CHAPTER VI. 



DEPARTURE. 



HE next morning we arose early; 

 but our guides had been up hours 

 before us, and the long row of 

 beautiful trout, spread upon the 

 grass preparatory to packing for 

 friends at home, greeted our admiring eyes as we 

 saluted the morning air. 



Various are the methods of packing trout for 

 transportation. I clean mine, and pack them in 

 moss which has been thoroughly dried in the sun, 

 placing a goodly quantity of ice at the top and bot- 

 tom of the box, but none in close proximity to the 

 fish. Except in extremely hot weather, I have 

 found that trout packed in this manner reach Bos- 

 ton in very fine order, and have quite a trouty 

 taste and appearance ; but and it's a long but 

 if one wishes to know the true taste and flavor 

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