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t: November 24, 1906

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES BY CANOE. A M O N G T H E I N D I A N S I N N O R T H E R N W A T E R S .

Specialb. Contributed ta "Canada " b~ PROFESSOR PELHAM EDGAR.

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CANADA

TWELVE H U N D R E I AMONG T H E I N D I A N S

Specially Contributed to " Canada

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\\'c q ~ " n t thc n i x l i t :h I b c 1 r : i i l i ng II,IIL~I c ~ f IIIC l ~ I : t c r - ~ ! v ~ , i n :I c -o t~n~, :t11<l t i l l ?%bur. own i ~ o t c r jug :il t h c 11nrn\' - I r n t t : t i n c d ;at c ) . ~ ; un t h e l i t t l ~ . C.I'.R. I ; l " w l ~ i c l r 1 , l ic~ lhr tn .cn~. I ; ; ~ n r l S o o i h Tcrn i - l< : tmins. O u r o l ~ j r r t i ~ c 11uint 1v:ts Z u r t I > 'I'cn>i<- 1.. . , ~ r n m g . : inr l a.c i r u u l r l I?:,\-c -: trcr l srlrnc h i l o r i Ihy ~ w u < . ~ c d i i l ~ "11 1 0 ?;(>rib 13:1y. : inr l t l ~ r o r r . Ihv t h e T. :lnd 1.0. 10 Zrir l . i . l , ~ r l , I l u t KC h ; ~ d rbrl-ro a u r ~ > L I I C \~i>t. lx-, f u r t l ~ c l i n e s l ~ i r t ~ 111t'~,~tg11- (nut it-. u.hult. d i i t a n c c t h e p l u n g i n j i n : t ters o f IIW 1 ) t t : t ~ ; t l k : lm ing .

December 22, I956

MILES BY CANOE. N O R T H E R N WATEl iS .

PROFESSOR PELHAhl EDGAR. \\-I. + ~ x ' n t t11:tl n i g h t an l~c,:trrl t hc 2ir.fc~or. in t i le rnurlriy har-

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January 5 , 1907 CANADA

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES BY CANOE. A M O N G T H E I N D I A N S I N N O R T H E R N W A T E R S .

Specially Contributed t o "Canada " by PROFESSOR PELHAAI EDGAR.

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t ~ > c t , ~ l ? marc wrv ic<~;~ l> lc : ~II;LLI ~IIC c>rdin:~vy t u g fc>r t o > v i ~ ? g l r ~ g s 1 I I . T h c y c:lrr!. :I ;?!.en hunt l rer l l lounr l :~ocb,nr in ill? l i f l i v n t t :~chc t l ti, ; I l n i l r and n rlunrtr l- u f r : ~ h l v . \ rh ich is rg l l led I I I : l r I \\- l ien thv I,lg, h : t w I x c n g.lthc.rerl i l l l t 8 :I l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i i - - t ~ ~ the l n ~ ~ n ? l r t - ><8n1?timcs u f >in!- t l ~ < ~ t i ~ : ~ t ~ c l - - III,, i )c>, ( t stc:tm.s ;I m i l ~ :)n<l :i c~uar tcs ; ~ l ~ e ; t d , d r o p - :!ncl~c~r, l>.,<l<. clr3,vll t,, the 1<1g., ;,,,<I :,tt:,cl,,~< them 11,- i, c:,l,lc frc,n, i h v -1vl.n. T h c ;n,chr,r n,cnns.l~ilc i s g ~ - i p l ~ ~ n g th6 hottc,m :I l u i l c . ~n< l .I r l u n r t r r :\hu;td. T h c :inchrlr r . . t l~ lc i. r l i c n scionrl in c i~unc l . L 5 t ~ : i n l i v i ~ i c l ~ . :and thc lhgi nrr, :\ n i i l r rind :I r luor te r f u l t h e r un their jilui-lit.).. ' I I : I t - t t b r - I t i t I r i t I l l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e l ~ c ~ z I ? I . l l n uu1- j o o r n r y I n.r r:,e. e n i o t c r c > t i n g . : I 1 t i A n c u t ~ ~ - p r i i i n g Gcr- LU:II I . II:IIII<~I l7icclcrtn:~11~1, l h : ~ c l <I,,- <~icIc<l c , , n?;!l<c, 3 I>{IICI l ~ i c l i o r r r r i g l ~ t i r ~ g I t i I c,n 1.31;~ 1 A l ~ i t ~ h i . < ~ r I?m.xt ;at IIIC, ioc)t o i (>t~ inzv I.:II~C. i l i , l l1ls.n Iv i -o~.e ly procrr t l?c l e..tllr / lhi- I IWPI. : i l l l h c i n t ~ ~ r v c ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ u v t : ~ c c ' i 1,) Al,itil,i. an,. I ~ ~ i n < l l - c ~ < l r n ~ l v . . ia, iy. l In i l n r !tl>a:trcl jci~n.nvy s.e n l r r t h i - .rs,\nxc cr;,it :,I 111c I > c ~ r i t ~ n i n ~ , 01

:and 16:tl~ir,g lilir l i v i . th ings thri ,ogh i l i v ~:,~iid.." A n o t i h r l loa< ~ i - l t i c l i a- : t i ;rill onl,rulrcn w o u l d swm I : the ~ngres j i n t r ~ t ) I ~ i c c ! l ~ : ~ I.:II\C. ..o i.~ decided tu ],re>- on n i , fnl-rher tha t :lfter- JI,II>I~. . i f l c r i c l . ~ 1 - r r , l l l r d :~b,toc ~ ~ : l i c h i i > g ilir r i v e r m c l l n t u.nlrl:. ;and l i . - rc~ning III the t h u d :xnrl l humping uf thc lngi ahore t I r i I I .4 l i t r l e :ilicb\-r ivhpr? 1 s t o ~ r l :I grc)t>ll (sf . \ l> i r i I~ i I n c l i : ~ ~ ~ ~ WIS ~c~t!:!Itecl :amid :I l i t t ~ r nf l4ucl- i I I i t 1 I i I : . J o i t n t t h ~ -e l ,if - u n rhe 1;l.t lug-. csmc t h t ~ o t ~ g h . :iniI the stul.d!- l i tc le I,cgg:~!-i l c ~ : ~ < l r r l ol, t b r i i - XI-ciit c;lnoc. h : ~ n d I i n g h u g c lhngi o f l x ~ v l - : ,nd tlc,ur lilx puonci, u f te:,. S ix ahant)- m e n who had I l r r n c l r ; l r i n g lh<. lugs :tl,iwe c:!mc I I Y C I . ~IIC C I . C ~ ~ , i f the hill. :incI UIKICY IIIC irre.<i.til~lc k~scin:ct iun of ~ r a r c h i n g n t l ~ ~ r ; \vnrl< they >toud in bI;~cl; , i l l~c iuct te ng:tinit thc ru t ld l - slry. n j m o t i o n - I?>- t h i l u g h no t i o r i g i d :IS staruci . r : t thc r \ ~ i t h :I" c:,iy mu.s I , t l i c l r ~,il;c-polcs r c i t i n g c:lrclessl)- perpend icu la r in t h r i r h:~nrl.. T\-hcn thc 1:~ir lb;ig o f H u t t i - :lad l)orl< \vns thron.o in. t h e 11: id i l le~ o f c i g h t rncn cnught rhe rrnter iwiftl!- tugc th r r , :ind suisn the r h y t h m i c t l i u d :xgnin-t rhe sid,,; o f the c:lnr>r rliecl :l\r:ty n,ltnrl the lhmr l o f rhc r iver.

i l r l r I i f c nos. rcr t ler l i n t n t l i c o rd iqnr l - r o u t i n r o f n rini1)- s h i f t i n g cnml l . T do n o t 1~10p115l.. : l i t e l the m a n n e r o f cnn- t ~ - i l > ~ ~ t c > r s to ~n :~g ;$z ine< o f s l ~ c r r , 10 state sp?cific:tll!- in II~LI~CI~ k~nr l c>uncrl h a u m u c h Huur and pur l r , mirl s u g : ~ and ten ive c;tt'l.ierl pel- ",:In. Sufticc i t t o s t y t h : ~ t n-r ivccc nrvcl- h u n g r y except l i e fo rv mc:il:. ?in,- \rill I specify too p:irt icuinrl)-. t h n u g l l h c r c I m u s t I,<. : r l l i l s r d some l iccncc, the weight and l e n g t h n f my rod>. 2nd the f l i r i :iud 1h:iits n.hich 1 f o u n d m n i t rf fective. 1 mu.-t cunfv-5 r h : ~ r an. the Abitil,i j o u r n q my ~ > i - c i n c lurc; ~rel-c i l f l i t t l e : ~ r : t i l . A1 t h , i bc;l o f t imes i t ii n ] ~ t x ~ fill ci,untr!-. :!!I</ the s ( - : ~ t r ~ ~ v n i so r x c c p t i n n n l l y h i g h mhe . we p n i i e d rhrcaugh i t t h a t 1 1,;rrl tn r e m n i n cnn tcn t i r i t h :i fm. s t r a y l > i c k e l - ~ ~ l :at the f i l o t o f thc rnpids. Excerpt. f r n m m y j < ~ u r n : ~ l j <> t c i ngs w i l l I I C I W tell of u u r l>rugre=5 1t-un1 I.;, l i a r ~ - i + r r tc? .411itiI>i.

\ e l = l . 1 : - 3 . 0 f i r s t n i g h t unr ler : I sm; 1,itrri-ly ccbld. :\nd I>!- m i i l n i g h t m)- noz? :in<) f r r t . n.crr lilrr n i l I l l f i . l lu t t h n t \ ro i l ' l occur again, i f I 11:lrr tc, !ve:cr tn.n p:~ir; o i soclr.; and t i c 0,)- feet u p in m y dunnnae hag. T h c rirw m c n Ibl-ol;c : tnathcr l ~ u o m o f I o ~ i n l ~ o u l four i h r npxr m n r n i n ~ ' , l > o l lir t v n thr r isr . r 1m3 cle:l!- :ar;,in. :xnrl we set OR. ~. . \\-c I>a'ed thl.ouKh tll,icol,;i 01. I3nrrii-re T.:ike th:,? clay. ;tor1 i n t o 1-oncly Rivrl-. \\-c p a d d l e d t h ~ . o u ~ h e i g h t o r n i n e m i l e i i l f p r imcv ; i l ~ t i l l o c i i n l o n g sl,l-ucr nticl l ~ a l s n m shores, 2 n d c :~ rn l~v< l :ali,,ut b:tlf-jl:tst tivc :I m i l e l i r l n ~ r 1.nng T.:\kc. T h v fimreit i s sip d c n i e in thi; p:trt u f thc w u r l d tha t n pnl-t!-, such :15 nor., ill - i x nl- c i g l i r t c n t i , ii coml,cllctl lil m:lke u i c nf thv ~ l l d - e - r : i l ~ l i i h r d corn11 - i t c i . T h e nrxt d :~y we brcnl;fnstrrl ;it :I - I l i~c l - ing h i l o r I;.;c~). ;trocl; c n m j ~ . :mil st:,l-trd :,I n inv . .\ m i l e

riwr 1,iouglit ,I-, t n thv s~lrnen.hnt moni,t<>ooitc ~11.1.tcl1 o f T.ong I.:>l;c. T h c : t f t r i -n i~ r ln \ \ : t i n.cl l ;rrlv:mccd l ,efn~c we h : ~ i l l r f t i t - t\rrnt?--;iz milc; I ~ c l i i n d 03. 4 shi l r t jini.t:igc ;and :L

l i t t l t ~ I;IIx ;> n ~ i l ~ , I < ~ n g , l > ~ o ~ ~ g l ~ r L,> 1,) C I L I ~ <CI~II> ;(I 1 1 1 ~ s tvxnd

