. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. ^ ImoNg the Thousami IsUimh. 511. Ml All III I HI IK AMI IKIIS M'KIN will) many alirii|)l turns, Itads to within a few (laccs of it. ()n riihcr si<lr of the oprn water of its rlianntl is an almost tro|ii(al tanj^rlc and pro- fusion of vcj^clation; \vat<'r lilirs, \vhit<' as driven snow, witli liearls of s^old, rcposinj^ on tlicir i,dossy, <(iol i^rccn pads; yellow tlocks, arrowheads with purple clusters of tiny (lowers, j^dant l)ul r
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. ^ ImoNg the Thousami IsUimh. 511. Ml All III I HI IK AMI IKIIS M'KIN will) many alirii|)l turns, Itads to within a few (laccs of it. ()n riihcr si<lr of the oprn water of its rlianntl is an almost tro|ii(al tanj^rlc and pro- fusion of vcj^clation; \vat<'r lilirs, \vhit<' as driven snow, witli liearls of s^old, rcposinj^ on tlicir i,dossy, <(iol i^rccn pads; yellow tlocks, arrowheads with purple clusters of tiny (lowers, j^dant l)ul rushes, cat tails and ferns,—all in a liewilderin^ tanL;le of verdinc, at times almost impassal)le. A ruy urthin anj^lini^ in tin- i^lassy water for small pickiTel or rock l)ass. The bottom o( the creek is matted, and in som«' places fairly choked, with an exuherance of water-i^rasses of all descriptions. Perhaps one of the liest and easiest ways of hecomin^^ thorouj^dily ac(|uainted with the various views, some of iIk ni extremely , that the islanils present, is hy means of a little steam yacht which runs in daily trips around Wells Island. Slartint; from Alexandria l»ay, she steams up the river amonj^f the t;roup of islands lyin).jf theri', past cotlai^es ami campiriLj-tents nestling anionic the cool nrcen shadows of the trees; past shallow lily-padded hays, at whose edj^M- stands, sentinel-like, an ancient lo^f (al>in or dilapi <lated l)arn ; |)ast a camp-meetini; i^round at the upper extrtmiity c)f i7 !' 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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