\( "'" . ,"';. '.', . _ Toronto Public Library "" EW', ':- " f ~~:-;\,~ ' (I': t . Ie 14) I • ~ 1 ........W I / ". '.• r A N. ' . ' l\~~ I ~ . I · fISH AND GAME CcJ~i[Y - THE UPPER sUP E R·, I 0 ' R W I L n E"R ,N E S S ALGOMA Cf.tNTRAL. RAILWAY ANEW FISH and GAME COUNTRY API1/;zeYd~rd&e or Ih~!fr/Jlil/l alt?!!J/£e I!/l¥" ~ollla Pelllraf8y. and where Moose, Caribou, Red Deer and much other wild game bound. o j I Mongoose Lake, Seventy-five Miles from the Soo and Center of the Extensive Speckled Trout Country 2 ALGOMA CENTRAL & HUDSON BAY RAIL WAY A VE you. Mr. Sportsman, ever stood on the edge of a big "clearing" and mourned the vanishing H forests and the wild life they sheltered? Have you ever sat on the banks of a rapid little river where. perhaps. in days that are gone. you have cast your fly for the speckled beauties that were a-leap in its clear, cool waters-but which waters now. alas. have been harnessed to the turbine and the dynamo? Or. perhaps. vou have retraced your ste'ps toward wooded shores and a lonely highland lake. where. in the past. the brooding silences and "Nature Unspoiled" had ministered to your tired body and drooping spirit-only to find there the march of travel and the touch of civilization which travel brings. But, while "Nature Unspoiled" is constantly retreating, there are still "wilds where the moose and caribou roam;" there are still rollicking streams in whose laughing waters are fish unnumbered; and tucked away in the solitudes are lakes, large and small, deep. translucent and beautiful, whose shores are forest­ fringed and rock-bound-ideal resting places for tired humans. far from the fag of the cities and the exacting demands of society. Formerly, did you not think of Sault Ste. Marie as "Farthest North?" And did you not believe, when you had made your way thus far into the north country. that you would better stop with the joys you had instead of flying beyond to those you knew not of? Perhaps you, like most others, had a dim, nebulous notion of a great Undiscovered Country around Hudson Bay. but unless you had the hardihood of an Indian or a trapper. how could you hope to penetrate the vast untrod den wilderness, however devoted and enthusiastic your love for sport or for the solitudes? But a railroad came. The Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway, recently built from Sault Ste. Marie, through the District of Algoma, to a connection with the National Trans-Continental Railway at Hearst and connecting with the Canadian Northern at Oba, and the Canadian Pacific at Franz. has opened to the astonished eyes of traveler and sportsman the wondrous beauties and wealth of resources of this vast north country. hitherto exclusi·vely the home and haunts of the wild creatures of forest and stream. Big game and all the fish common to northern waters make this the Mecca for sportsmen from near and far. There are brook trout of great size and in countless numbers in the swiftly Famous Steel Viaduct Across the Montreal River running streams; and black bass. maskinonge. pickerel. salmon trout and whitefish in the more quiet waters-while moose. caribou and deer roam the woods and hills; and grouse. partridge. ducks. geese. etc .. are the lure of the Nimrods of the entire continent. It is a rugged, rocky and broken country. full of mountain streams. falls. rapids and lakes; a country of great. upstanding conifers of every variety-pines. spruce, cedars and balsam fir. plentifully besprinkled with the tender foliage of maple. birch and tamarac. lightening the sombre-hued evergreens. The North Country is famed for its healthful and delightful summer climate. The days are warm. the woods sunshiny and full of the fragrance of the pines-while the nights are cool and the air is always dry and invigorating. Nervous troubles soon disappear in the restful atmosphere. and it is a veritable paradise for hay fever fugitives. That troublesome distemper positively cannot live in this climate and its victims find instant and perma.nent relief from its ravages. The altitude runs from 1.200 to 1.700 feet above tidewater. It is all a paradise for sportsmen and vacationers who love to take their outings hand-in-hand with Nature. The railroad is located for the greater portion of its length along the valleys and streams. That portion of the line. however. between Ogidaki and Frater negotiates a higher and more mountainous country; giving a diversity of land and water scenes-from the verdant lowlands and placid lakes and rivers. to the rugged. broken hills and cliffs and the rapid. joyous highland streams. Throughout Algoma is a continuous succession of lakes-in