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Mr. AUerton, who remained considerably 

 longer than any of the other gentlemen, caught 

 as follows : 



Two of 5 lbs. each, two of 5J, one of 6, two of 

 6 J, two of 7, one of 7^, two of 8, and one of 8 J, 

 making thirteen tront, weighing 86 lbs. and 

 averaging 6 lbs. 10 oz. each. Mr. A. caught, 

 in addition to the above, twenty- seven trout, 

 weighing 61 lbs., fi^oni one lb. uj) to five lbs. eacli, 

 averaging 2J lbs. j also, 207 weighing 87J lbs., 

 under one lb. each, averaging 6| ozs. ; total 

 catch, 247 trout weighing 234J lbs., averaging 

 nearly one pound each. 



The best twenty trout of the last-mentioned 

 angler's taking, averaged 5J lbs. each, and the 

 best forty 3 lbs. 11 oz. each. Of these trout 

 he caught four in three-quarters of an hour on 

 the afternoon of June 22d, that being his last 

 half day's fishing, as he left for home next morn- 

 ing. The four weighed respectively 5, 5J, 6, and 

 8 lbs., making a total of 24 J lbs. of trout caught 

 in three-quarters of an hour, a very satisfactory 

 '' wind up" to the grandest fishing excursion con- 

 fessedly ever made by him. 



The trout caught this season of 7 to 9 lbs. 

 measured from 25 to 28 inches in length, and 



