. Lake Superior to the Sea. , we sail across the Bayof St. John, leave the Island of St. John to our left, pass the LittleSaguenay, and then catch a glimpse of the Ste. Marguerite, famousthe world over as the salmon stream of the most exclusive anglingclub on the continent. Proceeding downward we pass, in succession, Pointe Crepe,St. Etienne Bay, Grosse-Roche, Anse-a-Jack, the Passe Piere Islands,and the Boule Rock, a cape of solid granite 600 feet in height,Anse-la-Barque, where the cliffs begin to lose their great height, andbefore long we are once more at Tadousac. We spend another delightf
. Lake Superior to the Sea. , we sail across the Bayof St. John, leave the Island of St. John to our left, pass the LittleSaguenay, and then catch a glimpse of the Ste. Marguerite, famousthe world over as the salmon stream of the most exclusive anglingclub on the continent. Proceeding downward we pass, in succession, Pointe Crepe,St. Etienne Bay, Grosse-Roche, Anse-a-Jack, the Passe Piere Islands,and the Boule Rock, a cape of solid granite 600 feet in height,Anse-la-Barque, where the cliffs begin to lose their great height, andbefore long we are once more at Tadousac. We spend another delightful hour in this historic village, but thosewho listen making a casual inspection of the Government hatchery,and then, on our way back to the dock, stop for a moment |to admirethe magnificent silver beauties—those kings of the fish family, thesalmon—as they disport themselves in the peaceful waters of thepool with an abandon that suggests entire obliviousness to theirstate of temporary internment as the prisoners of Have Left Behind Us the Dark, Deep, Mysterious River Under way once more, we skirting again the rugged shores ofCanadas Father of Waters, and before long we have reachedMurray Bay again, when we are on foot, and have left behind us thedark, deep, mysterious river that although it did not fulfill the wilddreams of the early pioneers as the short road to the mythical Kingdomof Cathay, to us, at least, will constitute a beautiful highway to theKingdom of Yesterday, that we will frequently retrace with pleasantmemory and no weariness of footstep.
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