Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
In Outing And Fishing Trip.

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! but had no better success than we had
! in the forenoon.
Wednesday. September 18th. after
; breakfast, the punter being in readi-
ness again with his boat. we started
! out to ascertain il the bass were on
the same lay as yesterday We visited
i several bass grounds, and after casting
i our bait and spoons IN all directions.
4 we caught five in the forenoon. Our
old punter said we were too early for
| fall fishing. About the first of October
! was the best time He talked to us
about the fishing grounds in and
around Parham on the Kingston &
| Pembroke railroad. This was his Old
| stamping ground. He said we could
get f.--.ng there beyond a doubt. After
arriving at the club house and getting
| out dinner. We concluded to pack up
and go to Parham station. After set
| Ting our bill and bidding the folks
! goodbye. we were soon on the way TO
/ the Canadian shore. After arriving
/ there we alighted at the hotel kept by
/ MacDonald's son. While waiting for
J a team TO convey US to Gheatham. We
/ met Mr.. E. J. Forsythe. the professor
of music. who entertained US with
. Hs
! He resided at Cheatham. Mr.. Mac
! Donald who had gone after team. re-
turned with Mr. George Kline. whom
/ he had engaged to convey us to Cheat
/ ham. Mr.. Kline is a very prosperous
/ and well-to-do farmer who resides at
the bay, owning two farms in the Vi
entity and is the possessor of a fine
! kennel of sporting dogs. settlers.
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that he had carried OFF the cup on sew
eral occasions. After putting our bag
gage in the wagon we were off for
! Cheatham. On our way down We no.
! ticed a large number of fields in beans
i which had been cut and ready to be
thrashed The yield is 30 to % bush,
els per acre. They usually bring two
! dollars per bushei These are the
navy bean. We arrived at Cheatham
at $50 p. m, and registered at the
Rankin House, kept by W. r. Peck.
We purchased three tickets to Kingston
on the Kingston & Pembroke railroad.
/ We had our baggage checked to Par
+ ham station, distance, 361 miles from
/ Cheatham. where we were to get off.
We left Cheatham Thursday morning,
Sept. 18th at 2:30 p. m, taking the
! Canadian and Pacific Railroad. We ar
rived at Toronto at 8: 30 a. m. one hour
behind time. Here we took breakfast
at the station. This is one of the hand
soonest stations on the road. We were
soon speeding on our way TO Sharbrook
Lake, where We were 10 get off We ar
rived there at 3: 10 p. m. After wait
ing some time our train came along, we
boarded ii for Parham station. distance,
seven miles from Sharbot Lake We
arrived at Parham station at 4 80 p. m.
We registered at Mr. tombstone Browns
hotel and made arrangements at once
for the next days fishing in Bobbs
Lakeland Green Bay, distance, four
miles Mr. Brown had his son Harry
take his boat down to the lake. Mr..
Macdonald accompanied him. They re-
turned shortly afterwards
Friday, Sept. 13sh-After breakfast
Harry hitched up the team and drove
us down to the lake where we were to
fish. After arriving at the lake We en-
ployed some parties to get US some
minnows. After waiting some time
they returned with the bolt. We got
into our boat and started out for the
gamy bass. Our Punter was not versed
as to where the small mouth bass fish
ing grounds were We used our spoons
and succeeded in catching quite a num-
Der in Bobbs Lake. We went into
Green Bay in a very narrow channel,
just widS enough to admit the boat.
When in the Bay but short distance
we commenced casting our spoons and
soon located the bass. We had excel
lent sport. We did not fish over three
or four hours; caught 50 small mouth
bass, besides some pickerel and perch.
Here in this Bay a beautiful club
house has been erected by some New
York sportsmen. The bass we caught
in this Bay was hefted at three-quarters
to three pound. The largest we caught
was in Bobbs Lake We returned to
shore and found Harry waiting for us
to convey us and the boat back to Mr..
Browns. We arrived at the hotel
about dusk, well pleased with the days
sport.
Saturday, Sept. 14-After breakfast
| Harry drove us down to Eagle Lake,
which is not over half mile from the
hotel. The night before had employed
Mr.. J. A. Dermott as Punter, as he
| knew the fishing grounds. Mr. John A.
| SHIRLEY, ticket agent at the station,
: kindly loaned us his boat, while Mac
! Donald acted as Punter for Mr.. OFT in
! Mr.. Browns boat. We were soon on
/ the fishing ground, and were guided by
/ Mr.. Dermott, who took the lead. We
had excellent sport during the day. We
caught 172 small mouth bass. some pick
erel and perch. which is not counted in
| the catch. We returned TO the hotel
about p. m.
Sunday Sept. 15th.-The forenoon be-
/ ing very disagreeable, cold, drizzling
rain in the afternoon the weather clear
| ed UP. We witnessed in the evening
one of the grandest sunsets / ever saw.
1t was beyond description and which
no artist could paint the beautiful col
/ ors as they appeared on the horizon.
! In the evening Mr.. Brown hitched up
! his fine team and drove his family up
! to church, three miles distnat. to the
= little village of Parham. We accompan-
led the family. II was the st. James
Church Of England. and the Rev. Dixon
occupied the pulpit and delivered an
elegant address.
Monday, September 16th.-We were
I'D early and witnessed a beautiful
sunrise. The air was clear and pure