St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

or catch them out of mere want"hhesS'
Whether absent one, two or three weeks,
whether twenty or two hundred miles
from home, whether the temperature
be sixty or ninety Fahrenheit. my friend
the Doctor. ALWAYS takes home his front
those not needed for present eating
and in good condition. For this pains
must be taken. First, each separate
front is bIcd and dressed as soon as
caught No struggling, convulSive dN-
inc. no laShing soft the delicate flesh
is permitted. Secondly, we carry tin
baskets. of nearly the shape of the or
binary willow ones. but covered with
wooden cloth. Wctting the cloth occa-
sionally produces sufficient evaporation
to keep the basket cool, and by scald-
ing each night the tin can he kept per
fcctly clean and sweet. while with wov-
en- willow this is next to Impossible.
Thirdly. at each empty ing of our hask-
cts, the trout are carefully washed in
the pure cool water of IL running stream.
then wiped dry with towels. sailed very
slightly by Sprimkling Il pinch of salt
along the inside of each one, and pack
ed. The Doctors method of packim" Is
superb, and the only way trout may he
carried any distance and kept mdcli-
nitcly. a large closely woven willow
basket with tightly fitting cover has
room for Il fiat well covered tin pan
eighteen inches in diameter and eight
or ten inches deep. for blocks of ice
above and below the pan. and for double
folds of II WOODEN blanket cnvclopin"
the ice and pan. This is IL perfect port
able refrigerator. Into the pan ar,
put the fish aS often ;IS need he and
thus il WAS that. with rcplcni>llin% of
lee once i'll three al tnur days only. we
took home forty pounds ot the finest
trout ever caught or eaten. OF course.
by leaving the trout mnoIc>>cd till night.
double the number might he caught.
but the flavor would he much impaired
1T the best. and the flesh would in no
ease he ;S hard and sweet rs " hen the
dressing is immediate. Moreover ANY
kind of fish killed and left six hours
unhlcd is MS unfit for the table, :t> Il calf
that has died Il natural death.
One more days sport on the Cold
water River. and our pan was filled and
ii Il,
and breakfasts in addition was provided.
We pack up our tackle and spend Il day
or two on and about Lake CorIchiching
Little steamers ply bctwrcn Orilla and
Il score of hIrh"r> on this and Lake
Simroc. We can go almost half way
l." T"r"nt" over the latter water, and;
should thus return. hut CA thead day we,
choose. the steamer is to- bs a9ff he. T
regular tIip t"r IN eYeursioa.gEoi this
the company is not taIbur lIiking, nor
the time convenient. Bgt the 1Gariella
will take MS r6unpf Lake Cohchiching.
or by othefa pstse.amers, We might visit
other, latcs east or north of this. We
take the Cariellalt She ln;ld> us first.
no orthree miles from Orilla. at Lake
Cottcliiching Hotel. Il new hnuS,. erected
last, year 10y Il company of Baltimore.
New York and T"r"ut" gentlemen. and |
opened fnr guests only Il month ayn. |
The site. on Il point of land iutiing into
the lake is admiralty chosen. and the
L.. L 4
and taste rarely seen anNw here. The
hotel is well kept and the terms mndcr-
ate. We commend ii to any who wish
Il delightful inland summer resort i'm Il
cool and hrIring atmosphere with OPP
P"riunltlt> for sporting on every hand.
Across IN arm of the lake is Il rc>cr-
Walton of ClipprWa>. one of the few
of the many tribes which
r"amrd and padded over this part of
I'anada. They have comfortable dwell
mg>. Il fine stone church and most of
the appearances of civilization. They
support themselves chiefly 10y tilliny
he soil, hut i'll the season of visitors
thst men, act as guides t"r Sp"rt>mcn
md the wemen sell their stock of haSl-
its autbtf~ad work Wa>hago. at the
northern extremity of the Lake. is the
.;a"ada and the beginning Of /r"r'as S
/" lakes farther m"r;hward. +
The chief business of rs region is
Farming and numbering. The present
depression III value of manufacturing
PIN" the best clear being worth only
Sl- per thousand at Orilla. will lead
!" new settlements. Most ut the PEG
pie here are of Irish descent hut Prot
'>tant>. There are Il few French and
| few Scotch, but more English The
almcrS raise peas. wheat. oats and DO
atocs. hut in forty miles driving in
he country between Lake Simcor and
Georgian Bay. | have seen only two
patches of corn. Crops this year prom
81 +" he large. Yet there are few of
he people but would like to cmigratc
q the States if they could dispose of {
he property they own here. ProviS-
onS are bought for about thrcc-tifths
If their cost in Your town. Mr.. Editor: :
he price of board among the farmers
icing - per week, and ut our hotel
'I.5O per day.
The great curse of the people is the
pen and almost free sale and us,. of ,
liquors. The hotels drive