290 PRAIRIE AND FOREST. 



CHAPTEE XIX. 



SALMONUXE. 



(Salmo salar.) 



ALTHOUGH at one time salmon were found abundant in all 

 the tributaries of the St. Lawrence, even in Lake Ontario, 

 now the fisherman on the Atlantic seaboard of America, 

 if he desires commensurate reward for the trouble and 

 expense he has been put to that he may enjoy his favourite 

 pleasure, must visit some of the streams along the coast of 

 Labrador, unless he feel disposed to rent a fishery, which 

 will be found almost as expensive in Canada as in Norway, 

 Scotland, or Ireland. However, if you are able and 

 willing to pay for the enjoyment of your hobby, this advan- 

 tage is gained, that when the season terminates you are 

 nearer home and civilisation ; advantages that cannot often 

 be over-appreciated if accidents or sickness have overtaken 

 yourself or companions. 



On the Pacific coast salmon are [also most abundant in 

 all the streams that flow into it above the 42nd degree of 

 north latitude. In fact, a few years ago, the Columbia 



