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the main river. Then there is a little South-west Miramichi, 

 and the South Branch of it, and the Little South Branch of 

 that, the Little North Branch, and the Upper North Branch. 

 Then there is the North-west Miramichi with its East Branch, 

 its South Branch, and so on, divisibly and indefinitely. If a 

 friend tells you he has fished the Miramiclii River, never dare 

 to doubt his word. If he has ever visited that part of New 

 Brunswick, it is doubtful if he has fished " anything else." 



There is a portage from the North-west Miramichi into 

 the Nepissiguit, and from the Nepissiguit into the Tobique, 

 and from the South-west Miramichi into the Nashwaak. 

 The Nashwaak empties into the St. John midway between 

 Woodstock and Grand Falls. There are also portages from 

 the Nepissiguit into the Upsalquitch ; from the Richibucto 

 into Salmon River; and from the Upper Restigouche to 

 Grand River, which empties into the St. John above the 

 Grand Falls. Although these river routes cannot be recom- 

 mended for invalids and the general public, they are never- 

 theless very short cuts from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the 

 State of Maine. 



The Richibucto, Miramichi, Nepissiguit, and Restigouche 

 Rivers are reached from Shediac by the Gulf Port steamers 

 weekly, and by the North Shore Line of steamers which 

 leave Shediac every Thursday, connecting with the railway 

 from St. John. The Nashwaak, Tobique, and Grand Rivers 

 are accessible from St. John by daily steamer or stage ; and 

 the two last-named can be reached from Calais, Maine, by 

 the New Brunswick and Canada railway to Woodstock, and 

 thence. by coach. During a high stage of water little steam- 

 ers run the whole distance from the city of St. John to the 

 Grand Falls. An excursion steamer also runs from St. John 

 to Salmon River through the Grand Lake. This river is of 

 no account to the angler ; and as for the Richibucto, it is 

 more noted for its lumber-mills and ship-yards than its salmon. 



There is fair trout fishing in the vicinity of St. John, at 

 Loch Lomond, the Mispeck River, and Spruce Lake ; also 



