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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 sW '^Ji i-W r ^'^ C\l V.' *«^>"^ ■■'•■ '%ii;J:'A}^AV^: lu -/ V / c^ - o O Q Z < RiSHING AND §HOOTING AUONG THE lilNE .\ ^V -J V- l.L _ r/ CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the MaritimQ Provinces, and the Prairies and Mountains of Western Canada. ISSUED ItV TMF. GENERAL PASSHNCKR DEPARTMENT CANADIAN PACIl'IC RAIIAVAY- MoNTKKAi., i8y,;. : !,) i ill n Indix. FiSllINC; AND SH00T1N<; Nouni SiiuKK oi-- Till'. Si. I.au ki'.m i., and I.akic Si'. |(pii\ LAICliS ISlli(.ANllC ANU Mi lo.^l.ll I'.AI i Niiw Ukunswick The Kiduau I.akhs Sll AUIiar 1-AKli RlVliK TKIiN'l' ANU AujALlCNI \\'Alhl>'., I'l. 1 l.KI;. ,|ii , Lakes Nokiii hi- i iiic Tkum' The Covicus and W'atkhs i>i- \\'i:sri:KN ()niaiciij The MississM'n Kivi.u and l,Aki;s Tnic Ottawa Riveu and its Tiviiii takiivs Thu Mai'tawa Kimcu and tiik L'ri'iiK Oiiaua Lake Nm'Issini, and luoii I.aki; The Pleasiiuks cu' Ani.mnc. SruuciEON Kai.i.s 'ki I'dkt Aii'iiiii;, inchiuni. .\i;iii,iin, Si ii-.i, and i\iM':i;s oi' NiiuTH SiioKi'; Saui.t Sri'-. MAinic, Miliiii;an, and AN'ish.nsin Canadian Nnicniw ksc, iiii-: Kn, kv Mimntains, and likii'isii C.'mi.imi.i \ ... ClosI'; Seasons im; (Iami; and I'isii, I'linviNCi. m- Oniauio " " " " " (Jri':i;i.(. " ■■ " " Nicw IJkinswk K "' " " " " Xo\ A Sco-n.\. " .MANin.l-.A " " " " NdN'I IIWliSl' 'rKK'l.'lTOKIIs .. PKOMNl-h; OK PiKniSII C'ol.l .MI.IA SrXTIi OF Mainic ■ " Vl-KMONT Mil iii(,.\\ W ISCONMS OHICIAI-S AND .\l,I.Nl> (.',\N.\DIAN PaiIIH 1\.\1IU\n Special PL'Bi.icAiioNh PACiE J I ,' '1 \t 1 8 ■22 ^5 1:6 3' 3'; Y' ■17 ■Iv 6, 6 , "■I (•^ (>--. 6( 66 66 (.7 67 7- Fi; I i*viucipal llUistvations. Map oi- i'iif-: Canadi.\n Pachtc J\ail\v.\y Inside fnnil cover. RuiiKD < JuorsE 14 The Veuv Sioi 30 Map Easienn Pines Canadi.\n Pacimc P.mi.wav 34 " Nei'Igon Ki\ i:u j8 Canadian Pacii-ic Kaii.w.w Hori'.i.s 55 Mat OK r.owEK Kootenav Disinicm 57 Rocky Mountain Sheep 60 No ol and i)lcn trouble ; arc cithc Caiiadiai and deer is not o streams ; greater j Paeific C sportsnui Ikit then one field kind of c one well fishing ; as other kinds of , while SOI - sportsm; Pacific 1 s]3ortsni( shooting Ai FISHING AND SHOOTING. t A(iF. o .^.^;'e*^V'^^:'''fcOtJlfi)' ""^^' '^^'o'lJ? 'irc, where IS snoit i„ :i f'Mf'^^^f^yX!^ of getting thuru? This little Ix.ok is 2o I ,i^i^*,|i'ii'" '. ^flbfe. ' iiiteiuled to assist such eiKiuirers iii 2^ '^'' ' ■^''^^^ f^r m" ■■^\ ' (Ii-'ciding for themselves. It deals ^'' v/ ' h ^^^Hfe^'**!; ; ' ^^'''^ ''"-■ 'win sulijects,— fishing and ^ iV iir^-.^i<*~jKRS«lLS(l'// -■ ■' shooting, — and is intended to indi- 35! / ^' f f' "1^' F)1'1k5Sj^/ ' ' '^^''^ localities generally and their 3'j ' i' " I *''. "**"'^ O fi .llliL -' '' ■'■' ' ' rec|nirenients, leaving intending 1 ' d HrA^^^ '' sjiortsnien to regulate the modus '" .: il V\JB VmJM opci-aiiJi according to their several ■" \ i^V^Jm.iij^/'' ■fl*""*^ ' ' tastes. Suine are not content to (' y , ,,,(, .' ) \ "rough it," however richly they may be rewarded, 6, H^V^i'* 'i'' I) *'' " '"'^ require all the accessories of civilization that iM ' ' \; .il^'V, '''. ' can reasonably he obtained; others regard the '> , 1' \ " . ' .' camp, the occasional inconveniences, and the ^'\ ^ . ■■ complete change in mode of life, as adilitional [I . , attractions to the search for and securing of lie » • J . " ,.( tiieir game. <'| No other part of the continent is on a par with Canada in the variety "7 and i)lenty of sport obtainable at the expense of a little time and pleasant ^l trouble ; and it so happens that the best game districts of the Dominion arc either in the immediate vicinity, or at no great distance from, the Canadian Pacific Railway. It passes through the heart of the carilxni \ and deer country of New Brunswick and Eastern Quebec, — country which is not only celebrated for its big game, but which abounds m trout- streams and small lakes iidiabited by many varieties of lish ; and for the greater part of the way between St. John, N.r>., and Vancouver, on the Pacific Ocean, passes through territory from which, in the season, no sportsman, however untried he may be, should return empty handed, liut there is necessarily considerable difference between the resources of one field and another. Not merely is one locality more promising of one kind of game than of another, — one good for caribou, but scant of moose ; jg one well streaked with trout-streams, but affording less excellent bass fishing ; one unsurpassed for geese and other wild fowl, but not so good 57 as other localities for grouse. r>ut there are some which combine maiiV kinds of game, and will well repay the organization of a camping l)arty, , while some other places may be shot over during the day, permitting the sportsman to return to his temporary home at night. The Canadian Pacific Railway traverses country of all kinds, and has oi^ened up to sportsmen vast tracks hitherto almost inaccessible, and, while reaching shooting and fishing grounds hitherto unworked, conveys its passengets (3) cover. H 30 4 8 5 7 60 1 I: 'n :i i f IS I k( ilM'i IhlN. ti) ilic licM of llicir operation in lomloit .uul luxury. To picscrvc tht j^.iinc from tlic (k's'iuitivc ixtl-lmnlLi, tiie several provinces of the I )oinini()n luue Ironi time lo time passed game laws, principally inlciuletl Id rej^ulate the dales of the open and dose seasons and to limit the iiiiin her of deer that should fall to each gun. These laws, in condeiiseil form, arc published in this pamphlet, and should be read by those wiio an arranging a spcjrting tour. 'A =^^v:; " |)Kscrvc tilt ivimjcs (if till i.i|i.illy intciKlcd I'niit the iHiiii iiultiiscil foiin, tliusc wlio an fii n THE NORTH SHORE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE EAST OF MONTREAL, INCLUDING LAKE ST. JOHN. ATRIA I, (if smiu' (if tlif -mail lakes ami streams, so plentiful aloiij^ the iKHtli slidic of tlu; St. I.awiciice River bftweeii Mdii- treal and <^>iuli('i , slidiild prove a most satisfaetoi v under- takirg to any oiu' who is satisfiid with killing fish of nuMleratf weight. North of the river, some miles inland, tla; rngged i.aintntian range of moimtains rnns parallel to the ((inrsc of the St. l,awren((', and amoiij', them rises stream alter stream, leiders of the mnllitnde of small lakes and the greater ri\i rs, and in one and all tnmt .ire iiUiitifnI. In gener.d aspect this region hears some resemManee to the Muskoka Territory ; hut it is, if anything, the more piitnres(pic of the two, and is certainly a far superior region for the angler. It is rough ,ind wild to a degree in many |)Iaccs, and to fish il inoptily not imfreijuently me.ms " roughine, it" to a ccrt.iin ext(;nt. .Anglers from Montreal geiiei.illy iiiul gootl sport near .St. Jerome, and on the small lakes anil their feeders within seven or eight miles of .\'ew (dasgow, these points heing hut a short nm from Montreal, Half and thrce-(|uarter ])iiimd trtjul are gooil fish m these waters, and, wiiile much larger ones are hut seldom taken, there are plenty of the si/e mentioned. Among the hills northward of St. I'.arthelenii, and distant from that station fifteen miles, are waters that will he foimd well worth a trial ; and the headw.iters and trihutaries of the St. Maurice River, which (lows into the St. Lawrence at Three Rivers, are ahundantly stocked with fair- .sized fish. The celebrated Mastigouche chain of lakes are reached hv stage from St. Clahriel, the terminus of the Joliet hranch, and distant from Montreal .'cventy-eight miles. The headtpiarters for angleis is the Mastigouche llonse, awell managed st(Jiiping-pl ice. The Shawenegan River, reached l)y stage from Lac a la Tortue (Turtle Lake) or Three Rivers, usually furnishes heavy strings of trout as handsome and gamy as can he taken anywhere, and hig ones are fairly plentiful. The .Shawenegan House will be found a comfortable, well-managed hotel, where no effort is spared to oblige visitors or insure their tinding good sport. The station of i'ortneuf, thirty miles from the city of (|)uehec, is a promising objective point. A drive from there .alxnit fifteen miles u]) the river will bring one to excellent fishing in the river above and below the falls. In an afternoon and evening a well-known angler of ^^ontreal killed si.xteen do/cn trout, and they were a handsome lot of lish. Two pounds and a half was reached by several, and the smallest was over half a i)ound, the majority ranging between the latter weight and a pound and a cpiarter. It was in July (the best month on that water), and wherever a little stream poured its icy current into the river the fish were in great numbers and rose so eagerly that, in his own words, "the water fairly boiled with trout at every cast." Nearly due north, and about lOO miles distant from the city of Quebec, lies the much-written-of Lake .St. John, the "I'ikouagami" (Flat Lake) of the Indians, the headwaters of the wonderful .Saguenay River, and the home of the oiiananiche. T>y means of the Quebec ■.'v Lake St. John Railway, this lake is now easily reached, the line running to the shore. (5) rt FlSniNC. ANli SlInnllNC. If \ViiltM:i (liltci in (iLScril)inj; this l.iki , ■-I'liir, wlin iiii-mM\ li,i\r |ii'\n seen it, stating tli.it ii-> Miiic)iimliii};.s .tie wiM .md pii iiiiim|ui' in llu fullest sense of tlif term; iitlicrs, and |Ir\ icuuttly, spi.ik of (lii' siiiui\ as licii)^ 1)i':nilitiil at points Iktc and tiicrc n|)i>n liic i.dxc, imt iin|iiiivinf: woiiderfuily it tlu' tourist explores sonu' oi liic tiilmiary rivers. Ii niu-i be reineiu1)ereil liiat this is no newly discovered spot, as many peopit imagine. Over 200 years a^-.o it was well known, and at i)ri.senl. instead of the wilderness described liy some writers, the visitor will lim' many will-tilled farms .md st\eral small villa^;es ujion tin- south am west shons. <'hief of liiese villages is ko|)er\al, the lake terminus of the railwav Here the Hotel J\()l)erval, a large, well-hnill honsi', offers ((imforiaMi accomniod.ition for 100 guests. Montagu. lis Indians may lie secured a guides from their village (lose hv. I hey are thoroughly posted in regard to the lu-st localities for fishing, .md have jjlenty of canoes. A steamer plies between Koberv.d and all interesting points upon tin lakt taking anglers ami i.imp outfits to (iiiinde 1 >eeharge and othei iiotei fishing resorts. Tents, canoes, camp sujiplies, etc., i:an all be hiie(' .11 the hotel at moderate rates. At Cirande Decharge a permanent (amp has been constructed, with rixjiii for twenty persons. I'.ighteen rivers, large and small, empty into Lake St. Joint ; in one 01 two of these the ouananiche furnish good s])ort, and all of them are well stocked with speckled trout. ( >f these the Peribonca is navigable b\ steamer fov thirty miles from its mouth, the I'icouapee for the sami distan j, the .Mistassiiii for about twenty miles, and the .\sluiai)mouchouaii (the ri .er where they watch the moose, in Indian parlance) for about fifteen .uilcs. The ( )uiatchouan River is perhaps the most .attractive, its special feature being ( luiatchouan l''alls, a noble cascade falling 280 feet Another tributary of the lake is the M( t.dx.tchouaii River, at the moutli of which is a hotel, I'oole's, with room for a limited number. This hoiisi is the headfpiarters of the Fish and (iamc ("lub, of S|)ringlield, .Mass.. and may be reached by steamer from R(il)erval, or from Chamlxjrd jum tion, Lake .St. John, distant five miles. ,\t this latter point anothei small hotel has lately been erected. It would be difti( ult to iin.igine a more attractive centre for the canoei and fisherman than this broad lake, with its hundreds of miles of tiibu tary rivers, extending far into a great unknown land, of which |)resent description amounts to little more than mere guesswork. With hi> skilled Indian guides and light canoe the explorer can follow the streams at will, penetrating to the lonely haunts of big game in regions rarely, if ever, visited by a white man, travelling for day after day upon streams swarming with trout, and finding s\nnt unlimited, and countless charming subjects for brush, ])encil, or camera, until the fascinating trip is ended. In Lake St. John and several of the rivers are the wonderful ouananiche. Marvellous t.ales have been told of them; and, while writers disagree in details, especially as regards their size, all are unanimous in declaring that the ouananiche is one of the gamcst, strongest, and hardest fighting fish that ever tested .skill and tackle. You may read surprising stories of their weight; but, if you get fast to one of five pounds or over, you can rest satisfied that you arc in luck indeed, and you will sjiccdily find five pounds of ouananiche are am])ly sufficient to have on your tackle at one time. Their strength and agility are simply astounding; they dart hither and thither with electric rushes, and leap wildly into the air in a fashion calculated to rattle the coolest hand with a rod, e'en though he N |ii' .III oM ■x ii till! sa JilMiid, The ( Ih I h.irgi ^wirlinv, ' ^'.aat pat ifitioii. sii' .111 ei fi-.h rise lb will i that yoii OM'I it 1 1 patience I iiK lor I llies and on the 1.1 gi rater ' and an e e\(i att( I'lih would I Saguena Tliis tri] haul, ar run safe for the in a Stat take yo sllnWV f the padi r.etv St. Job amid tli and toil si/e of controll Lake K AUK Of among shore o fortabk outfits, stcamci dclightl campiiv vacatio brilli.an also fai . caribou iii'M|ui' ill llii )W the streams regions rarely, ■ upon streams tless cliarniiiu; rip is eiuletl. the wonderful I, while writers unanimous in U, and hardest ;ad surprising )unds or over, 1 will speedily on your tackle ing; they dart to the air in a en though he NnlMM MK.MC (»r ^I I. WVUr.NCK ANIi I \KK ST. |()IIN. 7 |ir .III iilil '-.ilmmi ii-lu I ; .iiul wlnii ilic Ion;.', liaid li^'.lu is done .ind the \iiiim ^aU Iv laii(U(l, it is ,1 \>\\/v ut wliicli ,iiiy one is justified in feeling |iiiuid. The oiitlif of I, .ike St. [olin is in the (Ir.inde Dcchargc.ind Petite ]»iiharge, which liiuiily iinile and furm the Sagucnay River. The f'wiiliiij', ( iiricnt of the (Jrande Dei haij'.c 1 iislies down furiously, hearing j'.ii.it patches of foam, whit h turn and evoliite here and there in unceasing ii'ition. Among these tlu' oiiaiianiche feed, and in a good day yf)u may sec 111 endless succe.ssion of hroatl tails showing and disappearing as the ^i^h rise after tiieir |)rey. Hook one, and your work is cut out for you. lie will in .ill likelihood give yoii an exhiliition of high and lofty tiimliling ill. II you will never forget, .mil possibly will le.ip bodily into the canoe or over it (they have done liotii repeatedly), and tax your utmost skill and pafieneo crt he yields. A salmon cast \,ith Jock .Scott, (!urtis, or Silver Dm tor Mies is the most effective as a rule, though at low water smaller ilii s and liner lai kle must be used. Heavier fish may be taken by trolling on the hike, but a four or (ive-poundcr is slrongi;r than a s.diiion of minh giiater weight, and will alford better sport. A visit to Lake St. John .iml an exp( rienre of the powers of this biiglitni.iiled ai:robat are sure to (■\( I after rank among th.; angler's most treasured memories. I'l'ihaps the greatest pleasure connected with a trip to Lake St. John w Id be, when leaving, to hire canoes and guides and descend the S.n;ii( nay to Clii(i)ulimi, and from thence by steamer back to (,)iiel)ec. This trip will reveal scenery that is famous in America; and, while it is li.iid, and the way marked with several wild rajiids, tluy can usually be run safely enough, or portaged. There is no more teni|itiiiii, adventure for the true canoenian tiian the glorious rush down the rajiid stream ill a staunch canoe, with experienced men to guide the craft. Von don't i.ike your life in your hands, but simply make a thrilling dash aiiinl .-iiowv fn.iin and siattering spray, — safe enough with skillful hands at the pa(hlles, but not otherwise. Ketwcen the city of (Quebec and I.ake St. John the Quebec & Lake St. John Railway traverses a country of wih' beauty, the route leading amid the picturescpie Laurentian Mountains, rossing several streams, and touching ujion some fine lakes noted for the abundance and large size of the trout found in them. (Jiiite a number of these lakes are controlled by fishing clubs, but two of the largest, Lac I'.douard and l,ak(' Kiskissink, uavk hf.i'.n i.i:.\siu) itv riiK. kaii.w.w omi'any, and AKi': oi'i'.N TO ALL VISITORS. Kach contains plenty of big trout, and are among the most beautiful scenery of all the attractive district. Upon the shore of Lac Ldouard, and but a few yards from the railway, is a com- fortable hotel, the Lanrcntides House, where fishermen can obtain camp outfits, guides, canoes, idviffs, etc., at reasonable rates. Two small steaincrs ply upon Lac lulouard, and may be utilized for all sorts of delightful excursions upon the lake, or as means of easily reaching camping-grounds close to the shadowy haunts of trout. A summer v.ication can be very pleasantly spent in visiting these waters, and killing brilliantly colored trout weighing as high as five pounds. Grouse are also fairly jdentiful along the line, and it is also an excellent country for caribou after winter fairly sets in. ipoii soil I LAKE MECANTIC AND MOOSEHEAD LAKE. MO\('i nil the CDimtlcss waters and shooting grounds rcachc le may ir both, i .loose an ii S when A' by the Canadian i'acifu' Railway, few ean olter more van attractions to the sportsman than these twt) famous lakes, anil* the lesser lakes, streams, and jionds snrround.ing them, uidess, indi'ed. ' ' - we seek the north shore of ],ake Superior or tlie Canadian Northwest '' 'I'hose who have not tlie time to spare for a journey to Western Canada'' ' ' '^ , can find shooting and fishing enough to satisfy them by visiting thesi grand waters and testing the portions of the Province of (^Uiebec and ihi State of Afainc adjacent to them. The fame of the RangeU'y Lakes o Maine is known to every reader of spoiling literature, and all tiiat h;T been written of them will apply ccjually well to this territory. Nor is it necessary to unilertake a long and tiresome journey to reai 1 this attractive region. 'I'he o]icniug f>f the Canadian I'acilic RaiKva\'' "Short Line" treal to the fr Mon I r 1 1 1 me Piovinces renders it cas\ of access, and the travellei who makes Montreal hi-- t is a nil o i;o noi: intil the leer, or YOiulcrlu /eugiaiic r. .1 si Hi. ;an, of c riiere is Lake idjacent . . . , . r , . . mill's br nntial ])omt tor tins tii|> ■11 i- 1 1-1 r . 