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 t 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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