. Rod and gun. griest, sharpest billed—(what nounwill I use? deviis is the best word) I eversaw. Oh ! they are right ^after a tenderfoot. They make him jump Jim soon became used to them, becomingnaturalized I suppose. Bears also are quite plentiful along theBlue Jay, although I saw none but heardseveral moving through the bush at myapproach, and often I could smell times I felt alarmed for fear of sur-prising one at which time I was told theywould attack, but if you made plenty ofnoise they will get out of the way. OftenI heard them thump with their paw ontheir breast, Thump—cam
. Rod and gun. griest, sharpest billed—(what nounwill I use? deviis is the best word) I eversaw. Oh ! they are right ^after a tenderfoot. They make him jump Jim soon became used to them, becomingnaturalized I suppose. Bears also are quite plentiful along theBlue Jay, although I saw none but heardseveral moving through the bush at myapproach, and often I could smell times I felt alarmed for fear of sur-prising one at which time I was told theywould attack, but if you made plenty ofnoise they will get out of the way. OftenI heard them thump with their paw ontheir breast, Thump—came the sound,the same as the first flap a partridge giveswhen starting to drum. I did not seethis but was assured by the settlers therethat that is what makes a loud thump atintervals. One night while we were there a neigh-bors boy was driving up the cows. Hesurprised an old she bear with cubs. Thebear attacked the boy. He climbed atree. She followed and the shrieks ofthe boy brought his father with a BY DR. J. W\ CLIFFE Photo by Jami s. He shot the bear but not before the boysboot was torn off his foot. The last day I was there was an idealday- A warm heavy atmosphere withthreatening- rain. I went straight towhere I considered was the best hole Iknew. It was just about sundown whenI started. I counted my casts. The readerwill consider this over drawn but it is afact, nevertheless, thirty-two casts andthirty-two trout, not a miss ! Thesethirty-two nicely-filled my fifteen poundbasket, average half a pound. We remained at the Pyette home justone month. Occasionally during this time I wouldwalk over to the Manitou River for achange, not because I could not have allthe sport in the Blue Jay I wanted butone place becomes The Manitou is a beautiful river. Itflows out of Lake Manitou through thetownships of Sandfield and Tehkummah, marshall, in sydenham river, owen sound, ont.,• may 4th. 1908. emptying into Lake Huron at MichaelsBay, probably three-q
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