CANADA January 5, 1

I l c i g l ~ t c r f I.:md ju,rtngc. I-1rl.c the cntcrpri;ing I3icdcrm;nin I I I s 1 : r : f t 1). C. 5. Icr.cllrcl hi.; c:lrnrr:t ;,I it :I- i t \rxs just lbcginning to cl imb thrnuyh thc \ ~o ,>d i . IYhcn a.r e ~ t b : ~ k :amin i t rvill lbe ~ tu : \ rn inf i througlt thc midrllc

the iluii,. tLln F r id :~y \re 11ostponcd 1,re:tl;ing c t rnp , o i it h : ~ l llcen rnin-

ing. :unrl \v:ls still thrc:hcning. M e st:lrt?d the henry p0rt:ljie : ~ t tcn. :mrl lumchcd a t tlic o t h ~ r rnd. All uor stuff r r ; ~ :Ici-<r>s 1,)- three, :lnd \\-c 1,eg:un :I rlelicious lpndcllc thrnugh lslancl l.:~l<c. I ) . C. 5. :~nd I sit sirle I,? ~ i d e in the hig b : ~ r k cnnoc. and rrc glunt over thing;^-cloud cffccti. I'eclk of sist:ti thruugh the i.;I:\nds :I.: thcy sh i f t 1 1 ; 1 4 us, :tnrl l ights :tnrl .h:tdilw< un t h t v . \Vhm we :trr nc:%r shore the lhirils :,re v c r r rnc :~ l , . ~ ~~~~~ ~

rsl,cci:rlly t hc white-thrr,;~t ill:lrrow, :lnrl, mvllurvcst of sc,ngstcri. thc hermit thrush. t Icc ;~i innnl lv KC hc:tid thxt volul,lc ~ > r v a c l ~ e r , the rerl-r>-ctl vireo, hi; &usic:~l c11:tttcr Hn:~ting ou t over rhc w:ttcr f rom thc dense cnvrl-t r,f thc fixest. \I-e had c l~ l i gh t iu l c;lmp a t the nor th cncl of 1sl:tnrl L : ~ k e , an the r ight- h;lnrl side, wherc i t lbcgins to n;tiru\v intu :r point. V-c hc:trd :r moose ip lashing in the ~!.atcr just as nZr.r r\.erc going trr ~ l c e p . T h e f rogs Iverc clamorous. :and n \vhct-;;c~~ owl w a s gr inding uut Itis h:irsh t une all night. T h e little rvhitv-throitt ipnr r t lws ;\re ;~im;kys with us, nnd even through the n ight \rc hcxr their -;leepy " C:~n:td;t, Cnnnda, C:\nndn."

o n Saturday \vc m;tdz n better start . :rnd two mile? bruught u s tu the first uf the three car ry ing plnccs. 1 fishctl. a n d rnught :L few s l c r l ~ y lpicliercl nt the fout uf t h r rnpids, while the men were lbri i~ging the s tuf f ;xcroi;. T h e y mn two of t h r rapids mith the unlolrlrrl cennes. which is ;r very cnsy m:rtr?r f u r goilrl l,;trlcllrri r\,ho know every inch of the w\.n]-. I stoud r l n :r l i t t le ivuorlctl p i n t :tnd inw t h r m fl:tsh ruuncl n curve :xnd come r<,hnnl,ing down rhe white wrter. The i r cyc-; f:~irly gle:tm ~ i t h excitement.

T h e river svhich f l u ~ s in to Agat:~>rcb:rmi i i long. ~vincling, :~nrl quite m n n o t o n o u ~ , 50 we :arc g l ; d in g r t to o u r new c;tmp :tt jix u'clock. on a b u l l l o ~ ~ s point :L mile down the \rest shclre rlf the lnl;c, ;md just sixteen miles f r o m the I-1.B. post ;It .\bitibi. \Yc wcrc n o ~ v mithin c:lsy s t r ik ing distance of nor clci t in;~tion, su vr.c rlecidcd to m:llrc Sunday n d a y af rest. Ancl :I lpcrfect d ; ~ y it ivns, rounrlcd off v i t h nn cvening as perfect. 1 w:ts not tcml,tcd to lbre;~k t h e l : ~ w Ihy fishing, for a c r e !Y:E nuthing to be caught. 1 rend and slept nnrl rured t b r \vends. rloing sumc nm;ttcurish p r u q ~ r c t i n g . ;tnd rejoicing the while in the immuni ty f rom l~l :~c l ; flies a n d mosrluitocs. In the rvening we h : ~ l a 1;u.y drif t in :I cnnoe. T h c coluur i

w r e superb. There hntl lbecn :L hrisk winrl a l l dny \vhich died with sunset , m~r l , ns we flo;~terl, the swell j were lnpping mclo- rliously on :all t h e island shore.;. Beautiful it wsi. tuo. n i IVC

turner1 our reluctnnt pro!\. c a m p v ~ t r d , tu i c e the red fires glnr\.- ing o n the shore. l ihe vc l re t 1hl:lclr \I-atrr Rung b : ~ k thcir reflection. ;and i n their m:trm m y s the birches ~ l e n r n e d n iucctrnl ~ v l ~ i t c :,mid the ~ r luom r l f the sor roundinn firs.

, . must h i v e mnde n lbrare nppe;lr:mce :is we'sn-ept in mith flags flying :uld four :,breast. As we neared the Post we were grcetcd with n m y a l fusilnrle of rifles, blundvr1,uises. a n d toy pistols f rom the lndi:~ns, and before we landctl the H.B.C. fl:lg s~vellerl rluf in the breeze. I\-e 1,itchecl ou r ten ts in the H.R.C. g :~ r r lm i n n steady drizzle which cndcd in n hcnry downpour. T h c ra in lnjtcrl :\I1 Thursday, so wc did not see :r grea t ~1e;il of t hc l i t t le lshn:rl,i;, except in ou r doctor's extcml,ariscd ~ E i c c . \\here, when i t w:ls lillt tuu pa inful , 1 st:\!-ed from t ime to time. T h c band is :r fair ly healthy <n>e--l>ut o l~! , the t\vistecl. ~ w o l l e n juints ;tncl shrunken tuberculous l im lx uf sum? of the w e things. (S ince our return I ol,ser\.c, with r rp r e t , thnt this Abitibi lbnnrl hns been clecimxtecl lby rncajlcs. ~vh ich v i t h the aborigines i j n lmoi t as kttol n i sm:rllpos.) I \-ct lnrsd;y w:ts ;r s j~ l end id rl:ty, :tnd I ~~o t t c r cc l about thc 1ndi:ln c:tmpi :s good d e ; ~ l . T h ~ i r t en t i ;and wigmami :,re scattered over icvrr.tl :xcre.;, r : ~ c h with i t i shal-l~-i:rccd l i t t le clog, f n t l l e r i l f ktrniliri pnju!-ing ;I quir t pipe ;~n'rl gossip ;rftcr their long ~vintcr'.; hunr. nnrl morhcl.i stroll ing :~l,out ~v i th their babies ;tl.:>p],crl in moss-l,arkrd " t ikan: rsani" an thcir I n c k i . or nu i i i np thcm ;at thcir tcnt

. . "Tho Day ul lillir.'

E\\' Yeiear's Day, to N French - speaking Canadians, is RS mmh 01 a social holidny, as much of a children's fes- tival, us Christtuvs is to their ICnglirh-q>culiing felloiv-citireils. As in the United States, Frnnce, and England, so in tho l'rovince of Quebec; Ule religious abscrvni~ce rll Christmas is very mucl~ more in~pasing than that of New Year's Ilny, h t among French. Cana. dians the great day of social festivitr nnd family reunions; and of the giving and receiving of gifts, is not Christe~us but New Year's. To many of the younger por- tinn of I'rench-Cnnodu's popolation, R'ew Yearis Day is still hilows, i1s it

w a s in tllrlsc prllrinres u f i'railce from which their iarefathcrs came, as " 1.e J ~ l u r rles ICtreorlrs "-the Day of Gifts.

A murlero i'rencb-tlanarliat~ poet voices the French-Canadian welc~mm errf the day as a children's Iestival in these lines:-

Salul, beau jcmr dorP, I'remier de I'm! Tuujr,uis, qunnd tu parais, dans un joyeux Blan

Noos s a lu t ,~~n la bienvenut:; C'est tc,i qui rietls sourire aux e n f v n t ~ si joy~ux, I!ui viens nlettre en secret dans leur berceaus soyeux

Llillr ii,uets de tilute surte!

\Vhen Every Lndy is " iil Heme." New Yeark is the one day rli the year when every French.

Canadian woman i< supl>clsed to be at home to receive visitors. \lore sllcial calls unrl cerrmuoiuus visits are generally paid by I'rench-Canadian men i ln New \-ear's than on any other day ul [lie year, thuugh the custutv, like many another of those of olden time, is gradually falling into disuse. In many of the country parts of the l'nrrince ill Ouebec this visiting c~ften begins as early as eight "'clock in the mornillg. Atnong r ival village belies, and ercn amung y o u ~ ~ g leaders cri I'rench-Canadian city life, there is rl~ucl~ rivalry as ti, the ounlber of calls receivedl by each of them on New Yenr's Ilay. The pclpuiarity o f NEW Year calls is doubtless largely due to the rule which ]pertnits the callers ta kiss all the vonng wrmen in whom they are related ih eve,, the mvst distant manner. lnternlnrriage is a mnrlred characteristic of French-Canadian society, and tile circle of relaliunsl~ip is often, therefore, wiy exteiided.

Blessing tlac Ci~ildrm. .\mong uther New Year's Day customs perpetuated in purt4.of

I'rench-Canada is that lin<,~vn as 1.n UBnCdiction l'uternelle-the blessing r l f the children uf the household by tlleii father. Some. times this cereinony is lleriormed after the return home of tle family iium mass. In other hul;sehulds i t is made the very.first experience r,f the N e w Sear. Abb6 Casgrain, tho histc~riun of Zloi~tc;~li l~ and 11~olfe, who rlierl unly a few years ago, *elates in his n>emoirs hoiv the New Year w;is ushered in at the home of his father, the late 111111. Chas. E. Casgrain, nf l<iuii.re Ouellc. " A t early i n c ~ i n , " he says, " o u r ltiother waire us up, attired us in our best Sunday suits, and gathered us all ti~gethar, witit the hvuse servants f~,ll,,miog, ill the lierluor. She then thrust open the berlnmt18 dwlr uf I P L S ~ father, \VII(I, frt1111 his couch, inv~lied a bless. iog o n all i r f o s ranged lroeeling abrlut him, while em<~tion bractght 1ei~r.i 10 the eyes 1,i uur clear nlulhri. Our father. it, in imprcssirc rlxmner, accumpanied his blessing with a fOw words of pdtcrnnl and lh,ring ri,ol~scl, raising hi.- 1i;tnrls heavenruards. Of cc~urre, to us, little unzs. thp ~r<~tviiitkg ]part III the cerernuyy was the,distdbu. ti,m i , f S e w l c a i ' i gifts, which at first he had kept cclnceded behind hi~lc."

