Part 10
SKELETON LAKE: AN EPISODE IN CAMP
The utter loneliness of our moose-camp on Skeleton Lake had
impressed us from the beginning—in the Quebec backwoods, five days
by trail and canoe from civilisation—and perhaps the singular name
contributed a little to the sensation of eeriness that made itself
felt in the camp circle when once the sun was down and the late
October mists began rising from the lake and winding their way in
among the tree trunks.
For, in these regions, all names of lakes and hills and islands
have their origin in some actual event, taking either the name of a
chief participant, such as Smith's Ridge, or claiming a place in
the map by perpetuating some special feature of the journey or the
scenery, such as Long Island, Deep Rapids, or Rainy Lake.
All name
