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We then put out to fish, and the trout rising fairly 

 well, we soon had thirty or more from h lb. to 1 lb. in 

 weight, keeping them alive in canvas buckets during 

 the intervals between our visits to the pond. 



In the afternoon we again fished for a while, and by 

 the evening had a stock of fifty upon which to draw 

 at meal-times, thus securing a supply of fresh fish at a 

 moment's notice ; and, fortunately, they having mostly 

 been lightly hooked, we only had one fatal case. 



It was interesting to watch the fish heading up against 

 stream, while securing the atoms of food which entered 

 the pond. 



When we diverted a portion of the stream above, there 

 was a tremendous commotion amongst them as they 

 essayed to escape, thinking, no doubt, there was a possi- 

 bility of being left high and dry. 



As a slight rain set in at evening, we took the pre- 

 caution to open a sluice above, and when we cleaned our 

 fish for breakfast next morning, we found they confaiined 

 a deal of food, which the rise of six inches of water had 

 swept down from the ravine. 



Within our visit of three days we landed the best 

 part of a hundred trout, by merely fishing at intervals. 

 We saw several ducks and divers with their broods, and 

 a few May-flies, which were rather less in size than the 

 British insect. In the lake we found no less than four 



