16 The American Salmon- fisherman. 



reference is made by the owner to a disinterested party, 

 or if the would-be lessee has but the correspondence of 

 the lessor to depend on for the quantity and quality of 

 the fishing, the name of the Inspector of Fisheries of the 

 Province should be obtained from some of the many 

 American papers giving attention to angling. The truth 

 of the lessor's allegations can then be verified by reference 

 to him; or to such sources of information as he may in- 

 dicate. 



Whether the advertisement is published in Montreal, 

 Quebec, or St. John, N. B., is immaterial. Either will 

 probably sufiiciently answer the purpose. But, of course, 

 the wider the diffusion of the advertisement, the more 

 numerous will be the answers, and the more extended the 

 range of choice. Perhaps, all things considered, it will 

 be best to advertise in St. John, N. B., and one of the 

 other cities named, since then the greater part of the 

 available field will be covered. 



In dismissing this branch of our subject it may be well 

 to state that if the visiting angler is worthy of courteous 

 treatment, he may rely on receiving it in Canada. The 

 hog may occasionally be encountered on every soil and in 

 every climate. But English, Scotch, Irish, Canadian, and 

 American anglers are all pretty much alike in hearty 

 good-fellowship toward their brethren in the gentle art, 

 and in the kindness and consideration which they almost 

 invariably extend to him who, through misfortune or 

 ignorance, stands in need of their aid. 



A word or two of explanation may not be amiss. 

 The word "American" will be used throughout this 

 book to indicate the people of the United States. "While 