---<i;iL- .... rloori in the i tm. P R O P O S E D J A P A N E S E COLONY I N ALBERTA

t l n r tent ivoolrl present :in indi;criminnte sqo:ilc~r 111 11<!ts. J I r . I3. R. K:bg:~t:~n)-. r r f I<?nto, J a f ~ t m , has been in.cornmuni- dirt)- tin d i ihc i . :inrl tiltby r:cl>bit slrin;: another aou ld rcrh,nl ,,.ith 1 l r , Smi th , Cum,nlijsioner tidily-rullerl lll:inkcti, neat cedar 11:lrli flours. :r h m ~ d s t !~ ing a t IVinnilicg, :tiid J l r . A. T. Griftin, Canadian Pncific Lnnd machine. and n gaudy clc,cl; which rnensnrcd the h t~u r s . I ~ u t never Commissioner. \!-it11 t l l ~ ollject in I.~L.N of es t~bl i sh ing a Japanese thc time r l f da!-. I re:~lisc horn f;ir f r am c i r i l i i ;~ t i<~n n.r tar?. for agriculturel colony in of Alberta. hlr, Nagatany, not tn.r, jlvr cent. of t h e ~ r Indians cnn speak :$ wol-cl i l f Enxl i sh . rel,resrnts pri,.;,tc cnll ; tnl in proposes to llurchaie 1 ihnull-l not :I "sorr l . " fr,r 1 h:lre d iscor-er~d th;tt thcyknom 50,000 lillld rl,e c . p , ~ , out colony rhc rnenniny of "~~r . e r t i c s . " which i i the tc rm thcj- nlio use. of s~ell- to-do J;~p:unrsc k~rrners. ~ v h o would be settled on the \\-hen I i c e :I p:tir 01 br ight l i t t le el-es rounrl n corner 1 cnll, Imid a n d \vould go in fur rniaing ~vhca t and the cultirntion of " S\r re t ie i , h i ! sn.ectic.;." H : ~ l f . t h e t ime the!- rut) ;aw;l)-. :tncl z , I I o f [r , l i t s :mrl ,.egrt~rble5 ,van

h:tlf thc tirnc, encour:bged l ~ y thcir mnlhcr i , t hc r ctrme fur thcir tl,rive in tl,c ,,,ill look ,,Test, and ~ 1 1 ~ q f i " r - l ~ l u m a n d retre:tt with thcir Ihn<>ty. T11r.y Irntl \~ tnle in f:,ll i f icl,cmr is successful,, h;,s in nwy, a n d :xrc get t ing lholrlcr. 1 extcmpuri-e rncca f a r them, or cnnnda four stul-lying conclitions, having attenrled m:tke them climl> for their lprire. l.I~~iver~it!- :at l i i n g ~ t o i ~ , ; ~ n d 1 :~ t r r 1:llicn a coursc in the .Agricnl-

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nuary 19, I 1907 CANADA

'TWELVE MUNDRED#MILES BY CANOE.

1; I tvns much stru;k ~vi th the volubility :and nllp:lrent eloquence nl lhcir s~inkesmnn; Louis i\lcl3ougnl. nhrr l1:ls the lblnud of nn nldfnctoii in his veins and his hrnins in his head. His old hthcr, ;\lcDougnl, senior, i i over eighty, and looks like n

. rcll-l,rowzed Sir TViIfrid Lauricr. \Ye shrill phatogr:rph him 1o.morron:. " ~ n n ] : thousands of dollars that man h;ii lheen n>rth.tn thc H.R.C. in his d:ly," was Drrser'j comment. 1

i mndcrcdho~v mnny thousand cents of tho;e clollnr~ h:%cl founrl k ' rhcir !vsy/into .IlcDougnl senior's pockct. Sire nncl son :tnrl h: rcnlsin signet1 the Treaty, the son with toil and s e n t in Ruman I'" I. chlractciij Old Cheese and the otheri merely making their

c l~~ickly , duly Ile- rl:~ul,crl with oil. Close the duor as tightly as possible. although you can never llolle to make i t rnosquira proof. Burn nl,out one heaping rlessert- spoonful of l)alma- ti:rn insect l~orvdcr. and in f i r e minutes thc flies and mas- quitoes \rill cease tn hother you. Thcn )-nu leisurely make )-OUT bed. I?-e car- ried light stretclicrs wit11 us, ant1 :IS

s(11111 as our lllnnliets were slxenrl we hunfi our canall!-. tucking tlre lhottr,m unrlrr the blnnlrcts. Nc\ r hordes uf mas- rluitoi, scenting Ihland. Itare m m n - ivhilc f i l l ~ d thc tent, Ilut ).",I itre under

CANADA January 19, 1907

T o i l l .

I l i t ~ < l c tmsul l iog tn~y cli:\t-y 1I1;tl Ilivh, !~v:tt : U I ~ r:t'>c> mrv .IIW CIX~,I i 8np4>rk tn l IIVII>. LIIC~III~~~~IC~I < , I ? r : t r< l . iuul-~~ey. \ \ -v iv f t i . :~lchfut~d un ;t IFrid:<y mntrnins \~ilii ;t >lrln,x v l - r x .of ~I;~I;LC~IV\Y:~II : O I ~ 'rctu;k<s~mi 111~li;t11~, III? I ~ > I >l;c<e> , t l ~ c j t 1 ~ ~ r f , c y arc v w y : t r c I ~ ! ~ ~ i ~ s . I h i n : t c ~ l lhv:%l, l ~ v : $ l :>!,~l Iliv: nncl ii~ill l c l r i l l i t l <lily :1171[ Llle 111~1t, :11711 I~WCI . i t li-li III IILII i n o u r 1>(11. On Sund;iy 1 i - rmci~ lhc~- \\.r I ~CSIP~ tit, l l i l~ tn l i~ in l-i\ l iv -:I n. in~l l ,~si LI:I~ 01 gi l i less sun il \ \ . : t i , n.ill~ i n c t ~I:KIG. c ~ l l w r l l~:an IIW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ i l o - r i ~ l ~ l ~ ~ ~ fcn~-?<l, C>L[I - l : ~ s l <I;\y, .J'LW.LI:L~, \Y:W

inlc.~w.liox :~CC~~L~I~I ul I l w Iirt-x, \ ~ :& l v< - \v<, C ~ ~ C ~ , L # I ? I < ~ ~ ~ C I . \\ 'v ~OIPCI L I ~ :t I c ~ n g s c ~ c ~ ~ t ~ s s i ~ ~ n <?I vapicls, LLSIII~ l ~ - : ~ c l ~ i t ~ < - l i ~ ~ ~ ~ t v l ~ c r - crcr 111~~ SIIOI-v ~ ~ : t c I c . il lmssi l~ l?. I 1 l c ~ t > l < L L ~ lt-ut,? cixI11 t i l l l ivc 11, ~n;tlrc L ~ P l i i l ~ e n i l i i lcs ILI 11111 IIII.~. .\t-!-i\.cd Il~rl.~. 11111.

\bit i l , i exp~~ . i cnc r n . ; ~ rcy.;~lrtl o n :L sii1:kIl ir;tlc. 11111 !vh;tl Ihr b:inrl inrl<erl in nno?bi,rs i t i i ~ : ~ < l c i n pnlhrlhi;~bni : ~ n d p t ~ l i l r ~ ness, ;,I\ Ll,c squ;irvs :lnd y<>nnr. x i$- Is lining llrc h i l l a s \\-r as~.rnrlvcl, and gr:t\.rly i h ; t l i i n ~ hands n.it11 u s :~ll.

'Slv! lx'st i s unl>relentic,l~s, b u t im,cl ~ r o ~ ~ ~ : ~ o l i c ~ ~ l l ! : ~ l l t ~ : t l ? ~ l ,

n.ith wuudrd hill!: I;~l-es to inol-111 :~nd smulh, :\c,d ;I t ~ c ~ l t l ~ l i o < m p i d bel\vren. T i t c ft7rest i s : t l i - :~ l l r :~c l iv~ i n t i t is p:t~-t IIW conn1l.y. T h e t imber is no t i:tj-gc, bu t is rh:trnlingI!- \.:crie,l-- s ~ r u < ' v , b:tlsam, rcd-pine and jac l i -p inr supl,l?infi thc s n r n b ~ . ~ l h r ~ r i , n.hich nl-r i - c l i ~ved by Lhe delic:tlu gl.cen o f bil.rh and I I I . IHcI.c. i u ~ d Lhcre one cumrs upon :I grure i l f s l~ lcnr l id ccrlars o l .line git-111 and noil l? s~IT.P:~~. 011 L~IC n . l~o l r . c , l hc scenery i s no1 su i n lc res l ing un t i le 3lontreul 1 , . . \nrr as il i s on the !\bilil,i route. l'hp shores ;~c.c i n ~ r

n n i f r ~ ~ - m l y lurv, and the ruck esposurrs l u l l infrequent. ISut

-- <~f~n'gl:rrerl r y e nncl l o l l i ng inngor . lil ' ' 111c 1~;~cl i~rnl-r l glance o f fn~lc!- I,c sri!l

l i f t s hi.; r l r i pp ing muzzlp in thc st111 : i r u m nmong the .I,ining lilh--jlnrls.

\\- i l l i t tax crerlcllcc tot, scr.prel!-, il j 1 shl- tl>;$t TYC n-crc to scr st i l l t h r ~ i l : m o w muosc l lc lore thc murninp, : cndcd l \Vc llresentl!- dcscrierl s 1 Inrgc raw ,,,Doe" ,,.ill, t,l.c, ). 0,111 g nl1o,,1 , 11xlf n m l l r t o uur r igh t . The!- n.crc ' fcct l ing in solnc scdgl- rn:~~.sh land on t hc n u r t h s h n r ~ . nnri the a.inr1 rrai Ihlorving f rum them to us. So ,re : rleciclcrl t o paddle t<nrmds i l lem for i., c l c r r r inspection. !\-r stalr u p quietly: th rough a l i t t i c r-trc:un~ thnr draiueil the serlgc, and wcrc nlmost u l ln i l them, Ihcfurr rnnc~,ma munsr kovw we \~cr?l thcl-c. Shr loukcrl a t us in n lluzzlcd i $my. r\.hiIr L C . . leisurel>- Ic\~elledi h is ko t l : t l~ a t her. She then decided: , rl,at lookcr[ atl.n,,gc. \yere pro. Ilalll!- dangeruus. so sl>r ljlaslicd , f,,l],,,y,.<, ~:,l,"ri""sly l i f( le: ~ , l u n g ~ r s . \\'e hat1 t ime t r ~ take f o t ~ i , snn l~-e l~ots 01 hcr, t ~ ~ u bcfure she $an

L'hiil <kc .AX 1>!3T,\K E K C . A \ ~ I ~ > l E Y ~ ,Yr > > , U . \ < ~ ~ ~ L l V ~ S , I . < l ~ > l < ~ S G SUltrll. us. :md t v o n l tc r sllc h a d tnkcn to hiii Ilecls. I t svould hnvc ibce~, an ens!

SVIIPI-?~~~~ IIW I-LICI< cla~cs c r q > L I ~ i t is ~ n o l \x-:~$le t ime LC, t:~p ~n;t l lvr 10 h:ivr r:,u:hl thc \>:!by n~c~w.;~ i f n-p h : ~ l 1,cr.n sluvli i~tg~ ;~burl l n - i th p ick :tnd lh;~mlnrr, for m i n r r ; ~ l i s n.irlely disls-ibuieil ;I %ui>. (To br ~ o n f i ~ ~ r l ~ ~ i . ) I i n lh is 1-~yi l rn, ;and last summrr 's discovrries just i f ied l l ~ c m i l l - i n g ; ~ c t i r i l y nsc saw cdisl,l;tyetl.