11 leeiilv 1 will luul solid comfort all ' - the wav, and onlv a short run by rail before the Mecca of his pilgrimage is gained. I'lOlh M egaii t i c and Mooseheatl can boast of beautiful suironiuliiigs in sense of the term, ami both are )ints for those conlemi)lating a holiday with canoe and camera. TIkmc is no fear of the changeful panorama of water and island, mountain ami forest, growing monotonous, or of tlu' Toyageur finding himstlf, after a week's explorations, sighing for f-esh fields. The manifold interesting features of these magnilicent forest jewels are of the kind that wear well, and a man might cruise about for several months, and then go away with nianv attractive points yet un- visited. But while the lover of the silent craft and the camera can find abundant ojipoitunities for gratifving his tasti'. it is lo the aug'er and sportsman ihat this region specially apjieals. This is the chosen "stamping-ground" of moose, caribou, and deer, and he must needs be a poor hand at shooting who cannot kill enough big game to satisfy any one worthy of the name of sportsman. Hut ii must not be imagined that the animals mentioned can be slaughtered at will, particularly moose and caribou. A hunter of any ex])erieucc will know better than this, and the novice will learn that even in this favored locality they do not stand around like cattle in a barnvard to be " potted " by any one able to pull a trigger. Hut even a green hand should be able to readily secure a deer, if aided by an experienced guide ; for the common deer is simply abundant, and residents think no more of the capture of one than a sportsman in one of the over-hunted covers thinks (8) y oiUl Ri\cis, lesser St lake at tl Pncilic 1' near t.hii 2xpcricni localiiies of Anna the strea favm ile far as 111' to the gi I-ishi waters. a.s high Septeml and eve the lish and Am trout fi (tf tish. Sep; three -qi ranking aliove t duljbed ^e Mc fine ter As ,\kK MKC.ANl'H AMI M< )OSK.llKA I > !,AKK. 4 LAKE. ' ^^''y "' v:t'i<^''y- '''t' iavorite method of hunting at l,akc visiliu" thesi ^''■-'■^''''* '^ " jai king " (or fire-hunting) upon the water courses and bogs. hu'bec and ilic' '^ ' """(lcrM miles, [ts principal feeders are the F.ower Spider and Arnold efore the Me 1 '^'^'^'^' ■^'^" '''^ Annance, Victoria, and .Sandy Rivers, and numerous ma'^e is tiain ' 1 Ic^""' '^'■^'•"i'*^- •'^'•'' "^ outlet is the Cliandiere River, which leaves the o n Chaudierc I'.iy, Moose liay, the Victoria and Annance Rivers, and all the lesser streams and inlets, the hrook- troul fishing is good, and there is no difficulty in taking fine strings of fish. Separated from Rake Megantic by a "carry" of a trifle less than tbrec-ipiarlers of a mile is llu famous " Macannamac," or Spider Lake, ranking next in si/e to Megantic. This lovely water, lying 3000 feet aliove the sea-level and sleeping amid rugged mountains, has been ai)tly dubbed " the Clencva of Canada." IFpon its shore is the club-house of the Megantic h'ish and Came Club, which corporation controls it and a fine territory with simil.ir facilities for sport to that just described. A short run by rail from Megantic over the iJoundary Mountains, bou, and deer, lot kill enough Isman. ]>ut it daughtcred at xiierience will n this fav(,)rcd 1 be "jiotted" hould be able uide ; for the more of the covers thinks I 10 FISHIXr, AND SHOOTINO. which divide the I'lnvince iit (,)iicl)ec from the State of Maine, cn;iMi.i,|- ,„^,.,^ travellers by the ''Short Line" to re.ieh one of Maine's most lovely ^ .Jdes wil tions, anil also one of the best for sport; one of the most jjromising I'l'iiixi^. l)v 1 for rnffcd grouse and red deer being liealtie Station. Shortly af:, j|,^. ^\ j crossing the international boundary the headwaters of the Moose l-ii 'uj, ,,„(> ai)])ear, the line following the stream and its chain of lakes closely "'I'-tahdin the shore of Moosehcad Lake is reailad, and finally the Canad:;;j^|| .j„ .j. Pacific Railway station and town of (ireenville. , ,1^, ; The headwaters and chain of lakes of the Moose River, in addition ■ Wcsi being perfect gems of natural beauty, are first-rate for speckled tr( , ^.^^^^^ the fish running to good size, and (piite ])lentiful enough to keep ''pwUn, rod busy. An exploration of this rliain of waters would richly r^'l f (i,.. the labor, anil fiunish all the essentials for a thoroughly enjoya outing. moist. Lakes and ri\er, all iiuhiikd, ixtend for about t^^'*^'"'}"' falnc miles l)efore the current reaches .Moosehead Laki, the sceneiy bi ; i | ,j|. very pretty, and the greater portion of the water furnishing g(Jod fishii „„;,,„;„,, The variety and quantity of game to be fouiul at the several points ab. r,,,,^,,i,,.; these lakes and kimlred waters, and others easily leached from ('re. moie ville station, arc about the same as at Megantic. , i .^^^^■^ A glance at a map will show why this jiait of Maine is sucli •., j^^. f noted game and fish country. Lakes and ponds and small ^t'l'i' ,avncil tl fairly net the whole rcgiiui, offering grand facilities for the trout fi^'" ft.nlion and, as thev thread the verv strongholds of moose, caribou, bear, ai „„,.;„,,,. ' - - '^ ' o\\\ nil c deer, the lover of the rille can readily guess what fine "PP'"''i"i'"'|istcid o are offered for the cai)tine of one or all of the animals named. In ;i i.diidt dition, quite a number of duck and other uame can be found, ai i, ,,,.;ii ' i^ » Til eu\ 1 1 1 in such splendid covers as those shaggy woods ruffed grouse of com-. ,. ^ 'i''^"'"(l- jaunts ot To give a separate descrijition of the different waters would requii _p ,,||i a book much larger than this. Their name is legion, and the gri .-n^^^d .j majority of them are well stocked with trout, and a few with land-lockiy„[^.^^ ^.. salmon. (Juides, necessaries fr)r a camping ]iarty, and information coi^f ,1,^, p cerning the best points for sport can be obtained at (ireemille. Speni-ir-p,,, ;^|,, Indian, Sijuaw, Wilson, and Roach Ponds, Hrassau Lake, and .i.u^. ^^,,,1, tlu! little streams that feed Moosehead, arc noted for tnnit, and tLaj^iiy ,c guides can pilot you to many others. Those preferring to make tht 5p,,,t.,„H lieai, [Uartcrs at ('ireenville will find good accommodations in the larj; i hotel uiion the shore; plenty of boats, and am]>le means of enjovnient 4 and there are many steamers on the lake to take the visitor where h wills. Moosehead Lake is forty miles long by from two to fifteen wide* with many islands, large and small; and its shores, for wild beautv | compare well with its Canadian or American sisters. The surround | ing hills are lofty and covered with dense forests; and here and there ^ towering mountain rears high above the tangle of rolling woods, formiii i pictures of which the eye never wearies. Clrandest of all is Mom | Kineo, at the base of which is the Kineo House, a commodious sumnu i hotel with 250 rooms, ani conducted in first-class style, fts appearani | reminds one of the popular resorts of the sea-coast, and it is fli i tr/K/eciT'ous for a small armv of tourists during the season. Close bcsiii I it is a handsome club-house, owned liy American gentlemen wlio com | each season for the fishing. A large general store is close at ham where camp supplies, etc., mav be purchased, and there ave plenty < competent guides and good canoes and skiffs available. The abo\ I.VKK NfK.OANTIC AND MOOSKMKAI* I.AKK. 11 ) Maine, enali!..^,j- ,,^,.,11011 does not incliuk; onu-tliird of the trout waters to which the s most lovely ■'■ jj,ies will show the way. A paitiiulaily inviting trip l)y canoe can be t promismg poir j,,!^. i,y leaving Moosciiead Lake by the "north cany." portaging over . loitly 'ii', the West liranch of tlic Penobscot River, and tiience down stream, tile Moose Ki.-jji, ^^^^^^ lisliing, varied scenery (including the celebrated Mount vc c oseiy "'I'jitahdin, ,1 mass of granite a mile high), .ind a dash of adventure to lly the Cana(l:;;jj^, ,^,^ additional charm to the cruise. The Kast I'.ianch of the I'eiiob- :0t, the Allagash, St. John, ami .\roostook are also reached by following ver. 111 addition ^^ ^y^,^, Ilraiuh to Lake (Jhcsumcook and thence nortii. Particulars of ^' ^ ' " lese routes may be obtained from the guides, or by consulting Steele's '"^ '' ^ '' ' Paddle :ind Portage " and " Canoe and < 'aniera," whici-. contain maps ■ ould richly rei , ,, • 1' 1 1 • ,• r . • 1 .1 . i- 1 1 -' ' f the legion and clever descriptions ol trips by that accomplished ''""^'^'>' ^'''j">''' moist, and "Hubbard's Cuide to .Moosehead Lake and .Northern about twent\'-l r ■ •< 1 • 1 .1 ,■ u 1 • n -p, ,, , r ,r ' lame, which covers the entire ' pond region. 1 he outlet of Moose- ^ "^ ead Lake is distant from (Ireenville alxjut twelve miles, and is the g gooc islui gpj,|,,jm, ,jf ji,^, Kennebec Uiver. There is a comfortable hotel there, at veral points ab^ r 1 ' 1 c. .• 1 ii r 1 ■ 1 .. 1 1 • i . r ' Iciosehead Station, and the lishmg, close at haiul, is equal to many of died from (In., , 1 ,•.- d • 1 . ■ r r lie more remote localities. Jiy going dciwn stream in canoes, Indian 'ond and other crack trout pools are reached, and close to the river there ^ ^'"^ .'ill be found plenty of game. P'rom this brief description it maybe ■"^ '"'iarncd thai the Mej',aiitic and Moosehead regions are (it for the careful oil 1^11' tt^,„(j|)„ (,f veter;'.ns of rod and gun; and a trial of them will s|)eedily c.iiiboii, bear, aigj^.ji^j.j, .^^^^. ^^^^^ ,|,,^, ^|^^. ^bove statement falls short of th(,- reality fine oiiportunil; , 1 ,• ' 1 • ,1 1 1 ''"'"' ustead ol over-drawing the picture. ^'' {•'ojlowing the Canadian l^icitic Railway's ''Short Line" beyond omul, •ii_jj^,(.,)\ill^^,^ tliu route traverses for some considerable distance a similar d grouse of com. Qji,,,,.^. ^,, j|,.^^ ^^.i^j,,], i,.^^ already been referred to; through favorite launts of forest ganu', and passing many lakes, and crossing streams that ters would requii^^^. full of gamv Irotit. F.ake ( )naway, or "Ship Pond,'' as it is also '.' ' "^ ^'' :allcd, ;ind Schoodic Lake are among these, and two more beaiiliful \i 1 ■Ti^'-lo' iMygj^.^^ ^..^j^j^,,j be wished by those preferring to camp beyond the bustle 1 information c<.;,f ,|,^, busy haunts of men. lly this line, which sh,.rtens the journey \ I e. . I'cnci.-j.jiii^ Montreal to the Maiilime Provinces by nearly 300 miies, several of a e, .uul .i.jjj^. \v,,|]d-fMinous >,iliiion rivers of New Prunswick and \ova Scotia are or trout, and tljaj^Hy ,e.iched. and the advant;iges it oilers will be ajjpreciated by all ng to make th. ,p,„,„„.,„ tions in the lar: ms of enjoymeir visitor where li 3 to fifteen wide for wild beaut\ The surrouii(! here and then g woods, form i I of all is Mom iniodious sumnii Its appearaiii t, and it is tli •n. Close l)esi(: - lemcii wlio con s close at hain re are plenty < ^ ble. The abov ■ ■ti" W^/^- — -V ^^m NEW BRUNSWICK. if *. Y in NEARLY every sporlint; writer of any i)rnniiiicncc has had mor less to say of si)(>rt witli rillc, }j;im, or rod, or holidays with can'^ and canvas, upon one or other of tlie many heautiful hkes i streams of tliis favored province. Tlie hare nicnlion of New I'runswi at once calls up visions of "calling" or "creeping" moose; of adv tures with black l)ear; of salmon i)oo!s and struggles with hard-tighli control are also (piite numerous enough and good enough for all hmnl visitors. i the T onlluenc fish; of trout and heavy creels; of grouse and water fowl, — in fine, sport not to be excelled in any of the other provinces of tlie country. New llrunswiek is by no means a travel-worn country, nor are i - '. sporting possibilities being exhausted. ^Ireat tracts of it are rough Ian " . ' heavily forested and accessible with any degree of comfort only by wair , ' , and luckily these water-routes are well stocked with fish. Of course i salmon rivers of any note are princi|ially in jirivate hands, but the m\\ ber of lakes and Uout streams where the wealthy salmon-fisher has ; ,)esl sail )lenty of Moose, caribou, deir, bear, and several varieties of f ur bearii ... . 1- 1 . • 1 • .1 ,. I branch animals, with grouse, watcr-lowl, etc., arc cf)mprised in the game li ^ and some of the best localities for them are traversed by what w'^ ' formerly called the New llrunswiek Railway, but which is now embodii' in the Canadian I'acilic system. This line, or system of lines, affoii^ / direct access from McAdam Ji"u:tion, at the international boundary St. Stei)hen, St. Andrews, St. J(jhn, Frederictoii, Ilavelock, Aroostoo ' *" Edmundstoii, and New Uninswick points between these centres, and al- to I'resque Isle and lloulton in Maine, lietween the extreme nortlui ' inland i^oint, I'-dmundston, and St. John City on the Ruy of Fiindy, li a broad expanse of variid country netted with waters and well foreslc and offering many inducements to shooting, fishing, or camping jiartii, " \ Owing to the ease with which a number of attractive lakes and streaii' "^ ''' ^^ may be reached, this territory especially appeals to those who l)eg: a siiorting trip from points in New I'ingland, but it is also well worth tl , ,, ' e , , 1 ,. • . ,. snil Ma( attention of others, though living at greater distances. One of the most beautiful resorts of the coast is St. Andrews, sitiiati. ■r. Ill, 1 • 1 • , ,. • 1 • , ■ in the g on rassauKKpioddy bay, which, in addition to being a charming ai healthful si)ot where one can spend a pleasant holiday, offers excelle; \ fishing in both salt and fresh water. Tlenty of fishing craft are availab 5 In the harbor, and visitors may have a deal of fun hauling out the hai( | pulling denizens of I'assamafiuoddy l!ay, or in deep-sea iishing outside i | Fundy or the Atlantic. T'or work with the rod or trolls a number > I lakes and streams, well stocked with land-locked salmon, togue, and tron • are within easy reach. Among these are the Chamcook Lakes (three v number), IJmeburner, Bartlett's, Stein's, Snow-shoe, Welsh, C'rai } Turner's, McCulloiigh's, and Creasy Lakes, and the Digdcquash Rivt and several others of minor importance. Indian guides and canoes m.i be hired at the Indian village near the park at St. Andrews. Between McAdam Junction and St. John are several good watei- among the best being Harvey Lake, half a mile from Harvey Station South Oromocto, Long and Victoria Lakes, reached from Casiiereaii (12) NF.W imUNSWlCK. 13 tation, and the vvaturs closu to Wclbford Station. St. John is also on le routu tcj the Miraniichi, Nupisicjuit, Mctapedia.', and Rcstigouchc :ivers. In the immediate vicinity of Canterbury good fishing and shoot- ig can be had, the best water being Skiff Lalvc, a few miles west. Voodstock, on the .St. John River, is a convenient point for canoeing. "c has had mor ■ "^'^ southwest branch of the Miraniichi is a cajjital water, and to reach lojidavs with ci ■ ^'^'^ ;i"glcr should go to the town of Kent, and thence by team to the >eauliful like- ^ovks, where guides with boats or canoes are avail.able. if New Urunsw '^ river, now pretty well known, but none the worse on that account, moose- of ad I* ^'"'" '^'"'-"''l"^'' which enters the St. John close to Andover. At the with harfl-li"),! 0"'^"^'"'^'^ "^ ^^^^ rivers is situated a village of Abenaquis Indians, who C,,^yj jij /"- , (lake reliable guides, and will show the way to camp sites, salmon pools, f the countrv "'' ''''' '''^^"^^^ "f trout. The scenery of the Ti)l)i((ue is very fuie, and )untrv nor -ire t^*^''^' "^'''V "^ '^ week's or month's holiilay spent upon it should prove it are rouL-h 1 '^^^^ enjoyable. The river is a noted spawning i)lace for salmon, and in C,j,.f ,^j,l ij ertain reaches of it great strings of trout can be killed. About forty sh. Of course I niles from its mouth is the Xictau, or l'\)rks, where three rivers meet in,iw- r,.,. .1 - ind form an ideal "|)(iol,"and one (jf tiie surest points for salmon. iMos, [)ut the mil nion-fisher h • A^ove this jjooI the (!ampbell River, the right-hand branch, offers the luh for all humli''®'"' salmon fishing, while the Nictau, or left-hantl branch, contains )lenty of trout. cs of f nr b - "'^ slujrt distance north of Andover is Aroostook Junction, from which in the ifinx ' ril"'i"*^'i '''"^ extends to Northern Aroostook, Me., via Fort Fairfield, rsed bv'whit ^a'ibou, and Prescpie Isle. A number of very good waters intersect the h is now cmh I '0"""'y contiguous to these places, and each of the towns named has n of lines, aff()i?^'^'"y^''- '^"^^■' ;^*-<^""'"""l'it'0"- ional boim 1- • ■ I'lom Caribou the Fagie or Fisli River Lakes may be conveniently velock \r) m reached. The northern terminus of the railway is lulmundston, situated ie centres in 1 ■ i ^^""' ^''^' centre of a choice fishing district. Among the best waters are cxtrcnu' n irfl ■■^^^' ^'PP'-'' St. John, the Green and Madawaska Rivers, and the Temis- Il'V of F 1 1' I couta aiul Sijuatook Fakes. The lOagle or Fish River Fakes, named as and well f re'i ''*'".^' accessible frt)iii Caribou, Me., may also be reached from Edniunds- 1- ,.n.-,,r,;.,„ . .• 'on. A trio that has been praised very hiiihiv I'V men comi)etent to I I. imping partu, j o , , ... lakes and sir ■ J'"^'j^'^ '^ '^^ follows : first, up the Madawaska for iifteen miles to Clriltins ; those who b ■ ,-^^^'' "cirry " to Mud Fake, thence via ISeardsley ISrook to the Squatook Iso well wortl .i'^'''^'^ '"^'^ Kiver, and from there by way of the Tolcdi, Temisc I, togue, and troii « k Fakes (three i I , Welsh, Ciaii i igdequash Rivi , s and canoes m.i ews. ;ral good water- i Harvey Station roni (iaspereau i f, THE RIDEAU LAKES. itliti at en;-;ll> '>>' :ity be SI- lOiivcycd j»\vrcm:c idcrcil V. OV a certainty, tliusu wlio \y,\\\: tustcd tlic li>liing mi the Kiclcan le clmsi. the " I )r()\viiL'(l l,.iiul,s"' iL'(|iiirf no iLcninmciiilatiMn to iiiii>aiitH; '"> them to iiiaki.' a stcoiul trial. ISy tiic loiistriKtiou of tlic Kii'.;ajiiie, etc Canal, a watery highway 125 miles long, cxtunthng Irom the cai)ital acitic Kailw.iy; and no matter wiietlar you go by steamer or rail, your ction of tlic Kic'iaiioe, etc., will be carrietl with you and carefully looked after. Furthcr- >m the capital 'xivn-, there art; acres and acres of ground that, unless their appear- icd, and this i' m^e is very deceptive, should i)e good spots for woodcock; and a spend a liol. .paniel might prove a most useful com[)anion in workmg up cock and filing and shoiK.rr^nisc, the latter Ining fairly plentiful at many points, which the practised land will nil doubi locate l)y the appearance of the cover. Kiileau Kiver \\ While making thij, trip by canoe you will pass many camps upon tiic )ssibk' ; and wLiho^s, and meet many holiday-makers who are, like yourself, linding lealthy recreation in tracing out tiiis pleasant route. , . liy far the greater j'ortion of the way is exceedingly pretty. A camp /? '.'-^/'.