FIFTY YEARS' SALMON FISHING Ac. 391 



1875 



The season of 1875 was a short one on the river 

 and the Godbout house party a small one. Only 

 three composed the party, Messrs. D. Law, R. W. 

 Shepherd and Robert Muir, all of Montreal. 

 They only fished from the 28th of June to the 8th 

 of July, but made some good individual scores. 



Mr. Law killed 20 in one day and 16 in another. 

 Mr. Muir killed 14 in one day and 12 in another. 



In the ten days' fishing, the three rods killed 

 177 fish weighing 1,936 pounds, and on the 10th 

 of July Messrs. McNab, Molson and party were 

 invited to fish and killed eight salmon weighing 

 76 pounds, and Mr. Comeau killed four fish 

 weighing 45 pounds. These are not included in 

 the number and weights above given for the sea- 

 son, to which Mr. Law contributed 81 salmon, 

 Mr. Shepherd 41, and Mr. Muir, 55. 



1876 



Several rods whipped the Godbout in the sea- 

 son of 1876, but it was not remarkable for large 

 scores. 



The season opened on the 19th of June and 

 closed on the 15th of July. 



Mr. Law left the river after the first eight 

 days' fishing, and Mr. Shepherd left half a dozen 

 days later. Mr. C. F. Smith, of Quebec, and Mr. 

 Anderson, of India, spent the last ten days of the 



