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by a heavy flood about a fortui'jjlit ago, at the very best time of their 

 fisliinp:, which made the river so liigh tliat for nearly a week they coiild 

 not fish their nets properly, and the fish got up over the falls. The sea- 

 sou is just over; the catch to-day being about sixty, which they account 

 nothing, and chiefly grilse. To give an idea of the number of fish that 

 go up the river, I may mention that one of the men who has been here 

 twenty years, told me that he had seen as many as eleven hundred taken 

 in one day. Of course this is exceptional. There arc not so many sal- 

 mon taken here as there used to be, but that is accounted for by the in- 

 creased number of nets in the Bay ; and altogether I was told that the 

 number of Salmon taken in the whole Bay had riot decreased. There is 

 anotlicr river here called AVliite Boar River, but it has a muddy bottom, 

 ?t\Y\ when in flood comes down a bad color, so that the salmon do not go 

 lip it so readily. I was informed that no one fished it. 



LoxG Island, Cape North, and Grady IsLA^'D,' 'August 10. 



At these places they have only recently got any fish, but now report ft 

 good season, and expect to do well. No herring yet. 



"' Indian Tickle, August 10. 



The reports here the same as at Grady. They <mly got fish a week 

 ago, but very plentiful now, and expect to do well. 



DoMixo Run, Griffin's, Batteau, Occasional, Deer \ 

 AND Battle Harhors, August lltli to 15th. j 



At all these places a very poor season is reported at present, but it is 

 liopcd that fish may yet strike in. 



Chateau, Pitts's IIarbor/ August lo to 18. 



Here the fishery has been very poor, but they arc now^ doing pretty 

 well. The herring nets are set, but the fish are not yet in, in any 

 quantity. I sailed on the 18th, and arrived at Saint John's on the 2(Jtb 

 August, 1875. 



