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Until then, we can only hope to see here and there a 

 liberal and public-spirited citizen like Mr. Ainsworth set 

 the example. 



" We will only add, that an evening pleasantly spent in 

 the family of our friend, a refreshing sleep, an early break- 

 fast, and a ride of twenty miles, ended this delightful ex- 

 cursion to the country." 



The following extract from an article on fish culture, 

 which appeared in the New York Tribune, in January 

 1866, is from the pen of Mr. Ainsworth, and will give the 

 reader a general idea of Seth Green's establishment and 

 Caledonia creek. 



" The most prolific stream for trout that I have ever seen, 

 or of which I have ever heard or read, are the Caledonia 

 Springs, and brook from them. This celebrated trout 

 brook rises from the rocks in the village -of Caledonia, 

 Livingston county, New York. Its whole length is but one 

 mile, when it unites with Allen's creek, one of the tribu- 

 taries of the Genesee, in the village of Mumford. The 

 stream falls about 50 feet from the springs to its junction 

 with Allen's creek. The country is all thickly settled, and 

 one of the richest and best farming towns in the state. 

 The surface of the land is quite level, with banks but little 

 above the surface of the water. 



" The stream in places is very rapid, and in others has 

 quite a gentle current, of a mile or more per hour. The 

 springs, as now situated, cover about six acres, being 

 dammed slightly for milling purposes. They afford about 

 80 barrels of water per second, and mal^e a creek from 



