102 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



two famous pools, " the Rock " and " the 

 Ledge," of which we took heavy toll in the 

 years which followed. Exactly opposite 

 New Derreen — this was the name which 

 we gave to our little residence, in honour of 

 another dearly beloved Derreen on the west 

 coast of Ireland — a small stream, little 

 more than a big brook (the Escuminac), 

 added its waters to those of the main river. 

 The Escuminac was much frequented by 

 large sea-trout, but I do not think the 

 salmon ever used it. Below the meeting of 

 the waters was a deep pool, a good deal dis- 

 turbed by our canoes, but scarcely ever with- 

 out a fish. Between the house and the pool 

 lay a shingly beach, at the edge of which the 

 boatmen's camp had been established, as 

 well as an ice-house for storing salmon. 



New Derreen was constructed with mar- 

 vellous rapidity. It was a low one-storied 

 building, entirely of wood, with a shingled 

 roof. It contained a mess-room, a sitting- 

 room, two or three small bed-rooms, little 

 more than cubicles, with a kitchen and ser- 



