The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27

Thesc fish are lroIled for In summer ol
very long lines, often 200 feet long, for the
water of remasami IL exceedingly deep
In the spring and fail these large fish ARE
taken IN more shallow water.
The most killing bats are found to be
phantom mnnows and spoons These are
also taken iavenously In hot weather by
the small mouth black bass, which abound
in the waters OF the lake, though In June
and September they rise readily to the
anglers flies.
They afford wonderful sport, too, when
hooked. frequently leaping out Of the water
and shaking their heads az a bulldog does
rat in the endeavor to throw out the hook.
A four or five pound bass In these cold
Northern waters often gives the angler
plenty Of fight before 1t can be brought
| to net.
| 1t Ia not unusual to kill dozen Of these
fish in an hour, and nobody will be surprised
! to learn that some Of the American collie
gians who spent the summer In camp at
and about Temagami are among the deftest
casters Of the artificial fly to be found any
where. Many Of them, too, are expert
photographers and hunters.
Lofty Laurentian mountains clad In pine
and spruce from summit to water line, hem
In most Of the lakes and account for some
OF the most beautiful OF the waterfalls
In this fairy region. but there are also
miles Of owlands between the mountains
covered with prairie grass and water. lilies,
both white and yellow. and here it Is that
the giant moose are seen, often in herds.
standing to their middles in the cool water
to feed upon the thick, nutritious roots Of
the lily pads which they pull out Of the bed
Of the water.
Except when the wind blows directly
from the canoeists toward the animals
they permit themselves to be approached
quite closely at this season Of the year, az
IL they know that they cannot now DO legally
killed. They 80 seldom see a human be-
ing, too, in these Businesses that they do
not seem to be at all afraid.
The Algonquin Indians Of New On
tario are very expert hunters. and take
in their traps many Of the very finest furs
that go to swell the annual harvest Of the
Hudson Bay Company. Some of the older
members of the tribe tell Of the visits Of
inspection to the company's posts In the
Telnagami country which were made in
great state and in birch bark canoe by the
then chief factor, Donald A. Smith, to-day
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.
At one Of these posts we found factor
who had lived there ever since 1885. He
is godson of Lord Strathcona, was born at
Ungava and is married to squaw.
The Algonquins are very superstitious
race and some of their folklore is interesting.
Granny Island in Lake Temagami contains
a rock which wonderfully resembles very
old woman's face, and is much feared by
the Indians. None Of them will sleep on the
island, and few will pass 1t without making
some slight Offering of tobacco. cotton.
fish or -four to Mrs. Kokomis being i'm
pressed with the necessity of keeping the
lady in as good humor as possible.
Az the legend has it. the devil is not,
as generally supposed. a bachelor. but a
widower. The Indians believe that he was
married and that his wife W as not quite
bad enough to live with him. so she fled.
The old gentleman started after her,
and at Devils Mountain, opposite to Granny
Island. had gained on her so that as a last
resource she sprang into the lake and swan
to the islat. While the cold water was sorne-
thing the devil could not tackle, yet by the
exercise of his occult power he turned his
fugitive wife into stone.