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on the St. John, down wlioso Itroud, (loop stroam, how- 

 ever, wo. paddlod ut tlio rate of fifty milon a day. 



The scenery on this lino of watcr-ooninmnioation with 

 the St. Jolni is grander, l)ut not so wild as on the former 

 route, whicli I roconuuond as possessing many advan- 

 tages, partieuhirly in the way of spoi-t. 



Mais revenona d no8 saumons — to describe the oapa- 

 bihties of the Nepisiguit to afford sport to the sahnon- 

 fishor, and direct the visitor, "he ascent of sahnon 

 in this river is restricted to twenty-one miles of water 

 by an insuperable bairior — the Grand Falls ; but fi'oni 

 the head of the tide, two miles above the town, to this 

 point, are a succession of beautiful pools with every 

 variety of water, so stocked Avith fish, and with such 

 picturesque surrounding scenery, that the eye of the 

 spt)rtsninn who may hap}»ily combine the love of nature 

 with the lust of sport drinks in constant and ever- 

 varying delight as he is introduced to these bewitching 

 spots. And now of the pools scriatuti. 



Two miles above Iktliurst we come to the " Rough 

 AVators," whore there is good fishing. No camp is 

 needed here ; for it is so near the accommodation of a 

 comfortable hotel, that I question whether any one would 

 care to experiment, except for novelty. It is a pretty 

 spot, and the dark water hero and there breaks into pure 

 white foam as it passes over a lodge which crosses the 

 channel from the steep red sandstone cliffs opposite. A 

 short distance above are the " Round Rocks," with little 

 falls and intervening pools, whore the river begins to 

 show its true character ; and here, as at the last-men- 

 tioned spot, a good day's fishing may be obtained from 

 the town. But one is now-a-days liable to interference, 



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