Our i l -~; t ly-m;t l ; in \\.;IS nnnrlended n.ilh any sgeci:tl incident ; \Yc<ln~cd;ty nod T l l~qrsd i iy s:t\v ere ry th in j i conrluderl, and n . ~ strrcrli c:mp on Fr id ;~? ;tftcrnuon nt 3.30. I t h : ~ l bc rn !.:,inin!: nll m!,min~, :tnd \\.as Ih rcn len ing \\-hen $\-? left. \\-e go1 :I lprrlty churungh so;~l;ing, bu t kep t 1-ight on du\\v the s v i l t \vnlvr :t1111 t h rough surcpasire ntpids. 11 r\.;ks LrnI!- czhi ln- t - : l l i i l < , ;lnd rye ic:!cllcrl i n a l i t l l c I~VPI- 1111.ee IIUII~~ 1111. spot \Ye h : ~ i Wlien a day lu ->me "12 from un urcr nurth-bound jo~>wcu.!. I~I\w:KI <\l l : c ! t ~ i ! i ~ c?O-:>ring nur n x 1 1 ~ I,, I . : i l c l ~ f ~ ~ r ~ l , clc-

cicleci 118 m:d;c :I deluor l h r u i ~ x h 1L:ccIy lir.cl?n l.:tl-e and Te ln ;~ . Y:LIII~, c o ~ i n c c l i r ~ g \ v i t l ~ the 7 . a n d X . 0 . :I! T P I I X L ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ sI:~liun. \ \ ' I . ~III.I.P~III.C~ h ~ - n n c l ~ ~ d u I1 a t 1111. t b i l : I , and r;lil>lwcl :I > h < r t distance :rbove Illr k111s. h shurt ! ~ n ~ l r l l e l l i~ ncz l ~i~ul-ni i ir : b l - u i~xh l u s i n l o I>:cdy Evl i lyn 1.:~1-e. fhcl-e \\.;sc n lonia clr,:t~-mess i n l l~r :iir \vh i rh sen1 our so i r i l s i n t l u n l i n r . . I , I I I s t f I I I . \\'e wel-r r~l in in i : UIJCMI w ~ ~ ~ l ~ l t n l ~ ~ r l iv:llers n i l h l i n ~ i y l i i c ~ l i ~ l i n x henc;>lh t h r n-;ti-L.,. :ind fr~~-i-!- l i l r 1b;tsliinc npmt the slnil-es. \\'e lh : tc l

I t i<,n ~p:tclclling for ten ininnics.n-hen n.e sa\r- 3 nr-etl i levr fricl;inq . ~ n 11w ~11ul11 51111r?. \\-c t lwn s I L ~ ~ ~ to 5h11155' I h i ~ ~ i s r l f .;r:!*lnx un irur r iqh t . 1-lc r : ~ o ~ h t sii.111, rnlhc~l- scpnl. <>I ui . mncl sit~\\- ly Ln,Ltc<l i n l o Ihe bush. 1 ~ 1 ~ n.;ls ; I young I>~lrl- ;cbon1 t\\.n ?Cars old. \VC h a d n i-ille, l l r l l vcl-c no1 i h c ~ n t i n ~ . ' r w ~ t ~ l y n l i o u l v i taler \vc r:lm? up<lc n b i g f u l l ~ ~ r v lane? <lurl l i n I h r w : t t t ~ , inn!xcnt l? bru~\:sinx ot1 l i ly- ]~acls : t n c l I l w SL~CCLII~III I -~>~I~< f I I . 1:r.ri.y fen. in,(~n~cnls Lhc pnul-llh,us ih~.ntl ~ v o u l ~ l i l iza!~lxac. ;und Lhen he \\.uuld l i l t h is drijlllini. n l u n l e , \ \ -h ic I~ ~y l i s l cn rd in the sun. I :tm nfr;tid lh:#t r l i l t - Niml- l~d's linxi.~.

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A C A N A D I A N C O N T R A C T F O R PANAMA. ' . . The I<i,bL I:8lpinrriio~ (-c1il>pany, 01 .4111lterst, S.S., l~as . throu:!i

i ts brai i rh i n llir L-niletl Stales, secured n contrart twenl~.fur!: b i~ i l e i s i l f 3"" I~ t i r -e-p~n,r r earl>, f,>r tile ivurli i ~ f rnl~s~ruct<oni!' 1 I ' a '1-his Llisnrll i s l ~ ~ c a t e d at Suillh 1;rulliingliarr.' Ilncsarhusetts. u81d i s Irll~#i\.n ;is the l < l ~ b b - > I u l l ~ f ~ ~ r d Cunll~au!.' l h ~ t h r i i i~ ipan ie i a re i ibuti l t r , be ninaigai~~ntecl, under the presides!', uf IL r . I . I f 1 , 11 li ixs ber i~me quite a rniitmi:i thing f l u L'nited St:iles i.<~lllpilnies 10 Itaye branriles ill Cazlnda but so far a s i s iinn\va. this 1s the first ril-r 111 ;t large i'anadii:; industry e e t n b l i ~ h i ~ ~ ~ n branr i l i n the i<e!loblir, a81~l i v i l l a i i l g l g w ~ d c.,mlracI i u t l r 1;wc uf sev?re c ~ ~ ~ z ~ ~ ~ e t i l i ~ ~ n .

CAIQADA February 2, 1907

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES BY CANOE. BISCOTASING TO FORT MATAGAMI.

Specially Contributed to "Canada " by PQQFESSOR PELHA81 EDGAR.

scattered but sparscly.along the ridges, and I gntllered from thc bass in Lady conversatio.n wit11 Mr. Kenneth Ross, the energetic chief'fiic-

' Evelyn Lake, ranger stationer1 at Matagami, that there is no great wealth of a ~ t h o u g ~ l whiteor red lline remaining in the country. But the pulllwood,

June was well growth is dense in all clirections,.anrl the despised jncli-pine (or advanced they were Uanksian pine) along all the inland streams is of such unusual not biting, and I girth and llcight as to furnish ercellcnt lumber of scarcely had to content my- inferior quality. I t is lby no means to be clnssecl hcre as a

jcrub-tree, 1,ut grows to eighty or ninety feet, and keeps its dimensions with scarcely any abatement to the top.

1 inay 5:1y :I n,ord while 1 am on this srnbjcct of Lhe work which the fire-r.:m:,.ers are doing in this nurlhern country. They are stationed only in thasc rlis- tricts ,,.],ic,, are aside by the Gov- ernment a s forest

drawing up the reserves, and their schedule of our ~ ~ r i m a r y duty is to journey,' w e woulrl save their district have turned north- - from the ravages of

fire. ,If ive realise that one fire extin- guished is a saving to the l~rovince of perhal~s a million dollar+, ; not to spenk,of the zesthe- tic ,. gdvintage of lieeping t l ~ c country beahtiful, wc mill rccognise that every dollar expended an

OX THE SPAXISH ILIYER.. ing found us pad- this important ser- d ing ' down the :.. vice bears interest

north-west arm of Lake Temagami. We pressed on to Benr . a hundred fold. .., Island, as our food was running low, and piiched our ients on T 11 e electrical an island half a mile to the south. We.had t&selled fast and , storms are very far, so we determined to take our Sunday in the middle of the '..j;ifrpquent in this week. I had brought with me; in addition to my fly-rod, also a nartllern country steel-rod with an extra till for trolling, and a hundred yards of during the dry copper line for deell fishing. I did not use the dsual stiff copper . summer scason, wire ~ h i c l l kinks in the reel, .hut a pliable libe in which the nnd, as n rulei they copper is twisted round an ordinary silk line! T o rcnch hvu , are nccoinpaniecl 1,)- Ilundied or two hundred and fifty feet of water it is necessary to very little mi". At TYPES OF IRr>lAN Gi l i1 .S . use in addition a couple of heavy sinkers. Thds equi~ped . you least half our forest

, are sure of fish. I went out twice in the follorving day, and in s fires are from this sanrcc, and of these fires n large pro- very brief time c:ught tl~e.regul;ttian limit of salmon trout- llortion have gained such headway beiore they arc reached f o u r great beauties, which c a n ~ e . up firm nlld cold froin the that to chccli them is impassible. But rvith :In elTective lire- deep lalce bottom. . , ranging stnli cunt ;~nt ly moving t l ~ m u g h the cuuniry, it often

Most people go into t h e Fort, h l a t a g a ~ ~ ~ i from Bisco--the llappcns that :I fil-e is discuver@ in its initial stugcs, and then (lame is colloquially *abbreviated-on account uf the facilities! i t is pnssible to cl~erl< its ruinous advance. The litsl: is not there for laying in stores and procuring ~ u i d e s ;inti canoes.. nlwa!-s cnsy. .\ hundl-eil trees are bl:iring, the fol.cst is as dry Those who were already equipped with.thesc essentials would ' as'touch-n.ood, nnrl ; I licrce wind fans the Rimes. Now a llnrgc save fifteen uninteresting miles by leaving the C.P.R. at l l a ta - spruce or ued:lr is burned Lu the cure, : ~ n d falls with n heavy gami station. I-lorn- crash. Presently you ever, if one is trarzel- . see thc red flame lick- ling light, there is n inp nt the bottom of a short cut across country r silver Ihirch. I n an from Biscotasing, by instant thc forks leap which almost a day may up the ragged bark, be saved. As we were . the xincl seizes :the, not travelling by any loose burning frag- means light, and had ments nncl hurls them arranged fpr crews.and to kihclle n dozen fires ~xovisions a t Bisco, we ; . fifty yards arvny. took perforce the longer. Human energy is route. T h e first part of paralysed, and cut and the journey is througl~ a clip and trench as you desolate burnt counhy, . : will the fire resistlessl~ relieved only by some ndvances. But night beautiful miles of the- comes, ' ant1 the wind Spanish River. When : dies down. The flamer the burnt region is left smoulder angrily and behind, everything de- - crackle in the under- lights the eye. and the brush, 1,ut sleepless travel is .interestinc. , arms are plying axe Fort Matagami 1s and shovel, and day- reached early on the .. ., . . light comes to find. third day, and a de-, WHERE THE I I I I ~ T A C A ~ L I ROIITT. LAY. the victory half wan. lightful . place i t is. And so by day ,and What makes the post so charming is the soft flowing contour of night tiie fight goes on until man or elen?.ent is vanquished. the shores to the north and south until they are folded in the At night man is the aggressor, and by day the flames. A nigllt distance. - Banlrsian pine and spruce are the prevailing trees, of mind mill adversely incline the scale of victory. I\ day ol but there is a refreshing variety of white birch and poplar calm or rain ivith toil incessant will win the harrl-fought battle. gleaming along the shores. White pine of moderate growth is I f lightning mere the only destroying agency, man): charred

hunrlrerls of square mi les \\z,~ctld st i l l bc n- ring vr,rd:int g ~ . ~ . v i ~ . But cnrclcss human it)^ h:ts l o bc rerl;oncd \vith,. and I - ~ C ~ ~ P S S

humanity also, \\.hich wantonly lyiys acre, rlcs<,lnle in the l u s l of gold. A t L o n g T-ake ~ e r c r - a l lirl-co tires mere mging , l ~ u t they n,erc not chnrgcnhle lu l,r<lbl>ccl(lt-s. On? \ \ ~ h i r h < l i t l n.illr

A N OLD I N n T l X .\XI> C i l l l . l l ' r 1r11r.(62111

CANADA

I I :~ tc~g: l ln i t o 1:lying I'ust, onc rannnt comiol-tnbly r l r i l i e n,csi- I I t i s nrrps>:try to rctrncc nnp's steps srl i>rh to B i s c ~ . : ~ n d s t r ike ni,~-th-!vccl itg;~in f rom l l i a t point. T h r impruvement

i r l c i lr:~ils, :tnd l h u r rc l i ing utt1 of n t : ~ cines, is n p e l - ~ ~ ~ t i ~ : i l I I no I i t : . I f lighlning sl:~~.lrcl ; I lhig fcll-c.t l i re t!\-enly mi les !r.ccl u f \ latngnml, i t mor~ l r l rcqrli1.t: l rvo day. f s s I : t I it. 'I'he propcr t i n l r h ~ r r ln ing :,I1 Ihc prclimin:rl-y \vtlrl< on l h p s ~ I~c\\- 1r:~iIs i s llse \\.inter SC;LS, )~ .

