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V2 T0 HUDSON BAY WITH MINISTER OF RY. It was the writer's privilege to make the journey with the Minister of Railways. on Mr. Cochrane'a re- vent visit to Port Nels-on and Fort Churchill. no inspect possible termin- als for the Hudson Bay Railway. It was not exactly a pleasure trip. live hundred miles by paddle in seVen and a half days being strenuous enough for (WM) the hardened ('reo Indians of the party. but it. was brimml nl interest and incident from start to finish. Some day when the jaded West- erner finds he can reach these, or the adjacent Nelson waters. handily by train ; or £70 down by canoe and return by railway. a large tourist. trailic may he expected to develop. The man who has been fed upon prairie scenery will find plenty of change at his own hack door. He may have the sullen. rush-lined stream. the haunt alike of water fowl and the mosquito. or the swift water where the roar of the ‘aipids will he always in hi9 ears. and where the excitement of running' the rapids is pleasantly oflsct by the occasional portage. Then there are lakes where he may find smooth water or rough. where the paddlers pray for a fair wind and welcome a half gale. Also there is a bun- dred miles of strong. resistless cur- rent where, hit/ad wind or beam. it is all one. and you are carried head- long until yuu lintl the cool salt air in your nostrils, while the Indians gentlyl‘int that the water is no lower good to drink. ny canoe to Hudson tiny I To fol-- low in the footsteps at Franklin and the host of hardy traders whomade the waters til the Northern slope the me of their adventures; to journey through a region when the veneer of civilization has not yet cl- faced the romance ol other days, when: the Hudson Bay Company is still thé father confessor of the In- than. where the simple red man even believes that it is the company and not the (iovcmmant that is now building a railway through their happy huntinggroundsâ€" for is it not the Hudson Bay Railway 1 The mute was from Winnipeg to Selkirk by morm car; from Selkirk to the northern end of Lake Winni- peg. some two hundred and seventy miles. by “The Lady of the Lake," thelfiom‘mion Fishery ateamer: from Wamm's Landing. eighteen miles to Norway Home. the. historic ”Judson Bay post. by smaller steamboat, and them-e by e;um¢-.~.thrm12‘h Little Playm‘een Lake. mo Bahamamish. and Franklin Rivers. Pine. Windy. and Oxflord Lakes. Trout River. Knee Lake. and the l‘I‘ayes RiVer to York Factory. And when at York Fac- torv Professor C. B. Tyre-ll. who Some Day the Haunt of Water Fowl and Mosquito Will Be lnvaded By Tourists Factory. And when at \‘oi'k Fac- tory Professor (7. B. 'l‘yi'ell. who was in that North country on a mission for the Ontario (lm’ermnent. and who has seen more of the Cana- dian hinterland than most men. said that this route comprised the most diversified canoe trip in Canada. one eould readily agree with him. I 4â€"... .-_.-'._-_. -.. The forest growth will look good to him. for nature has made up in density on that northern slope what she lacks in quality of timber. and the contour of the country is pleasantly diversified. He will find game in abundance. but may find the regular camping: places malodonous and fl3-infested, by reason of the untidy habits of the Indians. The natives obey the fire laws now that they are acquainted with them. and fire-rangers’ notiees in English and in Cree adorn eVery camping place to the bay. But if the Indian could be simil‘arly'instrueted regarding camp sanitatkm it would be a good thing. The (lnvormnmt party comprized Mr. Covhmno. .l. P. Gordon. of Winnipeg. assistant vhief onginom‘ of the Hudsnn Hay Railwayuml G. W, Van‘s. the Minister's secretary. The jnurmgx' was made in three ninotoon- {not mnems. with three Indians and one white man in each. The Indians were Swamp Crees.» 