92 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



on over a second reef, and forming a surging, 

 boiling mass below. 



But one boat up to the time of the incident 

 here related had been known to successfully 

 run these Falls. Thinking I could probably 

 hook some salmon in the pool, I took my rod 

 with me, with the view of fishing after the 

 work was completed. So about five o'clock, 

 the man with whom my business was, knowing 

 I wished to fish, sent his hired man, who was 

 accustomed to go in the boat with sportsmen, 

 to pole her on to the ground, and also his son, 

 a lad of twelve years, to attend the killock. 

 Thus equipped, the prospects for good sport 

 were very promising, but I was soon reminded 

 that " the best-laid plans of mice and men 

 gang aft aglee." I found on the shore, about 

 75 yards above the Falls, an unusually large 

 boat for a river-boat in fact, she was an old 

 discarded ship's boat, and altogether out of 

 place to be poled about on such a stream. 

 However, she was daily used in this way, 

 and the question in my mind was, why 

 not now? So I stepped on board with my 

 assistant, and we were soon moving toward 

 the pool. 