I n cllmlncr II'.CI"I-CSS n ~ ~ l s t be 1,;tiniul : \ t i i l Icnr- , nnd yun !nigh1 1hl;izr :md crcl ttr nhr jlui.pnsc in the ronlusion ihr for rs t tnnclc. S < > I ab tu r i> inlclre :~rr luoos 1h:tn 1,) ntlr~ml,t tt l l;cl c:li.z-y. 'l'hr 1;ctli.r is :(I Ir:let ;I lqftcen f u c ~ I'rtrrh,\n,u.-h. :>ncl p>,u * w i n s i t twer yciur J~P:!LI i l t the river'. <.,I.".. YCIU l ' lungr LIII i t i l eep :I~I,I t;\ngled hnnl;, and l,efi~l.r. y<lu lh:tve g<,nv trn f r r l ~ I I U ;IT-e ron i runted wi t t i ;I netmnrl i ~v in~ l - i : t l l s , ~ v i ~ i < - l ? > v ( > ~ ~ l c l ~n;tl<e l p l n i ~ ~ !v:tIl<ing :I lpr?c:~r io~~s (,?-,~#- ce- . \\'it11 :t Ix;Iv!- C : I ~ C W 5n.inging con VOLI>- l~cncl :\I?LI s t r $ ~ i t ~ - ing ;,I yt1111- , I ~ < i ~ ~ l d c l - i t l l r l i t b ~ ~ ~ t - is i - l e r ~ ~ ~ l e i t n . .I Ihnn<lretl y:rl-rls nl icnd liri :I ccrlnr n r ramnrnc smamli. \vith trees s lant ing xcl-usi yc,u~. course ;at cvcry cnncci~rnble nnglc. I n t o th is I#-e:icliel-ou~ i :~hyr in Ih ym i >wins y< ln r lp:~inful n.;,!. ' fhc per- h ~ ~ i ~ - : ~ t i i , n i s s l l - c : ~ n ~ i n g dumn >-our fare, tin \vhich n lhi~nrlrei l s i s I t l l l l i s r e t i i I . 1liti.v n ~ n ~ ~ s s ~ c t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l I - L i ~ ~ v i l c s y m ~ r s lagger ing f c ~ ~ ~ l ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ s , 3mI ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ yilu p l n ~ i g c l l~r lhil,s lh!-~,ngh the Lrr ; r rhet~c~i~s g!-cen r; t l . l 'V l .

Such arc rhc dclighr.; af inrnmrr tmae l in thc unl i ro i ic l l rvildei-- nrsi. 1 0 w i n l r r y t n ~ s w i n g : ~ l < ~ n g on 1 I ~ ~ ' s ~ ~ r f : ~ c ~ ~ c>f l l ~ c l vwen c r ~ ~ h t \vi l l? :,I? CIS!. stride l l > : t l ~ l e v c , ~ ~ r s 111~' $n?il?s, 11I:tzing y o ~ ~ r y i s y . I n thc frlllc~\\.ing suniiner p ~ u srnd i n h;lIi ;t

d,,zcn met i n.Ix, h;tve nnlhinK t o c l c l lley<,ml cu l l in< their way : ~ t le isurr a long ;r i l - ; t i l 1h;11 11:15 heen i ~ ~ i ~ l - l ~ e r l (1111 1111- them. .l 'hic i the pr<,ller \\-:I? l o ill,en rtp new r<iunt~->-, h u l ll,r l;t>r'ei-nmrnr \v i l l 1m31 I is l tw 10 r?ahc>c? in I l l i s ~ n ~ a l l c r , :t<xI ~ r t ~ ! ~ c ~ ~ ~ l r : t t ? s i t $ r i iol-Is in I .t(lllrne6- ie:?snn n.i lh c~~c~~c~: t t - : t t i v~~ lv f~-t!iIl<...

rlnninge was tr:~ce:tble lu :I neg l~c lec l c:~mp-li l-?, t jvo iii- Ihr-re ,s-c,~~l t~. had b c i k indled on is lm~rl- , to prclnl -c the gruund for lhluc- [To be cotrii,rrred.j

d?*w berrics, ;ind one fire that s.:ts filriou:l!- l i u rn ing a.l,cn ac l c f t had bccn stnrted to promote :I h:iy crop. H . M . S . " D O M I N I O N . "

Anolhcr of thc duties : i ss ignt~~ l t<, Lhr lire-r:tngcl.s is to lull,~n. Alarmist Statement Denied. i n the rvnke of h u n t i n g ox- ~!xplu$- ing ~p;l~.lics, nnt l i t i, w r y Tht. i-cl~o!-1 circul:lted 1;151 5:clurd:ly ;I> l o l hc un. ;mr~~c~r lh in r - seldom 1h:tt an expedit ion ii thus ft~llci\\.ecl n . i l 11~1 i j l Jhr di-rnvery u f lllr 1b;lttleship l ) f l l ) l i r l i c ) l r , \\.hicI1 ii 1111 l l le \\.ily 110111~ f1.11111 of an ill-quenched cnmp-fire along tl ie routc. In the huntin:: 1;cr-lnuil;,, \>;I, \>run i l m i e d by thr .\Amit-:rll)-. scaron. too. it is not an T h e i-?l,ni't \v:?.- 11%

infrcqllent t h i ng to come ujlon a fifteen- hunrlrccl-pound carcase of n moose, !\.it11 ten p n q ~ ~ l l j f meat cut out. Last year, betrvcen Temagnmi and hl ich i - picoten, on?. party l c f t twcnty-tbrec moose to rot hcsirle the tmil. Tllcy harl 1;illetl hvcnty - tltree animals bcforc the? llarl scc~trcd a big enuugh head to carry home as :I trophy ! .4nd their linmc, I am glncl rn slate, mas l lot Cnnarln.

Tllc l imits of thr foicit rcrcrves are .;I>

1,nst that i t ivould rc- quire an arn~g t > f ranl'ers t o lnolicc t l lenl

l lre iil 'fcvl 1h;tl ~ loc l<- y:trcl c~ l l i ~~ i : t l s 11 :~ l b w n infnrmc,l 1 h :I 1 1 11 I.

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:t c t ! ~ ~ c I i l i < ~ ~ ll1:11 i t \\-;IS d o o l r ~ f u l \ v h ~ t h ~ t - r hc rui!lcl st;tncl th,. i t i : scrcrp g;tli.. . f h r ; tnnnunce- m r n l rrc;ttcd c n- s i xiety :tmnny>i th,%ac r v h , 1l:li.c I i s :,,,,I 1.1-irnd. tln I thv : I in11 ion ill- quir!. \win: m ; ~ r l r :n I i t i t !v;c> ~-1 i t l rd ~II(II.~ v ; 111,

lh;kbib \\-II;LILTV~ fut- III*. h l i l l ~ l l l ? l l l .

111 I i - i~ -c le i ;(I I - I nl, c l<~oh l exinls :t 5 1 1 1 111 1- " ,~ ~~

cKcctanl1)-. \\'hen ~ r r l : l i l i l y elf !he h l ~ i [ ) , think of the i m m m s c ;tiid i ~ l l i c o ~ s i1l-e L Y I ~

outlying nrcas, i t is 1,ermi;sil,lc tu fl-:~mc :11x>l1~>giufi"r l h c apx'by of the Governrnrnt, l lut i n :,I1 ?o~.ioosncis tlrt, t i lne has comc far a systemntic cxtrnsiun, :in<] i u r a r i g i d ~i.g:lnisa- tinn of the fire-ranger systvm i n ilnt:lrir,. Thc re rill ;il>vnyi be ;an immensc m a r g i n lc i t frir i\.:tntiinncis nnrl dcstructic,n. but mithin rvcll-clcfinrd nrr;ls therc shc,ulcl lbc jraloua su11cl.- vision of our wealth. l'llu cu i t om i s a t the p r r i c n t time to nplioint lor the summcl. sensm, n fcjr youths \vho w:~ni o lucr;ttivc holiday a t the I;<n.rl.nrncnl' ex!~cnsr. \ n expc,- rienretl mnn is usually ac l c~ l? i l as chiif-l.;tn.-er, b i l l h is 1 : 1 1 T is 1;sgcly cnn~poserl <,I grecn-hui-ni, n.1~1 lo+e l l ~ c m s ~ ~ l ~ e s Ihc moment they le;lve the tr;til, 01- upcct in l hp oenrcct i-allid. 'Tl lry cnnnnt p:~ck n hunrlrcd l~oun i ls {(it. ;t inilr. :and lhrr 5 n . i i i ~ ;In axe only wi th imminent d:inrer in lhemselvrs. T i ~ i s sl:rle of alinirs shouid be remedied. These snme ynnlhs \\.ho arc gl-ccn anc summer are sufficiently expert woodsmen the next scnsun In bc of some service. 1 1 I s e l l I . :\ syslem of Illruc years' contracts s h o n l ~ l bc institul?<l. 1:ilnris fur l hc !vnrk, and experience r:~thcl. Ih;~n lp<r l i l i r ; t l i n f l ~ w n r c , shnnlrl xovcm the appoinlmenls, nn i l ; 1 ~numbcr of lpr l inns slloul~l be given permanent scrvire nn the sl;tlTs. N o r does the lvnrli entl nzith the summer. .A1 prc.heilt our nnr t l i c rn country is nlrnnst impenetrable, snre Ilr lhc rcqulnt- w;ilrt. ~-oulr,.;. Th rsc lie slinosl north nnrl sn~11h. T I~~r<, fc>re 10 go, ~ O I - cx:)~n[>lc, fro137

vincecl 1h:lt I hc . \d~n i l - :~ I ty n.,iuld ncvel- I l ; t \ 'r i,~-clcre(l ih? hh i j l lhc~nie i n such 1 : i \\.v:tlhcr h;,d Ihel-c ~ P I ~ I I 1111. ICII'L ~ r i w n < l i l i r t l w ~ru imiur~ that h:t\.r bcrn rii-ri~l:iltxl.

\\ 'hrn i h r / ) r , n ~ i ~ i i ~ u ;%I-rivr.;, rvhich w i l l tic i n 1ht. r t~u l -s r ui :I nvel; a r so, hhe \\.ill 1,e dclrl<cd :$I Clh i~ l l l :~ r i l 111 ~ c 1 1 ~ 1 e r p ~ !)?I--

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E A R L GREY A N D J U V E N I L E COURTS. E a r l Grey, the l~,~acrnr~r-l;rner:11 of C;in:td:t, recent ly a t -

r~nclecl :, meet ing a f the C:tn;trli:ln C l u l l n t O t l x a n lil he:lr :In :xdrlresi i~). Jurlgc 11. I.inrls!iy. of the j t ~vcn i l i t cnurt o f Ucnver. ~ t p o n ihe subjeul o f the l>plice court l rua tmcnt v f j u ran i l c c,tiendcis. lo m n r i n j i :, sate o f 1h;inki lu Mr. T.inds;iy, hi- Ex re l l ency r l rc lorc<l thxt ,I>c was l p ~ n f n u n ~ l l y irnprrssed 1,y wl~: l r he hnd hcnrcl. :and cs l~ec in l ly b y the convincing i l lustr :~t inn-. I l e was cert;tin, in the \vards of the Drnr~rr g:trnio, th:tt " r l i c judge \!.as cie:rrl r i g h t i n l>anl-ing on the hunour nf :I 1;irl." N r l - S<III m;idc h c r u c a f h i i snil i lrs b y showing th:it lhr l>cl icrcd in them, nnrl " t h e boys of 1)envcr i r~ou l r l r o t h r r die t11:rn t h m a the Judge ~vho h n i plncerl h i s 1,ottom clull:rr on thcm." I n cnnc lu j i <~n . 1C:lrl Grey espresscd the hc>pr th:lt t l ie principle adopted in l l c n v v r m i g h t sl,re:~d ovrr the bnr t lc r :ind Ihcmmc rhe cstnlllisherl 11r:lcticr. Me \%.a; convinccrl 1h:tt r11i.l-e \v: ,- mnch to be done :~ l l ,ng t h c i r l incs in C:lo:trl;t.

