BEASTS, BIRDS, AND FISH. 83 



and before she could recover her presence of mind, 



Mrs. S was helping her to draw a monster to 



the surface. It, too, was a trout, how big it be- 

 seemeth me not to say. 



Here I may remark that the lakes and rivers of 

 the Kootenays are well stocked with various kinds of 

 trout, as well as with char. The king of the 

 Kootenay fish is the rainbow trout, a game fellow, who 

 grows to a weight of sixteen pounds, if not more, and 

 furnishes many an hour's keen delight. 



Wild duck and teal swarm on the Kootenay Lake 

 at certain seasons, and throng the marshy ground at 

 the southern end. 



Deer are fairly common in the mountains. In 

 fact, they prove themselves at times a nuisance to the 

 rancher, for they leap his fences, even though as much 

 as eight feet in height, and nibble the sprouting 

 foliage of his fruit trees early in spring. 



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