(iiWl! ;an be jHtched almost anywhere; should you desire to stretch your legs ibit, you can land where yon will. The fishing is exceileir, as is tiic ihooling, early in the fall. The route is easily reached and easily raversed, there being no iiardship connected with it. F'lies arc not ;roublesomc ; and for those wiio prefer to spend their holiday among mtly surroundings, and at the same time remain within reach of civil- zation, the Kideau offers inducemeiils of a very high order. The entire .rip is inexpensive, and has been made in a week ; but that, of course, necessitated hard work at the jiaddles. A couple of weeks would do it nicely; and if the time is extended a wi;ek longer it will not be spent in vain. I'hc steamer "kideau ilelic"' runs between Kingston and ()tlawa thice times a week each way, and fishermen can tiiid excellent cpiarters at ilie An^ler.- Inn al Portland. nm: ■:.. . / 'rK'iy A /l*i;S/'/i/ji',i'.,'ll' lined from llow" ng woodland a: low known as i: s water, and mid i unly held its ow le floodeti coun ere formed, ov i)f duck and otlii lock, to suggc itural water hi;; () lakes of greati f rice, weeds, ni iidcau is reaclii! ]v I'V SHARBOT LAKE. THIS famous lake is siULilcd diucily im the line el' the ('.in.n I'iicilic Railway, being alxuit i(jO inilLh distanl fioni Mon^: cn.siiy ixatlioil from ( )tta\va, and 1(19 niilus Irom 'i'oioiiti would Ijc a ditticult luatttr to lind .1 more siiiiahlc 01 bu.uililid spni camping, or a resort wilii sir h natural advantaL;es where belter s| with rod and gun can be enjoyed. For picturexjue seenery and water Sharbot J,ake will stand comparison with any in ( )ntario ; either upon the shores or the many pretty islands that dot its surfaec beautiful camp sites for all corners. Some strings are to be relied on. The list of lislies that may be taken ti; are black and rock bass, pike, and a few lunge, though the lattei . seldom killeil. The black bass, as might be expected, afford the liir. sport; and, to show that tlic) attain .1 great s:/e, it maybe nuntiii. that one of the heaviest small-moulheil black bass on reioril was tak there. Trolling is a standard method, but a good hantl with a rod 1 have the pleasure of killing line fish with the tly, with worms or ndnn' bait, the latter being somewhat diilicult to procure, but very deadlv available. Those who understanil the ways oi ciayli>h can lind 1 shari)-ni[>ping, "retrograde" fellows under stones and other shelter; .i: it is sehloni that a black or rock liass is able to resist one of these teuij ing uiorsels, if properly jjlaced on the hook. A very efficient method is to use a good-sized hook, anil, havr secured the crayfish, insert the barb int(j the mouth and iju.sb the h< ■ along until the point is well clear of tlie tail of the bait. The craytlsli of course killed as deail as ditch-water, but that matters not at all. Tl curve of the hixjk roimils him to a natural shape, and if you send h: down rapidly, he will represent exactly the backward rush of the !i "nipper " going to the rocks for shelter ; and, if there are bass about, will be promptly seized, even when live minnows and artificial baits pri useless. " It's a nughty captivatin' dainty," as a fi iend once roareil ■ on his first trial of one rigged for him, after he had changed from minn to worm, and spoon, and artificial lures all in vain; ior the crayfish li hardly sunk five feet in the clear water ere a huge bass darted fn auKjpg the rocks ami gathered it in, and gave him a set-to that he ne^ forgot. When fishing with crayfish, care should be taken never to ji them upward unless actually striking a lish, for they are easily broki Vy tender handling two lish may be taken with the same bait, and son times three or even four — a matie- well worth attention with sii ditticult a tine ^ A fair iiumbc and til I'll right o s.mu. V a good waters altoget Th in that iiinnin of th and m gr.'tiiiii nun h ( about 1 is licne ^* SIIAKIurr I.AkK. 17 c (if the C.-iii.L It fiCllll 1\I(111 tlDIll TdlUlltl ln.-.lUtlllll h|)u| ulu'ic liftlcr >j si.(.iu.iy and y ill ( >iitaiii.; tli>t its siiifad kI.s arc alicai: 'Wncis, wlio 1 I i-atcil tciiii. > lint SO very _L;t ', as its advanii wiiy it sliuiiid ;. 'I'lic aftiaci — foicsttd sliiM water uull stcj( ;, dilticiilt lures to secure. Trnllin^' with bass spoons should always insure a line string at Sharbot, and artitieial baits might be trieil with advantage. A fair catch would run from a do/.en good tish up to three times that number for a morning's work — (|uite iiiougli to repay one's exertions; ami the chance of landing an extra big one always maintains tiie interest. There is hotel aci ommodation for a limited niunber, and a few boats, right oil the spot. Hoard will cost about 5i per day, and a boat the saiiu, with special rates for each by the week; and $i a day will secure a good man. I'lies are not so bad at Sharbot as upon many other good waters, and tr(Mible the angler but little after June 15, anil disappear allogetiier abmit two weeks later. 'i'iiis lake is a ni)ted resort for duck in the fa!I. being one of the best in that part of the country. Many handsome bags have been made there, 1 (liming as high as fifty birds in a day to one gun. T'he great majority of these duck arc what are styled "fall duck," that breed farther north, and merely rest a week or so at the lake while upon their southerly mi- gi.'tion. It is therefore i'npossible to set an e.xact time for a visit, as niiu h depends upon the w^atiier ; but the month of ()clober should be about light. I'^arlier in the .-.eason a number are sometimes killed, but it is Liencraliv uncertain work. I' conteni, for In lay lie taken tli, igh the lattei , I, afford the lii,, may be niintidi. 1 let Old was tak nil with a rod , worms or minn 'lit very deadiv tisli can (ind t, Hhcr shelter; .;; lie of these tciiij 00k, ami, havi' lid push the In . ■ The crayllsli s not at all. '11 if you send li rush of the !r ire bass about, I ificial baits pre once roared . ;cd from minn > ■ the crayfish |: ass darteil fi, ,j -to that he nc I en never to ji ; i re easily brok i J bait, and sot; 1 iitioii with sii THE RIVER TRENT AND ADJACENT WATERS, AND PETERBORO. THIS is ;i leginii as yet conipaiativcly little known Id tlic ni.ijority 111 tciiii istspoiisnitn and anj-'Juis ; yet it is nni; nf the best available, L.s|)ecially fur those whe make 'I'oronto their starting point. Leav- ing; Toronto by the Canadian I'acil'ic Kaihvay, Havelock Station is reached within four hours, and the C(jst of a return ticket is only a trille over #5, or in other words, you can leave Toronto in the morning and be busy with the black bass and lunge early in the afternoon, a feature that should bear due weight with those who have only a tew ilays at tiieir disposal. I lavelock, distant 100 miles from Toronto, is the best point to select as headijuarters, if a trial of the Trent is decided ujion; and the angler or sportsman can take the trij), satisfied that, unless he is one of those unfortunate beings who seem specially selei ted as the victim of hard luck, he will be richly rewarded for his trouble, (.'hjse to Havelock .Station liiere is a comfortable hotel where visitors can make themselves perfectly at home, and also jiick up valuable pointers as to the best methoils for circunuenting The l/ig lunge antl bass that claim the 'I'rent as their home. Hastings' bridge is only three miles ilistant from the hotel, and you can secure conveyances at the latter place and be driven over, and are then right on the spot. I!(jats and guides can be secured at the bridge at very cheaj) r.Ues, and to m.my the most enjoy.d)le method is to go into camp at o.ie or other of the desiiable sites along the stream. Those who tlo ncjt fancy spending a holiday under canvas can find excellent accommodation in houses close at hand. From the 15th of June until the end of the open season the lunge and black bass fishing is A I, except oi\ an odd day now and again, such as will be exjjerienced upon any water. Above the bridge, towards the town of Hastings, trolling for lunge will give satisfactory results, for the " fresh water sharks " are very numerous, and bite freely at either spoon or live minnow or chub, and the catch will be vaiied with heavy black bass. The right- hanil channel at the islaml, going downstream, and below the island for some two n\iles to the government boom, are famous reaches for bass and lunge. Ft)rty bass, running from a pountl to iivc times that weight, have been killed by a single rod in an afternoon with minnow bait; and lunge, .scaling all the way from five to twenty or thirty pounds, have been taken, the smaller fish being plentiful. If you want to have genuine fun with a big fellow, just troll for lunge at this point, using a stout rod and suitable tackle, and for a surety you will have a tussle now and then that will quicken your circulation vastly, or you are no true lover of the gentle l)astiinc. I'"ine strings of bass can also be taken by still-fishing all along the river, between Hastings' IJridge and Healy Falls and Kaj)ids, a distance of about five miles. The stream varies in width from 100 yards to a ([uarter of a mile, and here and there expands into broad bays; and at many points there are rocky shoals and gravel beds, where, as the bass fisher will guess, many fine fish are sure to be. 15ut the spot of sjjots for small-mouthed black bass is below the falls. The stream plunges down fully forty feet over a rocky ledge some 100 (is) grous ( : is I' RIVKK rUKNT ANH ADjAlKNT WATKRS, AN'I» l-KIKKMoKO. 10 - yards wide, and amoiif; the dccj) pools below is where the bass arc found in all iheir glory. No chicken-hearted, soft fish tliesc, hut stout, voracious fellows, l)red in the cold, fast water, and game to light lor liberty to the la.>t kick. On proper tackle a two-pounder, helped by the strong current, will afford as uuich sport as a fish of twice the weight in a lake or sluggish stream, und wiun a real heavy one takes hold (and you will hook them up to and over four pounds), look out for si|u.ills. lie will lax your nerve and skill lo the utmost, 'for it is no tyro at the art th.il tan play one of these dusky aeiobals to his de.ith under sucii coinlilions. The writer well reiucnibers one glorious day, when thirty-eight grand ti>h were killed on the |)ools below the falls and farther down stream iluring an aflernoon. The bait w.i.\ live minnow on that occasion, and there is no reason foi doubting lh.it more could have been taken, for only a moderate amount of work was done. Craytish, worms, .uid any of the e.ood ariitiei.il b.iits should prove deadly, especially the " ph.iutoni," in >ui h i.ipid w.itei, and a short dist.ince tlown stream line reeorils have been m.ule with the lly. About a mile and a half below llealy I'all.-i the Trent luns into (row I'l.iy, a noted spot for both lunge .uul bass, ami one that is .dmost certain to well reward a trial. Another excellent jjoint (Ui the Trent is Campbellford, twelve miles tioin llavelock Station. Up and tlown stream fioui Campbelllonl a rod can be kept busy all day huig, .uul llie lis lisliing is jiartic ulai ly good. If a letter is sent notifying the proprietor of lllute's Hotel, Campbellford, a (onveyanci will lie sent to lueel you at llaveloek, and no further trouMe need be taken, for all iiifoi ni.ition as to li>hing localitieN will be afforded. .Any one going to llaveloek might .is well write in .ulvaiu;e to iiiiuie bo, Its and conveyaut'C, in orcUr that no time may be lo^t in getting to work. l>y following this course a goodly stiing .^Innild be taken eie night falls on the fust day's outing. .\t times ducks are fairly numerous along the river; and if the fishing trip is phimieil during the open se.ison fm water fowl, the bneehlo.idei >hould be taken along, as, even if the ducks fail, theie aie plenty o| giouse close at hand in the wt, and September. Rice Lake, dist.tnt twelve miles, is leaehetl by steamer, .ind is an admirable point for eain|)ing. Cheinong Lake is seven miles (list.mt by r.ul, and Kataehawaniu k, nine mi!' s. I.i\e minnow b.iit will prove deaiUy with lunge and bass; (he lishing i.-) g,enerally excelknt, and a couple of weeks may be |)leasantly spent with roil and canoe .it trilling e.xpeiise. Kairlv good duck and grouse shooting can be had, but deer must be sought at dislant points. North of llaveloek is a fine s|)orting country, both foi trout, deer, and grouse. It has been very little worked. .V sportsman can go to Rath- bun, or r.ancroft bv rail, at both of whieh places there are good country hotels, and thence drive out inte^ the country he intends to work. THE CHAIN OF LAKES NORTH OF THE TRENT. RAN(J1.\(I luiiiluv.iicl ol llavtldiU is a iifiinii dl lon^t, l.ikc, .iinl stic.mi, wliidi (iimliiiifs |>ii.liiics(HiL' siifiiiiy witli hcmmI iciiitoiy for li>l\ jiiul g.imc. A faiitacliing tliain dl hcauliriil lakes txlciul.i tliroiiuli l\w wild (oiiiiliy, all linked logfthci by small strcaius luuigablc by I aiincs, lxi tpting in a lew i ases. where iiorla^;es have to be iiiadt . 'I'liis eliain ol lakes otfers j^real iiidin eimiUs to (anoiinj; and i ain|)iii).' pailiis, and one can jmi willi eanoe and canieia and liiid ioiMitle>s eoni- binations of seenery too lunnerons for even bare mention; or if rod and gun are also taken, plenty of occupation will bi found for all. In olden d.ivs tliis >il\ir pathway of waters wa> a Tavorite canoe route for Indian huntirs and trappers; for ,t,';""c, ,L;ieat .ind small, wa^ plentiful, and many a nublc buck, luij;e bear, aiul eumuiii; beaver has fallen a vi n.inui (.|. Tin iuknt. 91 'I'wim, Sandy, J.uk, (!usU.iiiiogal)ii(^, l'un};oiinii>;, U hiir, ( iiill, ,iiul L.i^lc JMikc:. I. un^t< .iifii blacL bass fishing ill KdiimiI L.ikc is good, worm and inimiow bait j'.iving siili-sfactory itsiills, tin" sjiuit \nu\'^ best after tlic ist iif [lily. 'I'licTi' arc si;\VL'ral scttlLrs' Il()u^,<:^ mi (lie south Nhuri', wiicre lndgini; can bf sccur**] and a fuw l)()ats are :uailal)lt'. Ducks are Itlentiful, ts|ieii.illy wiKul-iluck, early in tliu soasun ; deer are fairly nniMiriMis and jjmnse alxnidant in the wixkN, and in many "f the swalfs i|uile a nnnibir of womlciK k can be fimnd. •Helmdiil Lake, a few miles cast uf KninKl Lake, is best readied fn.m r>lairt«in Station, beinj^ only a few linndicd yards from tin; hotel, 'i'luri- are a ft;\v buats available at lilaiitnn, and j^nidi.'S can also be secureil there at smali expense. The (isliing is about the .same as already described, and, in fact, the general characteristics of all these waters arc s(i similar as to render sep. irate descriiilidn iist^Iess. Tin.' more northern lakes can be reached by drivini; over the ii->ii.il style of lumbir road, .and, though there are no regidar hotels, sportsnu n cm put mj) at the log- houses where the teimsters hauling supplies to the lumber camps lind accommodation, and be fully as conifcutable as at the average coimtry hotel. Rufbd grouse, wood-diuk, and hare are to be found almost anywiiere, and there are plenty of (her .\nd not :i few beat, while the lishing is soincthini', to be loni', icnu iidiend. .\ few judii ious iiKpiiriis at either lluvelutk or Dlairtoii Stations will elicit ail required intuimution. !l > ■ ■ssi'.aj'sj/ .^.d. «4k.„.iu^..:....j. w.^jjw<- •«.,.. k4^ V ' A THE COVERS AND WATERS OF WESTERN ONTARIO. WI'.STWART) I'iDm l.diuldii, ( >iit.. llu' fxtciisidii of tlu- Caiiadiiiii r.Rit'u- Railway ((nuu'cls tliat city willi tiic Dt'troit Rive r, and lia\<'>^('s well kiiDW II shootiiiu j^roiiiids. Wars aj^o it was a famous loi'i'iy Icir (kci, licai. w ild ImUcv, };innsc, (juail, etc.; but tlu' lavi',i'i- t;anu' has Iktii (unipKtih kilk'd dtl ai almnsl ovcrv pnjnt. and, while a fi w dctT vit iiihaliit the fcii'sl lands of thr ninn' sparsely si'tllcd (.(luntiis of the 1 xireine western end of tile j)ro\ ince there are hardly suflieieiil of them to w irranl a trial of any liut tliose woods Ivini; hctwei'u Lakes St. <"lair and I'.'ie, and even then a >tranL',er would liave liiil lillle I hanee of sneeess. 1 1 ere and there, in the sixt\- oi more miles of country lietween the (itv of London and the town of Chatham, wild ttukey are \el to he found, luit ihev are protected liv law until 15th ( Icto'ber, lSi)7. i'lUl the name to he de|)ended upon comiuisi's cpiail, grouse, wood- cock, rahliits, and ,1 j^reat v.irietv of water fowl, ahoundini; 'u the western marshes. The ck'arinu of farms and ( idtivation of vast t lacks o| ( onntry, while it sonnde(l the death knell of all the laiiji'r i:,ame, in nowise atlccled the qu.iil and lahhits. .and tlie uronse Init little. Indeed, if it had not heen that incn'ased p o p u I a t ion tneant a corres- 1 1 o n (1 i n i; i n - i crease in the nundni . of i.;tins, there would J he more hirds than 3 e\er in the covers, ir ;is the additional acie.iL'.c under crops • .-. .. '"dy means : ' ■ :;? an increase ;■:'.'' ; of their food .siipplv. «,> u a i 1 ahoinul in all the w<'st- ern counties, and oidv in the western portion of Ontarii> are these tamest of all i;.ime hirds foimd in Canadian lerritorv in snfiicient nnmhers to ;itford sport. They are wonderfully prolific, and, 1Iioul;1i they are suhjected to far loo nuii-h sliootinji;, fine si)ort can he liad with tlnni over ur d (lo;;s. .and excellent l)a>'s maile, providinu one 'lie can liohl slraiyhl and ])Ull (piic l''rom ten to as iii^h as thirty or more liirds can he killed in a day's work Veiv fair sport can be liad m tlie covers of Kent and l''ssex Count at ahno.st .any point mcuc tlian thirtv miles west of London, the sportsman also finding a few iiifted .grouse, woodcock, .tnd a niimher of rahhits while piaietralint; the covers in piirsiiil of a hexv of (jiiail he lias flushed. Plenty of birds can be found within comfortable ilrivint; distance of (22) to to tl tl t COVERS AND WATF.RS OF WKSTKKN ONTAUIO 2;) dial) , .111(1 as a t llu> and, ■tiled ardlv WCCM iillll' imlrv \' art- Wdod- ■sUrn mirv. eclod lu'cn leased lion idires- j; i n - iinilier would s lliaii overs, itioiial 11 Dps means ufficient to merit sjjecial attention, though as a fishing resort it is well worth a visit. =^-:-) (25) THE OTTAWA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. Till', transcontinental line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in its coiiisf from Carlcion [unction to Winnipeg, traverses for the .greater part of the way a region of coiuitry that for sporting pur- poses can liardlv be excelled bv anything outsidt; of tho magnificent game resorts and trout waters of the Rocky Mountains anil the wonderful l)rairies of the Canadian Northwest, 'i'hose, of course, arc not approached by any territory on the American continent ; but the sportsman who has not time to devote to the transcontinental tour can find all the amuse- ment he wants, and vildly beautiful scenery second oulyto the motmtains, and never i'>Mrney a yard beyond Xepigon River. And if that wonderful stream is too far away for the time at command, one need not go beyond the < Htawa River and its tributaries to give rod and rifle full i)lay. Sport such as no man should com])lain of can be enjoyed at will; trout of good size can l)e taken in numbers ; and in these lonely forests are moose, caribou, deer, bear, grouse, and other game, at many points as ])lcntiful as they were when only the hardy 7 ci '(/,;/// /"j and the i)ioneers of olden (lavs invaded their sanctuaries. I'pon tiie main, or " Winnipeg," line the first ])romising stopi)ing-i)lace is the town of Arnprior, situated upon an expansion of the Ottawa known as LiW Cliats, and distant from Carleton Junction about twenty-six miles. Tlie bass fishing in Imc in ( )!itario, which is saying not a little, and the beauty of its scenery has made its name famous. Ipon tJie shores are many attractive spots for a camji ; but the best of all, and ihe one most fre(piented by canip..ig and picnic i)arties, is at the beautiful C/ia/s Rapids, where fine sport can be had with the bass, and a week or so be jilcasantly spent under canvas. No camper ever yet returned from this point dissatisfied with either the fishing or the scenery, and it would be an extremely difficult matter to disc(jver a l)etter location, iioats, guides, and bait can be secured at Arnprior, and board there will cost "'■i ])er day, with guide and boats about the same. The most reliable baits are live minnows and worms. Trolling with spoons is also a sure method, and other artificial lures ought to do good service. The town of Pembroke should be the objective point for those who seek trout fishing unexcelled by any waters in ( )ntario. It is situated upon Ahmiette T.ake, an enlargement of the Ottawa River, and is some seventy-eight miles from Carleton Junction, and directly upon the line of railwp.;, . The town contains about 5,000 inhabitants, and offers good hotel accommodation at prices ranging from ^i a day up. There are plenty of boats and carriages to be hired at a moderate outlay, and it is the centre of one of the very best trout regions in America; and there are also several jilaces within easy reach where cai)ital black bass fishing is the rule. The entire country hereabouts is intersected with many streams of various sizes, all plentifully stocked with trout, the size of the fish varying in proportion to the volume of water where thev arc found. A detailed list of them would be useless, as the angler cannot go astray. On the Quebec side of the Ottawa River, the i.aurentian range of mountains (26) and dcs| thei hall to (VI TAW. \ klVKR AND ITS 'rRIIUnAklKS. 