important points upon the Grand Trunk Railway. The St. Bernard Dominion Club, of Chicago, ctjuiposed of members of St. Bernard Commandery, the largest, ex- cept one, commandery of Knights Tem- plar in tin; world, has a fine club-house : I St. Bernard island, one of the most beautiful sites in Lake Ah-Mic. What better en)ploynient for a holiday than tracing out the intrica- cies of a v/atcry maze u hicli leads one into the lonely haunts of bear, deer, wolf and grouse ; where one may go and come at will, camping where he jileases and by no man's favor, killing game or fisli in thicket or lake, and surrounded ever by a wealth of natural beauties, unrivaled as subjects for brush or camera? And now to return to the Doctor and our sport at Huntsville. Our host proved to be an excellent fellow, who between supper-time and bed- time made all arrangements for the following day. Doc is downright fat, while I am only big (catch me owning up to being fat !) and somehow, I think that our host noticed this. At ali events he ordered a spring-wagon and team to call for us at seven a. m. ; he also secured a guide, who had a .45-90 Winchester and two hounds. I don't believe in hounding, but Doc does — he's been trained in t!ie Adirondacks, and he doesn't know better. Now for the inc 'ents of om day, and it must be borne ir. mind tnat I give them exaci/y as they occurred. f a t>iablanO iJoltOaB. We staited in ^ood tmio and drove about six n iles over a fine road. The driver and Kiiide occupitil the front seat, Doc and I tlie rear one, wliile the dogs were tied under the r-eats. The first ex( itinj,' incident occurred as we weie passing a cabin surrounded by a few acres of stumpy pasture, separated from tlie brush by high wails of bowlders. In this pasti.re were a do?en or nioie tv/o-year-old heifers. The stock was in fine condition, and the Doctor, with an eye to the good things of life, was just call- ing attention to the possibilities in the shape of prime cuts, when I noticed a man n aking frantic sig- n. "s from the door of the. cabin. He kept poinding toward the cattle and then shift- ing hiS a-ms to the po- sition they would oc- cupy if holdii'g a gun, ur'^il we were sure that he was either drunk or cra;;y. " What's the mat- ter with the blamed idiot, anyhow?" asked the Doctor. "Does he think we're fools enough to shoot one of his beasts ?" "Reckoi. he's only smart,'' I replied. "He's trying to roast us in his playful coun- try way; what he means is that we're duffers enough to shoot cattle, or else that we'd better make sure of a heifer rather than run chances for deer further on." "Well." snorted the Doctor, "he's a d foo! anyhow, and I'll punch his ." To the Doctor's utter amazement I suddenly tumbled over the seat, out of the wagon, and began to wildly fumb'<' -jgst the straw under cue dogs. Somewhere — ■ f course I couldn't remember e.xactly where — in tiia straw was the old "44," and I wanted it worse than I've waiited anything since. "Why! what the— what— what— " stiirtered tlie Docto; , as I savagely punched a dog and finally man- aged to get the rirte. "Look! you mud-eyed old pilh jiler — look right Tavernier's Paint. beside that black calf ! " I hissed, while fighting with the canvas cover; "that man was trying to put us on without hollering." There, not seventy-five yards away, and in tlie center of the bunc>i of cattle, stood the biggest, fattes. doe I had ever seen ! She lu'd probably been watch- 10 a Ibiflbland tjoUOa^. iiig us for many minutes, and had my eye not chanced to catch the wif^j^le of her restless tail, we might have driven on none ihe wiser. Before Doc could recover his speech I had pump*^ 1 a shell into place and had readied the fence. Here a difficulty arose. Immediately beyond the doe were sev- eral heifers, while the others were so placed as to pre- vent anything except a very fine shot. These latter 1 did not mind, but I could see that if I happened to overshoot I was bound to bag a h.eifer. I hesitated and — lost. The doe appeared to realve that we had our eyes upon her, and in a moment she opened a brisk trot toward the fence. Then Doc gave tongue. "Shoot! shoot! you infernal fool!" he howled. "She'll get away: give it to her I — plug her! — O! Lord, /could kill her with a brickbat ! '" By this time he was standing upright and waving his hat as if he was try.ng to stop a train, while his voice might have ' een heard in New York. Naturally the racket scared the gentle doc and she broke into a rapid lope. I was as high on the fence as I could get, but still the cattle interfered. At last, when the doe was within forty