'Febrqary 16, 1107 CANADA

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES BY CANOE. FORT MATAGAMI.

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Specially Contributed to "Canada " by PROFESSOR PELHAM EDGAR.

RECJRET that our stn). in this delightful post mas 01 neces- hlatagami, rlisires no more civilisation than a weel; of deep .sit), so short. l h e surrounding country would lure one potations once a year a t Biscotasing with his old croney, MRC-

to many an ad\zenturuus vo!.nge of exploration, 2nd the 1 ' . leod, of Flying Past. T h c distant Hchrides stir no regretsin his waters betweem the post ztnd the bay (i.e., Jz~rnrs Bny) heart. He has lir~ccl in the wilderness, jind there he chonses'

liavean excellent reputation lor fish. Joe hloare. rho lives ;(I to end his dnys. \i-ho is there that mill question the ~visclom: of his choice?

:\5 usual, the Indians held a dance in ; honour of our arrival. Th i s suggests toi

. . you, d o ~ l ~ t l e s s , nwird tom-toms, spells,l . .- incantations,.and unearthly cries. These:

are. unfortunately, the nllosion of! romance. T h e hal'l is a room1 in the fire-rangers' house, an Ind ian , fiddler plays an interminal,lc jig, nndi men and maidens, u.ho look no milderi than our frontier farmers, dance a rude: lancers with much thuml~ ing of clumsy# feet upon the floors. T h e o ld . Pagan' traditions are rlying out except a t t h e remoter .posts. At Long Lal;e, one: hundred and fifty miles north of Lake' Superior, the lndians promiset1 us a1 native dancc, but I must confess.that i< much disappointed m y expectations. 4 1iettle:drum mas improvised-a strip o< monse-hide strctchcd over, x tin pail of mater-and one o f , t h e olrler men Ibegan to this rude accompaniment an incanta- tion which might h n ~ c been an inrroci-

tion to the ancient . trout i n nbi~ndance, f k ~ n ~ 'tnw td fi\ze por~nds. '.\la-.& I\cnncth Rise-and Dr. (;oldie; of Tiwontu, disunrererl n rh:linruf l:tlccs anutlirci~st from-\\'nmi:tlin, \\,here the 1:klic-tl.orll arc \.el.!. greerly loithci bait. l iut ns 1 nm 11111 i n d i t i ~ q n s l ~ ~ ~ t - t s c ~ ~ i ~ r ~ ' ~ C J I I . I ) I I ~ C I B

This ymr, when C I I I r1cbt.i tu thc pOst \\.el-e c:tncellcd, the tlslancei oi the luen r r t n ~ e d fl.c>rn sixty to one hundrcrl and lilt? dollars., This is in i-ell.eshin- contr:ist to thc ccGindition uf oReirC;ft certain of the posts, mhere the 1ndi:tns ;Ire ircnted lilic sa many rlugs, LII fetch nncl cart-y ;tL the biclrlin.- <,I the

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homc, :in4 servlnx its :I I~oy :~lnd 111311 in WIT~OUS )1~)sts of our remotc.interior, renchetl nL l;cst, by slow and :~~-r l r~nus s t ;yes , the m i i l k of tmder. Like m m t of his cl;lss, he h;rs prnclivnlly

. livFd ttic.lndian life, nnd m;trl-ierl a \vnm;cn of thr lrihe. I-li.; cldeibrbiher retired live ye:ll-s :I<o, and :I ye:trning seized him ,lo pass!his'last dhys in his Ilebridcs home. So h e r;~llcd his lndiansons and, daughlers nbc~ut him, shn<ll- hands with thcm

clcitr of his trill?. or $11 ndjuration ta the evil spirits, had 11" rcmembcrcd the rvords of the for- mula. As it urns, 116 contented him- self with the incessant repetition of t~vn or three I of whicl~ I c o u l d distinguish " 3fanirou. l l an i - t o u. 31 a n' i t o u." and a hundrrd yourhi and maidcns driftctl round a hugc Ilonfire to the mensure of thc 5nng."

Ir tonlc'us ahout an hour and n half on Snturrlny afrcr- noon, July-Sth, to y "11 the mcm- beis of the Iband, a process ~vhich !\.as n~nch nccelera thc tlndcr.

I K r l r . , s c,,r\,?. terl 11). the jicni;~l dcsp:itch r l i \Ir. >li!lc~-~

An E l ~ i ~ c u p a l i a n mii,inn:rry from the. line was <in the spat for tho (mrpoje of collect- ing a5 much df the annuity money :is he coulcl for :r church that waj io be lbuilt eighty miles nvay, a t Ijis- cotasing. T h e process of canvassing over, adjournment mas mnclc to the

- I.ast year the Cnmmissi,~n saw the Indihris ot Lac Seul engaged in a " ~ v l ~ i t e . d ~ ~ g dance," and I aslced cine df tne party, hlr. I..

.Vanasse, lo des- cribe the ceiemuny f ix the readers i,i Cnrmds.

CANADA February 16, 1907

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lpilc. l l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ v l ~ i l ~ ~ l l w 1 , ~ : ~ ~~111;tslt~sl I?:IS ~ I - L ~ Y I I r,,l(l ic~ 1 1 1 ~ l i t ? I s : t i I ; g : I : I i I I .\I 1;1.1 llir s i ~ ~ l a l i s x i \ -vn. nild I I < ~ V !-mt ~ v i l l hc;tr l iut i ln ly thc mul ich inv 111 Ibu..~ jqrrs. lbol r luic l i r i t s w l l l Ibc bantlicd i n l h? ~1111 I Ijil,eway j l ~ e c h , nnrl thv mujic;$l Iauuhln- c l P t h r ~ i r l i w i l l attv>t lhat ic,nir t l irust hni ;truclr hi8m,, 10 i t + I . l ' h r Si IL . , , ? . i n , r , I ; ~ l l l r l i a ~ i i,f [ ~ t w t i c Ivfivnrl i- n r r rh i l r m:ln hr i s r r t ic rn l . hec;%usc tho lh\'nc t l f r i r l v i. ill r l i t ic lvnt nncl c u ~ ~ ~ n ~ u n i c a l i o n -3,

cliRicuit. l l<~l i f i t is vv<,r :-,,L,r \,>I t,> .it i n r h t rn i~ l r l l r n( n co,i,w wirl? ;,o i : t I :mrl S t < , n l . '",,I' v:,r< !rill n-c:i;? a i th IIIL. iocc:s.,ilt illilttl.l..

I \ -? Icf1 111~~ l'%,:#.t ;lfler Ill<' ll.LC*Cllti%- ,\ ~ . L ~ ~ ~ p s E ~81 : 'TGrK lI,!T*GA.>tT VP:.L$L.

t ion i l f rhr. J l : ~ f i 111 ci,ic[ I_ III, E :11111 Ill. I:lil?: i l i tilr Y i ~ ~ l i s r ~ t s l ~ l j . l hv nciuli.-clcrtrd L ' l~ ic f . ; t < ~ v e I Y C ~ K : i t t i u ~ a1 O L I ~ C I I ~ I I v w ~ ~ i n g IIICWI 1 1 1 ~ vc~irc, uf o l i l l i i , ~ t c l l c . t h r c,r:Ltl,r of th,. I,anri. wit- Iv,rnc lo rlur Par-.

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I t i i :tililuuncrd tint ti)? I'c~l.trj i<irc~ l.umllcr C<>rnll:tny. i n . 1 , . I I t I I I : 1 Culnl,all)-, 1.i111it~~cI. c > l l \ . (~ tn ipcx, : ~ t ~ ~ j c ~ . c l c l ~ ~ .

CANADA. T H E COUNTRY A N D THE PAPER.

Spcclul Ofier t o our Readers.

T IH I< r::~Icrs $11 ' t l ~ i - j < ~ ~ s r t ~ : ~ l :~ r r l<,:,rnir~g IVCCIC : I I sl~rci:kl t i :inrl i l l t l i . t l lc 11i:i11y o ( > l > ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ r ~ i l i < ~ s ioj- :i r a r c r r \vl~ic.l? Illv GI-eat L l o ~ ~ i i n i ~ > n (>I' C:~~l ikcl :~ u l l ~ , ~ - s I t 1 1 1 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ IYIIC, >,r,e ncjt

i I I i 1 i : , , I . c.L,,,:,~:, ,,ifers flwl'r lift., !vIlr l-r ~ ~ ~ ~ l l ~ l i l i n n s :IR. ,c:tsic,~-, c o r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t i ~ i ~ ~ , is

I rss hclul-.c, n.;lgcs. :(I.., l a r g v r it, conlp;lrison, : \~ l r l olllIui.tuni- ties arc, i io- gt-e;tl~c- I'UC- t 1 1 ~ ~ 1 ,,r c,)Ll,-:,gc z,,,t] ~ ~ ~ l l c r ~ ~ ~ ~ i s c ~ . :\ S ~ I I I I I ~ l:\nd nil11 l ~ f i t c . i ~ > ~ CI~III:~IC, t l ~ a t gir 'es mol-c .cncl-fiy than 111; clirn;tlc or t l lc C)lrl Cor~ntr!.. -(-he Ut,n,inioll \v:lnts. n.r~rl,-c.i-s i r l r v v r y l i ind. I I I O ~ ~ ~ \\'cr~.l< ~ ~ i i l i Illrir head, ns n.,cll as those u-ii<, \ \ - c ~ i . l i \\-it11 Lheir h:lnrls. a n d ; i l t h o u g l ~ shv : ~ l l < l n s l r~ i -c ixna-s I,, crlrnc i r t and enjoy 111.1. Ihc,~ritajie o l 131~ n i ~ l o rd i t - i l ~ l pri>bl~cl- i t \ - , she i s mlJ.;l :cnsiol~s tc, g1.1 tl insv r l i II:,I- o r v l ~ ~-: i i . r . , hci- ,>n.n {lag.

[ ' ~ t - l l a ~ ' i 200.000 imeu :tnd \ I < ~ I , P I I \rill IP :L \~ . IIIC~ s110r,es o f L l l r O l d Coun t ry th is y1,:11-. '~IIY? ~ v i l l ( t i :!I1 ,,ILLSS~S. ~

The y u u n g m a n n i lh cnnugh mont:y t n ta l ic 1111 :I l'ig la rn~ , o r tcr emb:ll.l; i n ihnsinl.1;~ 0 1 - 18-arle: the ?<,i!i\x i,nsincr. man ! r i t l ~ n n l y h is knon-lcrlfi-v :ind r l l i . r cy : thi. y i tunp nornzirt, x ! h 3 !rill l i t ~ c l v :~r inus t>cc!~{~. t t i~>~ns c ~ l i e r i ~ ~ g ~ ~ - ~ i ~ ~ c l ]prni~aldy :I l l ~ ~ i l ~ ; r n r l ( t h r niwl h ~ t - i o ~ r s O L ~ < ' L I ~ J > ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ I (11' a l l ) --IIIV~~I:III~CS, art ist ins, ~ I i ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ s s i s l : ~ r ~ t . I:I~IIILII.CI-S, dorn<.s t i~s, 1111 till, find coni f r r r t and p~.asp~.c-ity i n erlinc p:tz-~ o f t h t I)ominir,n.

