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(if half a century by a family of the name of Husscll. Uriah Enssell, 

 who fishes Indian Brook, stated his average catch as froin sixteen to 

 twenty tierces, and thattlie size of the fish had much decreased. 



Arrived 8th — Salmon is a good fish here. I found Indian Brook barred 



right across, and had the net cut and removed, and cautioned Uriah. The 



first-lieutenant went up South Brook, and old Hussell carefully pointed out 



tliat the river was not barred, but it evidently had been, and I liave littl(5 



doubt ^vill be again. Tliere is here a steam lumber miU owned and 



worked by a Mr. Squarrey ; it cuts about five thousand feet per day, and 



works a circular-saw, the boiler consuming all the refuse Wood. Tlu; 



; I lumberers say tliat there is only a limited supply of lumber, wliicli will 



I last perhaps five years. Mr. Squarrey is aii intelligent man, and on talk- 



1 ; ing to him about the salmon fisheries, he said lie would take the salmoii- 



wardership for nothing, rather than see the fishery utterly destroyed. lie 



said tliat he had seen upwards of a hundred salmon nets set within a mile 



of Indian Brook, and of all sized meshes. 



Cook IIartjor, Pistolet Bay, July 21. 



Found here about fifteen 'f'liglish schooners; they report a poor ycai; 

 foi' cod as yet. No French here ; a few English families. 



Savage Cove, July 22. 



Communicated with this cove by boat. Four French vessels here and 

 five English fiimilies. A poor season to this date ; the same is reported 

 from Flowers Cove. 



St. Barbe's, July 22. 



One man had d(me well here, but he was the exception; the same bad 

 accounts as at other places is the rule. There is a small salmon river 

 fished by a mail named Geng^. 



Br adore, Julv 20. 



Crossed the Straits to this place tO-day. Fishery very poor as yet, both 



