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size in England called grilse. Though out of season 

 and very indifferent, it proved a valuable addition 

 to our viands, cleanliness being a more striking char- 

 acteristic of Canada, in summer, than good cheer. 

 On the flat surface of the rock, we were shown the 

 deep prints of feet, as they are called ; they have 

 something of the form, to be sure, but are without 

 doubt the natural effect of the torrent, which when 

 the river is swollen, covers these places, and has 

 at some time or other, whirled round loose peb- 

 bles within them, so as to produce, by abrasion, 

 these peculiar forms. It was with regret that we 

 bade adieu to this gem of creation." 



The other stream which we proposed to notice, 

 as being remarkable for its sea-trout, is called 

 Marshpee Brook or River, and takes its rise from 

 the Marshpee or Wakeby pond, flowing through the 

 plantation of the Marshpee tribe of Indians, adjoin- 

 ing the town of Falmouth and Sandwich, it empties 

 into the before mentioned Popponesset Bay. Like 

 many other streams, it is called both a river and a 

 brook, though it is w r ell understood that when the 

 former term is used, it applies to its lower waters, 

 and vice versa. 



We have little to say of its river part, except 

 that being much deeper than the one last describ- 

 ed, the trout are taken sometimes through the ice, 

 in the winter and early spring, in certain deep 