!Yr arc i ~ ~ t r r v s t r d i n ;(I1 : ~ n d t-very r , l l h c ~ n . 111

~ ~ l l h ~ i ~ ~ l i n g ~ ' u I I ~ ~ ~ o . C I L I V ol>jvcl is to p rvs :~n I ever! )xwt in~ \ 01' I l ia1 g r r : ~ l rnuntt-!- l i l irur I-e:idri..s, 10 ;:iv~. iniir l- lnatian l l s c ~ l l ~ l o c.Yr1.y r.lasi., m ~ r l t(r tv:!rll m l r T ~ : l l o ~ ~ - c u n n L ~ - ~ n ~ c t ~ Ihr. \:lluc 111' I 1 h i : i t 1h.i \\.vsl:~-~r Ilmmi- spl1(.rc.

Th i4 pap1.r is n u n Irnnsrn 10 ;tlrnosl c\:l-y i l n r i n tl,e h l i ~ l l i r t - l a n d n.lio i s ilitcr-cslccl i n i':tnitd;t : thvy srt. it ill I ~ILIIIS, ar is I i - I I I ~ i t y it oil IIIC l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ s l ~ ~ l l s . St7,rcs <,I' tItrn1 tvr i tc 1" LIS i!sl<io: clues- l i u n , \ ~ h i \ . l i li;~\-,c l l r c n [n l ly nns\vervd ti111c :rnd :~S;lin i n th:se c o l i ~ m i l s ; rn:inr relet- 11, 111~. Ipapcl- i n 1t.i-ins o i n.arm npprnvx l , h i l t h>srrlly <,nc in ;I ih<lo.;anri m:~l;rs :111y crit i- c iqi l i 01- s l l g ~ e s t i ~ ~ n :LS 10 i l s runtc,i l ls. I \ - .? n c ~ n t the op in inns o i 11111- r~.:!cl?~-s, i!tld i n o~.cIrr Ln x c l t l ic in n.2 o l l r r s l s ; i 1 indur.:ii:rnl~, whir11 : lull! ci.1 l:~rth in a n o t h r r r o l u m n . I1.c :c>lc 111,-ce s i r ~ i p l c c ~ ~ c r s l i r ~ t ~ ~ each !rrl.k, a n d l i .~in thc ;~nsr\.a-r \ye rer r i \ . r , \r.r !.hall 13:~ l lc l ter a l~ l t : 1~ S ; L L I ~ Y l l ~ r i r 1. i s . l,~. . ' ,mrI SIIIIIII~ lhrii. n . ~ ~ ~ f i r : n i e ~ t t ~ .

I n r c t u ~ - n (or t l l i i l i t t l v c > , u r t r y on Illril. lp;~rl, we are lput l in- a I~LIITIII~~ o i i r x . l~:iss:cg,:s, \villh snm? :~~Id i t inn:~ l *. : I i n Llic ~II:I]u '' ~ ~ ! ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ i - ! ~ l n ~ l c y , " :,I their i s . T l ~ n s v nhor'r :~~i.c>\-rt.s nl-c imosl i n n r r l ~ i - r l with t l n t nT 1 1 1 ~ zmajnrity, i..?., l l ~ t x e w l ~ n txosl : I C ~ L I ~ ~ I ~ : I ~ ~a11gc i h c l~u l> l i< . 1:tslc-:~nrl ( ' ~ l t i i ! i / ~ z np1,enls 11, :I 2 varied I 01 : I I : i n n7ol.r 13,-it.4 <cl:ts<cs than : I I l i rs l-c lass i l lnsLsotv~ l \\-v~.I-ly 1>:1prr i n the roi l l l l l - ) I I t r i t s . . l l~r-~. lht,y c:tn us,: tlb~nx- se l tvs , o r IXISS t>n 1,' :sny o i l l ~ v i r TI-iends.

I t is ~ ~ I - c I I x ~ I I ~ . ~ i l ~ x t I l l i s n f l r r w i l l ~~II-IICILIC~ ( ' L I ~ I C I ~ ~ I tn rntlr:. ~rt,:idt.i., nhxl, jrrl-u.;ii>g 11111- c~>Iu11111s, !r i l l p i11 IIF~ICE- l k ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ c i ~ r l ? >\.eel< I I~C ~ v i c l t ~ :~~ i< l v:~riccl :~ t lmc- l i u n 111 t l~r l ) m ~ ? i ~ ~ i c ~ i ~ . :oicI tI1:y, i t1 t i LUI.II, wil l I t i I i : t I \\-IIu~I dis- ril.s5ir,q ,T,:LII,,!.s : t i i w ~ i ~ ~ : t l ~ in l< , r~,s ts t ~ i OLII- xr'ccz~t I<~mpire.

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T l ~ t , r i l ? l.'lcrlc \ \ ~ i c ~ n i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i s ;>-l<inx ic,r rtw<I,,rs for t l x ~ ~ q , l j l ~ $sf I I ~ i r l y tmilc- ,~f,:~.>urtv<l >v:aIvc~ pi l~t , ancl a quk~ntity OF i f I i t \ I T'hv 1rnclt.r- : ~ r v 11, be ad- d~c.serl III rh r ch: t i rn~:~n i,l tlic I;ii-<.. I\-:iivr. itud l. iyl it Com- m i t l ~ ~ ~ ~ . ;tud ,nosh rt.;~cll Ihe tit!- li! ll;trrl, (-1. Sl>cciticnlions ;ind f ( > r n > < ~ j f h,,~~cicr ~ : I V IIC ~>1>1:1inccI ;I[ IIIC ofiic<, ,#( >IT, 11. N, l t . i t i i i I . K n r h 1 1 . t i d ~ ~ must

CANADA

TWELVE H U N D R E ~ MILES BY CANOE. FLI'ING FGST A N D NEW BRUNSWICK H O U S E .

Specially Canlributed to "Canada " by P R O F E S S O R P E L H A M E D G A R . l.,\~.i. l<i l j l lTS I<ESERVED.]

TI$& ~pholugr:t]~h g l eaming rlosk!- lbra~vn Ib~ne:&th the whit? cur l oi thr ,raves. ul Chief I.uuis In the centrc irf t l ~ c currcllt n cerlnr islnnd hrcnl ;~ t hc stream,

\vhirh h e grnernl ly )lour results. I h t satisfied myself t ha t i t !\.a5 nt lc:lst :I,, idenl- rrnmovcs when he l a o k i ~ i g piacc for trout. goes ta bed. 31uc- T h e journey t o New Brunswiclr House i s short and ency. A cnsins or shue- ' day's strenuous paddl ing ~vould accomplish it. T h e tror~el is

cnil:>- I .UL-~S r:s~.~s~ur. . . p c l i s - m n r l i the most irn1,urt;tnt diRciruce, nnd hc lhns usual ly about his rrnir;t n M u r l ~ r n ' ~ I3ay ~ ; l s h , m ~ d about his neck n ro l c~u r rd hnndkr r - chief. B u t Chief Louis 1vr-n~ r;ufficientl!- seized o l h i i arrii importance to signnlisc it in hic i~ t t i r e . 11-e fuund h im a t the- Compi~ny 's scurc on our re turn ta Biicutnsing r,n the hottest d:ty of a hut summcf. Hc had on his hearl nn rrttrr call n.ith e a g l r ~ ' ir;tthers on cithci- side dotrrd n-ith rrd: a n d n fea thery p lume which swel,t lproudl!- from front to llnck oi it. H i s coat :utd leggingc \yere of dccr ik in dcckcd with f r i n g c j ;rnd rrl irrerl I,? ~ ~ a c l ~ c t i of rcd nncl lblue cloth, plpntifull!- l i r i r t \ ~ i t h n ~ ~ ~ l t i - ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ r c d brndi . I-lo wore 1!vo K i n g 1s1>t4\x c i ic~i ' C I I B I I I I I ? I I \ I . LII~I,~.I~.,L'. Gcr rgc rnedolj , D ~ P uf t l ~ e n ~ :I i-~r!- I . :~TC one. nncl :t 1,sndolier o f p r i c r l e ~ i i\.;~ml,ml~~~. On the \rI ,<~lr I I C r u t :I . [~rinci[~:~Il!- l ~ y Ixkc !ritI! ~ l ~ c ~ r t 11*8rt:ixcs irc>tn I Iog l.:kl;*: into. Ihr:rrc ligurc in tlic F e n i m a r r Coujlcr i lylp, nnrl 7~1.:11: ~ m i n c n t l ~ - Cro<ll<ed l.:tkv, and f rom t h r Ia t t r r inrcl 1 l i s c ; l nab i~ l.alir. The marc ~pictorcsquc t h : ~ n the ordin;tr)- lncliau u-it11 lhluc uvcr:~lls Inst-nmued i i x 1,cnutiiul shcct uf \r.;~tcl-. Tile shal-cs ;are l~lurc :u~~rl n shirt of Hour-socking, vnr ic~l and Ibuldcr il,nn on 'l 'cmngnmi, 2nd thci-e is the nddi-

Tl lc YO!-age in to Fly ing Pos t is of tll? ~.nrnc length and tionnl cl,nrm of rcmotcnrs i anrl ~ulit:li-inrsi. 1111 the rcpart cllnmctcr as t o i ln taganl i . There are cigllt ur ten iull-sized tllet thcre n-rre I:iLr l r t~ i l t 1lc1.c I ti.c>/lcd i ~ l ' L!vc~lty ~nlillc~tes 1i.iIlb

11~r tagc5f i rom ulie clu:ll.tvr of :r milc lu n mile and a 11:~li. m ~ r l ihl-rr honclrrd fret uf copper l inr , I roi-iou-I!- cnough, numerous short lifts ~x- l~cre t h e i t r c n ~ n murnentnrily n n r r o x i or ;xt ;t dcyth o i urrr two hunrlrrd f w r . I r r r l r i l in : I pil;c and l u i c i dc l~ th . 3licI~my thcre is a lbcautiful rnpirl and portage. ;I l ~ i c l < r r ~ I . I t i s n I n t u r h ot i l i v ujilier I < n h u p c c k c c a h i k i l i i c l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g , which tmnslntccl nicnns " n ; ~ r n ~ a r ~ i d <,f rhr Inlw to pull in rlr:lil 1r:lvci rcpcalcr1ly :I( thr %me ccclnrs v i t h \xater." T h e rircr Auwr d u s n with :I l,c:~utiiul swirl. d c l ~ t h . :incl ;I milc fi-uiil dir,r?!

X a c c l l ~ ~ ~ i ti, +:iy. s.hr,n a.t. :~rrirctl at t h r l'oit, i l ~ ~ r r i s ' i illtt.lcit I(.:,+ lrunrler- full!- ~ t i ~ m ~ l ; ~ l r r l I,? t h r novrlt!- of the. sccnc ' T h r n r w I:cmili:\r uppearaoier. uf an lnrlian rnc:Lml,mrnt t<lllk on a. quite nui-rl : ~ sp rc t 1111- u i \ rhcn sccn in the ccnnl~:in)- 11f ;an ;artist a-hosr eye mr e l r r t to ieixc crrr-y nu:lnl-c i , f ilrx lug gcstion. \Ye usrtl 10 stroll nlnong thc tent; :tnd \ri!:\r:rrni in t b r r r c n i n g lixht, and c;~lch innumci-:~l,lc hints i l f colaur nncl ch:tr;incri;iir :~ttitudcs-the. gleam uf tht, Iirc thrrluxh the aprncd folds a f a i n 1 lhc yc:irniog face of r blind >!-cnnnn r.l-rrurhcrl lbcside thc lbul~l,lins (pvt. I'nrlcr ;I rude strip o i s:lil-clilth a.hirIl rnnnrlt sh r l t c r hcr from t hc wind r I t i , tattcrcd urollr 5qo:tti on brr 1-;lllbit-5hio pntcls- . i n g :l mocr:~?in. A t tlir ncs t tcnt rlonr. sits :i young n ~ u l h r r 5uclrling her child. On hci- f:trc :a5 at. !lais i i thv shndo~r of n x~.c:tt rnntcnt . 'I'hr lirclrlx,,:t of hard- shin :and t h r rrtz.c>-pcct uf pain ate, : ~ l i l ~ r rr l~li tcr:~trd in tlic joy nf thc lirinc

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! I CANADA 1 ;

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES BY CANOE. 1 THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY. \ Speci.¶lly Contributed to " Canada " b y P R O F E S S O R P E L H A M E D (I A R.

