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lutions, and the murmur of the river, and the plaintive 

 cry of distant waterfowl soothe the mind into a state of 

 tranquil repose unknown to the denizen of the busy world. 



A fair idea of the sport to be had in some of the best 

 rivers may be gathered from the averages on the fol- 

 lowing pages, for 1862 and 1863, in the Godbout. 



This river is also let at the present time, as well as 

 the Moisie, but there are abundance of good rivers 

 still available to the visitor. 



The following is a list of salmon killed by Lieut.- 

 Colonel Drummond Hay, late 42nd Highlanders, at the 

 first Rapids on the Moisie river, at the end of July and 

 in the beginning of August, in the space of a single 

 fortnight, to his own rod. 



1st day, Nine fish, Weighing 9 Ibs., 9, 9, 10, 21, 8, 18, 19, 21. 



2nd Three 10, 12, 20. 



3rd Three 9, 8, 13. 



4th Three 10|, 10, 10. 



5th Seven 8, 8, 8, 9, 8J, 8|, 16. 



6th Six 9, 17, 25, 8, 9J, 11. 



7th Seven 15, 7, 9, 8J, ll, 7, 8|. 



8th Seven 10, 12, 18|, 11J, 11 J, 10, 10. 



9th Four 8J, 11, 23, 8J. 



10th Three 8, 10, 15. 



llth Four 11, 9J, 81 7|. 



12th Three 14 J, 8|, 10. 



13th Six -7, 8, 8J, 7|, 10J, 18. 



14th Two 9, 8J; 



In all, 67 fish, weighing 754| Ibs. 



