Sport and pleasure in the valley of the Ottawa . Northerly from Ottawa lies theValley of the Gatineau, one of themany beautiful tributaries of theGrand River, as the older inhabi-tants love to call the Ottawa. Toits devotees, whose name is legion, the charms of the Gati-neau even excel those of the upper Ottawa. Up among the Che Gatineau*Ualley«. VIEW ON THE GATINEAU—SCENE ABOVE ELLARDS. Laurentides the country abounds in lakes and streams, inwhich the fishermen delight. Trout and bass are to befound everywhere, and never did nobler quarry test thespring of a rod. As a game country, too, this
Sport and pleasure in the valley of the Ottawa . Northerly from Ottawa lies theValley of the Gatineau, one of themany beautiful tributaries of theGrand River, as the older inhabi-tants love to call the Ottawa. Toits devotees, whose name is legion, the charms of the Gati-neau even excel those of the upper Ottawa. Up among the Che Gatineau*Ualley«. VIEW ON THE GATINEAU—SCENE ABOVE ELLARDS. Laurentides the country abounds in lakes and streams, inwhich the fishermen delight. Trout and bass are to befound everywhere, and never did nobler quarry test thespring of a rod. As a game country, too, this territory will 15be found second to none. Communication is easy, accom-modations good, and the people hospitable. It is rareindeed for a sportsman to return from up the Gatineau with a feeling other than one of the most thorough satisfac-tion. It is only within the past few years that there has beenrailroad communication into this country, and to the sports-man it is as yet practically virgin territory. A glance at themap on another page will give some idea of the almost num-berless lakes and rivers in the district, though only thelarger ones could be shown. All of these abound in fish,and no matter how great the influx of fisherman may be, itmust be many years before they can commence to feel theeffect. The Provincial Government, keenl
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