Sport and travel in the northland of Canada . erved, which indicatedthat the annual migration from the north had alreadycommenced. Artillery Lake looked very picturesque in the brightsunlight; the water, which was of a beautiful blue, wasfanned into ripples by the gentle summer breeze. The Barren Ground lay on either side beautifully green, anddecked gay with a variety of wild flowers. Its charm,and the sense of freedom which it gives, are very im-pressive, but cannot be described. There were no human beings within 200 miles of us,and, in fishing and shooting over the lakes and the sur-roundin
Sport and travel in the northland of Canada . erved, which indicatedthat the annual migration from the north had alreadycommenced. Artillery Lake looked very picturesque in the brightsunlight; the water, which was of a beautiful blue, wasfanned into ripples by the gentle summer breeze. The Barren Ground lay on either side beautifully green, anddecked gay with a variety of wild flowers. Its charm,and the sense of freedom which it gives, are very im-pressive, but cannot be described. There were no human beings within 200 miles of us,and, in fishing and shooting over the lakes and the sur-rounding country, there was no fear of intrusion on thepart of outsiders. I have always maintained that Barren Ground is amisnomer for the Northland of Canada. No land can becalled barren which bears wild flowers in profusion,numerous heaths, luxuriant grass in places up to the knee,and a variety of moss and lichens. It is barren only inthe sense that it is destitute of trees; hence the name De-chin-u-le (no trees), which is the Indian name for rhoto by y. ir Tyu-ll. Eskimo who visit tiik Akk-i-iTnik in Summer.
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