. Rod and gun . nel and get lostin the maze of islands and narrow chan-nels. One cruising party was lost fortwo weeks in this labyrinth, passing fromlake to lake until all sense of directionwas lost. As inhabitants are few andmostly far from the water, food was hardto obtain and the very real danger ofstravation became imminent. Fish a-bound in plenty but a fish diet soon be-comes distasteful to wdiite men. In spite of this I would imagine that are possible in this land of beautv, is theQueen of All. Keeping to the left shore of IndianLake brings us to ChafTeys Lock beyondwhich is Lake Opinico
. Rod and gun . nel and get lostin the maze of islands and narrow chan-nels. One cruising party was lost fortwo weeks in this labyrinth, passing fromlake to lake until all sense of directionwas lost. As inhabitants are few andmostly far from the water, food was hardto obtain and the very real danger ofstravation became imminent. Fish a-bound in plenty but a fish diet soon be-comes distasteful to wdiite men. In spite of this I would imagine that are possible in this land of beautv, is theQueen of All. Keeping to the left shore of IndianLake brings us to ChafTeys Lock beyondwhich is Lake Opinicon. The view fromthe lock is anything but reassuring, re-vealing as it does a dreary waste besetwith stumps. Careful attention to thechart and due observance to the marks onthe tortuous channel soon prove our fearsto be unfounded, for we traverse but ashort distance of drowned land when asharp turn brings us again into cheerfullooking water. From Opinicon we pass through Fos-ters Lock into Sand Lake which reminds. View from Head of Locks, Jones Falls. there could be no better way to spend afew weeks than by exploring this littleknown waterway. By paying proper at-tention to landmarks and going slowly,not forgetting an ample supply of provi-sions, one would see many interestingspots and get much good fishing. At the far side of Newboro Lake is theElbow Channel, called by some theDevils Elbow. It is completely hiddenand would be almost impossible to findwithout directions. Beyond this channelwe come into Clear Lake, a perfect gem. We run straight across the middle ofClear Lake and if fortunate, strike an-other narrow little channel which leadsinto Indian Lake which, if comparisons one somewhat of Lake DesChenes on theOttawa. The course is almost straight to Fin-gerboard Island where careful navigationis necessary to get one into the cut whichleads to Eel Bay and Jones Falls. Thechannel to the Falls is full of times no outlet is visible. At onesuch place I asked some p
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