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final comment, as if a new vision of the chase had 

 stirred him. 



Again there was a chatter in the pine tree, 



" Oh, my little friend, the squirrel, 

 Bravely hast thou toiled to help me . . . 

 Boys shall call you Adjidaumo." 



The fish weighed 26 lbs,, a hen species, and, like 

 the others, in the pink of condition. 



These salmon are made for fighting. They are 

 short and thick and possessed of great muscular 

 power. If English anglers, who speak disparagingly 

 of their powers compared with the European species, 

 would use lighter rods and tackle than those generally 

 employed on the Campbell and other rivers, I think 

 they would find a sporting entity in them in no 

 respect inferior to Scotch and Irish springers. 



The capture of three fish aggregating 75 lbs. 

 created a little sensation amongst the villagers, who 

 assembled en masse to inspect them. Some of them 

 looked at the apparently frail rod and fine line and 

 shook their heads in incredulity. It seemed impos- 

 sible that such tackle could hold out against 

 such odds. 



The next morning the proprietor of a large saw- 

 mill took me in his motor-launch up the rapids. 

 The fish passed through them on their way to 

 Harrison Lake and the Lillooet River, which con- 

 stitutes their spawning ground. It is an ideal place 

 for the fly, delightful streams and swirling eddies. 