yards of the side-fence, I saw that she would have to cross a comparatively broad opening. There were cattle either side, but the risk was worth the ruiming, so I swung ahead of her chest and cut loose. The result was magnificent. The ball must have grazed her belly, fc she went up in the air what seemed at least twenty feet ; then she darted ahead at a marvelous rate. For an instant I saw her a silhouette against the sky as she flew the Carrier; then she vanished like a winged shadow, while "he bawling cattle with tails like ramrods thundered up the field amid a cloud of dust. The conversation for the next five minutes need not be dwelt upon. Doc wanted to turn loose the dogs, but the guide explained that the doe would surely make for a big swamp where we might watch all day in vain. As he appeared to treat the matter as a very ordinary occurrence, and promised <^//c/\f ahead instead of does, we finally drove on for a few miles to a point near the East River. Here the driver took the dogs back into the woods, while the guide attended to the posting of the guns. I was told to follo'v the stream for about a mile to some clay-ban.ks where was a runway, while the guide led. -Doc. to some, point within a short distance. Having arrived at the clay-banks I found the run- way, which from its appearance must have been con- stantly used. It followed the crest of the clay-banks and then crossed the river about fifty yards below my stand. This was all easy enough. Watching a run- way, however, is a task not much to my liking, so within an hour I grew careless. Once or twice I heard the hounds pressing something hotfoot, but no deer came my uay. I smoked and lounged for a bit longer ; then my eye caught a dark object moving across the river about sixty yards below me. It could be nothing else but a bank-beaver, and as I would rather have a beaver than a deer, I lined down fine on him and fired. The mighty kick-up in the water showed tliat the ball had been placed about right, so I ran along the bank to secure my prize. I saw him twice struggling in the swift current ; he appeared to be somewhat dazed, but he finally disappeared in a dark pool near my feet. I got a long pole and poked for him, and while I was poking a sudden clamor of dog-voices rolled over the bank. As I looked up stream, a tidy spike-buck splashed through a shallow and started to climb the opposite bank. Before I could reach the rifle he had mastered the ascent, and two hastily-sped balls went somewhere into that hairless space where ninety-nine out of every hundred balls go. The dogs chased through the river and away, and when I could no longer hear them, I resumed my poking after the beaver. At last I located him in a wee cave under my feet, and after churning him a bit with the pole, I fished him out. He was small, almost black, and very dead, so I peeled off his hide, which proved to be in fair condition. My ball had just grazed his spine. While I was examining the pelt, the man who had let the dogs go came loping along. He told me that a big buck had passed Doc's stand without afi^ording a chance ; that Doc and his guide had gone to Rat Lake, which was about half a mile distant, and had sent him to fetch nie over. The statement that the buck which had come my way was a small fellow, elicited the information that three deer had been started, a big buck, a small one, and a doe; and that the big buck and the doe had made oft to the north to some other lake. "Thish yer leetle buck bound to come back to Rat Lake," said the man as w^ pegged along the trail, and so it proved. a IbiflblanJ) IboIiOa^. We found Doc and the guide stationed on the lake shore some two hundred yards apart, and I chose a hig bowlder about half way between tnem. The driver took himself off to gossip with some lumbermen, who were fixing up a shanty, back in the woods. Something like an hour had passed before we heard the first whisper of dog-music. Nearer and nearer it steadily came, until we guessed that the deer was heading for a long point a quarter of a mile above our stations. Soon we detected a movement in the bushes, and this was presently followed by the ap- pearance of the small buck. He was tired, but he bravely waded in, thrust up his nose, and struck out in a bee-line for where Doc was posted. A dear is a beautiful swimmer, and this fellow made a fine showing as he sped along with his big ears nervously swing- ing to and fro. As he rw^ progressed, I stole a glance at my com- rades. Doc was squatted behind a log, like some huge mud-turtle, and I guessed that his heart was thumping. The guide was