> V** V" ^ ^ /« ^ .** ^i^* V ^ VV % ■*? ■■>* * o ^V ***** ">■, « \^W-*;* o >°-V 0° V .i££>>o / ,L- "- '"^o* :*2MS: "ov* * ss 4 o 4 A •* ** .vaSsfc^. %/ v v 6& W o V flSroepectu of Canabian Camp preserve Pi Da^ to::— Location of Preserve UQ£tf:$( GOTHAM PRESS NEW YORK By trwisfar Canadian Camp Officers President G. LENOX CURTIS, M.D. New York First Vice-President ERNEST THOMPSON SETON New York Second Vice-President HENRY VAN DYKE, D.D. Princeton, N. J. Third Vice-President JOSEPH JEFFERSON New York Secretary HARRY V. RADFORD 212 E- 105th St., New York Assistant Secretary C. C. CHATFIEI.D 207 W. 80th St., New York Hdvisory Board ROB'T T. MORRIS, M.D., Chairman, N. Y. Mr. G. M. Bosworth, Montreal Mr. Charles G. D. Roberts, New York Mr. C. E. E. Ussher, Montreal Mr. William H. Boardman, New York W. Henry Drummond, M. D., Montreal Charles McBurney, M.D., New York Mr. F. L,. Wanklyn, Montreal Hon. F. R. I/ATChford, Toronto Mr. Caspar Whitney, New York Mr. Frank Seaman, New York Mr. Cy Warman, Eondon, Ont Mr. Charles R. Parmele. New York Mr. James A. Cruikshank. New York Mr. George BirdGrinnell. New York James G. Van Marter, M.D., Savannah Mr. Adrian H. Jackson, New York Mr. W. A. Whiting, Burlington, Vt. Mr I,. O. Armstrong, Desbarats, Ont. Mr. Hamlin Garland, New York The Earl of Minto, Ottawa. Sir Charles Parsons. Halifax Sir I,ouis A. Jette, Quebec. Hon. A. G. Jones. Halifax. Hon. J. B Snowball, Chatham, N. B. Mr John Burroughs, West Park, N. Y. Wm. J. Eong, D. D., Stamford, Conn. prospectus of Canadian Camp ^reserta Provisional Directors DR. G. LENOX CURTIS, DR. ROBERT T. MORRIS, MR. DANIEL CARTER BEARD, DR. H. T. GALPIN, MR. SIMION JONES, - MR. GIRARD N. WHITNEY, DR. GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL, MR. I,. O. ARMSTRONG, - HON. RASTUS S. RANSOM, - MR. FRANK N. BENHAM, DR. GEORGE A. SULLIVAN, CHARLES WAKE, ESQ. W. M. FULLER, ESQ. MR. JAMES A. CRUIKSHANK HON. WARNER MILLER, MR. THOMAS MARTINDALE, HON. A. E. DYMENT, MR. J. B. DOBIE, New York. New York. Flushing, N. Y. New York. New York. New York. New York. - Desbarats, Ont. New York. Bridgeport, Con a. Albany, N. Y. New York. New York. New York. - Herkimer, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa. - Thessalon, Ont. Thessalon, Ont- The above Directors are also Trustees, and will hold the money and the proposed property in trust, until the election of officers in November. Mr. L. 0. Armstrong, Managing Director. Make checks payable to G. Lenox Curtis, 7 West 58th Street, New York. Canadian Camp ^reserta Request for fiunting preserve. Report of Committee. 1 Prospectus S suggested at the recent Dinner of the Canadian Camp, the Ad- visory Board have concluded to present to you an opportunity to secure a fishing and hunting preserve, which is suitable for a Club of our magnitude. During the past year many of our members have expressed a wish that the officers of our Camp might secure for them a fishing and hunting territory in the wilds of Canada, amid virgin forest and waters unfrequented by sportsmen. A Committee appointed to this end, made a partial report of the work, and unfolded its plans at a recent din- ner of our Camp, and at which were shown stereopticon views of the most de- sirable of all available territory. The report of the Committee was received with enthusiasm, and the officers were urged to secure an option upon fifty thousand acres of land upon which to locate a Camp,,. and to formulate a plan for owning the same, and to present the Situation of preserve. ]Mississaga River. Lakes and Streams. fishing. plan to the members of our Camp, for personal consideration. The proposed preserve is situated in the province of Ontario, and on the Mississaga River, which rises on the height of land where waters divide, some running towards Hudson Bay and some to the great Lakes. The river is navig- able for about 250 miles, and flows through valleys and between mountains, which with its many Lake expansions afford some of the most picturesque and gorgeous landscapes on this continent. The Mis- sissaga rises some few miles south of Biscotasing and Winnebago, which are on the main line of the C. P. R. between Sudbury and Chapleau, and empties into Georgian Bay near Blind River, a station on another branch of the C. P. R. Throughout the entire length of the river there are, running into it, from east and west, many lakes and streams which afford as fine fishing as can be found. These streams, and many of the lakes, are teeming with speckled trout and bass, and many of the large lakes afford the best of lake trout and muskallonge fish- ing. Large catches of bass ranging from 3 to 6 pounds, and brook trout weighing from 2 to 5 pounds, are reported. 