258 Reminiscences of 



Estimate then the cubic miles of the earth. Then 

 estimating the value of gold at $250 per pound, and the 

 weight of a cubic foot at 1200 pounds, you can then 

 gain the value of a cubic mile of gold. It will be 

 found that it would require a good many hundreds of 

 earths the size of ours of solid gold to pay the debt of 

 ten cents borrowed in the year 79, with accumulated 

 compound interest at six per cent. This should be a 

 warning to lads and girls not to run in debt, but to save 

 their money. 



The sea trout fishing in the Restigouche and Meta- 

 pedia and at the estuaries of branches of these streams 

 I found very attractive. At times and places they 

 would fairly swarm in numbers, and take the fly with 

 great activity, and possessed the highest gamy quali- 

 ties. The weights would average from one to two 

 pounds, with an occasional three- or four-pounder. 



There has been some discussion lately in Eastern 

 sporting papers as to the identity of the sea trout. 

 Some writers have agreed that they were distinct 

 from those of inland streams, and this has been main- 

 tained with much force. For my own part I think 

 there is no difference. All fresh-water trout will read- 

 ily take to the sea if they can have access, returning to 

 fresh- water streams for spawning, as do all of the salmon 

 family, as a natural necessity. No fish undergoes a 

 more rapid transformation than the trout when given 

 a change of locality, not only in color and form, but in 

 flavor. The proportions of the body also change in 

 salt water. The body grows fuller, while the head, 

 not increasing with the general form, appears smaller 

 than with fresh-water trout of similar size. The 

 brighter hues of fresh-water life fade away, and the 



