190 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



QUEBEC. 



The Province of Quebec, or Canada East, has an area of 193,- 

 355 square miles. The population (1,191,576) is mostly confined 

 to that portion of the province lying south of the St. Lawrence River 

 and west of the meridian of Quebec, and known as the Eastern 

 Townships. North of the St. Lawrence, there are but a few settle- 

 ments, and a small number of hamlets a short distance inland from 

 the river. The inhabitants are principally of French descent, pre- 

 serve many of the old customs, and speak a patois, some knowledge 

 of which the visitor will find of great service. The surface of 

 Quebec south of the St. Lawrence is hilly ; north of that river it is 

 rocky and mountainous. There are here, as in Ontario, extensive 

 forests, numerous rivers and lakes. The North-western country 

 is especially remarkable for the extent of its water system, and is 

 little else than a continuous chain of lakes and their connecting 

 streams. The hunting and fishing, the conveniences of travel and 

 the restrictions upon salmon fishing are the same as those already 

 given under Ontario. 



A nticosta Island. Reached in summer by regular sailing packet from Gaspe, 

 and by chance vessels from Quebec. A canoe, Indians, and provisions can be 

 obtained at Gaspe. Take shot" gun, salmon and trout rods. From Gaspe to West 

 Point, the run is seventy miles. There is a lighthouse here. English Bay is a 

 fishing station a few miles to the northward. Twelve miles further is Ellis Bay. 

 There is fair shooting all along shore, for yellow legs, plover, ducks and sea 

 pigeons. There are cabins at Ellis Bay, and" at the head of a neighboring inlet, 

 known as Gamanche Bay, Captain Setter has a very comfortable house. Inland 

 are bogs, barrens, pools and creeks, which are breeding places for geese. Fifteen 

 miles further is Bessie River, with good fishing for salmon and trout. The inter- 

 mediate ground is broken by wooded spits and grassy points, which enclose in- 

 numerable lagoons, into which the tide flows, and these swarm with ducks in 

 great variety. Absalom Gamanche and his wife have a cabin at Bessie River, 

 and will accommodate sportsmen. Four miles up stream is a splendid salmon 

 pool with large fish. The trout fishing is very fine, the fish running from half a 

 pound each to two pounds. Some twenty miles farther is Otter River, supplying 

 good salmon fishing for rods. There are plenty of ducks and geese here. A few 

 miles farther is Jupiter River, the largest river on the island, sixteen miles in 

 length, with many large salmon and fine pools. For trout, a rod will average two 

 hundred per day. Four miles from Jupiter is Southwest Point, a fishing station. 

 A Mr. Pope lives here and entertains most hospitably. There are no animals on 

 Anticosta Island, save bears, martens, otters, and several varieties of fox. For 

 salmon, small flies are requisite, the most killing being one with red head, pale 

 green body, ribbed with gold tinsel, legs light brown, wings of partridge feather, 

 and brick-red tail ; another, equally good, with dark claret body, with silver 

 twist, bright scarlet legs, wings of brown mottled turkey feather, with black tip, 

 and forked tail of j'ellow and red ; and, generally speaking, bright gaudy flies 

 with small hook seem to be the favorites. 



The cost of a month's trip, in round numbers, would be about $150 for two 

 persons. 



JSonaventure County^ 



Port Daniel is at the mouth of the Nouvelle River, in which is excellent fishing. 

 Reached via steamer from Montreal, Quebec or Dalhousie. 



New Carlisle. Fine salmon fishing in the Bonaventure River. Reached via 

 steamer from Quebec. The river is without bad rapids or obstructions, the water 

 cold and clearT 