6ame» Thirty miles above the mouth of the river is situated the famous Slate Falls, noted for its peculiar form of beauty: This river affords one of the finest canoe trips in all Canada, and requires 10 to 14 days to make it. There are few tiresome portages. Slate Falls is near Lake Waquekobing, where the main Camp is to be situated. WAQUKKOBING IvAKE The Mississaga river runs through, without an exception, the finest hunting grounds afforded to sportsmen to-day. Deer, caribou, moose, bear, and many of the smaller fur-bearing animals, besides ruffed grouse and duck, abound. At Slate Falls, there is a narrow neck of land, on|the other side of which ►4 >-r •4 « «! ►4 CO R. Rotation near Camp* post Office, Property. is situated Lake Waquekobing (Big Bass- wood) which is ten miles long by three and one-half miles wide, with islands, and has a long shore line, b}' reason of the many bays and points. Surrounding this lake are many smaller lakes in which the fishing is the finest in all this section. This point has been selected for a Club- house. Near here there is an old, aban- doned farm of 150 acres of clearing, which can be transformed into golf links. Dayton, which is situated between Blind River and Desbarats, on the direct branch of the C. P. R. to Sault St. Marie, is five miles from Lake Waquekobing, to which there is a good road to Day Mills, suitable for light carriages. Day Mills, which is situated at the end of the lake, affords a Post Office, and Wm. Harris of that town, will transport members back and forth from the railroad. We have an opportunity to purchase the property in question, comprising fifty thousand acres of land, for the sum of $50,000, and a permit (by payment of license fee) from the Government to hunt and fish over a territory of over five thousand (5,000) square miles, through the centre of which flows the Mississaga river. This property which joins on Government Reserve. Distance. Canoe Crip. the north the fifty thousand acres in question, has, through our direct efforts this winter, by an act of Parliament, been made into a forest Government reserve, which is guarded by game wardens and fire rangers supplied by the Government. You can readily see what an immense protection this af- fords the Camp preserve, for, with the forest reserve on the north, and Lake Huron on the south, there is little to fear from other clubs which might locate in this vicinity. Dayton is situated 58 miles east of Sault St. Marie, 564 miles from Montreal, 450 miles from Chicago, and 427 miles from Toronto. Parties leaving New York by way of Montreal can arrive in Dayton in 29 hours. By the way of Buffalo and Toronto in about the same time. To make the canoe trip down the Mississaga River, which affords the wildest scenery and the safest of all swift waters, it is necessary to connect at Sudbury with the Winnipeg Division of the C. P. R., leaving the railroad at Biscotasing or Winnebago, the latter being the preferable branch of the river for canoeing at this point. There are two UN THE MlSSISSAGA In a Stiff Breeze express trains daily in summer. Canoes with guides can be arranged for at Bisco- tasing, at which, all trains stop, by special arrangement, for our camp members. Enquire of J. K. T. Armstrong, Hudson Bay Agent. Special arrangements have been made with guides to make this trip on the first and fifteenth of each month during this season. The trip to Slate Falls from Winnebago requires ten easy days, and is one of which every lover of the canoe and woods ought to avail himself. Messrs. Armstrong and Fitch, members of our Camp, made a trip down this river last year, with ladies in their party. They are enthusiastic in their expression of the grandeur, and the pleasure of the trip, and they report what might seem to be an extravagant account of game, all the way along. They report having seen • along the banks of the river, some 40 moose, and secured some extremely fine heads. The ladies report that they were thoroughly comfortable on the trip. The Winnebago route is the shortest of the Best Route. two by nearly a week, and is the prefer- able trip. Parties visiting State Falls district can find accommodations with Mr. Wm. Harris until our club house is finished. transpor- tation. Outfitting. products of farm. Transportation from New York, round trip, via Montreal, is $37.60; Chicago, $25.85 ; Montreal, $24.30 ; Toronto, $19.35; Sault St. Marie, $3.10; tickets good from June 1st until