87 i fnriiis the Imiik, ami miry stream which courses down tht;ir sloiics (and llieir iKimc is K'i;ioii) is slocked witli trout. ( hi lhc()nlario side, and within a fiw mih s of remhroUe, are a half do/en waters which afford first rate fishing. Within six miles are three good waters, in any of which an average angler can take from thirty to forty good fish in a day. Witiiin twenty-five miles of the town, and out in Chichester township, are a great many lakes, in which large catches can he made. ( »f these lish too much cannot he said: they are the gamest of the game, and a marked peculiarity about them is their iiiiiformily in size. Among a whole day's catch three-fourths of tlie fish would weigh a pound apiece, very few running below that weight, and few or none e.vceeding a ])ound and a half. l'"ifteen miles below the town are the l'o(piette Rapids, than which there is no liner spot for cami)ing. To reach this water necessitates a pleasant drive, but the fishing is of the best. A ))articularly good lake, distant from Tembroke twenty miles, can be reached by steamer, and also the mouth of Deep River, both of these waters furnishing good sport. Another lake is situated upon a small mountain, within c.isy driving distance, and from it s])kndid trout can be taken in good nmibeis, the fish running from one to two and a half pounds. It is a rare occurrence to take a fish weighing less than a pound in the lake, and you will not find a better place to wet a line. To reach it, one has to put in a bit of up-hill tramping, but only long enough to thoroughly extend the muscles and lit a man for a inand dav's woik. A peculiarity about the trout in this and some other neighboring waters is that they appear to Ije of three dil'feriiit varieties, thnuj.',h the difference is simply a matter of color and markings. i'erhaps the first lish caught will be a fine specimen of the ordinary brook front, resplendent with the famous jewelled regalia which have so often been sung and written of. The secoiul lish may prove to be a paler-tinted, heavier-maf Matt;i\v;i, iiiiuty-foiir miles distant, are dozens of streams, all well stocked with trout, and several of them being also excellent for bass, especially at Petewawa, eleven miles from Pembroke, and also at Chalk River, nine miles farther along the line. Inside of this lintit several very go(Kl trout streams an: crossed by the track. One of the best creeks in tint district is Pissett's, crossed by the Canadian Pacific line, and distant from Penduoke si.xty miles. It is wide and open, with safe bottom all the wav across for wading; and sonic of tiie hanilsfjmest trout ever hooked in this entire section of country have been killed on this water. The lish are not phenomenally large, but as a general tlung they run very even in size, the average being from ten to twelve inches in length, f jood sport can be enjoyed here. Half an hour's run from Pissctt's is Deux Rivieres, or Two Rivers Station, another great spot for trout. Put enough have been mentioned to give a gooil rough idita of the great resources of this section of country in the matter of fishing. Pains have ])een taken not to overdraw the pic- ture, and the information relating to this subject has been collected on the spot, and by a practical fisherman who fishes the northern country regularly. To sum up, I can strongly advise a trial of these waters, as the result will to a surety convince any angler that there is no such country for trout fishing. There is no hardship in fishing there, and all charges are moderate. Conveyances can be hired at the ordinary rates, a;ul hotel rates, etc, are the same as in small towns nearer home. Minnow bait for bass can readily be obtained, either by jjurchase or caught by the angler himself with a minnow seine or gang. A very good ]jlan is to have a sort of landing-net rigged up with common mos(|uito bar instead of netting. This, sunk flat upon the ground in shallow water, with bait sus])ended over it to attract the minnows, is a sure and easy means of obtaining a sufficient quantity of bait. A ' bear in nnnd that trout fishing in any of these waters may be pursued a la modi; with every opportmdty for the exercise of scientific skill. None of your worms, or bit-of-fat-pork business, but fly fishing of the best; with no nu)rc obstruc- tions to impede casting than arc sufficient to call forth a display of that skill on which the true angler ]>rides himself. A man or party can go to Pembroke ecpiipped with their finest tackle, and tind every opportunity for using their treasures. They can go with the best rods, choicest lines, deadliest flies, and favorite reels, and find abundant sport ; and they will also find about a half a dozen enthusiastic anglers prepared to extend to them the right hand of fellowship in the craft, and see that visitors enjoy themselves; for there is no need for jealousy of a rival's performance on such richly stocked waters, or in such grand game resorts. The number of expert rods <|uartcred in that part of the country might be counted on the fingers of one hand ; hence it will be readily seen that there is no danger of trying an over-fisked section. There are, no doubt, a large number of experts with the rifle and plenty of men well versed in woodcraft; but it must be remembered that a man must work for his living in such places, and the majority of them have little time to spare for shooting. Even if they did devote the whole legitimate season for killing big game, there would still be abund- ance for all comers. It should also be remembered that those scourges of all good waters — the flies — moderate their attacks about the isth of June, and are not noticed at i.ll after the end of July. OTTAWA RIVER AND ITS TRIHUTARIES. 20 »i(.)ke anis, U for ■io at linut •y the witiu nic of liavc it as a Uii to As a game country, as has been suggested, tliis territory will not be found inferior to any liiicly to lie visited by the ordinary sportsman. Moose and caribou are of course comparatively rare, and are as yet entirely protected ijy law in Ontario, the close season foi" both not expiring until 1X95. lUack bears can be considered plentiful, some years more and some years less, f-ast year they were very numerous, being frecjuently seen from the town of Pembroke, and on at least one occasion were actually in tlic streets! This may sound strange, but it is a fact ; for three bears crossed the river right at the town: and, if the writer's memory is not seriously astray, two were killed inside the town limits after having actually run down one of the principal streets. The common red deer, socalled, can be found but a short distance from the line of the railway: Deux Rivieres and neighboring stations being exceptionally ])r()mising points; but llie best plan for a stranger is to secure a reliable guide, and leave the selection of the ground to him. Duck shooting is freciuently very good on the larger lakes ; but the special merit of this part of the country is the abundance of forest game. Those who visit it can depend upon having i)lenty of chances at deer, within all likelihood a shot or two at a bear, and rutted grouse in abundance. !!■ TUli VEKY Sl'Ol. (30) THE MATTAWA RIVER, ITS HEADWATERS, AND THE UPPER OTTAWA. ^ F()I,1,()\VIN(J llie tr;iiiscfnUincntal Hue lartlar wust beyond I'cin- lirokc ami lliu waters ixfcnctl in, tlic nuxl iinpurtaiit station for sportsmen is tlic town of Mattawa, situated at tlie junction of tiic Mattawa River with tiie Ottawa. On tlie fartlier side of tlie latl'jr stream the l.aurentian Mountains terminate in an immense bluff, where not long since considerable (luantities of gold were liscovered; and abundant auriferous traces have been found throupjiout the upjier Mattawa country, which will also be f(jun(l a veritable gold mine, tiguratively speaking, for those seeking tish and game. The town of Mattawa (a name borroweil from the Indians, anil signifying "The Forks") is one of the best points on that portion of the line to tit out for an extended shooting or iishiiig excursion, 'i'he hotel accommodation there is very gooti and prices are hnv foi board, or guides and boats. It is a sui)i)ly depot for a vast tract of rugged antl wilil country, where extensive lumbering operations are carried on ; and wherever you find hnnbernien you can also depeiul u|)()n fnuling a plentiful supply of their famous "river boats," and the eipially famous canoes. This holds good of Mattawa, and well-informed guides will likewise be secured. The upper country is noted for l)ig game, moose being, for them, plentiful, and deer everywhere. IJlack bears are liable to show at any time; and, moving through the woods, you will Hush ruffetl grouse in numbers — singly, by twos and threes, and whole covies of from nine to fifteen birds. Wing shooting, owing to the nature of tlie cover, is very dillicult, and the best weapon for all-round work is a repeating ritlc. With this, one can cut the heads oft the birds as they sit, for when put u|> they almost invariably tree, and are easily approached; and, arnud with a rille, one is always prei)ared for large game. The writer once look a " No. 12 " breechloader and a Winchester into these woods, and speedily found the former a veritable nuisance ; for it was hard to carry and could rarelv be used, except in the few scattered openings and upon some of the lakes at ducks; and even in the latter case the rille afforded just as much sport. The trip ui^ the Mattawa by canoe is as follows, it being understood that there is plenty of game on either side of the river, and all about the lakes to be mentioneil as its headwaters. Going uj) stream, of course, necessitates considerable work, and this route is described for those who want to be most of their time in their canoe and enjoy a trip up and back. The easiest way to do the Mattawa is io take the canoe by rail to North Hay Station, thence by wagon to Trout Lake, and work down the Mattawa. Vour guide will lay out the route, and decide upon where to pitch the tent if shooting is the primary object. If you are especially bent upon fishing, or are too early for the shooting season, you can secure guides and canoes at Mattawa, and start up stream ])repared to enjoy line scenery and work with the rod that will not prove disappointing. LeaviiiK the town and paddling up the river, the scenic effect is like a (3O FISHINC ANt) SUdoriNC. long panorama of pleasing views, ch:inj;in^; at ivciy I urn ; and tacli stretch ui glancing water and lowering rocky l>ank is apparently fairer than the last, until, a!)(iut a mile anil a half from the starling-point, the first portage is reached at McCool's Mills. This portage is aljoiit too yards long, and then comes the lieautilul sheet of water called Champlain Lake, some five miles long and varying in wiiUh from a quarter to a half mile. The shores of tiiis lake are very pretty and well wooiKd, with numerous nioss-covcreil rocky terraces, which afford excellent >iie>. for a party to pitch their canvas. The fishing is of the best, there being i)lenly of fine lunge and bass, and both take the troll readily; while in any of the countless coves and bays the stickler for the rod can find sco])e tor his ambition with l)ass weighing from one to live pounds. Passing on ui> the lake, a roar of water is heard, antl ]>ri'sently we reach La Rose Rapids. The Amable ilii I'ond River, which is the outlet of a small chain of waters, among which are Crooked, Manitoulin, Smith's, and Tec Lakes, jjours its rapid current into tiie .Maltaw.i at the head of these rapids. The river is well worth exploring, as in the lakes menti'iued there is capital tlshing. To pass I, a Rose Rapid.s necessitates a portage of about a (piarter oi a mile ; then the course is straight against a sharp current until some small rapids are reached at the foot of Birch I,ake. These are but trifling obstacles, and the ne.xt point is what is called "The Needle." Here the detour is completed, and the Mallawa is reached again. A goodly sized brook comes tumbling down the slei p slope from the mountains, and the angler will du well to keep this stre.im in mind, for it drains several small mountain lakes heavily stocked with speckled trout of good size. Passing on uj) the river, Nature assumes a grander aspect, the banks reaching upward higher and higher, until in many i)laces they form walls of sheer rock from too to 200 feet high. I'aranse Rapids anil the Little Parausc demand another portage; then straight paddling again to tin' Mill Rush; another short portage, and thence good paddling through Kel I,ake for a couple of miles ; then another mile of the river projier, the scenery being, if anything, more pleasing than tiiat already i)ass( d, and Talon Shoot is reached. A portage of nearly 300 yards is followed by about a mile of fast water, after which the work at the jiaddles can be slackened, for the 7'('iv/i,w/r has reached Lac ilit }'nie as plentiful as mentioned in reference to the Mattawa. ilach of the unnamed and practically unknown streams and lakes will be found to contain plenty of trout, ranging in size from fmgerlings up to great tish, according to the volume of the water they inhabit. A canoe trip in this direction would ]>rove very enjoyable ; but the fishing and shooting at the points already described are so good that it is hardiv worth while going beyond them, e-xcejit to explore. However, the first stage of the journey mav be made by steamer from \ {.iiri.r I, tlie lit lOU ii|>l,un ;i lull I witli Idr II lllflltV liiiy 'if ipe liir Illy wc OlllU I Itiiullll, 1 ;ii tlu' ic hiUcs LSsitatLS str;iiu,hi C foot III , is what Maltaw.i the slfHi is sticam ■kcil witli Ihc liaiiks (Ilia walls the l.itlle' ain to llu' i; thiinii.',h er propel, (ly pasM (1, s followed lies ean lie amoni; the 1 form the I that will lie splendid ibiite theii heiever the lie foinul to 1 with ,n;iine ■■.ach of the )c found to 3 great fish, trip in this shoolinj; at worth while \ MA II AW \ Kivi k \Mi I UK ri'i'i.k (utawa. m Matiawa up the ( >ll;i\\a, llie rnytti,rnr takinj; supplies, canoes, and guidts with liini. Ily this route lit reai lies a loiiniry of moose, eurilioii, ami hear, and (. very feeder of llie ( Ulawa eontains hrook trout, lie ean traverse l.aki' 'reiniseamiii^^iie (Indian for "tieep water"), an expansion of the ( )tlawa some sevenly-live miles loiij;, containing Mg black bus;, and smroimded by foiested levels of exceedingly rich land, i iipied at present principally by luinbernien and game, but destined shortly to attract numerous settlers, lieyond L.ike 'remiscamiiigiie he can follow llie ( »tt,iwa into the I'rovinie of (^)iiebec to /.d, Uc.s {)iiiii,c and Lake Miiji/nwaja; tluiue to (Irand Victoria Lake and /,\\y, by ;il)oiit ten wide, olk'riiif{ every l;ii ility U)t s.iiliiij;, Initliiii^',, oi lisliiii);. There is plenty of hotel loom, truiit $1 per day upwards, and the town is Imilt ri}>,!it upon the lieacli, the several hotels bein^ about ,!oo yards from the water. lielovv the villaj^e a lon^ pier runs out 150 yaids or more, for the .leconnnoil.uion of the sieanieis and fr oni this point of v.mt.i}'/: bi^ I .Itches of pike, bass, and pii kerel are m.iik d.iily. The metliod used is •' wlii|>pin}', " with a rod and spoon or with a tish's eye for bail ; but llieie are plenty of minnows lo be taken with jiroper ta( kle ; and with live b.iit, or any of the f.ood indtations, j^real catches coukl Ijc made without y,i>ii\i.', f.irther than the end of the wh irf. The writer has taken seven good lish, three of them beinj^ very lar^^e jiii kerel and one a two-pound bass (with common t.ickle borrowed from the hotel pinprietor), inside of a few nunutes, by merely wulkinj^ slowly aloni; the pier and keeping', the bait .d)()Ut fom feet below the surf.ice. The lot wen taken eie the outer end of the pier was turned, or, in other woids, before he had walked lou yards; and numbers of lar^e lish could be seen down in the cool depths, .ippareiitly merely waiting an iiivitaticjii to take hold. There are goji) boats, includinj; a sail boat, av.iilable ; and by takiiij.', a skiff and rowing away towards the Indian reservation, a iileasant trip anil a good catch are assureil. The list of tiili includes bass, pike, pickerel, anil lunge, and heavy ones of each variety will probably be taken during an afternoon's trolling, liut a visitor must remember that sport is sometimes uncertain upon all large lakes, and he should not dopair if he fails to land a big string at the first attempt. This will .liso apply to Trout Lake or to any other water of equal si/e. liut the i hances, especially on Nipissing, amount to almost a certainty in favor of success, and, uidess the water is too rough, he will return with a fine lot of big ones. .As a shooting grounil the Nipissing country ranks very high. There are any number of deer and ruffed grouse all around the lake, ([uite u few moose, cariiiou, and bear, anil upon wli.it is known as the " long arm " o£ Nii)issing, rattling good duck shooting can be had in the fall. The district about Calleiider, and the very best poitions of the .Muskoka ileer country, are close at hand, and those of I'arry Sound lie between this lake anil tlie (leorgian Hay, and they are among the l)est known. One of the best points on the N'ipissing, and reached direct by the Canadian I'acilic Railway, is the cmuitiy around Sturgeon River, distant from North Ray twenty-three ndles. A party of Toronto gentlemen, perfect strangers to the jilace, went in there in the fall of 1.SN7, and got all the deer they wanted, a great b.ig of grouse; and one of them, who had never seen a moose before in his life, killed two of these grandest of all Canadian ileer in one day. In the fall of iSSS some of these gentle- men went again, making their headquarters near .Sturgeon I'alls, and got five deer the (irst week, a lyn.