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float with the current, the view was unsatisfactory, 

 except in revealing an abundance of fish. We could 

 get no quiet look at them ; they appeared and 

 disappeared like a flash. We, however, had as 

 favorable an opportunity as we could desire when 

 we passed into the still water of " Lazy Bogan " 

 a bayou at the head of the very best pool on the 

 river. This bayou is full of deep holes, with clear 

 sandy bottom. Each of these still pools was filled 

 with salmon, and as we held our boat above them, 

 we could see them perfectly, gracefully moving 

 about and with such deliberation as to afford us 

 just the view we desired. We saw in this still 

 water, where they are not supposed to ordinarily 

 resort, at least fifty, of all sizes, ranging from ten 

 to forty or fifty pounds. It was a sight worth a 

 journey hither, and it will never be forgotten. 



I said we gave our pledge that no fish should 

 be killed during our survey. In starting out we 

 peremptorily enjoined our guides not to strike 

 at the fish, under penalty of our gravest dis- 

 pleasure ; and they promised. But they did not 

 keep their promise. The moment the schools of 

 fish appeared they became w T ild with excitement, 

 and, in spite of our constant reminders, they 

 would strike out with gaff and pike-pole in a per- 

 fect frenzy of delight. They kept up a constant 

 shout of " There they go ! " ' " Salmon ! " " See 



