Sport and pleasure in the valley of the Ottawa . twas a place to naturally evoke the superstition of theIndians, who ever at the Chaudiere sought to propitiate thespirits of the waters by offerings of tobacco. Thence onward through the noble expanse which wenow call Deschene Lake, and through the lakes and catar-acts of the Chats, the expedition reached the Allumette, where Champiain remained for some time, studying thehabits and customs of the Indian inhabitants. Here he dis-covered, as he thought, that it would be idle to attempt toexplore further in the hope of finding the route to the west
Sport and pleasure in the valley of the Ottawa . twas a place to naturally evoke the superstition of theIndians, who ever at the Chaudiere sought to propitiate thespirits of the waters by offerings of tobacco. Thence onward through the noble expanse which wenow call Deschene Lake, and through the lakes and catar-acts of the Chats, the expedition reached the Allumette, where Champiain remained for some time, studying thehabits and customs of the Indian inhabitants. Here he dis-covered, as he thought, that it would be idle to attempt toexplore further in the hope of finding the route to the west,and after a time he returned, disappointed no doubt, yetfull of the beauty and grandeur of all that he had seen. So it is no new tale that I have to tell. Ever since thedays of Champiain the Ottawa has been the main highwayfor those hardy adventurers who were the founders ofCanada in their explorations westward ; but once the maincenties of population are passed the great expanse of terri-tory still preserves its primeval beaut)- and
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