4:6 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 



the many incidents which made our three weeks' 

 sojourn on the Cascapedia delightfully enjoyable. 



I owe to Gen. ARTHUR, Collector of the Port of 

 New York, the opportunity of experiencing what 

 will be " a joy forever." For several years that 

 gentleman has given his summer vacations to sal- 

 mon fishing. There are few more expert anglers 

 and none who have a higher appreciation of the 

 gentle art. His scores have always indicated skill 

 and perseverance the two essentials of success. 

 The party, of which the General was Chief, con- 

 sisted also of K. G. DUN, of New York, D. ARCHIE 

 PELL, of Staten Island, and the writer hereof. Mr. 

 DUN, like the General, had had several years' suc- 

 cessful experience. Col. PELL (like his honored 

 father before him) had had large practice in every 

 other department of angling. But, with myself, 

 he was about to try his " 'prentice han' " on salmon 

 waters and to make his first cast for his diploma as 

 a graduate in the high school of the craft. I could 

 not have fallen into better hands, nor have been 

 brought into the association of gentlemen in more 

 perfect accord and sympathy in all hopeful antici- 

 pation of the great pleasure in reserve for us. 



The outfit for salmon fishing, though somewhat 

 expensive if of the best and the best, in strength 

 if not in beauty, it always should be is both com- 

 pact and simple, consisting of a rod (costing any- 



