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1.-THE nrst time 4 fsh6d insthe eault
lBte. Marie rapids. said well Khown
Lake Keuka sportsman, Il landed III
On hour twenty-onc. brook trout Ythat
weighed forty-live pounds; SO was.
ready and willing to believe anything
heard or read about the possibilities
Of those waters or the astounding
things that men who fslled inStlcm.
were able to do.
Consequently 4 believed what they
told me about the marvellous fests the
Indian fishermen Of the Sauk4 Ste
Marie could perform in the way of
netting whitefish. Few who have. tour
ed the great hikes have not heard CT
those same feats, Witnessed theHfsand,
Of course. could do nothing but go
away believing that they were aAsthey
seemed to be, -
Particularly will they MARVEL Us
did. atsthes Indian whitei| saa ifsherfhan's
magic eye with which he seems to
look down through ten feet Or more Of
foaming. rushing water and,e white
fish that to the white mans eye would
be invisible 9ye inches beneath the
surface. It would have Oeen strange
II had not marveled Ut It, having
witnessed more. than once manifesto
tons Of Its alleged power. That was
before 1 talked with old Guide Garron.
<'Fhe astounding feats Of the Indian
whitefish meters Of the Sault Ste.
Marie that the suidebooks and the
hotel keepers and steamboatmen insist
en- telling tourists about are performed
by two Indians In canoe. One occu-
pies the stern and manipulates the
paddle to keep the cano.'s head point
ed up stream. The 1ndian in the. bow.
standing upright. uses u pole to aid in
propelling the canoe or In keeping it
steady.
Lying ready to his h:ad is q dip net
fosr feet in diameter. tustened to the
end of pole perhaps fifteen feet long.
The fishing is done at the foot of the
rapids. where the water boils and tum-
bles furiously. With his pole the In
dian in the bow Keeps tie boat moving
about in the rapids and sazes constant
II into the water. which is often ten
feet or more deep.
:, Suddenly the Indian IN the bow will
seize the net handle With one hand,
never ceasing to manipulate the canoe
with his pole in the other nor for IN
instant removing his stirring gaze from
the water. The net If not more,:than
In his hand before he has plunged it
perhaps ten feet distant frsm theboat.
thrusting it ut the sans. instantsto the
bottom. Then he gives it Il RssYliar
twist. draws 1t up ami. surreiSa:iag
the care of the canoe for the nSment
to the Indian with therf paddle, he
draws the net up. never WitheHt from,
three to half a dozen giisfening White
fish in It, frequently weighing five
pounds each. s
1.-THE wondering spectator. seeing
nothing but the boiling water, the sud
den start of the Indian and his quick
and dexterous plunging and drawing
up Of the net with It's illvariable load
Of whitefish. can do nothing but ac-
knowledge to himself the necromancy.
of the Indians piscatorial art. know
that, l did, and for two seasons gave
myself away to the fascination Of that
mysterious fishing. Then one day
marveled at 1t greatly to Guide Garron.
the shrewd and cunning cid French
man who knows every rock and eddy
and whirlpool of the rapids and all the.
wiles and tricks that any other guide
knows and a whole lot that no other
one does know. and Garron's little
black eyes twinkled.
"..Ah! he. chuckled. 'Zat mageeck,
bye. ne von gr-r-rand- homboagr
''Then he explained in his yoluble
and picturesque patois the apparent
mystery Of the Indian whitefish fisher
mans magic eye. whitedsh are natu-
raj denfzens Of the still. silent waters
Of tho. apAAt lakes. To get from. Lake
HURON . lake Superior these fish
must ~ or way up the fierce and
stubborn ooRst Ste. Marie rapids. In
doing thiis they travel by easy stages.
They can brave the rapids but short
distance at time. when. almost eS-
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