THE SALMON FISHER. Ill 



He has no expense of chartering a steamer to carry 

 his plunder some hundreds of miles to camp, for 

 hard by is the thrifty village of Campbellton, which 

 can amply provide for all his creature comforts. 

 There is at his rancherie abundant and suitable ac- 

 commodation for lady guests, and no end of civiliza- 

 tion within easy reach, when desired ; and if ennui 

 comes, or hard luck with the rod overtakes him, he 

 can readily seek consolation at the club house, up 

 stream, where congenial company may be found. 



The Godbout is the home of the bachelor! the 

 Restigouche of the Benedict, happy in connubial 

 possession, who never leaves his wife behind. 



On this same river, in years agone, was visible an- 

 other phase of what may be termed the " luxury of 

 salmon fishing," in the shape of a huge scow belong- 

 ing to the Hon. C. J. Brydges, formerly of the Grand 

 Trunk Railway, but now connected with the Hudson 

 Bay Company's office at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 

 cognomen of this wondrous craft was " Great Cse- 

 sar's Ghost," and it used to flit merrily up and down 

 the river, drawn by horses, which plashed and floun- 

 dered through the long reaches, or alternately be- 



