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CHAPTER III. 



Fishing. Provisions for the Day. The Koute. Eagle shot. The 

 First Salmon. Great Run of Fish. Hard Fight. Variation in 

 the Sport. Deer slain. More Fish. Our Quarters for the Night. 

 Journey Home. Thunder-storm. Seal-shooting. Dredging 

 for Shells. Another Seal. 



THE following is an account, given verbatim, as 

 Alister relates it himself, of a day's sport in the river 

 Dartioii in this neighbourhood :* It was the evening 

 of the 5th or 6th of August that I resolved to start 

 early next morning for my favourite river, the Dartion ; 

 it was distant about fourteen miles, so I only went to 

 it twice a week ; and if sport was good I often remained 

 over night in a cave close to the river, consequently 

 some preparation was necessary. On this occasion I 

 first of all superintended the packing of a " leathern 

 conveniency," made for the purpose, with "grub" for 

 the excursion (and allow me to advise you, if you ever 

 should require it, personally to superintend this most 

 necessary preparation for a night in a cave ; and don't 

 trust to either wife or servant, for, in their anxiety to 

 do good, they give what one does not want, and some- 

 times leave out what one does). That you may know 

 what is good to take, I shall tell you what I packed up. 



* Extracted by permission from "The Field" newspaper, of 

 October 2, 1858. 



