. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . Long sand spits extended out into the water—Phot by L. E. Healey. Say! It was glorious battling the wind and waves.—Photo by L. E. Healey 76 THE OOLOGIST few miles around the point on thenorth shore of the youth Lake. Our trip that afternoon took us bythe most beautiful shore line on thelake—a series of small bays withbeautiful sandy beeches, separated byrocky points where the ice had placedthe rocks in bygone spring break-upsin the fashion of a wall of and there cliffs rose to bluffsand mighty oaks and birch, ash and
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . Long sand spits extended out into the water—Phot by L. E. Healey. Say! It was glorious battling the wind and waves.—Photo by L. E. Healey 76 THE OOLOGIST few miles around the point on thenorth shore of the youth Lake. Our trip that afternoon took us bythe most beautiful shore line on thelake—a series of small bays withbeautiful sandy beeches, separated byrocky points where the ice had placedthe rocks in bygone spring break-upsin the fashion of a wall of and there cliffs rose to bluffsand mighty oaks and birch, ash andbass-wood stood crowning theirheights, defying the elements. Thisentire shore line of a space of abouttewnty miles is inhabitated by a bandof Indians, who dwell in permanenthomes after the manner of the whiteman. Pasture fences inclosing cattleand horses, garden plots of potatoes,and Indian maize could be seen andwe were kept busy dodging the gullnets set out from the shore line. Birchbark canoes, sewed with deer sinewand seamed with pitch from the firtrees were moored all along where awell beaten path gave evidence of
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