kneel- ing behind a rock, and as I turned he made violent signals with his hand for me to keep low. A second glance at the buck showed that he was edging in nearer to me, and was now not more than one hundred and fifty yards away. " Poor beggar," I thought, "you'll get the biggest surprise of your wild, young life, in about one minute." I carefully watched his progress, with my eye meas- uring off the yards. One hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and ten, one hundred — then I stood erect. "Get down!" warned the guide. "What ye tryin' to do ? " "Aw, go on ! " I replied. "Do you want to initrder the thing?" At the sound of our voices, the buck swung his ears forward, then changed his course, so that I liad him in profile. Swinging the Winchester ahead of his nose, till it traveled smoothly with him, I pulled the trigger. The ripping report was immediately followed by a dull "f— futt," and I knew that the lead had found him. "You got 'um— you got 'um ! " yelled the guide. Then he turned loose the big ".45," and a spout of wlMte water shot many feet into the air. The buck, meanwhile, had given a sudden convulsive lunge, as though, for one instant, his feet had touched bottom ; then, sinking till his ears were almost under, he made straight for the Doctor. Now began a general engagement. Doc's rifle was barking like a chained dog, while every now and then tlie crash of 'he ".45" and leaping jets of water told that the guide was busy, and, incidentally, overshooting the mark. The deer kept laboring shoreward until I suddenly realized that his progress was bringing me into Sans-Souci Island, Lake Rosseau. a crazy cross-fire, whereupon I promptly dived behind my bowlder and lay flatter than a sample of wall-paper. "Crack — crack. Burr— um! Crack — crack — crack. Burr— um ! " big and small rifles roared out the death-song, until at last I saw the unfortunate deer slowly struggling up the rocky margin nijt fifteen yards from Doc. That worthy fired another snap- shot, and tlie deer went down on its knees ; then it fell over and died. Doc executed a war-dance round it, and yelled, " I got him ! — I got him ! " Somebody hud got him ; so to settle the point we told where we had held. The guide claimed to have bored him through the shoulder, which would neces- 12 a IbigblanO 1boIl^al2. sarily be the left one. Doc had aimed for the heart and, of course, had hit the mark. My one shot had been fired just aliead of the nose, and could be nowhere except in the left side of the head, or neck, as we had heard it strike. The deer was lying upon its left side. We turned it over and found a hole a couple of inches behind the left ear. This mark the puide promptly claimed. He cut the buck's throat, drg out the ball, and found il to be a .44, and very slightly nuishroomed. It was lodged against the vertebne of the neck. Just wliat had been the matter with that A Hunting Party in Muskoka District. particular cartridge I do not know ; the ball had trav- eled all right, yet it had failed to smash bone. There was not another scratch upon that side of the game, so the guide's claim fell through. The other side told a different story. From seventy-five yards down to fifteen. Doc had been holding for the heart ; part of the time while the deer had been swimming straight at him with its heart well under water, and the rest of the time while it had been tottering about the shore at a distance never more than twenty yards. There was a hole in the right hip. another in the flank, a rake across the bell\ , and yet another hole tlirougli the off forefoot ! This was marvelous shooting, and Doc seemed to realize it, for he looked at me with the triumphant air of a well-kicked dog. Finally he ventured to ask how many shots had been fired. "Just fifteen, oh, mighty Nimrod," I replied. This statement brought forth an angry protest, but I stuck to it, for I had counted. Before we could decide ttie point, the dog-man and the lumbermen swarmed down upon us. " How many did ye git ?" asked one bearded giant. Upon being shown the deer he exclaimed: " Lawd sakes, only one poo' leetle spike-buck fur all that shootin' — fifteen shots fur that leetle feller; ye must be great hunters ! " Then the gang went back to work, laughing as they went. "How many times did you fire?" asked Doc of me. "Just once," I replied. "Why, what was wrong? Why didn't you drill him as he left the water?" he continued. By way of answer I led him. over to the bowlder behind whicli I had crouched. Squarely in the center of it was a big splash of lead ! The moment Doc saw this his face turned gray. "Let's