Nov. 1st. Special excursion rates for parties can be secured at considerable reduction on above rates. The canoe trip, with first- class outfit, complete, can be figured at $5.00 each, per day. Parties can best be outfitted (provisioned) in Montreal, but can get supplies at the starting point. Parties going direct to our Camp property can be outfitted in every partic- ular, including guides, at Desbarats, Ont., where are two good supply stores. We recommend Bennett & Co., who make a specialty of supplying tourists and camp- ing parties. Desbarats is the home of the Ojibway Indians, many of whom speak English. It is here that the Indian play, " Hiawatha," is produced during the summer months. It affords great pleasure to tourists. On the Southern side of Lake Waque- kobing are a number of farmers from whom vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, chickens and mutton can be procured. The inexpensiveness of living at this Indian Camp Point ~ _ U^' j^V^vV^ ^HF --^m BgEafc-Sr"''-''''^ Pallisades on Mississaga proposition Co purchase Capital Required. Camp is obvious, as the fish and meat can be provided by the members. We hereby submit to you the follow- ing proposition : That one hundred, or less, members of our Camp, which now numbers five hundred, many of whom are the foremost sportsmen of the world, sub- scribe to a fund to purchase a part, or all, of the fifty thousand acres in question, and upon it construct suitable camps to accommodate one hundred at a time, to which none but members and their families will be eligible. Also, to pur- chase two camps which are already erected on the property, and which, at a little expense, will accommodate forty per- sons comfortably. A few acres of land go with this purchase. These Camps are situated on Lake Waquekobing at Day Mills, and near Slate Falls. $60,000 is required to purchase all this property, and to construct the necessary camps, furnishings, etc., of which already $10,000 has been subscribed. A stock company has been incorporated to control this preserve. Guides can be secured at $1.50 and upwards, per day. The cost of stock per share will be $50 and subscriptions for $50 and up- Subscrip- tions* future prospects of Club. Ownership. Cabins. primeval forest. Other Clubs. wards will be received. We invite $50 subscriptions. The outcome of this organization cannot at this time be esti- mated. It may develop that we may want to establish hatcheries, fine club- houses, and launches on the large lake and river. In this way, the stock of the Company can be made very valuable, as is the case with other clubs in Canada which have been established within the past ten years. It must be remembered that the Company will own the land in fee simple, and not on lease. Quite a number of our members will make the canoe trip of the Mississaga River during this season. Permission will be given to members to build private cabins. This property is situated in primeval forest, is heavily timbered and as timber land alone it is a fine investment. It is a well-known fact that the principal clubs of Canada started as we propose starting ours, and that their property has greatly enhanced in value (from one to two hundred per cent). There is a constant demand for the stock in these clubs at almost any price. The timber alone on our property is very valu- able, and from this a large income may Valuable Investment. hunting Cemtory. be realized for stockholders. This is } therefore, a good financial investment. From thirty to fifty thousand dollars a year is realized from the sale of timber 01 some similar clubs. There is no reason why our stock should not sell at a very high figure within few years. Hunting territory is very scarce, and the distance to it rapidly increasing. The number of sportsmen is also increasing in a much greater proportion. Will you please interest yourself to bring this propo- sition to the attention of desirable sportsmen ? A prompt reply is desirable, in order that the Committee may speedily prose- cute its work. Address G. Lenox Curtis, 7 West 58th Street, New York, N. Y. m r aeon. ibic Moo*: « U/?n MOO&E CAftl&W ISSAGA CANOE TRIP aa P for Portage R for Rapid waiflft 3S00M qiflT 30HA0 AOA83I Kt - -- v. '.' i lftrospectue of Canadian Camp preserve ^* c v .^ ...» *v i9 •* °tf * . . * * *A '. ^o V»> ..... -V o > K^ ^ .0 v- > -* •A -\ <\ 4?*.— . V""V .. °* '- T ' „*° v--^\»* °< . ,-d- : %/>■■■ y ^ -■ - " O N O V -v <* ^ ~°*'" ^ v >°^ • ^ o *t» ^ * V V 4 A- V \ v <£. .V DCC5S0ROS jS»asa- ^ a ' ST . AUGUSTINE ? ' : "*bK :-^»- ^o v .v .V ^°^ -j > .V^.