MJGUSQ 1 . 1_7. '°°" _ "HE GUWDHN' Pvt wit. ...__ _ _ 5 ff 'L _, ' '°" ` .p .. ._................... ._ `.. ,_ . _ _ _ ., __ .. _ . , _ " ”"*'~-~ ' f v ____Y ._ ..___f_.s': 2.5 begt _lnisrests of' V t i r " it V ° ~ - _ r I 0 1 '. ~ __ T.; A . Y' p Island 3 g, - __ _ 1 _ jf '_ ,' __ l ~.l- _ ' ' . '.' ru ' _ =i:- *ir »;~ f gs. i ir I Beautiful _Bonshaw--Fishing at Crosbie L Pliutn by W, 9. Lorain 5 S’ _ef r-- .~ _uri _ A I4 "' ”' _H -L ,uri - ,,,, __ u ‘ - llrte lslaad -1- “‘~i- - fi r '- i _V i V ___\ I ' I I ii "_ . V , 1 _ E.AU~TIFfUL . BQNS *muy* An-Ideal Place to Spend a Holiday '_' (Continued) 'l he tales of former fishing ex~ ploits made those of us who were unfamiliar with the possibilities of Bonshaw eager to try their rods, and we set out with more or less eagerness. The Micinac took us all in_ his boat and on the way up stream from our cauip to Crosby’s Mills two rods \vere kept busy. But only one fish of diminutive size answered the iiivitation and it, with regret and sonic scorn, was cast back into the water. At the mill, however, better luck was in store and a jolly afternoon was spent, the efforts of all who fish- ed being rewarded by good catches of trout, which though not large enough to write stories about, were of a_size sufiicieut to be discussed with relish at the breakfast table next morning. There is not a much prettier spot in the Province than the nciglibor- hood of cmsbys Mui. ' ' The old romantic, over shot water wheel has passed away giving place to turbines which turn the nia- chinery for the saw-mill and for the finer new flour mill where a mo_dern roller process has displaced the old iiiachiiicry which constitnt~ ed ther “grist iuill”` of Bonsliaw’s early history. Of Crosby’s Mill there will be more later on. On that afternoon the fisliiiig and the scenery, as we went up and down the river, cn- grossed our attention. None of us arc likely soon to for- get that"trip. Bonshaw was look- ing at its best. The full beauty of summer was upon the field and forest and the waters of the river trembled and glowed as they rc- flected the light of the sunshine. Now rind then would be heard the usual variations of the old fa- miliar fishing cxclaniatioiis. A line would switch and the ang- ler would remark with aniildly dis- appointed inflection : "My, but 1 think that was a big fellow I" and sii on-if_you’ve been fishing you will know what it means. _ In the iiicautiine our lllicuiac guide was exercising those natural attributes of wood craft which have come down to him through a pure- blooded desceiit from a good Miciiiac ancestry. ' He told us he was thirty years old, was six feet one inch tall; weighed '_2_3o lbs; aii_l was a pure hlooded Micinac. His looks bear out all lie says; he is one of th: finest Mlcniacs that yet remain up- on this Island to indicate what klnd of men here roamed the wild ere civilization traiiezforiiied the wilderness into a "pale-faces” dwelling place. ' In mguy ways he showed that the instincts of his race were strong within him. Did a musk rat P0k° the tip of its nose above the surface of the stream and mark the water with ii V shaped-trail, the Indiiinls eye perceived, it before any other. Sscmfhgly qtiiet and imobservaut he was alwriys on the alert, and nothing escaped hiini He ‘"3 mu of information about the life on stream and land. HWM wing found a .quicker `way of 'procuring trout than by whipping the s reain for theni. Noticing some flashes of light asv wiirliiig the weir by which the waste waters of the mill darn ts:aped he soon perceived they were caused by trout juniping up from the pool be low and struggling along the slip- pery inclined sluice way until they got into the higher and calm waters of the dam above. No sooner was the Miciiiac aware of this than he grabbed the landing uct and hcgaii to ta/ke toll of the ascend- ing fish. llc was greatly chag» rincd to learn that his method could not bc countciiaiiccd either by ns or by the Fish and Game Protective Association. _ 'l'lierc followed the sail back to and inade purchases at the store. Apleasant interruption this, afford- ing a°n opportunity to amaze as wcll iiistri(ct the people of the place by the display of the latest fashions in male fishing costume as exhibited on our persons. _ ' ' When we got back to our tents the tide had retired leaving the shore exposed, It was a uiiiddy bottom andthe Indian was in doubt where to turn the boat in so that we might igain high water maiik without incouveniciicc. One of our party, however, being eager to land and clothed in waders became ani- ' bitious to lead the way. He left the boat and made a bee line for the teuts. But liehad not taken a preli~ niiiiary survey of the approach to the shore and after ri few steps, each of which was into softer mud than before he finally landed in a bogliole and coiiiiiieiiccrl to sink gently but surely from our view. It happened that