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purchasing those of others, I, after a time, got a large portion 

 of the waters thereabouts into my own hands ; as prior to 

 my settling in that part of the country, however, people had 

 been accustomed to do much as they liked, the enforce- 

 ment of these rights subjected me to considerable trouble and 

 expense, and what was infinitely worse, brought on me, on 

 the part of many, no little ill-will. 





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For several miles below Ronnum, the Gotha was some- 

 what sluggish ; but from opposite to the house up to the 

 Wenern, a distance of from two to three miles, the stream 

 presented a succession of rapids and pools, in appearance 

 the finest imaginable for angling. Some idea of the nature 

 of the water and the scenery in my vicinity may be formed 

 from the above sketch, kindly drawn for me on the spot by 