\, and a large mnnber of ruffed grouse, and could have killed .1 great deal nujre game hail they cared to do so. 'I'hey broke camp twice, and in changing, locations lust time; otherwise, the (35) \i ;36 FISHINi; AN]) SHOOriNG. total of killed would have hi-xn imicli more. In 1SS9 tluy were ajj;ain on the old grounds, anil repeated former successes, getting nine deer, to four rifles, ill eleven days, and a heavy bag of grouse. Moose signs were ])leiitifiii, but, as tlie big fellows were jiroteited by law, no effort was uuitle to kill one. l''r(jm this the sportsman can form a rough idea of how plentiful the game is in this highly favored .section. Some four miles inlaml from .N'ipissiiig is the beautiful Trout Lake, of which so luuch has been wriltin "uring the past few years. To a camping party this la!;e offers attractions t.' 1'..' highest oriler, anil there are two or three houses upon the shore where a few visitors can be coiufortably provided for, and where a half illierman so long .is he stays upon the lake, but in the woods along the tiout streams they and the niosipiitoes are pretty bad until the last week in July, when the llies disappear and the mosquitoes cease to be troublesome. Lishing in the ';\ke is a thing to be lemenibered. Deep in its icy depths (for Trout Lake is dee|)er than a prime niinist' r) .ire great big salmon iro'it, and for these an e.xtra weight must be jiut on the troll. liiit one need not i;o '•three tlioiis.ind Ic.igues muler tiie sea" to have sport, for, with ordin.irv t.ickle, b.iss and pickenl of good ^i/e cm le.idilv be l.iken, and now and ag.iin .1 monstei lmii;e will lest the an"lcr's ipi ilitv. < *ne of thirty-live pounds weight was hooked by a lailv, and successfuUv landed aflei' a li.ird light. If a m.m puts in a week .U Ticiut I ..ike, .mil conies awav dissatistied with either the fishing 01 the sceiieiv of lli.it richly endowed spot, he is indeed .1 hard customer to ple.ise. This water li.is been visited by comparativelv few, and the majority of them Aiiui iciiis ; but those who liave once enjoyed the privilege n turn .igain Nc.ir afttr ye.ir, for it is one if tl lose places w hicli never wear out. A guide .ind boat can l.j seciiri. 1 on the s|iot, .md, st.irling from the luad of the lake, the visitor is ilK .iw.iv down for .1 couple of mik ere it is time to cast out the trolls. i'.ach fisherm. in should have a couple ot lines, for this le.ison: .Sotne few vards from the rockv, everi;ieeii tlad shore a sort .f r- inns out ten or tweb e feet IjcIow the surlace. It can be distinctly seen, .lud the object is to keep the bo, it .is nc.ir as possible .ibove its outside limit. Looking down through the cle. 11 water, you cm ti.ice the extreme .due of this ledge, and immediatelv outside of it is a bl.ick ab .f gre.it "« ileptli. The two lines .ire woikid in this wav : one shoifld he as hi ,is possible, and have enough Milker above the tioll to keep it at the depth of this shelf of roi k, the other .md shorter line requiring nothing but the orilin.iiv spoon hook. I''ollowing this method, some heavy lish. should be l,iken, the short line keeping the angler thoioiighly well oniipied plaving bass and pickerel, with ,1 veivgood ch.iiue n| hooking ,1 big limge now .md aga in. I'assing on down the hike, the seeiierv i> exinnielv beautiful, and one realizes how thoroughly attractive is this wilderness pure and simple. tr> oil met in a of Tl rcle.'J writ(| the duclj fani( havcl iialsj sceni of gj anini of I.AKK NIPISSINC, Wn TROr r I.AKF., 37 V I'ri'sintly a roimd Dpfniii;.', ii> llic wall nl' iviml^icc'iis is noiitcii, ami a ('li)st'i inspottiiiii levials Slum I'm tanc, a I'tw vaids loiii;, wliiili leads into l''(inr-Mik' I'.ay. Wc take' a \)vv\i llinpiinli. and nolo Jiow puitv llu' suirDiindin^s arc ; then go down the lake toward I'.ii; Cam]) Island, seven miles from the starimi." ]ioint, jiassing several very jiretty little islands on the way. Afany Americans and Canadians have pitelied their canvas upon tlie liii; island, and all unite in jiraise of the resort. .\ cliudi upon some of tlie great rocks, where the moss forms a re'sting-place fit for a king, gives jileasant relief from the continemcnt of the skilf, and one lan lie in dreamy comfort, and iwilly find thai peaceful rest which is such a delusion ujion many holiday trips, l-'airer spot could not he chosen for a week or so in i:am|), and in a short time the attractions of this neighhorhood will be better understood. 'i'urtle Creek is connected with this water, and the lishing there is something to lie rcnu'inlicred ; while in its outlet, lost Kivir, the bass fishing is unsurpassed. Manv big catches made mi the last menlionid are on ri'cord, some of the ba--^ running over time pounds, ami ipiite willing to be caught at thf rate of fifteen an hour. A peculiarity of Trou; l,ake is a wonderful eclio, which is best tested from a point on the water about two nnles abovt- Mig ("amp Island, especiallv on a calm evening. Indcr siu h c inditit in a whis])er, faint and far. fron\ the gicat forested height that marks the liead of the lake. Shooting in the im, >diale neiidiborhood is alwavs good. I'.i'.irs tre- fjuenfly appear upon the simres: to see deer swinnning from the mainland to one or other of the islands is a conmion occurrence; c.iribou are often met with, and moose havi- always harbor' d about the beaver meadows and in a dcnslv wooded stretch of lowland near ihe foot of the lake. \ ci>upli' of Toronto gentlemen caught a ver\ voung moose there last season, and released it again after it had been admired by the rest of the party. '!"he writer himself saw a grand bull moost' one summer's d.iy, when exploring the shore in a canoe, and he has kilkd large bags of grouse and many ducks there in the fall, and also his share of the deer abounding in these famous woods. Many .irticles jiraising this locality in the highest icrms h.ivc ap])cared in the Canadian and .American fishing and sporting jour- nals, ;ind the t(Uirist can go there satisfied that wonderfidly attractive scenerv and ])lenty of sport will make the trij) a memorable one. Visitors to the World's Fair will be able to judge of the wide range of game to be found in this localils. A idllection of heails and skins atnmals shot in the Nipissini >tricl nas been made bv .Mr. < uorge Lie, )f North Hay, and sent to Chicago. -f^t h^ i ■ i rtlF. Pf.F.ASUKFS or AN'r.F.lNr. THE PLEASURES OF ANGLING. Tliis is till- spot, where the r.linilnws ronl r.l.-ukcn till- (Icinlis iif tlic swiiliim iMiol, Ami iIk' fiiri'st ii---(iiiiiil> witli ili<- l.iiishiiit! nil Of llic silver toii'^uc nf llii- iiiiinir fall. )iisl wliorc .1 preat liic; limit wmild lie, (_)n with the bcst-drcssccl, .k:iillit'st llv Sn, so, now fur a lucky cast — C'niifmind tliat lirnnch, I'm f ist ' Ha! saw ynii not tliat lic;hliiinci ijlcam Where yon niolli but kissed the (rea. lu roiis ^ireani-.' Match me swiftly the IliiKcrint; '^ ,;nt — I'cware the branch' Ah' try ai^aiii. i- Mum, that's straiii;e. Try fartln r down ; I'll have him this time, I'll lay a crown. Missed him! — Yon know there's many ' slip — Cin-at Scott ' there «oes the tip' Never mind, there's another inside ihi Imll, Now, drop lii;htly the dainty i^iU Just where that snowy mass of io.iin Swinj;s in behind yon mossy stone Hurrah! I have him I (."an fill, now — F.^ad, fild chaji, you're mine, I vow. Just as sure as thoiit;h book of f.ili' Already held your Icn-th and wei-ht Avannt' ye jiratcrs of city life. With your sickeninR toil and ceaseless strile. And your doubtful jileasnres that never ilaie To match this flight in the healthful air. This crand set-to in the rajiid's (roth And the triumph of lamUn-- Oh' , lies off t %- ■'J- FROM STURGEON FALLS TO PORT ARTHUR AND LAKE OF THE WOODS, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS NEPIGON AND STEEL RIVERS, ETC. IN following the transcontinental line from tlie iioition jnst dosciilu'd to I'ort Artiuir, the route traverses a good game region, rough and wild in the extreme, and crosses some of the very finest trout streams on the continent, including the world-renowm-d N'cpigon River and Lake, the dream alike of anglers who have and have not wet a line in its rush- ing flfiod, or had their best efforts taxed hy the jewelled leviathans ihat abound in that incomparable water. Many of the rivers and brooks in this section, or the numerous lakes, great and small, which are seen from the car windows, have never been fished, but such as have been tried have richly rewarded the exiieriment. Near the town of Sudbury sonu' fair lake fishing is obtainable, and the adjacent country is a good one for black bear and grouse. In traversing the north shore of Lake Superior you will cross, among others, the NV.dinapitaejiing Kiver, flow- ing from Lake Metagama into (".eorgian i'>ay; the Oiia])ing River, draining the lake of that name; SiKinish River; Mississaga, the outlet of Winibegon and Ciijound Hog Lakes; the .Ajiishkaugama River and the Steel River, a trout stream of rare merit, 'file Magpie and White and the two I'ic Rivers also abound in trout of good size. White River being perhaps as good as any of the extensive list. .Stiel River offers some of the choicest trout fishing available outside of Nepigon. It lias several small falls and ra])i(ls and deeji jiools, and, in fact, it is just the stream an angler loves, and wonderful catches can be made either by following it upward or near its mouth, using either flies, worms, minnow, or artificial lures. Other trout-haunted tributaries of this iioith shore are the Mink, Hlack, Maggot, Gravel, Cypress, I'rairie, I'ine, Fir- Ilill, Trout Creek, Wolf; McKensie, and Current Rivers, and there are several others within easy reach of the railway. In all of these trout are numerous, and the great majoiity of them can lie readily waded. Of course in fishing such waters one must be prepared to live under canvas or ]iut up with poor accommodation; but that only adds to the enjo\meiit of a holiday in this lone, romantic land, and more attractive surroundings or better fishing than will surely be found there no man can desire. During the fall of 1.S90 the Railway {!om])any, desirous of doing all in its power to further the interests of s]5ortsnien, decided to render several of the good but almost unfished rivers of this district more accessible, and also to decre:>se the difficulty of fishing that exceptionally good water, the Steel. What was most urgently re(|uircd was a system of trails leading direct to the fishing, for the woods and cover about many of the best reaches of fast water were almost imjiassable to any but experienced woodsmen. Trails were accordingly made upon the follow- ing : the Steel River, I'rairie River, Black River, Ciravcl River, and Jack Pine River, and it must l)c remembered that these are the choice of the whole extensive list. A few remarks conveying liints for general guidance to each will be useful. Steel River. To fish this river the sjiortsman sliould get off at Jack Fish station. A trail, starting about a (piarter of a mile east of [ack ' (40) { STUROF.ON !■ AI.I.S Id F'ORT AKTl^Tr^ 41 • ^f l''isli, has licc;i lilt tlirini,t;li In (!K .nwalcr Lake, a ilislaiK r nf ahmil iwd :iii(l .1 liali iiiiies, and tlic imilai^c liitwcuii (Icaiwatii and Mountain l.aUc (tlie Inj.idwatL'is of Steel I\ivcr), a mile in k'ni;tli, lias been blushed nut and put in j^nod order. A trail has been eut on the west side of tlic river from Mountain Lake lo the foot of I'mr IMuff at Telford's I'ool, at whiih ]H)int the rivir ( an be waded at low watci. < )n the east side a trail has been cut from Mmuitain l,ake to the foot of rapid water. A trail has also been itit from the iron railway bridge to the basin and head of the rapids at the mouth of the river. A canoe can now be taken in by way of ( 'leal water Lake and down the river to Jack l'"ish station without clifticulty. The portages, thon_L;h 1 out;, are good. Tlie fishing in tliis river is good from the time the ice leave.s until the middle of June, c,\cc|)t immediately after heavy rains, when the water is too miirh discolored for a day or two. l''rom tlu,' middle of June until the ist of August good sport is to be had, (hoiigli >omewIiat uncertain. Krom August rst to .September 15th the fishing cannot be surpassed anywhere, the fish ranging in weight from two to six jiounls. I have knnwn of forty lish taken in a morning and evening's fishing, with two rods, to weigh, dressed, \2^ pounds. If the fisherman intends visiting the headwaters of this river he should have guides w ith him ; l)iit capital s|iort can be had from the mouth of the river to the basin, if this jiart of the river is tished, 110 giiifle will be recpiired, and just as good sport can be had as in the upper stret( lies. Black River, situated half a mile west of Hlack River siding, 'i'he comjiany have had a trail cut, starting from the west side of the bridge over tlie ri\er, and ninniiig north for about four miles, to the head of the rapids. l'"roni this point tislu inieii can wade down tlie river, where good sjioit is to be had. The lish .ire iileiitiful, though imt large; anytiiiiig over two and a half iiounds in weight is rarely c:i "ht. It would well repay anybody to visit this jioint, if only to see the falls, which are situated about a mile south of the bridge. A good trail leading to the fall starts from the line of railw.iv about a mile west of Iljack River siding. Gravel River. To lish this river the s])ortsnian should get off at (ir.ivil River station. .\ trail has been cut from the station to the foot of the big falls on (liavel River, a distance of two iniUs, then down the river along the rapid water for about two and a half miles, then back to the station. These trails form a triangle. The fishing in this river is gooil, particularly early in the season and in the fall, though somewhat uncertain. I'ish range in weight from one and a half to four pounds. Hood fishii;g is .also to be had from the rocks along the lake shore. I'his is a most desirable jioint for parties who wish to cr.joy good fishing without the e.xiiense of guides. There is a good camping ground near the station, within easy reach of both the lake and river fishing. The scenery here is also particularly tine. Jack Pine River, one-fourth of a mile cast of Mazokama station. A trail, starting from M.i/okania station, has been cut north along this liver for four miles, to the head of the rajiid water. Large fish are taken in this river from the time the ice leaves until the middle of June, except during very high water, l-'rom the middle of June until August 15111 large numbers of fish can be taken, though somewhat small in size; the iisherman can always look for tliree or fufl coil C.af veil l)V si> l)el L(i thj T'l Je[ mil RTUKnFON KAM.S TO I'oKT ARTHUR. 48 k(. ital tioii 'or- iiint mtv the v( vy ii>oii. nects Lake l',ay. On a lisliinn ilay — for fvcii NcpijMHi lias its "iit( il,r,>," ami im casionally j;cts tlic sulks — you will take vcrilahlc t;iauls: '^rcat tioiil of huaiity and weight, that even the rankest enthusiast ne'er rhcains of till he has tried this stream. Two-pounders, three-pounders, four, five — yea ! and, hy the urdyinj; scales, i'ii;/it-/'(>un(/rr.'