Rod and gun . e handed downfrom father to sonwithout wri t t e nagreement, but inthat sort of mutualagreement which isas binding as otherunwritten laws. We finally se-cured from NorthBay, on Lake Hu-ron, three Indians,who were unfamiliarwith our proposedroute, and of whomwe knew little ex-cepting that two ofthem had beengiven bad reputa-tions by men whohad employed thempreviously. Ourstarting point wasfrom WinnebagoSiding, on the Can-adian Pacific Rail-road, at the heightof land whe re astream known as the W^akami River wassupposed to belong to the Hudson Baywatershed, and to the Moose Riversy
Rod and gun . e handed downfrom father to sonwithout wri t t e nagreement, but inthat sort of mutualagreement which isas binding as otherunwritten laws. We finally se-cured from NorthBay, on Lake Hu-ron, three Indians,who were unfamiliarwith our proposedroute, and of whomwe knew little ex-cepting that two ofthem had beengiven bad reputa-tions by men whohad employed thempreviously. Ourstarting point wasfrom WinnebagoSiding, on the Can-adian Pacific Rail-road, at the heightof land whe re astream known as the W^akami River wassupposed to belong to the Hudson Baywatershed, and to the Moose Riversystem. On June 30—Friday—we started downthe unknown river with unknown In-dians, for the objective points of MooseRiver and the Bay. Let me say righthere that the Indians all proved to be asgood ones as we have ever employed,and that badness among men of var-ious colors often depends upon whopushed first. It does require patienceto manage Indians, and one must be un-critical, considerate and at times human;. VI r.\E BANKS. 0\ ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 65 but anyone who has managed childrenwithout having to drink will find littledifficulty in having a ro\al time in thewoods with the sons of the forest. It issaid that old maids are the only oneswho know how children should bebrought up, and if anyone goes into thewoods with preconceived notions aboutwhat Indians should do he will do betterto return to some hotel and devote thevacation to writingletters upon the ne-gro question. We made onlyabout eighteen mileson the first daysrun, as the streamwas low, with manylong stretches ofrocky rapids, andWake and I tried toact like squirre 1 samong the tops offallen trees while themen guided the ca-noes over a nois}stream bed. Therewere some plungingfalls, and a few milesof still water, withtracks of many ani-mals along thebanks. During theday we passed sixmoase and one reddeer standing lazilyamong the rushesand lily pads, andsome of the moose allowed the canoes
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