The Trout 



One day at Campbellton, at the mouth 

 of the river, I met Mr. Dean Sage, of 

 Albany, N. Y., who kindly gave me per- 

 mission to fish his excellent waters, farther 

 up the Restigouche. I also met there Mr. 

 Light, Chief Engineer of the Dominion of 

 Canada, who gave me such a glowing ac- 

 count of the trout streams that had just been 

 rendered accessible by the Quebec and Lake 

 St. John railway, that Dr. Dawson and my- 

 self gave up our contemplated trip to the 

 Nipigon, and decided to go up the Batiscan 

 River in accordance with the advice of Mr. 

 Light. 



He recommended taking with us from The Batiscan 

 the Restigouche two Gaspe canoes and Rlver 

 canoemen who were accustomed to swift 

 and rocky water; for the Batiscan, he in- 

 formed us, contained numerous rapids that 

 would tax the strength and prowess of the 

 most experienced canoemen. We engaged 

 two Restigouche men to accompany us, and 

 decided to take but one Gaspe wooden 

 canoe, thirty feet long, and to procure a 

 smaller and lighter one at Quebec, 



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