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CHAPTER XXVI. 



Easter ]VIaine, J4ew Bp^Nswick; 

 a^d Quebec. 



New Brunswick, " the land of magnificent distances," offers great 

 and varied attractions to the sportsman and angler. 



Its great area of over 27,000 square miles contains innumerable lakes 

 and rivers, in which salmon, sea trout and other valuable game fish abound, 

 while in its extensive stretches of wilderness numerous deer, moose, cari- 

 bou, bears and other large game await the coming of the hunter. On its 

 seashores of upward of 600 miles in length, innumerable sea fowl and 

 shore birds congregate in the autumn, and in its swamps and young 

 growths of woodland, partridges and other small varieties of game are 

 abundant. 



There are two ways by which the Province may be directly reached 

 from Boston. One, the sea route, by the International line of steamers to 

 St. John ; the other, by the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central and the 

 Canadian Pacific railroads. Tickets to almost any desired point may be 

 obtained at the offices of either of these lines. The International steamers 

 are fine, large boats, and in the summer are great favorites with tourists. 

 They touch at Eastport, Maine, at which point connection is made with a 

 river steamer to Calais, and the sportsman or angler will find much to in- 

 terest him in some of the localities accessible from that place. 



By taking a train on the railroad from Calais to Princeton (or Lewey's 

 island) at the foot of the great chain of lakes, known as the Schoodic lakes, 

 one reaches a point from which he can, in almost any direction, seek for 

 recreation. The lower of these lakes, called the Big lake, is a great resort 

 for various species of ducks in the autumn, the "dead waters" of the 

 streams which empty into it often containing myriads of these birds. 



The dead water is sometimes miles in length, being bordered by 

 meadows and swale land. In these meadows snipe and the marsh birds 

 congregate in great numbers. The swamps in the neighborhood abound 

 with partridges, and deer are also found in the forest behind them. 