go home," he gasjied ; " I've had enough for one day." I gave him the buck, and also gave myself a task that I had not counted upon. Only those who have carried a long pole supporting a spike-buck, while two liusky woodsmen took turns at the other end, will ap- preciate the enjoyment (?) I derived from that long, weary tramp up and down hills to the wagon. When the confounded deer was at last in the wagon, I solemnly addressed Doc as follows : — "You murderous old lard-factory, from this day forward you are forbidden to kill anything older than a spotted-coat, under penalty of having to pack it out yourself." Then I got the kinks out of my shoulder, and we drove away home. Over the last pipe that night Doc remarked : "There's one good thing about this country; it's chuck full of deer. - We haven't done so badly for the first day out, and to-morrow I'll have my shooting- boots on. I'll show you how to drop 'em ! " He did, too, but the subse(iuent doings may well be kept for another day, for they were nmch too in- teresting to be rightly dealt with in the limited space of a single article. hill in the B IbiflblanO IboUDais, ta HOW TO REACH MUSKOKA. The extensive region in which lies the magnificent country of which the heauties and attractions are dealt with in the foregoing article, is situated in the northern part of the Province of Ontario, in the Do- minion of Canada, and is without douht one of the most delightful pleasure resorts and one of the finest hunting and fishing grounds on the continent. The Grand Trunk Railway System has opened up this part of the country to the tourist and sportsman, and is the only line by which the Muskoka Lakes can be reached. Fast Express trains run every week day between Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Toronto, for Muskoka Wharf, where connection is m^de with the Muskoka Navigation Co. 's steamers for the trip through the Lfkes. Barrie, on the shores of Lake Simcoe (a beautiful stretch of water), is passed. Lake Couchiching, on whose shores the thriving town of Orillia is situated, ir another point on the jour- ney, and on through scenery diversified by hill and dale, beautiful streams which abound in speckled t'-out and other gamy fish, until we reach the shore of Muskoka Lake. The tram carries the passenger directly to the boat, and here we must refer to the capital service given by the five fine steamers of the Muskoka Navi- gation Co.'s fleet. These boats are handsomely fitted up and e(]uipped. Good meals served on board. During tiie season they make two trips daily. Thousands of people take advantage of this charming resort, to enjoy their annual outing. Good hotels are situated at different points on the steamer routes, and ample and good accommodatK ■. is assured. Passengers from EastCTi Points, such as Quebec, Portland, and intermediate stations, proceed via the main line of the Grand Trunk thnuigh Montreal to To- ronto, and those from Boston and all New England points by connecting lines via the same route, and thence on to Muskoka by the Grand Trunk Railway System. Tourists from the Maritime Provinces reach the Grand Trunk via the Intercolonial Division of the Canadian f'lvernment Railways, via Montreal, and proceed ovli the main line as above described. In the West, from Chicago and points in the West- ern States, passengers are carried over the main line of this gr-at system by way of Port Huron and To- ronto, passing through some of the principal cities of the United States and the western part of Ontario. From points in the East located in or passing through Trunk Line territory, the route is by way of Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge, thence Grand Trunk Railway. From points in the South pas-engers reach the Grand Trurk either by way of Buffalo, Niagara Falls Muskoka Wharf Station. and Suspension Bridge, of by way of Detroit. From each of these points the trains of the Grand Trunk, convey the passengers to Muskoka Wharf. Between Buffalo and Toronto trains are run solid' over the Lehigh Valley and Grand Trunk, crossing; the Grand Trunk's new single -arch, double -track: steel bridge over the Niagara River,. II B IbiflblanD IboU&aB. MAGNET A WAN RIVER. The beauty of Muskoka lies as much in its rivers as in its lakes. The Magnetawan is situated sixty miles north of Gravenhurst, at Burk's Falls, on the Grand Trunk Railway System, and opens up another and entirely new region, to steamboat navigation, to the touiist, and particularly the sportsman, who can get with comparatively little trouble to a district which has hitherto been accessible only to