51mm: Metho- dists, and for the most part boast- ing of Scottish names. though scar- cely speaking a word of Fkxglish. They will decline to confluence a journey on the Sahh'at-h. even though there be a fair windâ€" in fact they are such strong Sab- batarians that it mama to b. impossible to get them started be- Tourist Traffic Some Day Indians Strict Sahbataria em 5 :mer. who with blank and impassive oatmtenanoe. his long hair tied in a colored kerchief. and his waist scarf of many colors, only required acut- lass and a sheath knife to pass for a Spanish brigand. His boman .waa (lharles Wesley (no relation). long and Inuit and burly. who up- set all preconceived notions of In- dian impassiveness by 'fondling and kissing the baby goodbye before set- ting mit on what to his assembled famin must have seemed a long journey. John Bradbnrn. a hand- Isome back. was the third Indian in the leading eanoe. With Mr. (iot- dun were the three ltobertsons. Anus (Steersmam ; llenry. (bow), ’and .luhnnie. the first two father :and sun. and the last a nephew, 'who alsn engaged as camp cook. Amos. a .seriotis-mindml man of for- bidding t‘otmlenanee. looked like the chap whu (lid the Moody deeda Fenimore. Cooper made us: aequaint- ed with behind the barn in the days of our youth. The. third canoe was manned by three MeKays (Me- Ki. if you please). lkmald. James almigltiseph. all brothers. Hf the entire party. Donald m‘ “'l‘onal." as the Indians eallul him, was the only Indian with any partieular acquain- tanee winh the English language. lle ‘had been out to school at Brandon. i‘:\'t'l'}’ morning and eVery evening lthese braves assemhled about the camp fire for family worship. led by either of the two old men. Solomon gh‘armer or Amos Robertson. And lthough the language was strange, it 'fore noon on Monday. The chief guide and fleeflman of the Minis- ter's canoe was old Solomon Far- lthouch the language was strange, it Qwas like a henetlictmt to listen to the lVoic- of the intercessor reverently 9plezulim,r inutune that spoke eloâ€" !quently sincere devotion. Such 1n- ltlians certainly compelled respect. l 'l'hey eould not at first understand :the- White Chief, who, instead of Itaking his “ease with dignity," in iaccordance with Hudson Bay cus- tom, took hold of a paddle and plied it from start to finish. It was dis- :mneertiug to the Indians to find the W. i.te Chief paddling when they would rest, so after a while they ,eut out the rests. and the white itravelers in the other two canoes also had the option of paddling or theing left too far behind to he so- !eiahle. '.l"h03 therefore paddled day i'aftei day all the way to the Bay, lextept when a beam wind made it lpossihle to hoist sail and l‘L'p'l for l . ,an hour or two, though as otten as l'not the aid from the wind was so ‘inconsiderahle and uncertain that lpaddliug eould not he laid aside. ‘lllisters and paddleitis (leVeloped learlx. For the former. gloves ai- forded relief. and for the latter. [still more paddling was the sover- eign temed}. The first ramp was made on the fichamamish, or (.‘rooked .River, (rightly named). on what proved to be just a little the worst camping- ground any one of the party had ever encountered. The river traver- sed a marsh at this point, and the camp site was a steep rock bbout tif- teen feet high, on the other side of which. in some bushes where the mosquiitoes and black flies held sweet converse. the tents were pitched. Said Solomon Farmer, the chief guide. just before retiring at 8.30 p.m., “Will the White Shiei want to rise early to travel ?" Said I to “Tonal” McKay. who interpreted. “The White Chief in an early riser. You ean't set the alarm clock too early for him." Donald' passed on the message and the Indians went to prayers and to bed.-â€"By George Yates. John G. .lolms'on. the lawyer and art. expert, was talking at a dinner in Philadelphia about some of Sar- gent's cruelly realistic portraits. “Suva-m 0110c painted a Philadel- phia woman.” Johnson said. “and when the work was finished the wo- man's coachman called for it. "As the coachman was studying the portrait. Sargent said to him : “ ‘How do you likeuit 7' ”The man answered thoughtfully : “ ‘Well, sir, ye might have made it a little better lookin’ mebbe; but if we had yed haxe spoiled i.t’ "- G obe-Democmt. T‘HE (‘RYELTY (IF REALISM White ('hicf I’mldlcd MEIICEII BY HIE Student Bangers Want