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we were m e could see old filothcr Bruin making great headway for the shore, with little Bruin struggling bravely behind. As the men had only " paddles ivith them I kncrv that if the bears AN INDIAN GIlDUP A'L1 IIISCOT,\SsIXO. got ashose they rvould be safe. Prc- , spray. Groups of duslzy iirs complete n coluur picture vhich on scntly, t o o u r a sunny day is sul~erb. The Snnrl l l i l l Falls, rvnlch we reachti

. great relief, Mamma early a n the follon,ing morning, are less graceful but no lcii splashed up the imposing. They do not, lilie the White Otter Falls, spread Lank, and a minute themselves rvith almost self-conscious majesty into sheets ol after, amid a chorus gleaming foam. The). arc hurled from a stupendous Leipl>i of Wil? yells from the into a hissing cauldron, which gathers the waters for aiotlier pursuing canoe5, plunge. T h e douhle cascade, one superimposed upon the othci, Baby Bruin landed, gives s \vildncss and variety to the Fall which a single cascade

and scrambled up the nearest trec till he rvas just a little 12alpi- !r.ould lack. tating bundle of fur at tllc tap. Our l>usinesr a t Long Lake was not long in the doing, lor

Hciirrweh was a t last trvitching at ow heart-strings. W e made excellent t i m c down the long. sunny reaches of the Pic. and fifty-four miles on our last day brought us into Heron Bay on the evening o i August 14th. So that chapter of our life was closed. Gone mere tile pleasures of tile

rvatcr-may and the shadorvy trail; gont were all tllc llleasnnt fuss and circumstance of pitching the daily-moving camp; tlie canoes pushing their silent noses againii the shore ; the Inncling on the sandy bead, crisi-crossed with the haovcs of moose and

NAVIGIY~ION D I F Y I C U r r I E S O X THE PIC nlTEn.

TVc took our six-fntliorn Ilnrk xnd some of our smaller Peter- <leer or ~lintcrl with I~oroughs to IIeron Bay, but found the Pic w\.atcr so lorn an our the sinister foot-l~nds arrival as to l i~ake the ascent in large canoes impossible. T h e of t11e n d i ; the llunt reorganiring of our crafts occupied some little time, so our start for level ' clearetl for Long Lake was delhycd until U'cdnesdny evening, . spnccs, the swift up- August 1st. The travel i s for seventy miles up stream rrithout building of our canvas a break to Lake Superior Portage, >vhich is reckonerl as half houses - no longer the journey. Beyo~icl that, frequent portages break the mono- snorv!-. alas ! but tony of an all-day session in a canoe. On TiTednesclay we mndc grimed r i t h honest only a mile ar two on account of our late start. On Thursday we had a mudd:? stream ivith high clay bnnks, and on the ledges

March 16, 1907 CANADA long a t one with t h e simplc, unrornj>l:sinii~g mcn of r l re slnuce-tol's n.ill 1:iudle into I-ivid green. So i t bns hnppened. !vilclerness, u.lium no hnr511 [~rol>lems rcx, and \vhose v e l ~ vices I r:tke i t as nn omen of guorl. ;in11 $!rnntler n~i th tltc !vc>urlland seem n l>urtiau of tile i nn r r cn t oi-clcr of nntul-c. I t l j rcry pcnce q70n me down the forest trail \vhich leads soutl>rr,nrtl a n d hcnutiful, but pcrhnps :it the end of three months it llnj lasterl ~ v ~ l s t ~ ~ ~ a ~ d - l ~ o ~ ~ ~ e .

long enough. I a m only glad tha t nil tliii scqucnce ui bcnuty has not l l l~ i r rcd into n coml~osi tc pictorc. and thnt 1 can still segregate moments of sl,ccial delight ~vh ich are sunny pnsture Iantls fur memory to urander in now thnt I am \vallring t h c clingy streets, a n d the whirl of the pnssing motor c11ul~c.s my rlirant l"ifll rI,,rt

.".gain I \v:dl; in t h e gntlicring dusk alung the trail. T h e t h r u ~ h e s h a r e lieen silent t h r o u g l ~ the heat of t hc dny. b u t now ihc hermi t music fills the air. .\late is calling to mate r m every hnnrl ~ !~ i rh reitel-ant trill nnrl l iquid chi r rup until t h c shadojrrs clcellcn and the ecstatic song subsides into a slcepy doul>le note. As 1 ivnllc camp~vnrd i primrrval stillness reigns again, and tile stnrs l ight tlieir l a n l ~ s lby ones and companies.

In one of the early instalments of this nrticle. Prtlicssor l'e1hn111 E d g a r describer1 n r emar l~nb le t lfpe of alligator boat usrd i n the l umber ing count ry of nor th Ontnrio for lredging logs i n t h e lnkcs instcat1 of the common tug. l'he boat taliee. its name " allignror '' frnm the fact t ha t i t i s io constructed as to lhc cnpallle of go ing aver land as u,ell as water. T h e particu- Inr Ibont sllonw in our illustration was m e t I,y the part). ~vhich inclurled Professor Edgar . tvllen they uzcre on their return journey: a n d mns t hen worliing its tvny to t h e \r~oocl;.

,'+,* n;.< t;tr/n/,,ze>r: h, ;JI,;ST to a , ~ c r ~ d (1 ~ & / [ y h / / ; o r 3 i , . ~ q'ar:i,.?e~, t h e firs: o/ ;i,hiiir cun,nren,~?d r,r ns,- i s s r cr-do;,: 24/ i i , ,906, nad nmcl~. ccv,/in,,ed m/tc,r,,,zte rt,c,.t.r "fie,?aords. ....

THE WORKING-MAN I N CANADA.. Interesting Particulars Regarding Wager and Living.

In n lct ter tu the fIlfs!f , - icr Cnrrrirr, a corrcspontlcnt, writing fro111 Hamil ton , Ontario, gives sonle interest ing particulars regnrdcng \!,ages [laid nntl the cast of l iving in Canadn.

" T h e pr ice of some of t h e necessaries of lifo in Canada," h i says, " a r e slightly in nrlrnnce a f those cxistitlg nt home. A good overcoat costs f rom 1 5 to 35 dollars ; a suit of clothes, 15, to 2 j ~~~~~~~5; a pair of l~oots , almut 4 dollars: a h:trd 1,owler ha t , 2 or 3 dollars, and so on. Fantl is just ns cl>enp ns at Ilome. Ste:il; cnsti jd. to 6d. per puund ; boiling beef. ~ d . : mutton, Sd.

............. I still trend in fancy the den!- morn ing

trail, nnd as 1 rench the g l immering lnlrc at the portage end the sun is picrcing tlic mist-rvmitl~s of dawn. A rccdy ii1:tnd lies before me, nnrl, insu us pi cia us of my ,:

presence, two Inoosc arc iecding o n t hc lily-pads \vhicl~ f r inge i ts shore. A noise or an unwonted uclour jtnrtlc; thcm. I They swim ant1 w:ldc to thc neigIr1,our- ing mninlnnd, splnsh up the moddy Ihnnl; 1 .. 2nd disapl~enr into t h e tnnglc uf the forest.

Once more i t is a pictore i l l t hc tl.:til. Again iL i s v ~ r l y morn ing , a n d T h m c sct out ;alone in nrlr.nncc uf tlre pnrty. Half 1 mile omrwnrd I leave the pnth, throw duu.11 m y l ight load nnrl itretcll myself olmn a luxurious lhed of moss tint s p r ~ n d s like :I mimic forest 1)ene:rth the tufted spruce and jncl;-pint. T lw bearded l ichen d m o p s from t h e l o v x ~ . Ibranchcs, and the upper 1,ranchcs h a r e

. . . . . . just c a u g l ~ t the s l~ t cndour of the sun . . . . . . . . ,...L,.

'Reside m e n m l ~ b i t run-rv:ly arinclj i n and out n m o ~ i r the trees. and rscln noas ,

.and then, fifty )-arrls away, 1 see a cnnae swinging nlung the trail, or :t clust). f igure l>onecl 1,cnenth it.; ~ ~ n c l i . l'he c1en.y morning nix i s f r ag ran t with l ~ i n e . 1 a m ly ing in Lhe deep forest stillncsi, and n l ~ a ~ . c the c:rlm a rvind is sweeping the tree- tops likc n ha rp nsilli muffled atrings. A clourl has morncntarily darkened t l ~ c suu, nnrl tlte little flecks o l dnpl~llerl gold upon t h e moss havc 1,ecn jintl,eretl u],. 4 wtrrner glow is s te i l ing nn1r frnm the f r ingrd edges o f the clo\~rl , and soon thc u.cit\rm-cl

t I . Ten, sugar, flour. prlt;ltocs, i n~ t t c r , cgps. erc.. c:un b c n l~ tn ined a t corrrsl>ondingly low prices.

" T h e scarcity of l n l ~ o u r nntur;tlly tends to incl-r.:i.e i-rnts and t h e prices oi houses o ~ r i n g tr, the 1,igh wages r1ern:mrlcd 11:- the mcn , and coml>nrcd ~ r i t h rcnts in t h c o l r l country rents are h i g t ~ . Tile hoosi:s, horrevel-. a rc very diRc~.cnt. As n rule, every huuse is self-contained, nnd t lw nrrr:qc jnrrl~ing- man's llausc !rill contain n iritcl!cn, n dining-srlc,m. tllrce or four Ilerl-rooms, x c lm\ \~ in~ - room. n \,nth-room, nnd clnc or t~$.u. l~,,,,l,cr-r<,",n5

" O f course, rents rnr!- grcntl)., bu t n !rorl;ing-man shc,rild b e n l ~ l c to secure n houie nr nnytl,ing f rnm L> ru f ; j :I month . 31ucli dellends an lrrcntion. size, 2nd nvl~ctllc~ rile 1lrlu;c is of I,i-iclr or n ' fl-amc.' ns the rvoodcn l~ouscs are mlletl.

"Canitrlinns nt prrscnt a,-E strongly resenting t h r jirc:tt inrlus into tllis cotuitr). of the nlicll elcment, anrl they Itarc g:md rcnson 11' 5 c o i n \Ye >rant Scotsmen. Engl ishmen. Iri.hrnrn. and \T~clihmcn to share in this grea t prosl,r,rity. C:I~:K!X is i i r i t i s l~ , ;md i r ~ want to keep it 13ritisll. ISvcrything prriuts to the ronwng year I lr ing equally ns ],rrtsperoos as the last. nnd i t th i i is so, then there will hc n good d e ~ ~ ~ a n r l (or cal-prntcrs, I~ r i c l~ lnyc r j , ] l la~terei . i , nntl others cr>nnectctl ~uit l l t l ~ c l i l~ilr l ing l,uiinci% ;L<tf xllied trade.;. \!-ages lor mrpen te r s in Eastc1.n C:iundn range from t i . in winter ( three months) to I;. Sd. in summer. A firm i n Hamil tan Inst year a w e arm>ting plnstercrr a t 35, nn hour. 13rickl;ryers cml commnnrl nl,out 2s. an hour. A cc,mmun \vase for an unsl;illed lnl,oul-er is frotn gcl. trr rod. nn hour, nnrl when Tee t n t c into account tlie (act t h a t g o o ~ l lboxrd anrl lodging- far n. single m a n can 1,e l~ncl from 1.15. to 18s. n s eel<, it \rill lie ~e:lcIily admit t rd t ha t tlwse arc jinotl wagci."

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