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Tuesday, \\th. Osgood Rapids; plenty of small fish, 

 but none large; gave up fishing, and lounged on the 

 rocks all day. 



Wednesday, 1 2th. Morning on Lower St. Regis; a 

 half-dozen good fish; afternoon on Barnum; a gale of 

 wind blowing and a heavy sea ; six fish, one a pound and 

 three quarters. 



Thursday, i^th. Explored Deer Pond; went down 

 the St. Regis outlet to the mill, and carried in a half 

 mile to the pond; heavy rain pouring all day; a dozen 

 good trout; home to dinner at six. After dinner tried the 

 old place a hundred rods from Smith's house at the 

 mouth of Weller brook; took six fish about a pound 

 each. 



Friday, i^th. Osgood all day long; about forty good 

 fish and many smaller. 



Saturday, \$th. Drove down the wood road toward 

 Meacham seven miles ; left the horse standing and went 

 into Osgood River, fishing it, wading, about two miles; 

 ninety fine fish, all good size, many over a pound; driv- 

 ing home, as we crossed the inlet of Barnum, waded into 

 the shoal water and cast over the lily pads, taking three 

 pound fish. 



That last day of the week is worthy somewhat extend- 

 ed notice, since thereby I may give to the inexperienced 

 reader some instruction in river-fishing. The Osgood 

 River, coming out of Osgood Pond, runs some three miles 

 through swamps a heavy, sluggish flow, receiving occa- 

 sionally the water of a cold brook. Then it plunges 

 down a short rocky rapid, of which I have before spoken 

 in this volume, flows swiftly around rocks and through 

 dense green woods for a mile or so, then pursues a wind- 

 ing course, now slow and deep, now swift over gravelly 



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