fire Arms Ind less lrduous lahor (luring the Summer According to the 'l‘oronto News the student fire rangers have a vig. orous kick coming and it is mite probable that a lam:- deputation of them will wait upon the Ontario GOVemmcnt to register their com- plaints and ask for future relief from their arduous duties during the summer. Increasing indignation has been felt. as detachment atter detachment of these men have arrived in Toronto after their season's work to find that the severe toil to whioh they haVe been subjected has been the common lot of many-.Work. which in its sev- erity and tax upon the physical sys- tem. has not heretofore been requir- ed of any woodsmen. they claim has been imposed upon them. They are inclined to attribute this to the fact that the chief ramrs in this way have «ivtormined to deter students from this rouoimizul method oi summer empluyment. Although thv report of last sum- mer. to tho oflot‘t that students were to be eliminated [rum flre'rangimr appointments. was denied by the De- part‘mnnt of Lands. Forests and Mines. it is felt that their right. to serve in this vapm-ity is no loam-r so ('lt'm‘h' rcmgniml. Une (thief ranger is reliably quoted as saying: ”I will work these stad- ents to death. and team]: the depart- ment nut to send them to my re‘ serve." In the carrying uut of this idea rangers un his heat were forced tn'staml waist-deep in. an icy stream fur liw «lays during the last two Weeks in Septemher. dragging lugs {Him a ereck to clear the waterway. 'l‘his wurk. they claim. was entirely unnecessary. inasmuch as the chief hacl '.‘altse(l them to cut a wide trail along the course of the stream earlier in the season to offset the impassihility of the water- way. Two nrrmtv boys were placed in a very nnwmt'ortahle situation one evening at dusk recently by the ap- pearance of a huge lynx at the door of their shade. The beast stood at the doorway glaring: in upon them and the only weapons to which they could lay their hands were a couple of axes. The rangers set up a loud yell to startle the ereature 'but to their alarm it showed no inclination to move. As one said, “our skin began to crawl as he gazed at us." In the end, however, it tumed away with- out molesting them and vanished in the forest. Night after night, too, the wolves could he heard howling in the rivinity. Not all of the rangers had sharks. some using tents alone throughout the summer. They were given No days in which to do this. on the stipulation that the months” salary would be docked if they failed. Another matter which may receive attention is UK! regulation that no lire-ranger shall he allowed to have guns or arms in his possession. Those who haw eome in from the outlyinp‘r districts claim that this mandate leaves them in a very dangerous position. The foreman of a large lumber vamp stated that he would never go into the bush without a gun. “.\'0 man should be made to do so." he said. “I would never work for the Government if I had to submit to such a regulation. One is always in danger of meeting wolves or bears on these toteâ€"roads and you have to be prepared.” It is thought that this fall some umlorstanding will he arrived at so that the question will be thoroughly threshul out. “Pa. come here quick!" “What’ s the matter my boy?’ ’ “Come and look out of the win- dow. Here come two girls who are dressed respectably." They generally try to save the man who starts to go to the devil. But when a woman starts the dis- position is to give her a lift in the direction of her destination. Wuuld “Wurk 'l'hom tn Wrath. DIFFERENT WITH WOMEN. Says Guns are Necessary. Want 5 Firearms NOT IN STYLE. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE Wllll BEASI i The: Porcupine Advance 5 From Now 8 UNTIL 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 .0 0 o ,0... 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 .00.00. 0 .0 ’9 0 to 0-0 0 0 00 0 0 00 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 o ’. 0 0 .0 0 0.0 0 .0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 o '0 0 .0 o .0 0 .0 0'0 0 0 .0 00 . 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