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I miss the cheery voice and kind manner of the lady who has graced our 

 rough shanty, and miss Nich.'s jokes and his snatches of Irish song. If I 

 am ever banished from my native country, may my lot be cast amongst 

 gentle-hearted Irish. 



August 4th. — Killed 1 Salmon and 5 Grilse in an hour, before breakfast, 

 at Falls Pool, and afterwards one fish at Rock and one at Unlucky. 

 Weights, 8, 15J, 11. 



August 5th. — Two Salmon at Rock Pool before breakfast, and two at 

 Unlucky after. In the afternoon 3 Grilse at Rock Pool. Weights of fish, 

 10, 16, 9, 12. 



August 6th. — Wind north-east — showery. Tried the Falls before break- 

 fast, only 1 Grilse; after breakfast killed one fish at Camp and two 

 at Rock Pool. Lost two handsome fish at the Unlucky, one of them 

 from my not being able to get around the rocks, the canoe having been 

 left above. In the afternoon, 3 Grilse at Camp Pool. Weight of fish, 8, 

 13 J, 15. The river is falling rapidly — no use to fish after 10 a. m., or before 

 6 in the afternoon. Mr. Brand, who came to Bathurst to look after an 

 interest in a copper-mine, and his son, arrived here this afternoon. Mr. 

 B. says he wishes to take home a half-barrel of salted Salmon. Nicholson 

 sent him up — I suppose thinking this station too good to be occupied by 

 one rod. 



August 7th. — Fished early — one in Unlucky and three in Rock Pool ; 

 8, 12J, 10, 16, and one Grilse. Brand has had fine sport at Falls ; he has 

 been there all day — says he likes to see them jump — gets Jim Levin, his 

 canoeman, to hook them for him ; he holds them hard, and loses his 

 casting-lines. 



August 8th. — One Salmon at Falls and three at Camp ; weights, 9, llj, 

 14, 10, and three Grilse. Brand, his son, and Jim, between them have 

 taken two Salmon and a Grilse at Rock Pool. Last night we saw two 

 canoes, with Indians from Bathurst, at Camp Pool, preparing to spear. We 

 drove them off; they were impudent and stopped at the Rock. Brand had 

 a breech-loading rifle, and dropped a shot near them ; they shouted back, 

 when he gave them another, and then one between the canoes ; they went 

 off in a hurry, one fellow did not think to douce his flambeau. 



Sunday, August 9th. — Brand is a practical man, gunsmith, from Nor- 

 wich, Connecticut ; has followed mackerel and cod-fishing for the New 

 York market ; he saw no harm in fishing Sunday, and did so, at Falls 

 Pool ; thrashed it all day. I told him as he would not rest the pools to-day 

 he must take the " Falls" again to-morrow. The files have bitten him 



