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choppers than the Canadian lumbermen ; the axe is their 

 plaything in childhood and their companion through life. 

 Log canoes are capital things in shoal, rocky rivers; 

 no amount of bumping can hurt them ; but, on the other 

 hand, they are clumsy and difficult to " portage," and for 

 general purposes are inferior to the bark. 



To make a complete angler's list of all the rivers and 

 lakes in the Dominion, and to give particulars of the sport 

 obtainable on that vast extent of water, would be a task 

 beyond my power. I may, however, briefly mention a few 

 of the best rivers for the possible guidance of anglers. 

 To commence with the south shore of the St. Lawrence : 

 we find that the streams above Quebec, though presenting 

 a most inviting appearance, have been almost depopu- 

 lated of fish. The first really good salmon river is the 

 Bimouski, which is let on lease up to the year 1878, for 

 the sum of $20 per annum. Salmon average about 

 16 Ibs. in Eimouski. The Metis comes next, and is, I 

 believe, let for the same period, at a nominal sum. 

 Matane is a nice little river, leased up to the year 1882, 

 at $40 per annum. Besides these there are several other 

 small unleased rivers in the county of Eimouski, which 

 occasionally hold fish. This district is very accessible; 

 there is a railway to Quebec, and in summer frequent 

 steamers. The Upper Canadians come here in numbers 

 in the hot weather for sea-bathing, and there are gene- 

 rally plenty of anglers among them. 



Farther down the coast, passing the Cape Chatte, which 

 is a good trout stream, with an odd salmon, we come to 

 the St. Anne's des Montes, a beautiful river, which is 

 leased for $50 per annum up to 1879. Salmon run large 



