234 Reminiscences of 



rowly escaping his body, but taking off a considerable 

 portion of his coat. These bear were of the very large 

 brown species, and despite their supposed somnolent 

 condition would put up a very ferocious fight upon 

 being aroused. 



IN the month of June, 1864, I made an excursion to 

 ■ the Grand Lake stream for land-locked salmon 

 (Salnio confinis), landing at Calais, Me., and by small 

 steamer with a few friends by the St. Croix River to 

 Grand Lake stream, where we built and occupied a 

 birch-bark camp on the shores for ten days. We found 

 the fishing particularly good, and had no difficulty 

 in repeatedly taking doublets. We found the salmon 

 lying at the head of the little falls and eddies and full 

 of life. In fact, they are more lively than trout, and 

 a strictly high quality game fish. Although plentiful in 

 the stream and the Grand Lake above, they seldom run 

 up over five pounds in weight, and it was not often 

 that we caught one over three pounds, while the 

 average would be about one and three quarter pounds. 



Since that period the Fish and Game Commissioners 

 of the State have introduced the land-locked salmon 

 into many hundreds of the ponds and lakes of the 

 State, and the introduction has been almost invariably 

 successful. 



At the time of this excursion this salmon did not 

 exist in more than three separate waters of the State. 

 One of the most important auxiliary benefits to this 

 fish has been the introduction of the salt water smelt, 

 which seems well adapted to nearly all fresh waters, 

 where they multiply to an amazing degree, supplying a 



