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taken, among which is one of monstrous size, and in 
So great quantities that the Indian with his spear will 
strike to the number of fifty sometimes in the space of 
three hours, but the most famous of all is the whitefish, 
and nothing of the fish kind can exceed it.” 
In speaking of his trip from Mackinaw to Green Bay, 
he says: ““We coasted the north shore of the Straits of 
Mackinaw and finally came to the Manistique River, 
which is a beautiful stream abounding in fish, especially 
the sturgeon.” 
Captain John Carver, of the Provincial troops of 
America, in his three years’ travels throughout the inte- 
rior parts of North America, says: “Lake Superior 
abounds with a variety of fish. The principal and best are 
the trout and sturgeon, which may be caught at all times 
in the season in the greatest abundance. The trout in 
general weigh about twelve pounds, but some are caught 
that exceed fifty. Besides this a species of whitefish is 
taken in great quantities here that resemble a shad in 
their shape, but they are rather thicker and less bony. 
They are about four pounds each in weight and are of a 
delicious taste. The best way of catching this fish is 
with a net, but the trout might be taken at all times 
with the hook. There are likewise many sorts of 
smaller fish in great plenty here, and which may be 
taken with ease. Among these is a sort resembling the 
herring that are generally made use of as a bait for the 
trout.” 
Speaking of the falls of Ste. Marie, he says: “ Nature 
has formed a most commodious station for catching the 
fish which are to be found here in immense quantities. 
Persons standing on the rocks that are adjacent to it 
may take with dipping nets about the months of Septem- 
ber and October, the whitefish before mentioned at that 
season, together with several other species. They crowd 
up to this spot in such amazing shoals that enough may 
be taken to supply, when properly cured, those inhabitants 