those with ample Among the 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay. means and time. The Magnetawan River is just equi-distant between the Muskoka Lakes and Lake Nipissing, and drains a surface of about 4,000 square miles. Some idea may therefore be gathered of its magnitude and of the possibilities for canoeing opened up by the ramification of the numerous tributaries and their attendant lake enlargements. The very heart centre for sport, for rod and gun. Its rivers and lakes can be ascended and descended in canoes amid the best of sport, while the eye is fascin- ated by the fresh and unsullied wilderness of its for- est haunts. Burk's Falls stands upon the banks of the main Magnetawan, at the head of steamboat navigation, and about half a mile below the forks of the river where the two great north and south branches join. From here can be taken either of the steamers of the Muskoka Navigation Company — the We- nonah or Cyclone. For fifteen miles the river is followed, wind- , ing to and fro as all Muskoka rivers seem to do. J Lake Cecebe forms the next link for ten miles, at tlie foot of which is the thriving town of Mag- netawan. There are three good hotels here — the Magnetawan, River, and the Northern House. After passing through the locks the steamer con- tinues for three miles more in the river, and then enters Lake Ah-Mic. This is another of the gems of Muskoka; most quaint in forai. The lake is twelve miles in length. This is also an- other excellent route for boating, as there are no rapids to interfere, or portagi . to make, while a nice diversity of paddling or rowing in the river is interspersed with sailing on the lakes. The camping fecilities are good. The pioneers who have penetrated this country and settled lake shores are all sportsmen, and boats and canoes and skillful guides can be found everywhere. From here on the more adventurous can con- tinue their canoe route by the Great River twelve miles to I^ake Wah-wa-kesh, and thence to Byug Inlet, about fifty miles away on the Georgian Bay. In this distance there are twenty portages of varying lengths, from one of some two miles to most of only a few yards. It is a trip not to be attempted without first-class guides. These portages made, there are few difficulties to be overcome. Visitors to the Muskoka Lake region should take a trip on the Magnetawan before returning home. pictui publi; T. W J. D. L. R. R. Mc R. BI] CHi cended in I is fascin- of its for- the main avigation, the river ches join. steamers —the We- /ed, wind- em to do. 1 miles, at 1 of Mag- jIs here — rn House, amer con- and then er of the rai. The > also an- 3re are no e, while a the river ces. The neers who ttled lake id canoes /here. s can con- fer twelve e to Byiig Bay. In [ varying t of only d without e are few lid take a le. a IbiablanD IboliOas. 16 Tourists' and Sportsmen's Literature. The following publications can be obtained upon application to any of the agents of the Grand Trunk Railway System: "Muskoka: Land of Health and Pleasure," describing the picturesque Muskoka Lake region. "Muskoka Special Folder." "Thousand Island Polder." "Gateways of Tourist Travel." An interesting suide honk published by the Grand Trunk Railway System, containing de- scriptive matter-towns, cities and scenery— along the lines of the Grand Trunk. "Guide to the Pishinz and Hunting: Resorts" on and in the vicinity of the Giand Trunk Railway System, containing reliable in- formation in regard to Fish, Game, Hotels, Livery and general facilities. For all Information Regarding the Muskoka Lake Region^ maps, etc apply to any agent of the Grand Trunk Railway System, or to T. WTlfME, Trav. Pass. .Xgt., 194 Washington St., - Boston. J. D. McDOHALD, City Pass, and Tkt. Agt.. 285 Main St., - Buffalo. L. R. MORROW, City Pass, and Tkt. Agt., 103 S. Clark St., Chicago. R. McC. SMITH, Southern Pass. Agt., 417 Walnut St., - Cincinnati. R. BUSHBT, Trav. Pass. Agt., iq Main St., - Cortland, K. Y. BEN FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agt., 84 Woodward Ave., - Detroit* GEO. W. WATSON, City P. & T. Agt., 84 Woodward Ave., Detroit. F. P. DWYER, Eastern Pass. Agt., 273 Broadway, - New York. D. 0. PEASE, District Pass. Agt., Bonaventure Sta., - Montreal. M. C. DICKSON, District Pass. Agt., Union Sta.. - Toronto. CHAS. M. HAYS, General Manager, MONTREAL. GEO. T. BELL, Ass't Gen'l Pass, and Tkt. Agt., MONTREAL. GEO. B. REEVE, Gen'l Traffic Manager, MONTREAL. W. E. DAVIS, Gen'l Pass, and Tkt. Agt., MONTREAL. E. H. HUGHES, Ass't Gen'l Pass, and Tkt. Agt., CHICAGO. WM. C. GAGE A SONS, PRINT£RS, BATTLE CREEK, MICH.