his progress liad‘hceii such as to inake none of the others eager tol follow in his footsteps, llis prcrlicanicnt was one of no danger but it called for more sym- pathy that it rcccivcd. \lVhy is it that the pleasures one enjoys on an outdoor trip make him absolutely "callous to any physical discoiiiforts that may befall. All that can be said in this case, is that as the half dozen in the boat watched their corurndc drilling a hole in the mor- ass with both feet ami sinking all the while, while the evil smelling ooze crime gradually higher 'e-»on him till at last it reached o\'_-. .fr_- tops of his wadcrs, they gave way Ito roars of laughter, nor offered the least help to their companion in his niifor\ii_iatc plight. There they stood in the boat aill looking on niirl shaking with mirth. Eventhe Ind- ian at last become infected and join- ed in the general chorus. ~ By means of a plank thrown to him from the boat the uuliicky one Iextricatcd himself froiu his sliiny trap. It would be hard to tell what vexed him most, the accident of falling into the bogliolc or. the. fire ofchnfl' with which he was bonu harded. There was little sympathy apparently, but, nevertheless, all did what they could to provide him with dry garments .while l1is_on'\t .Z3 “T`i\` » Q It » i Benutifhuil Bonshaw---Loolliting Down From |*ii`ciitg__r¢lieye§,,9§,_ times in evidence, lazily flapping Y and armour bearer. Ile was with hiin in 'their way slowly from one point to 'l`clepho_ne cominiinication places “ll 1"* ‘f°“l’l'¢§ “ml l1f<>HI'>=fily till his were ducks, though iiot many of them, were brit of plover and sand- where, and members of all the diff- Fishlng was the chief ainnscnient there were other pleasant diver- his caiiicra to add to the nninerouei of Ilonshaw and talks to the people of uiost of the villagcs tlirriuglioiit because of the fact that it possesses a sessions of the County Court are stores, the school the sniitliy, a scribers by nine oclock cach morn ing. We had seemed to have sc- City’s work ‘that it was almost o shock to read in the mornings after l . . . . . another, or standing in thc shallow Bonsliaw in connection with the , ' _ _ - ` 1 't' 'iirtun ii' mio ui t r 1 "’“ "‘“”“" *~"“`° ‘““‘ ‘°' "IS fiflrliiy ii- ' » ii i' i. ~n~~_ .f~ 1 z _ _ lla Lr’ “ H mf’ “I ssl IL LL' I K ( S) 5 em _U ow Bene I |523 thc (_.'istle :iii/l lands of Druni, in till some unwary incmber ofthe throughout the province. .~\berrlt-eiisliire, wliicli nic Irvine.; Suu finiiy tribe came witliiu reach of Bonshaw was named by the lion. Inu-e. The original paroinut-nr sig-neil hy tlieir 'banyonet»likc bills. There \V. W. Irving, who early inthe last R°‘>¢"l UIC lif“\`° it* Still vxlillil- I S-iii' century, settled there, having ac- quired a grant of inost of the land pipes rtliere always uiany iii_`siglit,»-~ tliercabout. For some years he THE RETURN flitting along close to tlielisliore or inaintaiiied a good deal of state, as (A11-,cd N,,,.,.S' in ]_,,,,,i,,,, ],,,i|\, Mmm running on the sand,lookingeager- became a large lauded proprietor, 0 lit-rlges u-nite uini laughing ni.l_v_ ly for food that the tide had cast up. and did a great deal to found a inod- Q- l"L‘1\ll~“‘-< Wllefv we incl. Robins and flycatchers were, every- el village, but he finally retired- “"5 "W" “f ’"‘““` ’"“'“ "“""l‘ “"l“Y . Unless ye, too, forget. from Bonshaw and his property erent species of sparrows that come passed into other hands. ` _ _ . sweet, to us in the suiiniier season. One Of the liospitahty of the people _ _ bird, which used to be very familiar one cannot speak but in words of Auoss uw ,,,.|,i5 um, ful, hu, ,-Cu, years ago, wc looked vainly for on highest praise. With all of us who In the olrl time that was. this trip »-that is the blue-jay. Not speiit that holiday caiiiping otzt a- A your ,,g,,_ ,ml ,mc brief vu," a single nieiiiber of this noisy and niid its hills and vales thc beauty 0, nappy flowering land, bright-plumngerl family did ` we of Bonshaw's surroundings and the We warnlererl In-re and wliispt~rerl their- see- and we speculated iuncli as to kindness of its residents will cvci' rc- A"‘l l“"“l ‘”“5 “""‘" l" l"‘"‘l~ its (ll!ifl]’>pct'tl'BllCL‘. lllilltl fl‘CSl'| in iilelllory. O, crisp white clouds beyond the hill, . .' V' . ,» ' It ina iiittrest nian readers to “'h~"‘l"5"~`""“"”'¢""’" Sim for thc inajoiity of thc p.iity, but I Y _ _ Y* lh_r\"iKm‘lv_,im_(l(_)_ub? learn the fol_l0\\'i|ig facts about the Iivinis of lionsliaiv in S`cotl.ind Sion' Very delightful were the M- Li _ i l I ' \\`ild thyme bcsiilc the ivayi lhey are taken from a paper read walks along the beautiful roads, or _ _ _ _ \vl,;,,, j,,§,,,,,,,. |,y ,|,,_. _,.,,u,,,,u ,loaf 7.0 the tops of tilt: lligllést llllls, from rC°C"l~lY -llcforc il 5‘~`0ul5h h|5l~0lil'~`“l llardcu _your hcurts today. society 'l`he nanier of Bonsliaw Which lllilglllllcellt Vicws Comm be `_ ._ ' ) _ ` ‘ Suiilenot so kind,