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camp-ground, boiled our stolen fish for dinner, pitched our tents, made all 

 snug, went a-fishing, and each of us killed two Grilse. 



July 23d. — Beautiful day. Mrs. N., with her two children and servant, 

 has come up to spend the day. Water still rising. N. has killed one 

 Salmon and four Grilse to-day. I have one Salmon and three Grilse. 

 Mrs. N. has concluded to stay all night, occupying N.'s tent. N. takes 

 part of mine. 



July 24th. — Mrs. N. has killed two Grilse ; she also hooked a Salmon, 

 but, after playing it twenty minutes, lost it. N. has one Salmon and I 

 don't know how many Grilse. I have seven Grilse, largest 5 lbs. Mrs. 

 N. remains with us another night — songs and bear stories from canoemen — 

 to bed. 



July 25th. — Blowing a perfect gale. Canoemen say the river is rising 

 too rapidly for the Salmon to take. Killed two Grilse this morning ; N. 

 one Salmon and two or three Grilse. N., with his wife, children, and 

 servant, left us at 5 p. m. for Bathurst. They have had a pleasant time ; 

 beautiful camp-ground, open to the breeze ; very few musquitoes. Went 

 out after their departure ; hooked a terribly wicked fish at the " Rolls," 

 ran the rapids, then fought him from the canoe and from rock to rock 

 down to the pitch of the Grand Chain, where I killed him, and found that 

 it was a fish of only 9J lbs. I had hooked him in the lip outside. Sport 

 enough for one afternoon. Supped alone ; got the canoemen to singing 

 and telling stories ; turned in. 



Sunday, July 26th. — Cloudy, threatening rain. Went with my canoe- 

 men to spend the day with their families, at their little settlement, a mile 

 or so from the river. Was caught in a shower. Had a pleasant visit, and 

 learned something of the way of living of these people, their manners, 

 religion, &c. They are good Roman Catholics, moral, innocent, and pri- 

 mitive. It rained nearly the whole day. On my return was told by our 

 camp-keeper that a great many Grilse, but no Salmon, had been taken by 

 the native anglers in the pools near by. 



July 27th. — Up early and killed a fish of 11 lbs. and two Grilse. After 

 breakfast tied some light flies for high water. At noon, Nicholson 

 returned with his friend Garbut. Moved our camp to the head of Rough 

 Waters, a mile or so above, where we were visited by a party of ladies and 

 gentlemen from Bathurst ; they had been on a picnic ; left them, went up 

 to Round Rock, and killed two more Grilse. During our stay at Rough 

 Waters we have killed but few Salmon, but had great fun with the 



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