! are there ready 1o sjjring upon the deadly (ly and fight to the last gas|) against your practised hand, '{'he station for it is Nepigon, vvlierc will be founised, as he will fight bravely on the hook, and is wondrous toothsome on the jdatter. The standard flics for Nepigon and adjacent waters are the " iirf)fes- sor," "queen," "grizzly king," "Montreal," " Seth (!rccn," "fairv," "shoemaker," "coachman," "silver doctor," "gray drake," "green drake," yellow, brown, black, and grizzled "hackles," and "gnats" for the special benefit of the silvery whitelish. In addition to such of these as you may pin faith to, and others of your own particular fancy, it will be as well to take some artificial minnows and a few of the good rublier baits ahmg; for they come in very handy when the fish refu.se a fly, and arc apt to tempt big fellows. Your fly-fisher may sneer at this, but let him sneer, and take the baits just the same. A fig for what the fish rises to I So long as you jilay him fairly and well after he is once hooked, the sport is just the same; and, moreover, if the true inwardness of the cai>ture of some of the "monsters" was known, it might be that they fell to a grasshopper or even a degraded " chunk of jiork," while the fly-book was never opened. The Nepigon falls 313 feet in its course of thirty-one miles, and varies greatly in width, narrowing to about 150 yards one mile from its mouth, but broadening at othc i)oints into a nolile stream. l''our lakes mark its course, the first being Lake Helen, only a mile from Red Rock, the r'anadian I'acific crossing at its outlet. The current at this outlet is very fast. Lake Helen extends due north, and is some eight miles long b" one wide. The river jiropcr leaves this lake on the west side, and for six miles above it is broad and deep, with a moderate current, till the bend at Camp Alexandria is reached. A (juarter of a mile above are the Long Rapids, continuing for a couple of miles. These are avoided on the ujnvard journey by paddl.'ng up a brook on the west side for three- quarters of a mile, and from thence portaging to the second lake, Lak-c Jessie, reached by a portage of a mile and a half. Lake Jessie is three miles long and dotted with numerous small islands, and is separated 44 risiiiNi; AND siiooTiNc;. from l.akf Maii.i 1>\ llu Imnliliiii; llallllv\^. Tlu- l.illti lake is l\\n and a luilf niilus lout;. I'lum tliis lake to C'tdai I'oita.m'.oi S|ilil Kuck, lliu distance is a coiipie d' milts, tlie i)<)ita,i;u bring 250 yards long. A mill- and a (juartcr altuve is anDliu'r portajijc over an island in the centre nf the stream, called Island rnrta,i:;e, wliich is about lifly yards lonjj;; and three miles above it is()neMil< Portage. At a Iritle ovtr a mile above the head of this ])ortage the stream rushes down ii\ a foamy chute; and immcdiatclv abo\f is Lake luiiina. nearly four miles long. A narrow arm of the river exteniis beyond tiie White ('hnte, which the canot'r will follow fiu about a mile, and then portage 3_p yards to Lake f-lmma. The distance between this lake and I ,ake Nei)igon is oidy six miles; but the ri\er is broken by four rai)ids not to bo essaved by canoe. In order to avoid this, i .inoes turn .aside at the northwest angle of Laki' l'',mma, and fi>llow a small stream, Mowing from I ake I iannah, for a (piarter of a mile, and thence onwaiil for fournniis to the head of Lake I Iani\ah, where I"'lat Ko( k Portage, oiu' mile long, extends to ilie shore of Lake Nepigon. This grand sheet of water measures some seventy miles in length by about liflv wide. It is studded witii a vast nnmbi'r of beautiful isl.iiids, anil its (oast line is so brokin and indented with coves and bavs that it measuris L',ood 15X0 miles. To give an idea of tlie attractions of this l.ike, it mav be mentioned that the islands, grvit and small, number ncaily, if not (piite, 1,000, varying in si/c from eiglit miles in breadth, ^down to mere rocky picturestpie fragments. I'ncounled slnams, several of them navigable bv canoes for a considerable distance, emiity into the great reservoir, and make this lake a most attractive water for explorations. Till' prin( i|ial feeder is ihe Ka\oNh 01 (lidl Ki\cr, at the southwest cm've of ihe lake, at the mouth of which is sitiiati'd '• l'o|)lar Lodge," a Hudson May i)osi. l''riun tin above brief summary some ide.i may be gh^aned of the resources of Xepigon. No essenti.d p.irt of the outfit should be omitted, for on( e started from \c])igon .Sl.ition you aie in the wilderness Muteed and tak .iloni!. for vou \vi our v( iiint; material .and favorite " llv mt'dicine 11 th. Tl ure aie ies on .N'epigon " as a trout iiv(M', in the atci pled meaning of that vulgarism ; 1 ml like ever y other good water on the Ameritan lontinenl, it has its winged pests; and, while the sport is such as to make you hold lightly their attacks, comfort is not to be overlooked. The Nepigon can be n.iched either by the (Canadian Pacific Railway direct to Nejjigon Station, or by one of tlie Canadian Pacific Rail\va\"s spU'ndid lake steamers to I'"ort William, the tourist having the privilege of going by rail and returning by steamer, or T'/(t rrs(7. \ jioint to be remembered is that v bor, a reach of coast line of many miles. Risidents on Jack I'"ish l!ay take all the trout they want by merely casting from the shore rocks with the rudest description of tackle; and there is good sport in hooking and Inlaying a five, six, or seven-pounder in the ice-cold flood of " Mig- sea-water," the (litchc dumee of the red man, upon whose mighty breast Hiawatha fought with the leviathans who lurk below, as told in Long- fellow's j)oetical story. In the territory lying between the Nejiigon and Port Arthur arc a num- ber of excellent waters, both fr)r trout and bass. In two of them, r,oon and Silver Lakes, black bass of great size are easily taken, as they rise freely to the fly, and the unusual sight of a speckled trout and a black bass ery large trout (genuine brook ; trout, salino fonfiiiiilis) may be caug,ht from the rocks ahmg the lake k shore at almost anv jioint between Port Coldwell Station and Mink Har- ■! ■I STURCF.ON FAI.I.S T<> PORT ARTHUR. ^11 ami a (II k, tlie A mile icntrc of in.U ; ;>»'l le aliDve lite ; aiitl \ uariiiw iidtM will Ma. 'I'lu' but the I order tn uma, and of a mile, all, where Nei)ij.',ay and Tort Nelson and York Factory; or you leave Lake Winnipeg by the boat route projjcr to ^'ork l''actory, and follow the paths ol the fur trailers. l''rom York Factory vou can coaNt aloin', nudsoii l!ay to I'ort Churchill, and from there return to Lake Winnipeg via the Churchill Kiver and another chahi of lakes. { 'l^k^l' COOO EVERYWHERE. We'll IjcLii (1-.I1111;; ;ill il.iy, iiiil uliippiiiL; .(W.iy Till the CDol Lvciiiiii; liruczc iiuili; lis shiver; We liMil tried every lly, we h.nll)imnhl iir eolilil tic, Ami we eiilleil it " ;i measiy dUI river," Then a red headed imp, with hare leys and .1 limp, Came alon;^ and a Mii>meiit did tarry; He'd I slriiiL^ im a stiek abimt an iiieh lliiek, And bueh trout that he hardly could tarry. " What's that h.iit you got there '!" he s.iiil, with a st.ire, " 'I'hem things ain't iiohimuI in this river; If you want to e.itch fish here, you've got to Use this yele," And he held up ;i piece uf r.iw liver. To catch tront you in;iy try, with pork, liver, or lly, l'°or each stream some proved nielhoil olitaiiis; lint without ,i;iiin>; to school you may learn tlie sound inle I'hcie's tiuthing like (ibhing with brains. M. St..) M. bl.J SAULT 8TE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN. By tin- (ipciiiii).', r Niniroil may svilli ad\anla^;e devote considerable time to that iiact of Lountry l)et\veei\ Sudbury and Smdt Ste. Marie. licaviiig Sudbury, you lind tlie same varied antl pictinesi|ue blendinj;s of many colored rocks and rough forests, markeil here and there with silvery streams and lakes, the loveliness of the surroundiuj^s };radiially imjjrovint^ imtil the celebrated " Soo " is reached. The Sault Ste. Marie, the great gateway between Lakes Superior and Huron, has for years been a favorite resort with a large nund)er of pleasure seekers. Tiiere is splendid accoinmodatioii for visitors, the liotels being (on- ducted and ecpiipped in lirst-class style, and the many beautiful and interesting features of the spot are a guarantee against one wearying of it. Nor is there any lack of sport. Several line trout waters are close at hand; and the St. Mary's River, especially on the (.'anadian side among the islands, affords as good fishing as man can desire ; and game, large and ...nall, is fairly plentiful in the woi)ds. An e.xciting amusement is running the wild rapiils in a canoe manned by Indians, it being an experience that the visitor will neither regret nor forget. At the foot of these lierce rapids is where the Indians spear the whitelish, and it is rare sport in- deed for a novice to try his hand at this method (jf poor " Lo." He may not make much of a success of it, but lie will have a heap of fun, and enjoy what we are all after — novelty. The immense gtjvernment works, the water-power system and canals, and old Kort Mcjody, an American military post constructed in 1S23, are among the special at- tractions that never fail to interest all comers. And now a word to those who think that the voice of the sirens of old is yet heard amid the murmur of waters, and that never a bird, nor the sweetest singer that ever faced the footlights, had a voice to thrill like the whir of the reel. In the several ( hannels aiul amid the shadowed waters, where the rocks i)Verhang the depths surrounding Grand Manitoulin antl sister islands, and in the north chamiel between those isles and the mainland, lurks many a huge black bass, (it for a nuister-hand to play to his doom, and worth a king's ransom to hwid safely after the glorious tournament is fairly won. They are there, any nund)er of them, grand, tirm, game fellows, fierce and strong, in those ice-cold depths; and peradventure if you run down to Algoma Mills and test their nictllt, you will never regn. t the experiment. Of the shu'oting (47) 4t KlSlIlNt; ANIi SlIODllNi;. to be had in the forests of Miclii,L;.iii .iiul ili.il |initinn uf .ate ,,( Wisconsin traversed Iiv tills loiile, lillle need lie said. An experiem k! sportsman, speakinj^ of the Miiiiij.;an woods, says, deer rnanied, not sin^;ly, hut in herds, and wliere a \>a^ of fifteen to twenty-live itillid j^roiise was not innsidered anything extraordinary tor a };ooil eovei shot, lie \\.h\ had liiit one se.ison's trial of the liiokcn praiiie l.ind^, Ktllinj; hills, ,ind huishy ravines of WisiDn^in, Iml deer wiie pleniitnl, hear ditto; and sloppinji; swift ,i;rou>e and i|iiail in ilu (oveis, and tin loud win^;ed "ehiiken-." in ihi' opin, proveecics. It is inipus.-iihle to tovei all tin- j^ood shooting points in tf>e vast expauM' of piaiiics and l)ru>h Lind> iyinj.; lietween tlie cistern houndary of tlie I'roviiue of Manitoba and the summit of the i'iocky Mount, tins, uhiih mark the eastern innfiues of the Province of Hritish ( 'olumbia. kouf^hly speakin;;, the prairie (nimlry is about 1,000 miles wide, while other vast tiails extend far to the northwaril of the Canadian Pacific kailway, olkrin^ ,i;reat iiulun ineiits for ?ipecial explorations by those wImi can divule sutlii lent lime to liie work, but tin pit sent inteii- lion is to trial merely of sucii points as ean be reai hcd riadily from the lailway, and direct llic siiurlbinaii lu places wlitrc he can cnjuy his •port ill cmfoii. Tiu' piaiiies and wuuillands of M.mitoba and As.siniboia are rich anil <\lensiu' .sii'ioiinj; e.ionnds. 'Those who piefei feathers to hair i an find -hoi JiiiiL.', ol a \aiii'd '^^%»v. I haiacli r, i an ( mmt ..11 will Idled ba.L^s, lud, whai is |)('rliaps, atlcr all, its best Ic a luu, Imm till' natiHr iif till' (.oiiiitiv they can \\n\k llieii will II aiued sett e r s 01 poiiileis ti) ihe i.;r( al- ls! advantage An(\ sie ilie animals at lluii best, — always a moie I ujoval.ile mailer to die t I n e spill tsiiiaii iliaii the mere killin^^ "I' lvalue. but the riadei uiKKcpiamtid with the lountry or the habits of I aii.idian t'.aine may ask: Wheiein lies the special superiority of the ' anadian Northwest, and why is it better than any other region ? 'I'iie .iiiswer is easily found. In the first place, those rolling, grassy -eas of rich prairie ianil, intersected with an endless succession of lakes and sloughs and swales, aie now, as they ha\e been for ages in the past, I he s|)ring and autumn haunts of the migratory water fowl that every s]iiing leave the drowned lands, lagoons, and rice-fields of the south, and wing their long way over states and prijvinccs, league after league, until iliey have gained the lonely hautits in the north, where they breed. These l.dves, slieams, and mar.shes are favorite feeding places of wild fowl, and (49) 60 FlSHlNt) AND SH()(yriNG. they break tlic vast expanses of ;';rass everywhere. There is a practically ii\exhaustil)le supply of footl, ami coiiseciuenlly the birds return year after year to the same jxiiiUs. The prairies of the Western States, being very similar in many features, once swarmed with game, and ])o' dons of them are yet good ; but the ravages of the liorde of market himters were so terrible, that some of the best {founds over tlie border h.ive been irretrievably ruined. This is not the case in tiie Canadian territory, nor is it likely ever to be. It is yet a niiW country; and, tl )iigh s.'ttlers are rapidly taking up the famous fat land, portions of it will n. .dways harbor wilii fowl. Keen sportsmen were among the inst to v seek the new hnul when it was openeil for settlement, well know- ing wiiat lields were there for the gun. They also knew of the f.ilal attacks ui)on the game in the States. '. S^^ .,0^'t,iik'^'t^>''^-^' ^"'- ,' Their turn cat ^ alter; and, profitmg b y the result of the deadly work on the si.sier juairies, ■p. - I they determined to save their game fron) a ^' '' like f.ile bv pmperly protecting it. The value of their efforts is jjroved by the ^wai nis of fowl now in the ancient haunts. And there is big g.ime also in pleiitv. The buffalo is practically extinct, 'tis true; bui the giant moose, king of the ileer tribe, yet haunts m.inv parts of the cmmtry where a proper amount of browse can be found. The elk. lariboii, junlpin^ or nnile ileer, connnon deer, i)rong- horn .nitelope, black antl brown bears, i;ray wolf, lynx, coyote, fox, wolverine, beaver, and sever.il oilier animals valued for tlieir furs, are yet found hi great numbers. Hut the great variety is among the feathered game. .Several species of grouse may oe killed, including the prairie chicken, pintail grouse, rulfed grouse, spruce grouse, jitarmigan, and willow i)tarmigan, in the northern part of Western Canada, and the blue grouse (cock of the momit.iins) in liritish Columbia. Among the water fowl are the trumpeter and whistling swans; the C;inada goose, Koss's goose, lesser snow goose, and brant goose; the Canada goose and the snow goose being the most innnerous. 'I'he ujullard, black duck, canvas-back, redhead, pintail, gadwail, wood-duck, 11 1 >I i 9 I 1 3 ■i tl 1) 1, i ti ! SI ' l> i g f( THi: CANADIAN NOKIIIWKST. ftl \ many I good ; ilc, Ihiit ruined, r to be. ; up the t uiiiR by ^^^ slcr inairiea, amc from a The valiu; icicnt haunts. IS piaclically le, yet haunts rowsc can be I ilccr, prong- , coyote, lox, llKir fvus, are among tlie including the ise, ptarmigan, ,nadu, and the ing swans; the ant goose; the iiiK-rous. I he uil, wood-duck, wigcoii, grecn-wiiigeil, bUie-wingcil, and cinnanmn teal, s])(ii)ii-hill, shoveler, g(ilden eye, !>uitie-liead, Ijluc-hill, snipe, goKkn plDvui, and fifteen other varieties of tlie same family, great liocks of curlew, and many waders of lesser importance arc found. About every niaihliv bit the bittern and liertjn will be seen, and, in additiim to these, lunnlreds of pelican, sand-hill cranes, coot, rail, etc. And now to point out a few of the many jilaces where the game can be easily got at. In the extreme east of Manitoba, in tin; imnie- iliale vicinity of and between Rennie and Momnouth Stations, is an excellent coiw\try for moose, perhaps one of the surest ])oints easily reached from WinnijK'g; and here there should be no ditticulty in securing specimens of this, the greatest of Canadian deer. Ucar (black) arc also very numerous ; there are plenty of ruffed and spruce grouse, anil a few caribou. Sportsmen can travel comfortably by rail to these groimds from Wimiii)eg in a few hours. From Winnipeg those looking for wing shooting may reach the haunts of prairie chicken and grouse (pintails) by driving a few miles out upon the prairie, and in the brush in the valleys of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers numbers of ruffed grouse ami sometimes rabbits will be foimd; but rulfed grou.se shooting is somewhat ditlicult, owing to the thickness of the cover. Such a trij) means starling early in the morning and returning to Winnipeg In the evening. (Jccasionally the fun is varied by knocking over a few thick and snipe at the sloughs. Raeburn Station, on the Canadian Pacific, thirty-live miles west from Win;'i)eg, is a place well worth a trial. There are plenty of duck on the lake close by, and in ordinary seasons heavy bags are made. No doubt it will be good for many years to come; though, owing to the fact that it is so easily reached, it has to stand quite a cannonading occasionally. A few "chickens" fretiuent the higher parts of the i)rairie near this lake, and plover are always available to help till a bag. Some settlers' houses are close by, and a number of useful skiffs are kept for hiic. Should the sportsman desire a couple of days or more under canvas, he cannot ilo better than ilrive from Winnipeg forty miles northwest to Shoal Lake. On the way across, pr.iirie "chickens" will demand attention, and in the unsettled country on the noith of the hike aie a few moose and elk, ami many black-t.iiled ileer. The lake is a great resort for water fowl of all kinds common to the province, and for mixed shooting it is A i. Another good ]K)int is Whitewater Lake, in Southern Manitoba, reacheil from Winnipeg by a sliort trij) over the Manitoba iv: .Southwestern Railway. Here "chickens," snipe, and jilover are fou id in fair numbers, and there are thousands of geese, duck, crane, am! other water fowl. A number of skiffs are kept for hire on tlie lake, wliicli is re.uhed troin Hoiss^vain Station. Near Whitewater are the Tiger liills, leading into the I'euibina Mountains, haunted by ilk, black-tailed de.r, and black and brown bear; it ;dso being a good locality for grouse. Camp oiittlt nnist be taken, but the sjjorl will well repay all trouble, as ample occupa- tion can be found for both rille and shot-gun. Lake Winnipeg offers still stronger inducements. .\ choice of routes is oflered to it, either by |i.uUlling sixty miles to the month of Red River, or via Canadian I'.acific Railway to Selkirk, and then driving twenty-live miles to the lake. The great marslies aliout the mouth i.f Red River extend fm inih s, .md form one of the l.irgest dm k grouiuls in the N'oitliwist, and lluy ■ictually swarm with all kinds of watir fowl in the season. Ibre the sportsman can shoot till his gun gets too hot to hold, and, providing \\^ I 52 FISHING AND SHOOTING. o y. P o o K O v. K O holds str;ii}^lit, kill enormous bags of choice duck. In the vi/.iiiity of Fort Alexander, at the mouth of the Winnipeg J\iver, are moose, caribou, and bear, and the Winnipeg anil I'inglish Rivers offer fascinating routes and grand scenery, should a farther trip by canoe be decided on. lI|)on the western shoie of Lake Winnipeg moose, caribou, anil bear will also be fouiul, and about liig Island and (Irassy Narrows uncounted flocks of geese resort. Lake Manitoba is also a noted place for water fowl — which means that the birds are there in myriads. This latter lake is reached from Portage la I'rairie, or by buggy from Winnipeg, stopping one night on the way at Shoal Lake, already mentioned; and in addition to the geese, duck, etc., the game list includes "chickens," and moose, elk, and black-tailed deer in the Riding Mountains. The town of Minncdosa is another i)romising centre for "chicken," grouse, and rabbit shooting, and from here the Riding Mountains may again be reached. The route to Minncdosa is via Manitoba iV Northwestern l^ailway trom Portage la Prairie. Carberry 's situated in a fine country for "chickens" and thick. l>randon is .ibnut the sanii', there being plenty uf grouse, and a fiw deer and bear in the l)lnifs. Capital "chicken " shooting .vill be fciunil close to Qu'Appelle, and there is a fine big game country north of it. Krom I? h t(i wj st| (Id (ill wl clj h(j wi^ crl n(J di asl !>- THE CANADIAN NMjRrilWKST. 