one township there being over a hundred some of which are fed by springs. making their waters always cool, some too cool for bathing. These. however. are comparatively few. and the fishing in them is always excellent. In the streams and larger lakes of this section. the fishing is best during May. June and July. In the smaller spring-fed lakes and the little rivers Rowing from them. the fishing is ideal throughout the season. F rom Sault Ste. Marie north to Hawk Junction. countless rivers and lakelets are on every hand and you cannot go amiss if you are in search of good sport. Trout fishing is fine in this district. while there are several lakes in which black bass may be found. The line cuts across the lower part of Lake Achigan. on a low trestle. skirting the western and northern shores for three-quarters of its length. This is one of the ideal places in this land of ideal outings. 5 The Lower Aga wa A Portion of Agawa Canyon Achigan is about four miles long and one and a -half miles wide at its widest point, and is one of the most beautiful along the railway line. Fine views of it are obtained from the car windows as one passes on the trains. Several streams flow into it in whose .waters are gamy trout, so that whether pike, bass or trout is your special fancy, here, within a short distance, you may have your choice, or combine the pleasures of trolling, casting and still-water angling. A number of smaller lakes are also within easy walking distance in this vicinity, and surrounding them all is a country of rare scenic loveliness; the picture is an ever-recurrent pleasant memory-shimmering, silvery waters set with islets of emerald green, white, sandy beaches and the glowing, golden sunlight of the north country. A cabin, located near the south end of the lake, affords good accommodation for campers, and the entire absence of hotel life and it accompanying gayeties promises the utmost seclusion and all the joys of the quiet life in the wilderness. The largest lake trout ever caught in this region have been taken from the waters of Trout Lake, which is very deep, no one knows just how deep, for it has never been fathomed. Brook trout of large size are also nu~erous in the neighboring lakes and streams, especially in the Little Chippewa River, which flows out of Trout Lake and closely follows the railway line for nearly five miles. Countless smaller lakes dot the surrounding country, with good connecting trails and small streams, and as the fishing is always good throughout the summer, the confirmed angler will find new fields and varying sport for each day. Little Chippewa River is an ideal stream and may be fished its entire length. Deep pools, rapids, riffles, sandy bottom, stretches of quiet, alternating with swift waters, and, above all, the fact that the river is easily followed and waded-, makes it a favorite for those who prefer this variety of fishing. You must go to Wartz Lake and go a-fishing, to truly appreciate its beauties and attractions. To get into the spirit of the place and the joy of the sport, you must leave the camp in the dead stillness of the early dawn, while yet the ghostly night mist is on the black water. You must paddle your canoe out into the slowly dissipating gloom, when the voices of the night are hushed and the call of day is not yet sounded, and nothing breaks the silence but the musical drip from the blade, or the sudden, quick alarm as a flock of ducks, disturbed, takes to wing. You will witness the grayness spreading in the east, the upward creep of the crimson and the gold, the gray mist veils lifting, and then the long rays of the rising sun slanting over the wooded hills. You will hear the wild cry of the loon and the awakening of bird and insect life and you 7 Montreal River Fa11s and Steel Viaduct of Algoma Central Railway 8 will cast in a likely spot and have your heart jump as your rod bends double, your reel sings and you feel "a big 'un" ready for battle before you anticipated anything would be doing-and then you will experience, in all its delight, the true joy of the sportsman. The environs of this beautiful lake afford unlimited opportunity for fishing in the many streams and smaller lakes. Beyond is the Big Chippewa River, and, skirted or crossed by the railway, are Spruce and Tamarac lakes, Mongoose Lake, Batchewana and Montreal rivers, and hundreds of other lakes and streams that may not be mentioned for lack of space, but which the enthusiastic angler will find in his wanderings through this "Land of Sports." Sand Lake-the name does little justice to the lake-is one of the most entrancing-beautiful beyond description.