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phenomenon in the following experience : 

 " The best trout fishing I ever had good 

 sport, lasting for many days was on a 

 Scotch river in a succession of freshets 

 caused by the snow melting during warm 

 nights. It is clear that in this case the 

 factor to be taken into account was the 

 distance of the mountains, which held 

 the snow, from the fishing-ground, taken 

 in connection with the average depth and 

 pace of the stream. In this instance, the 

 length of run would measure some twelve 

 to fifteen miles, a considerable portion of 

 which would be over shallows, in which 

 the water would rapidly become warmer. 

 The question, in fact, is not whether 

 snow or rain is the cause of the fresh, 

 but merely one of temperature." 

 Snow-broth This last opinion of Mr. Champneys 



mdNorwa * s no * ^ orne ou * ^7 t ner correspondents, 

 all of whom, save in the exceptional cases 

 mentioned, recognise some mysterious 

 hostile property in snow-broth, quite 

 distinct from the mere operation of 

 temperature. For instance, General 



