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cans, ice, etc., were transferred to it. And 

 here I would express my sense of Messrs. 

 Robertson and Wagner's generosity and public 

 spirit, in not only giving the gratuitous use of 

 their horses and coaches, but in the care and 

 trouble they took to send out their road 

 inspector, Mr. Eoden, to find a practicable 

 route, and to drive the salmon over this very 

 difficult portion. To get his waggon there, 

 it had to be carried some distance, and lifted 

 over logs and stumps three feet high. 



" The first peep of dawn appeared in the east 

 as we left tbe railway, and tbe increasing light 

 helped us over the difficulties of the way. 

 More than once the vehicle was on a balance, 

 with two wheels in the air ; but willing hands 

 were ready to prevent an upset, by holding on 

 to the waggon, and pushing it up the steep 

 ascents that had to be surmounted. After 

 some heavy work in getting through the 

 forest, and along the railway line, we reached 

 the Little Moe ; and on ascertaining by tast- 

 ing the water that it was good, I examined 

 the cans, and changed the water in those in 

 which there were dead fish. We could then 

 see the smoke of the other train at a distance, 

 coming up to meet us. 