53 o V, p o o X o y. a o =; Ri'Kina, l.on^' Lake is icachi.'d, where diuk and "cliickiMis" will he found. Rusli Lake is one of the tinesi poinls for j.;eese, duck, and other watei fowl in the entire country. They flock there in prtxligiousnundjcrs, and I here are few better places for a camping i)arty. Large bags ran be made here. Oak Lake is another ])lace where geese, duck, and plover mav be secured in Hum])ers. The lake is within an easy drive of the station, and a party taking their tent, etc., can make their canij), and have time to i)lace themselves for the evening flight shooting. At the east side of the lake there is good camjiing ground right in the line of flight, and on the north side the geeee leave the lake in _ large numbers to feed in the neigh- Ixjring wheat fields. Farther west, again, is the at :e- lope country; Swift Current, Maple Creek, and ^Tcdicine Hat being among the best outfitting l)oints for a trij) after these, the JL * most beautiful animals of the \ 'V>- plains. At Calgary, in sight of ', ij the "Rockies," superb sport can be enjoyed with the grou.se among the brushy foot-hills of the giant range. Cood shooting may be found within easy driving distance of the town, and glorious mountain trout fishing on the Row River and its tributaries, to say nothing of the delights of visiting the ranches and being entertained by those princes of good fellows, the ranchmen. North of Calgary is the Red I )cer region, a great one for big game, though but seldom visited as yet. So much for the sport (jf the prairies. We liave now skinmied over the great grassy sea, touching brietlv on tlie most |)roininenl of the many localities to choose from, the intention being merely to give the stranger a few hints of the wf it lying between Macleod and the mountains, there is the same variety of game to be foiuid as in other ])arts of the Northwest 'I'erritories, with the addition of blue grouse (cock of the mountains) as the foothills are aiiiMoached. Trout are i)leiitiful in t lie three braiiches of the ( Hd Man River west oi .Macleod, anil the most enticing bait for the big ones is a mouse. Next to be considered are the " Ruckie- , I the first nf the five ranges lying between the great inairie belt and the Pacific Oieaii. Over 500 miles of the grandest scenery must be passed ere the western sea is reached, and %• nearly alt of this chaos of ■f I mountains is as wild as it ^,S'/ was when first the eyes of I'j/ white man were startled by their overpowering grandeur. I'pon or among these marvels of old-tinu; rock building arc the favorite haunts of every " man-fearing or man-skeer- ing" brute known in the whole rnnntrv — elk, moose, deer, rarlhou, Rocky Mountain sheep and goat, panther, gri/zly, black, and bmwn bear, Ivnx, wolf, etc., etc., while water fowl abound upon many of the mount.iiu lakes, and several varieties of grouse are in the forests. Ihit you would never come away over here for feathered game, when it may he so easily got upon the plains. V(ui want big game — stately elk, fierce bears, sneaky jiaiithers, big-horned shce]), snowy goats, etc. > Very good. \'ou can ha\c them, one and .ill, and caribou and ueer to boot, jiroviding you yourself are game to follow your guide. Now, there are pl.ues without number among these mountain ranges where a man can find many of the varieties of the game mentioned; but I will c M FISHINC ASH SIIODTTNT.. know where the different species arc to he found, and they are tlioront'Jilv good liiinter.s and i)(;rfi'i:tly reliahie guidt.s. 'I'eniporai y acconmiodaiinn will l)e found at Morley. The next important halting ])lace is at ilanff, in the Canadian National I'ark, Rocky ^fountains, where the railway company has creilrd a palatial hotel. Should a brief sojourn lure he (ieping place is at the foot of the (Ireat (llacier of the Selkirks. where the railway rompanv li;i\c another of their comfortabli; motmtain clullels, whiih, with its receiillv added annex, can accomnu)tlatc a large numliir of gnusls. Inuncdiatilv behind the hotel lises the forested heiidil of Asulkan Momilain. A^ulkan meaning in the Siwash tongue "the home of the white g,oat." Securing a guide here, you can clind> the momitains with a ccrt.iintv of a ( hancc at goat, sheej), or bear. A new water, an(' one surelv destined to Income famous, is the lnuir Kootenay River, w'ni( h teems with mountain trout of f.iii si/c. 'i'lu' few who have tried it as yet agree that it is one of the best streams a\ailalile, while the scenery is simjily superb. The (ountry contiguous to it is well stocked with big game, having only lately been rendi-red ac( e SHOOTING. from Kohson; ('amp No. 3, scvenlcrii .iiul a li.ilf miles from Kol)son ; (.'iimp No. .J, live milts I'lom Nelson (.it i.iilwav \'> rrossiiii;). I'artiis not wishing to In- cm iimhLitd hy caiiyiiij.', tluir own hetldinj; and camp oiittils can hu supplied by llic ( ompany's aj^cnt at I'iohson witii iRw matlii'sst!s and pillows at a very small (ost. In addition to this, comi)lete camp oiittit, consisting of liWinkets, tents, i.-ooking outfit, sucii as pots, ]>ans, plates, cups, knives and forks, etc., can l)e liired from tlie company's agent for a small cli.iri'.c. .Sujjplics of all soils of provisions of the hest (|ualitv are kept in tiie compaiu's own store at Kohson, and may lie imrchas 'd .it rei'sonaliie jirices from the store- keeper, (lood cooks can also l)e eiig iged at l-lohson to acc(jnipany fishing parties. The mcessary camp outfits will he larried free between Robson and the different tishing camps, and tlie trains eacli way between l\obson and Nelson will stop (when llagged) at all the tishing camps to take and put off the fishing jiarties. In short, everything haM been arranged with the view of alfording every comfort and facility to those who may wisli to spend a few days in the Kootcnay district enjoying the fishing, whicii is not surpassed anywhere on the continent. As very few fish are caught under a ixmnd weiglu, and running uj) as high a.s tliree and four ))ounds, anglers shoind provitlc themselves witli a gaff or landing net, and be particular to see tliat their Hiet; and tackle are gootl ami strong. Ciood hotel accommodation will be found at botli Kobson and Nelson, anil any further information will lie cheerfully furnished on application to Mr. John Mcl.eod, company's agent at Robson. There is good fisliingalso at several jioints nearer the coast. Tourists stopping at Vancouver can get a good day's tly tishing at v'oiiuitlam River, seventeen miles by train to Westminster Junction, where there is a good hotel. Capilano Cicek or Seymour Creek, about an hour's r<^w across the bay from Vancouver, offers a good day's sport, while at the mouth of either stream sea trout weighing up to two and three pounds afford excellent sport. In the months of .August, September, and Octolier, a good day's sjxirt may be had trolling for salmon in the bay. Pacific coast salmon will not rise to a lly, but as many as fifteen or twenty fish, varyiiifg from five to twenty pouiuls, are sometimes killetl in an afternoon with the rod after being hooked with the troll hook. Harrison Hot Springs is a pleasant summer resort about forty miles from Vancouver, from which the angler can roach excellent waters. An hour's row across Harrison Lake will take him to streams where more trout can be killed in a day with liy than he would like to carry far. Ashcroft and -Sacond's Ferry on the Thompsim River are good waters where not only large catches are made, but where the bulk of the catch are big fish, the silver trout running from one to four pounds each, and h.-iid fighters. In the Kootcnay Lake, and also in Kamloops Lake, landlocked salmon are taken. Professor Jordan, who caught them in both waters, speaks of them as ouananiche, and has dubbed them Oucor- /yiii/iiis A'iif)/i'('(>/l " ymii I some pic. tlic stripes L- ynii yoiir- Vddd-hand iiul hoot to " Sahib." leriencc a is always 1 the war- to satisfy )IIow him 'e in one the right i in.ilerial, slop l)cfurf the sunt mts too Iiot. or [>li.I(Ivi.iiIiih' yoii ni.iv l>i; luiiiid Linpty-handud by yoiii party. However, lliis spice of dan— — , or rather tliis daii^Lr ^piied with a chance of escape, is very fa.>ciiiatint.', ; and, it you would lain be fasciii.ilud to your liearl's content, seeii the l\ocky Mountains or lirilish Cohnnbia, and enjoy your wiiim. And such fields for sport. Not pen, nor l)ru>h, nor tnn|,;iu' can (nnvey the proi)er idea of tlie sublimity of timsc in.u villous nioinitains ; they ate soniethinj., loo iinposinj; for mere words; they mii^t be seen and studied. One must live ainon^ them and watch the glories of suidi^^ht upon tiieir everlasting; iiiows .md glaciers ; must clind) their steeps and i)reatlie the told, thin atmctsphere of those di//.y elevations, and train his eyes ti) uie.isure soaring; oinnacU.s and d.irk abysses ere he can realize their stu- pendous graiuleur. ( )ne must hear tin thunilerous voice of the whirling storms amid their peaks; the avalanche tcarini; tlie forests from their native slopes; the avulsion (jf crag ;ind giant bowlder from buttresses frowning darkly alxjve the clouds, and the booming echoes of waves of mighty sound breaking against the walls of unmeasured r.ivines, ere the full power of those matchless moninneiits of the n|d-tiine war of forces is impressed upon the mind. Aiitl then t'le glory of laying low the game that li.iunts them. Right well did the Indian li'inter kie w what tc-.te(l nianhood, when first In; wrenched the gnat scimilar-sliai)e(l cl.iws from llie bioad lore-paw of the dead gri/v.ly, and strung them aiound his neck as a token to prove a man. Time has changeil many things, the rille has supplanted the bow, but nothing has siipi)lantetl the gii/./ly ; li< is theie vi t, and king of the wilds; his claws are yet the proudest oruanuni liie sav.ige can wear, and his skin the most valued tiophy of the white s])ortsmau. I'p above the grizzly's range are found the while goal.-, and the famous big horn mountain sheep, both eagerly sought after by s])orl.smin ; tin latter es|)ecially (or their handuonu.' heads. I'ix(.epl from bears the sj)ortsman luus little < liance of getting into dilhculty. True, it is claimed by some that the iianiher is an iiglv i u^ tnnier, writers even going so far a» lo say that he i.-^ ni'ire daugennis than iven the gri/./.ly, and >oinetimes proves his su[)eriorily in ,i dispute over a carcass. .Such sl.itements I believe to be mere rul>l)ish ; for the |)anlhcr, lithe and pinverful though he may be, is a great, long tailed, be-whiskered coward; a bravo of most terrifying appiarani e, but nii.juv < in fid of his handsome skin; in fait, what he is generally termed by the herders and hunleis — a big sneak-cat. 'I'he handsomest game of the Rockies is, of course, the noble elk, or wapiti. Their inunense branching antlers, .and the clean-cut, blood like .il)pearance of their heads, make them particul.irly attractive ornaments (or a gentleman sportsman's home, and they are in great dem.ii'd. 'Che species is nmv r.ire in m.my localities wliere thev formerly aboundi d, but they are still plentiful among the foul-hills of the Rockies, and they can also be found in the Northwest Territories, and in Manitob.i north of Selkirk, and sometimes in the I)uck and Riding .Mountains. Ne.xt to the elk ranks the caribou, and a royal ipiarry he is. They arc very plentiful abmit Kagle I'ass, in the .Selkirk range, near the Sliuswap f-akes, and in the Ukaiiagan district, and there should be no difticulty in securing line spet imens. They are found also in Manitoba, in the region between Lake-- W'iniiipev, .\\u\ Manitob.i, itc, anil wonilei ful stories arc told of gre.il luids in the I'eaie River country. 'I'he several species compi i.iing the game list inentioneil above are tvi HMIlN(i AM) .sIlOOTlNi;. (li.stri)iiitc(l thniiiglioiit ilic iiiuiit\taiiis in greater or los niiinbirs, l)L-iii^ lilciilifiil wliinvci llic (.(iiiilitiims arc f.iviiial)li. Moie ininiilL' tli.lail.^ concerning tlicin .uc inipossiliic in .i IkmiIx of tlii^ natiiic, and unnci o^ary, as tlic game, except at a pninl licic and there, is as abundant as it was Iiefure the lirsl rilie shot wnke tiie eihoes of those monstrous canons. Tile sportsman contemplating .i trip by tiiu ('anadian I'acilic Railway across the coiitiiunt to tiiese fields of sport must licar in mind tliat iie.ivy weapons arc needed for satisfactory work. Light r ones may do — the Indi.ms kill grizzlies witii the lightest Wniciieslri liiks; Init it is lietli r to take a repeater of the heaviest make. I'lenty of powder and lead means sure work if the rille is held right, and by using such von will lose less wounded g.'ime, and greatly lessen the risk of a clawing from some infuriated bear. The Indi.ms, it must be lemembcred, are greatly your superiors, botli in tiic a|)pruacli uf, or letreal from, dangerous game; they steal noiselessly and patiently upon thiit victim, and never fire until they arc at close range, and sure of drop|)ing it in its tracks. \du will not be able to accomjjlish this, and therefore recjuire a weaj/un that will do deadly execution at any reasonable distance. I'rojx'rly esibli up lo ilif date of the issue of this painjilili i. < )\\\\\y, to tin l.n i ili.u gaiiK l.iws .ue Ireijuenlly changed, absolute accuracy is not gu.iranleed. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. .SlItxJTINC. — Moose and caribou protcUid iiilirily until istlHKio- bir, l.S'JS- • • • N" 'Ic^-''' "^liidl be liiintrd, l.ikeii, m killed betwti n November i i^tli .mil November 1st lojlowing. . . . Hi.imi, iini-.ki,it, mink, s.dile, inailen, otter, or (isliei, isl Apiil to isi November. Heaver, otter and lislier cannot be killed bcloie isi NomiiiIui, \Si)J. . , . . (,>u.iil and wild turkeys, DKtinbei I5tli to ()it(pber itjtii. 'I'm keys cannot be killed before 15th <>cl(iber, iSij;. . . . (Iroiisc, plu.is.mts, woodcock, golden plover, pi.iirie fowl, p.iiti idge, snipe, rail, 15th I )ecember to 15th Se|>teinbei following. . . . .Sw.ms .mil geese, 1st May to 15th .September. . . , Ducks of all kinds and other watt r- fowl, 15th December to Isl September. No person shall shoot between sunset and sunrise. . . . I lare, 15111 December to 15th Sei)tember. No person who has not been a resident of this Province or <^)uebec for three months next before ( )clober 15th can kill deir, cxcejit he hold a liermit from the ('ommissioner of (,'rowii Lands, which may Ijc obl.iiiud for $2^. No person shall kill more than two deer. No pers(m shall kill or take any moose, elk, reindeer, caribou, deer, ])artridge, or (piail, for the purpose of exporting the same out of (»ntaiio. No person shall sell any quail killed in < Milario before loth April, iStj4. KisiiiNi;. — .Salmon, trout, and whitedsh, between the 1st and ,',otli Novendier. . . , Freshwater herring, from 15111 October to 1st December. . . . S|)eckletl trout, br()ok trout, river tioiit, from 15111 September to isl May. . . . Ila:ril to 15th June. . . Pickerel, 15th April to 1 51I1 May. No person shall kill more than fifty speckled or brook trout in one day, or more than aggregates in weight 15 iiounds, or any trout less than five inches in length. Smaller ones lo be relurnetl to the water. Not more lli.m one doz«i bass to be killeil in one day, or any less than ten inches long. PROVINCE OP QUEBEC. Shuotinc. — Deer, from 1st January to 1st October. . . . Mouse and caribou, from ist February to ist September, , . , Fee for non- residents of the Province, $20. N. 15. — The hunting of moose, caribou, or deer, with dogs or by means of snares, traps, etc., is prohibited. No jiersoii (while man or Indian) has a right, during one season's hunting, to kill or lake alive — unless he has previously obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Crown Laiuls for liiat purpose — iiKjre than two moose, two caribou, and three deer. After the first ten days of the clo.se season, all railways and steamboat companies and public carriers are forbidden to carry the whole or any i)art (except the skin) of any moose, caribou, or deer, without being authorized thereto by the (,'oniniissioner of Crown Lands. Heaver, mink, otter, marten, pekan, from isl .April to ist November. . . . . Hare, from ist February to isl November. . Miiskial (only in the counties of Maskinonge. Yamaska, i\iclielieu, and Perlhier), li a« FISllINd ANIt SIloOlINt;. from 1st May to ist April following. . . partridj^c of any kiiul, from ist I-VIh nary to ist ScptLniln-r. iilack liuck, teal, wild dm k of any kind (uxiLpt >1 Woodcot k, snipe, ikc. 1 oo, ;ind ■Mill), (And at any time of tlit vtar, from 1st May to ist SLptLinlicr. . . Ijctwccn one lionr after snnset and one l>onr hefoie snnrisc, ■•nc keep exjjosed during such proliibiteil iionrs, lures or deeovs, etr.). also to Ii iseetivorous birds, etc., protected between 1st Ma It h am 1 l>t Sepleni- ber. ... It is unlawful to take nests or it;i;> at anv lime. \. r.. — l''ine of 5j to ,5/oo, or imprisonineiU in dil.inli of |>a\nieiil. ( No person who is not domiciled in the PinNiuienr (^Mitbti.noi in that of < )ntario, can at any time iiunt in this rrnvimi' wiilidut havini; |)reviously obtained a license to that etfeii from tlie ( onuiiissiniK i (j) Crtiwn Lands. .Such permit is noi iran>fiiabh.) FlsillNi;. — .Salmon (lly-lisiiing), from i 5tli .\uL;n>l lu isi I'eiuii.uy. . .Spcckleil tiout (uthiK' /\'>i/niii/is)A\n\\\ \^\ Uiinhii 111 1^1 [.inu.ii\-. . . l,.Mge gray trout, lake trout, or onananiclie, licji.i i :^tli i)(iiibLi to i>t April Pickerel (,io>,'),{ri\m Js''' M'v lo i-l |u!y. Hass and maskinonge, fioni 15th .\piil to i^li |une Whiti'lisli, from lOth .\oveml)er to isl December. No i)erson who is not domicileil in file Province of (Jmbu lan at ,iiiv lime hsh in the l.ike> or livers of this |'ii>\inii, iioi .irtu.illv uiidei lease, without h.iving previousK iii)l.iined a liteuse toili.u cljei I trom the Commissioner of Crown L.tmls. ,Snch licenses are only s.ilid for the time, place, and persons tluuin imlie.ited. PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. SlluirriNc. — Moose, carihi.,1, dtei, or red deer, tiom i,il: j.um.uv to Ist .Septenil)er. . . . Cow moose ate piolicled .it all times. . . . \\v (01 non-residents ol tiie I'roviiue, 5io. .\o peison sli.ill kill or Like moic tli.m one moo.si , two c.ii ibou, ,uid ihiet ckii oi led dei 1 , dm im; .my e or •;, siui)t', 111(1 ■iill), tllL VLill, (1 .ll>o to I. . . . . Siiiiciii- ]);i\iiR lit. 1)1 In lliat It li.iviiiL', s>|l PIR I lit IVluu.ii y t J.inii.iiv. 1 ( >l tnlit I i-l \n\\. 1 .111 .It ,111 y illv iiiuUi Iki t limn lid fni tin.- .inu.irv to t.lUl- llli'K' ij; any om >l Sejiii 111 ICl. . Maiih I- M.l) ID i-t ImwI >1h1I i;uii.--, nor tlio paii^li .-,1 ntinlv , III' \i\\ II. il. III liii 1 i.lil.liiu:tl ill I ' i.niii ,ii ill-i !■ 1 Ml ll \l..ll . h. . . kK ll timit, 11. Ill, mil III , 111 i\|)li'- ll Si pli 111 IIIIIIM- ,1IU| IllnUM I If I CLOSE SKA.SONS FOR (lAME AND FISH. in i.aril)()U with ilogs ailovvcd. . . . lieavcr, finm i.st .April to ist \"iivemlH.T. . . . Hare, from i.st .March to ist ( ictobcr. . . (Mt(.r, mink, and furred animals, from I.St May ti) ist .\ovcml)cr. . . tirou-e • r partridge, from i.st January to 15th .Scptend)cr. . . . Womkoik, -nipc, and teal, from ist .March to JOth .Vunu.st. . . . Insectivornu.s l)irds protected at all limes. . . . Xon-iesidents of Xova .Scoti.i must take out l..eusc to shoot in the I'rovince, obtainable from tlu- I'rovincial Secretary, or parties possessing needful authority. Fisiii.N'r,. — Salmon, from 15th .