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"Here is a channel," said Frank; "a passage of water wider than a strait." "Fred's turn; we must call it Harper Channel," replied Tony. "And the island?  we are out of names," continued Frank. "We will call it Mary's Island, after Mary Weston." "Agreed!" HERE IS A CHANNEL SAID FRANK A PASSAGE OF WATER WIDER THAN STRAIT FRED'S TURN WE MUST CALL IT HARPER CHANNEL REPLIED TONY AND THE ISLAND WE ARE OUT OF NAMES CONTINUED FRANK WE WILL CALL IT MARY'S ISLAND AFTER MARY WESTON AGREED
strait," said Frank. "You seem to be at a loss for names; I think you had better call these divisions after the members of the club," suggested Mrs. Sedley. "So we can; the memory of great travellers and navigators has been handed down to their posterity by geographical names,--Hudson Bay, Mount Franklin, Cook's Straits, for example," said Fred Harper, laughing heartily. The proposition received a ready assent; and the strait was called Graham Strait, after the boy who pulled the second oar. "But the island?" said Charles. "Paul Spencer pulls the third oar; we will call it Spencer Island." The position of the boat was a favorable one for observing the conformation of the country, and Mrs. Sedley improved the opportunity to point out the various divisions of the land. Half-way between Centre Island and the north shore was another island; and after coasting along by the banks of the lake, applying names to miniature sounds, bays, gulfs, and seas, the Zephyr arrived at its southerly side. ARROW PASSAGE NOW FOR THE NAME OF THE STRAIT SAID FRANK YOU SEEM TO BE AT A LOSS FOR NAMES I THINK YOU HAD BETTER CALL THESE DIVISIONS AFTER THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB SUGGESTED MISSUS SEDLEY SO WE CAN THE MEMORY OF GREAT TRAVELLERS AND NAVIGATORS HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN TO THEIR POSTERITY BY GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES HUDSON BAY MOUNT FRANKLIN COOK'S STRAITS FOR EXAMPLE SAID FRED HARPER LAUGHING HEARTILY THE PROPOSITION RECEIVED A READY ASCENT AND THE STRAIT WAS CALLED GRAHAM STRAIT AFTER THE BOY WHO PULLED THE SECOND OAR BUT THE ISLAND SAID CHARLES PAUL SPENCER PULLS THE THIRD OAR WE WILL CALL IT SPENCER ISLAND POSITION OF THE BOAT WAS A FAVOURABLE ONE FOR OBSERVING THE CONFORMATION OF THE COUNTRY AND MISSUS SEDLEY IMPROVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO POINT OUT THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE LAND HALF WAY BETWEEN CENTRE ISLAND AND THE NORTH SHORE WAS ANOTHER ISLAND AND AFTER COASTING ALONG BY THE BANKS OF THE LAKE APPLYING NAMES TO MINIATURE SOUNDS BAYS GULFS AND SEAS THE ZEPHYR ARRIVED AT ITS SOUTHERLY SIDE
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