It was recently my good fortune to spend a very pleasant fortnight–from August 10 to August 24–on Lakes Huron and Superior, cheifly with a view to obtain a thorough rest from work of every description, and to enjoy the pure bracing air and splendid scenery of these inland seas. The greater portion of the time was spent on the steamboats Algoma and Chicors, and as most of the stoppages at the various ports were made at night, I had few opportunities for collecting insects. I remained over, however, for five days on the Canadian side at Sault Ste.