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really dreadful, and as there was no temptation to encamp 

 at our old ground, the fish not yet having run up, and Mr. 

 Comeau represented the Trinity River in such favourable 

 colours, we thought we would go down there, fish that 

 river, and return to encamp. We tried the Trinity, and a 

 prettier river you never saw ; it was also full of fish ; we 

 could see thousands of them in the first large pool, jump- 

 ing and plunging in all directions, but not one of the 



rascals would look at a fly. T hooked one, outside I 



believe, but lost him. I went up the river to the rapids, 

 fancying that we were too near the sea, but met with no 

 success whatever ; so we agreed at once to return to our old 

 quarters, and back we came. 



" Taking our tents, &c., we started for the upper pool 

 and had the evening's fishing, from 5 o'clock till 8 on the 

 29th, when our numbers stood as follows : 



13 Salmon 



. . . . 6 

 . . . . 2 



average weight 11 pounds. 



" We fished next day, all day, and in the evening we 

 stood again, 



S n .... 13 salmon 



T d . . . . 11 



J s . . . . 3 



