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and without a word came to have the hook cut from 

 his shirt, intimating that if I would hook him, I 

 could not expect to land large trout. 



The fishing below the falls of the Harmony was 

 absolute perfection ; although the fish were not 

 large, that is, not of monstrous size, and rarely ex 

 ceeded two pounds, they invariably after a short 

 struggle took to the rapids, and compelled us to 

 follow them, at a pace and under difficulties that 

 brought salmon-fishing vividly to our recollection. 

 The steady roar of the falls and the picturesque 

 wildness of the scene added to the intensity of the 

 enjoyment, and served to occupy our minds when 

 not employed upon our sport. Of easy access from 

 our camp, we afterwards ordinarily visited them 

 alone, leaving the men to attend to numerous house- 

 hold duties, and had the advantage of being able 

 to wait upon ourselves. 



The hours passed quickly by, and when the calls 

 of appetite could no longer be resisted, we found 

 ourselves with two dozen splendid trout, which 

 were the selection from nearly a hundred. Well 

 satisfied, we hastened back to our camping-ground 

 which Charley had been busily arranging, and while 

 the men were preparing dinner, we tried the cascade 

 near by. 



This was certainly a fortunate day, for Pedro 

 soon hooked a splendid black bass and landed him, 

 after a vigorous struggle of half an hour ; he 

 weighed three pounds and three-quarters, and was 

 thoroughly game, and established a fact that Pro- 



