K ashing to the canoe, we were quickly anchored 

 on the pool ; and in another half-hour I had 

 brought to gaff three fine fish from the very same 

 place in which we could not get a rise while the 

 old bay mare was wading about below and pound- 

 ing on the bottom. 



Another time, when I was fishing a pool in front 

 of the club-house, one of the guards some three 

 hundred yards below the house, believing I had 

 gone up the river, fired his rifle. The report was 

 very startling: it echoed through the mountains 

 and died away in a dull sound in the distance. 

 Presently he fired again, and before I had the pool 

 half whipped still another report was heard. This 

 was beginning to be wearisome. Pulling up the 

 killii-k, we turned homeward, and had just started 

 to cross when the guard appeared. Of course he 

 apologized, saying he was very sorry and had no 

 idea we were so near. Thinking it of no use to 

 try the same pool again until it had taken a rest, 

 we anchored in another a hundred yards below. 

 Here also we failed to get a fish. Believing the 

 noise had frightened the salmon, I decided to 

 return to the club-house and wait till after lun- 

 cheon, when I would give them another trial. About 

 three o'clock we again started out, killing two 

 fish in the pool opposite and one in the pool below. 

 I am sure the firing was the cause of our failure to 

 get these salmon in the morning. 