\ugust to i>t I-'ebruan-, with fly. . . . Trout, land-locked salmon, from ist < »cfolier to 1st Apri!. PROVINCE OF MANITOBA. SllOOTlNc;. — None of the animals and birds hereafter meiitioneil :;» this section shall be shot at, hunted, trajipetl, t.dt jamiarv and 1 >t < >ctober. The grouse known as jirairie cirickeiis and p.irtridges, between 1st Decem- ber and i 5th ,Septcml)er. . . . Woodcock, plover, sniiie, .md siindjiipers, between 1st January and ist .August. . . . .Ml kinds of wild duck, se.i duck, wigeon, teal, wild swan, and wild goose (except the snow goose or wavey), between ist .May and ist .September. . . . ( Hter, li>her or pekan, iieaver, muskrat iid sable, betwe'.'n 15th .May and ist (tctober. -Marten, between 15th .\pril and Ist November. No birils or animals, e.xcejiting fur-bearing animals, shall be trapjied, nor sliall any swivel guns, batteries, or night lights be used to kill >w.ins, geese or ducks; nor shall any beaver or muskrat house be destroyed at any time ; nor shall poison or poisonous bait be exposed for any animal or bird. .N'o eggs of the birds mcntionetl may at any time be taken or li.ul in pos- session. This act doesnot api)ly to Indians on their reserves, .\o jierson or corporation shall at any time export any of the aniin.ds or birds nieiitii 'iied. Persons without a domicile in the Province must t.iki- out a licen.'se, co>-t- ing 5J5, to kill any of the animals or birds named; but the minister may grant a free permit to a guest of a resident in the I'rovince. Kisui.NC. — Whitefisli.tullibee, salmon, or lake trout may not be c.uighi, bouglit, sold, or had in possession between (October 5 and December 15; pickerel, pike, gold eyes, mullets, .\pril i; .iiid May i :^ ; sturgeon, .M.iv 15 .uid July 15; speckled trout, not between .September 15 and .May 1 ; M.is- kanonge, 15th April and 15th June. NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. Sni»oTINf; — Klk, moose, caribou, antelope, deer, or f.iwn, niiuintaiii •-heep or goat, or hare, from ist l""el)ru;iry to 1st .September, limit, ^ix head any one se.i.s<^. . . . (Jrouse, partridge, pheasant, or jir.iirle I hicken, 1st January to Isl September. . . . Wild duck and gee.se, sni|!e, from 15th May f'/ 1st .Septeml^er. . . . Heaver and otter, from 15th M.iy to 1st N'oveniber. . . . Mink, tisher, .iiid marter,from I5th.\pril to i-t .Xovember. . . . .Muxkrat, from 15th .May to ist November. These ro- -irictions tlo not a|)ply north of a Iiii<- drawn loon iles north of the Nortli Saskatchesvan River. Nonresidents reipiire .1 license to hunt; fee, Jj. KisHi.Nc;. — .Speckled trout, from 1st October to 1st January. . . I'ickerel (JorJ), from 15th April to 1 5th May. M FISHING AND SHOOTING. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Shooting. — Cow elk and hen j^heasant protected at all times. . , . Deer, elk, reindeer, caribou, mountain goat, mountain sheep, and hare, from 1st January to I4lh Septemljer. . . . ("irou-^r, i)artridge, prairie fowl, California and Virginia quail, from ist February to ist September. . . . Cock pheasant, from ist i'cbruary to 13th September. . . . Wild duck, from 1st March to 31st Augu>t. . . . (^uail and cock phc.i>ant are protected entirely upon the mainland of liritish Columbia until 1st Sejitember, 1X94. . . . Gulls are protected at all i_mes. Deer cannot be hunted with d'igs west of the Cascade range. risUiNi;. — Trout, from isth October to 15th March. STATE OF MAINE. Shooting — Monsc. deer, or caribou, ist January to ist October. . . . Deer on Mt. Desert Island, ist January to ist November. And no person shall have in his possession, between 1st Oct(jber and 1st January, more than one moose, two caribou, and three deer. . . . Mink, beaver, sable, otter, fisher, or muskrat, ist May to 15th October. Wood duck, black duck, dusky duck, sea duck, 1st April to ist September, e.\cei)t on sea coast. . . . Ruffctl grouse, partridge, and woodcock, 1st December to ist September, and cannot be tiansporicd out of the state at any season. . . . I'innated grouse, commonly called ])rairie chicken, 1st January to 1st September. . . . (^uail, 1st December to 1st October. . . . Plover, ist May to ist August. Insectivorous birds are protected at all seasons. Sunday is a close time foi all game and birds. KisiiiN'i. — Land-locked salmon, trout, and togue, ist October to ist May, excepting on St. Croi.x and tributaries, and waters in Kennebec Couiitv, 15th September to 1st May; also on certain streams around Raiigeley Lakes, from 1st July to 1st May. . . . Citirarch to ist Jul v. . . . Trout, California trout, land-locked salmon or grayling, less than six ' inches in length must not be taken. STATE OF WISCONSIN. Shootinc. — Deer may n(jt be killed huvtully between ist Decemlier and 15th October following. . . . Otter, mink, and marten, ist M.iv to 1st November. . . . Woodcock, (piail, partridge, pheasant, prairie ■.hickens, and grouse of all kinds, squirrels, snipe, and all water fowl, fh Decf-mber to ist August. FisiiiNr,. — Brook, rainlxiw, and mountain trout, ist Sejitember to ^ i,th.\pril. . . . Mackinaw or Like tr(jut, 1st October to 15th fanunry. I . . . rike, 1st March to ist May. . . . I'.Iack, green, and Oswego 1 bass, and maskinonge {or muskallonge), ist February to ist May. . . . Whitefish (in inland lakes with nets), 15th 1 )ecember to loth Xovember. j CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. HEAD OFFICES, MONTREAL, CANADA. , \V. C. Van Horne rrcsident Montreal. : T. u. SuACCHNlis^v Vice-Frtsident Charles Hnink water Secretary ' ^ Gkouc.e Oi.us General rr.itric M.in.iger " ; I. Ci. Ogden Comptroller " j Thos. Tait Assistant Uencr.il Man.nger " ' W. MTHERLANU Tavlor.. . .Triasiircr ' I). McN'icoLi Geifiral l'asscnj;er Agent ' C K K, UsSHEK Assistant dciicr.il I'.issenger .Agent ' I. A. ^HKi'HELU Supt. Sleeping. l>iniiig am! I'ailur Cars and Hotels L. .\, Hamii.I'in Laiui Commissicmer Winnipeg. H. 1'. I'lMMi ' \H General Supt., Ail.mtic Division St. John, N H. : I W. Leosai General Suiii ,< tntario ami Quebec I livision Toronto. 5 w \V, Si'ENCEK tieiier.i! .->upt., K.istern iMvisum Montrc.il. \V"m. Whvtic Gcner.il Supt., Western l>ivisiiin W'inni) eg. Hauuv .AliiioTT C MlNNKAl'l IS Mmii M iM NEAl (Jur Ni:a Vokk N.N' NlAliAKA F.M.l.S N.\', NiAc \K \ r.\i.i.-i I )iit ( > 1 1 \U A < till ( I.I) ( >K H \K1) lli;\. 11. . .Mc I'll: \iii;i,1'ii:a l\i I'OI I I. AND M< rol\s- Pk \v h.o ( '.il >i:.M ri K W.l>ll, SlIANGll.M Chlll.l SHERIlKOdKl. (JllC SVDNEV ... .\us, Ta oma W.ish. X .KoNI" < >llt. Vani"! \f.\s i; ('. ViCToNIA H.C ViNNIFEt". M.ill Yokohama J i|j.ui . .Thos. C'odk iSc Son. ..L. I>. N.iilKiii i>t Co. . .11. McMiirtric, F'rt .mil Pass. Agent, 203 East rierman St. . .Thoin.is Cook ."i Son 13 K.imp.irt Row. ( H. ]. Colvin, N. K. P A 197 Washin-ton St. / (J. A. Titcotnli, City I'ass. A:^cnt " " " . .'I'lios. Cook iNc .Sin. . .(!co. K. .McCilartc, 'I n kcl ,\ueiit. 145 Main St. ..K. P. .Mlcii, Pr't .inil Pass. A^t. M I'.xch.inuc St . .Thos. Cook & Son 11 Old Court Housi; St. ...1. I'rani:is I.cc, 0. K I'i P. Agent Zji- Soiitti Clark St. . .'I'lioiiias Cook Jsc Son (E. li. Creascy). \ C. SliL-eliv. Oi^t. I'asv.. .Aucnt 11 Port Si., West. I ( Ico. R. Van Norniaii, l>i-.t Pass. .A;;t. " " . .Archer Pi.ikcr, lairopcaii 'I'raffic .Agent. .''17 St. Vincent St ..C. S. I'hili.s, Ticket A'jent. i sC Mollis St. . .\V. 1. ( Iram. Ticket Agent... H James St , South. . . I'ra^ar i"!: Co. ..T. II. Davie- iS; Co. ..P. K. I'rown, ( lener.il .\yent China .mil japan . Pta/ar ("s; Co. . ..Archer P.aker, P.iiropean I'raftlc .\i;ent 7 James St V . 1 I. I 1- r ,v V . i 67 A (^.S Kma Wil- xrcher liaker, liiropcan I rafnc .\;.;ent I l,,,i ,'tnl 161 Ricliniond >t . . Tiinilnill, Jr., it >oiiierville, Correspomlents ...Archer Maker, Europe. in Traffic .Anient. ... 105 M.irkel St. . .Tho.,. Cook \ Sin. . . H. P.roNMi ( liiar.inty I oan 1' nil" ling. ..Win 1'. V.g'j., City P.iss. ,A;;ent 12.J St. James St ( K. V. Skiniur, (leneral I'..istern .\uent ;53 Pr.iaihv.iy. I I. Oiii.-iiheiiner, I. ami ami I".mn;raliun Ai;t ..i Ihn.nlw.iy. ' v.. I'l.i/.ir, ( 'liina ami J.*ii.in Kr't ALjent im Wall ."^l. . . I >. Isaacs, Til ket A:,'eiit Prospect Hou>c. . .(leo M. Colliurn Cliftim Hmise. .J I'., P.okf.r. City Pass. Ai;eiit 42 Sparks St ..W. i . Pcrnild p.. iS; M. R.l Station. ; II M.Mnrtne, K.iv P. .\ M oriur n.ir.l and I \ Che-liuil Sts. ..(I. 1'. Th'MiipMin, M. line Central R.K. ..W. S. HillelilR, P i^ p. A 14(. I,..iiis Hotel . .T. K. H.ir\ey S.>. Wharf. ..( . !•'.. McPherson,.A-.-t t'.en'l Pass. .Agt.. .Chuhh's Corner. . . H. Pnnvn 1S3 Hast Third Si \ M. M. Sum, Di-t Pr't and Pass. Atfl Chroni.le P.ld^ I I Mind.dl, Pi-rkins iS; Co m Market >t. ..P.. W. Mac- unt. . . .1"? M.irket St. ir.uily I oan I'liiililiiv.;. . .. . 1 j.( St. James Si lit ;=,3 I'r.iaiUv.iy. Ill \iH . . I Urn.nhv.iy. nt " I Wall .-^l. . . . .l'ros|K.-i. t House. Clifton House. 42 Siiarks St 1!. S: M. Kil Station. I Corner Ttiinl aii;l \ Chesiimi Sts. 146 I'lrst St. yo Taylor St. eiit. .St. I.ouis Hotel. S.S. 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The telegraph system of the O.P.R. not only extends along the entire length of the railway, but also reaches every point of importance off the line of Railway in the Dominion of Canada. The COMMERCIAL CABLE CO. (Mackay- Bennett system) gives the C.P.R. the most direct connection with Europe. The Postal Telegraph Co. of New York and San Francisco enables the O.P.R. to reach all important points in the United States. To ensure quick despatch to all points, see that your telegrams are written on 0. P. R. Telegraph Blanks, and are handed in at C.P.R. ofiBces. Head Office, MONTREAL. CHAS. R. HOSMER, MANAGER TELEGRAPHS. lil: JRU. t. not only le railway, mportance >minion of (Mackay- the most York and 3 reach all es. points, see on O.P. R. 1 at O.P.R. : EUFCRAPH8. The Canadian pacific R'y Is the Most Substantial and Perfectly Built Railway on the Continent of America, and superbly equipped with the finest roiling stock modern skill can produce. COACHES, DININC AND SLEEPING CARS »re triumphs of luxurious elegance, and excel In Stability and Beauty of Finish any In the world. win find the New Route through Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific unapproached for magnificence and variety of scenery by any other line of travel. The rugged wildness of the North Shore of Lake Superior, the pict- uresque Lake of the Woods Region, the Billowy Prairies of the Canadian North- west, the stately grandeur of the Rockies, the marvels of the Selklrks and Oold Range, and the wondrous beauty of the Pacific Coast, are traversed by The great DUSTLESS route. Being entirely controlled and man- aged by one company, the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY oR'ers special advantages to transcontinental travellers that cannot be granted by any other line. It Is the Best, the Safest and Fastest Route from Ocean to Ocean. The Company have spared no expense In providing for the wants and comfort of their patrons, as their line of Dining Cars and Mountain Hotels will at all times testify, being supplied with all that the most fastidious can desire. Through the Mountains Observation Cars are run in the Tourist Season. TRANSCONTINENTAL SLEEPING CARS. Are provided with Sofa Sections and Bathing Accommodation, and offer all the comfort and convenience of first-class hotels. They are specially constructed to admit of the scenery being viewed Id all directions. TICKETS AT RATES LOWER THAN BY ANY OTHER LINE Can be purchased ftom any Agent in the UNITED STATES or CANADA. INSIST ON GETTING YOUR TICKETS VIA THE Canadian Pacific Railway. When .igent-; are \inable to supply tickets to the desired point, purchase to Montreal, Toronto, Prescntt, V.-incouver or any station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and there apply lo tins i .mipany's agents. ruU particulars as to routes and r, application lo ;ites, maps, pamphlets, etc., can be obtained on C. E. Mc1'MI:KSON, Ass't Gen'l Pa5seng< r .\eent, T97 Washington Street, Boston, and St. John, N.H. E. V. SKINNER, (ien'l Eastern Agent, 353 liroadway, New York. J. F. I.EK, 1 listrict Krei^ht and rassen,i;er .Ai^cnt, 212 South Clark Street, Chicago. C. SHEKin', District I'.tssenger Agent, 11 Fort Mrcet W., lletroit, Mich. W. R. C.\LI..\W.\Y, District Passenger .X^ent, i King Street E., Toronto. R. KKRR. ( ieneral Passenger Agent, W. is: P. Ilivs., Winnipeg. O. MiL. UROWN, District Passenger .Agent, Vancouver, B.C. M. M. STERN, Chronicle Puilding, San Erai;cisco, Cal. D, I'. r.Rl )WN, ( '.rner.\l Agi-nt China and lapan, Hong Kong. HlTlDART, PARKER & C( >., Svdney, Australia. ARCHEii 15AKER, Euroiwan Traifu Agent, 7 James Street, Liverpool, England. 67 St. Vincent Street, (ilasgow, Scotland. (7 and 68 King William Si., l.ondon, E. C, England. 105 Market Street, Manchester, England. C. E. E. USSHER, Ass't Gen'l Passenger Agent, Montreal. D. HcNICOLL, General Passenger Agent, MONTREAL. PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE anadian Pacific t^ailuuay Company. «4 The fieui Highuiay to the Orient,** ** Summep Tours,** ** Banff and Iiakes in the Clouds,** "Westuiard to the Fat» East,** (a Guide to the Pnincipal Cities of Japan and China,) ** Time-^Table uiith |vlotes,** "Around the CUorld,** "To the morld*s pair, Chicago.** Alao Mumeroua Pampbleta Descriptive of Manitoba, tbe Oanadlaa Mortlio West Territories, and Brltisb Columbia : " Western Canada," " British Columbia," " Edmonton," " Free Farms." These pub'ications are handsomely illustrated, and contain much useful information in interesting shape. Time-Tables with Notes will be found a valuable companion for all Transcontinental travellers. Copies may be obtained FREE from Agents of the Company, or will be mailed to any address on application to undersigned. The Company has also published a new map, on the polar projection, showing the whole of the northern hemisphere, and the Canadian Pacific Railway's Around the World Route in a novel and interesting way. These maps will be given away for public and prominent display. The Company now have on sale in their hotels, principal ticket offices, and on the trains, several series of handsomely finished views of scenes .along their line of railway. Size: 12 by 10 inches, in portfolios suitable for the table (12 views in each series). Price, $1.50: and views 22 by 28 inches, suitable for framing (3 views in the set), in mailing tube. Price, $1.00. W. B. CALLAWAY, District Passenger Agent, I King Street East, Toronto. o. B. Mcpherson, eneral Pas; Washingtt and St. John, N.B Asst. General Passenger Agent, 197 Washington St., I'osTON, J. P. LBE, District Freight and Pass. Agent, 232 South Clark Street, Chicago, 111. O. McL. BROWN, District Passenger -Agent, Vancouver, B.C. ARCHER BAKER, European Traffic Agent, 67 and 68 King William St., London, B. V. SKINNER, General Eastern Agent, 353 Broadway, New York. O. SHBBHT, District Passenger Agent, II Fort St. W., Detroit, Mich. M. M. STERN, District Passenger Agent. Chronicle Bldg., San Francisco. D. B. BROWN, General Agent, China and Japan, &c.. Hong Kong. E.C, Eng. 7 James St., Livbrioou HOBT. KERRi General Passsenger Agent, W. & P. Divs., Winnipbo. O. E. E. USSHER, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Montreal. D* McNIOOIiLt General Passenger Agent, Montrkal. IR. SC. J. 1 c. w. r.. M. 1) HU ARC ipatiy, Orient,** loads,** ast,** NA,) s,** >* $» eago. Okokdikn Morth- ns. f* :h useful information uable companion for or will be mailed to ijection, showing the 's Around the World away for public and t ofTices, and on the their line of railway. n each series), Price, the set), in mailing n Agent, oadway, New York. ;r Agent, W., Uetroit, Mich. ;r Agent. dg., San Francisco. nt, A and Japan, &c., Hong Kong. mes St., LlVBRloou v'lNNIPBC. Ganailiai] PacidG l|ailwa!i Go's f win-Screw Steamships. Royal Mail Route to Japan /" China. "Empress of India," " Empress ot Japan," " Empress o[ China." PORTS OP CALL : VANCOUVER. VICTORIA, B.C.. YOKOHAMA. KOBE, NAGASAKI, SHANGHAI, AND HONG KONG. In 1861 these mnffnlflcently eqttlppod vesBsls were ixn oxportmant ; In 189iJ they tvre artmlttodly one of the greatest Buccennes of thii Murcuntllt) Marine. Thpy have brought Japan within ten dayn of Vi-ncouvcr. Thiy have made the- pasfage across the Pacific a pleaHure trip, and added addi- tional attraction to the now f'ashionabiu trip to Japan. In connection w'..j the Canadian Pacific Hallway's Tranncontincntal Lino, they have enabled the tourist from the Bastern States to allow lilm- self one month in Japan nut of a tiixty days' vacation. The route from Vancouver is 300 tniles shorter than any other trans- pacific route, anci Vancouver is suveral hundred miles nearer to thu Atiantlo than any other Pacific port. Spi^rial attention has been paid to strength and natVty. Tho hulls, in addition to having double bottoms extending their full iuntith, arc dtvtdeit Into numerous water-tight compartments, thus rendcrintj them pri; jtlcally unainkable. The cabins aro large and roomy, and contain all the modern Improve- ments; many new features being added. No expense has been npurcd in tho luxurious fll tings. In a word, modern marine urchitucturu hau iu these palaces excelled Itself. STEAMSHIPS LEAVE VANCOUVER, B.C., EVERY THREE OR FOUR WEfKS. CA]4ADIAfl & AUSTRALIAN LIflE, ! S.®. MIOWKHA aadl WARRIMOQ. VANCOUVER, B.C.. VICTORIA, B.C.. HONOLULU, H.I., BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AND SYDNEY, N.S.W. SAILING KVKKY MONTH. Theae steamships are of about 6000 tons burden. Thoy are new and have every modern appliance for safety and comfort, and they maUe the trip ' between Vancouver and Sydney In twenty-one daya. tFor Sailings, Rates, Berths, and Information, apply to R. KERR, r.en'l I'.iss'r Ascnt. W. i-i P. Pivs., U uiiiipcg. ; C. E. Mcl'llKRSON, Asst. Gen'l Pass r Agciit, ; St. Jdhii, N.IV, .ind m; Washington Street, r..>ston. • E. V. SKINNKR, (Iciicral Kastern Agcul, js.t I'roacJway, New York. !J. V. LliE, PiMiru t I'ass'r Agent, 232 .'iiuith Clark Strcit, C'lm agn, C. SHKEHV", lli^lrict Pass'r Agt'iit, 11 I'oil Street \V, l)etniii. .\Iiili. W. K. CAM.AWAY. District I'ass'r Agent, i Kiiiii Sinct E., l'oii>ntn. r.. Mel,. I'.KOWN, lil.strict I'a.ss'r Ai;enl, Vancouver, l'..C. M. M. STERN, I'l-lrict I'ass'r Agent, Clironicle HiiiMing, San Erancisco, t'al. 1) E IINOWN, General Agent t'liiiia ami Japati, Hong Kong. HUDDART, PARKER .Sc CO., Sy.ln. v, Australia. ARCHER BAKER, Euroiwan I'rafiit Agent, 7 jaiiics Street, Liverpool, England. 67 Si. Viiirent, (ilasnnw, S<:()t!an(l. (7 and fi!j Kiiit; VV'illlain, Liiiidoii, EC, England. 105 Market Street, Mane hester, Eiii;land C. E. E. USSHER, Ass't Gen'l Pass'r Agent, Montreal. D. McNICOLL, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Montreal. I! 'I :;i m^ V-: . »9