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Hamilton River above the Grand Falls, as 

 well as in Lake Michikamau and the head- 

 waters of all the rivers of the central plateau, 

 except those ef the western watershed, with- 

 out any possible communication with salt 

 water, I have no doubt that the ouinaniche 

 represents the original salmon, a fresh-water 

 fish, and that the Atlantic p?lmon has for 

 some reason acquired an anadromous habit, 

 like the sea-trout variety of Salvelinus fontina- 

 lis, the common brook trout. Wherever found 

 the ouinaniche exhibits the game qualities 

 which have made it so famous in the Lake St. 

 John region. It never grows to the size of its 

 sea-going brother, and rarely exceeds eight 

 pounds in weight, being more often from two 

 to four pounds. Good sport may be had with 

 this fish on the Upper Hamilton River, at 

 Lake Michikamau, on the Romaine and Mani- 

 cougan rivers of the St. Lawrence, and on all 

 the rivers of Ungava Bay. 



Hearne's salmon, or the Arctic salmon, is 

 found in the lower parts of all the rivers from 

 Cape Jones, at the entrance to James Bay, 

 northward through Hudson Strait and south- 

 ward along the Atlantic to south of Nachvak. 

 This fish is not a salmon, but a small-scaled 



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