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wish again to renew the acquaintance. The only serious 

 drawback upon it is a large paper-mill established on 

 the banks at the village of Chirnside, the poisonous 

 refuse from which considerably damages the fishing for 

 some distance below. 



The best stations for the angler are Elmford, before 

 mentioned, for the high part of the river ; Abbey St. 

 Bathan's, a few miles lower down, will command the 

 middle portion, as low as the copper-mine and Strait 

 Loup ; Dunse, about a couple of miles from the river at 

 Preston Bridge, will enable him to reach between the 

 copper-mine and near to Chirnside, when he may take 

 up his quarters next at the latter place ; and, finally, fish 

 the lower part of the river, either from Allinton or 

 Hutton, about a couple of miles lower down, and nearly 

 in the centre of the lower casts. 



The Blackadder, which joins the Whitadder at the 

 village of Allinton, as before mentioned, is scarcely 

 worth describing, as nearly the whole of it is strictly 

 preserved, and it contains but few trout, on account of 

 the mineral waters from some iron-mines upon it. 



I omitted to say that the Whitadder affords some 

 excellent salmon-casts, as well as trout, especially in the 

 spring, before the waters become too low ; and again, 

 capital grilse and whitling fishing in August and Sep- 

 tember, when those fish begin to ascend the rivers. 



Of the other Scottish rivers near the borders, I may 

 mention the Kail, the Jed, the Eule, and the Teviot, in 

 Koxburghshire, as being first-class angling streams ; but 

 as they are described in other works, and as my space 

 is limited, I must decline farther notice of them. 



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