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public competition numerous valuable coast-fisheries (such as 

 Tadousac, Seven Islands, &c.) ; besides many famous Salmon- 

 rivers and sea-trout streams, and renders disposable certain 

 commodious building establishments long occupied as fur- 

 trading posts, by the Honorable Hudson's Bay Company, at 

 the mouths of the most important of these fine rivers. 



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"ST. PAUL'S. 



" NORTH SHORE. 

 " Discharge into River St. Lawrence. 



Esquimaux . . . Fine Salmon-river. Formerly yielding 52,500 Sal- 

 mon each season. 



Corkewetpeeche . . Neighboring stream. Contains steady run of Sal- 

 mon. 



Ste. Augustine . . Well supplied with Salmon. 



Sheep Bay . . . Considerable size. Good Salmon-fishery station. 



Little Meccatina . . Discharges large body of water by several channels. 

 Fine Salmon-river. 



Netagamu . . . Large, deep stream. High falls inside. Swarms 

 of Trout. Salmon ascending it only to the 

 falls. 



Napeteteepe . . . Empties into spacious bay. Abounds with Sal- 

 mon. 



Etamamu . . , Celebrated for its Salmon-fishery. 



Coacoacho . . . Discharges into fine basin. Good Salmon-river. 



Romaine . . . Large, but shoal stream. Salmon abound. Is re- 

 markable for a rare, beautiful, and flavorous 

 quality of white or silver Trout. 



Musquarro . . . Bold, rapid river. Affords fine Salmon-fishing with 

 fly. Good net-fishery station. 



Kegashka . . . Salmon abundant steep rapids impeding their 

 ascent. Fishery in bay. 



Gt. Natashqnan . . Famous stream. Salmon of finest kind and nume- 

 rous. 



Agwanish . . . Large stream. Good Salmon-fishery location. 



(N.E. bound of Lordship of Mingan.") 

 ( Pashasheeboo . . Tolerable size. Fair fishery. 



Mingan . . . Excellent net and fly-fishing for Salmon. Pools 

 always hold a heavy run of large fish. 



Manitou . . . Branch of the Mingan, equally good and well 

 known. 



Saint John . . . Very large stream. Splendid Salmon-fishery. 



Magpie . . . Tolerably good fishery for Salmon.. Rapid little 



river. 



Saw Bill . . . Considerable stream. Chief net-fishery. 



Manitou . . . Large obstructed by perpendicular fall. At its 

 mouth both Salmon and Trout resort. 



