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and if the angler misses these chances he must go by 

 sailing boat. The Natasquau was unleased up to the end 

 of last year (1875), and was offered on lease of five years 

 for $800. The water of most of these rivers on the north 

 shore of the St. Lawrence is very bright and clear. Good 

 canoe-men are required on them all, as the rapids are 

 most formidable. The angler must of course have his 

 own camp. But this is no hardship, for the climate is 

 charming in the fishing season, and the scenery perfect. 

 Both the salmon and the sea-trout fishing are probably 

 the best in the world, and the only drawback is the 

 flies. The season for all these rivers is from the 10th or 

 15th of June up to the end of July. There are many 

 splendid streams east of the Natasquan that have never 

 been properly explored by the angler, amongst others 

 the Kegascha, the Washecootai, the Mecatina, and the 

 St. Augustine. It would be a delightful expedition to 

 visit and explore these rivers during the fishing season. 

 There are capital harbours, I am told, all along the coast 

 for a yacht or coasting schooner, and a party of anglers, 

 bent on discovery, might have capital sport and spend a 

 most enjoyable summer cruising about the Labrador. An 

 ornithologist too would find much to interest him on this 

 shore, which is one of the greatest breeding places in the 

 world for sea birds. 



I was particular in mentioning the exact rents paid for 

 all the above rivers in order to bear out a statement made 

 at the commencement of this chapter, viz. that by a fair 

 and impartial letting of the rivers a much larger revenue 

 would flow into the exchequer of the Dominion. Let any 

 one who questions this statement compare the rent paid 



