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Musquash, JMoose Point, W. 1?. Wallace's Camp, Copperhead, Sans Soucie, and to 

 the Buffalo House for the night. Started again at 5 a.m., and patrolled up Moon 

 Jiivei-, North Channel to Iron City, grappling all over. About a mile from Iron 

 City got hold of a night line a mile long and 250 hooks. Went up North Channel. 

 About a mile from Blackstone took on a trap net rouglily set. Had a hard time 

 to get it. The anchor stones were about four times the weight they should have 

 been. Grappling all day. On Saturday left Buffalo House at 6 a.m. for Twelve 

 Mile Bay. Grappled till 3.30, but found nothing. Went to Musquash, but no 

 ])erson around. Pickerel all spawned and gone. Eeturned home on Sunday. 



On IMonday, ISTn May, stayed at home as fishermen all at home and nets in. 

 ('ruised along Sturgeon Bay, Potato Island, Pinery Point, Avatching for boats. 

 Went cruising early on Saturday; grappled all morning, and returned at noon. 

 The following Monday, went to Musquash and over to Giant's Tomb. Could not 

 work, as sea too heavy. Stayed all night and cruised all around Beausoliel. Went 

 to Midland on Wednesday, to start W. E. Wallace off to his fishing grounds. Went 

 through his boat and gave orders where to fish. On Thursday went to Port Severn, 

 Potato Island, Pinery Point, returning by Sturgeon Point. Grappled all around, 

 but found nothing. Next day went up the North Eiver and Coldwater Eiver. 

 Carp in thousands on rice beds. On Saturday, grappled all around Waubaushene, 

 Victoria Harbor and Quarry Island. Left for Moon Eiver on Monday. Eiver so 

 roLigih had to return to Pinery Point. Blowing hard. Left at 4 a.m. next day 

 for Moon Eiver, and got to Wallace's fish station at 10 a.m., then on to Bufl'alo 

 House. Eested two hours, then to Archie Campbell's, Cunninghami, Sans Soucie, 

 and Yank Cannuck. Went up Moon Eiver on Wednesday, then to Ixon City Club 

 House. Got a trap net about one mile from Iron Cit}', and about quarter of a mile 

 from where the 250 hooks: were found a few days previous. The next day got a 

 man and his boat and went out and destroyed net. Looked for poachers the whole 

 day, but could not locate them. Left Moon Eiver on Friday, for Twelve Mile Bay, 

 and in the afternoon foT Musquash, and remained there over night. Sturgeon 

 just coming in to spawn. Left at 6 a-m. on Saturday for home. Called at Honey 

 Harbor, and found every person getting ready for tourists. 



On Monday, June 5th, went to Port Severn, Waubaushene, and Sturgeon Bay. 

 Went to Musquash next day, and also to McCrae's Dam, grappling all over, and in 

 to Whalen's for the night. Came back from the north end of Giant's Tomb on 

 "Wednesday. Sea too heavy to grapple. Grappled on the west side of Quarry 

 Island, and lost grapple. On Thursday went to Midland, looking after a certain 

 party ; lay around all day and watched, but he did not appear. Went to Penetang 

 in. the afternoon. Watched all next day, and the most of the night before. He came 

 in about four o'clock, but did not have a scale nor a fish on boat. I tried all over 

 to find out if he had sold any fish. Went over to Penetang again early on Saturday 

 and made enquiries of all the fishermen, returning to Midland at noon, and after 

 dinner left for home. Left for Moon Eiver on Monday and had to return. Went 

 to Coldwater and Waubaushene, and got caught in a fearful electric storm. Had 

 to return from Waubaushene on Tuesday. Wind blowing a gale, with thunder and 

 lightning. Cleaned up engine. Next day went to Giant's Tomb through a heavy 

 sea. Had to go to Musquash, having been told that there must be a net near 

 McCrae's Dam. We searched for same, but found nothing. Left camp at 6 a.m. 

 on Thursday, grapplins: all the bays, and took on a trap net, which was so large it 

 was hard work getting it on the "Florence." There were 9 pickerel and 2 suckers 

 in it. Went out next day betwe*i Quarry Island and Methodist Island, and 

 grappled till Avind got too beavy. Was told that someone had either a net or a 



