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paddle, and two stout poles about fifteen feet long ; but Mr. 

 Ferguson will not allow any of them to leave his estabhsh- 

 ment imperfectly provided. 



PLAN OF A COT FOR THE CANADIAN RIVERS. 



The bottom to be 16 ft. long ; to be raised 3 ft. 6 in. at end, 1ft. 7 in. in front, and 1 ft. 3 in. 

 in the other end, 2 ft. 9 in. in the centre of the bottom, and 3 ft, 10 in. in the beam. 



The stores and provisions which should be taken on an 

 expedition of this nature are of various useful kinds, and 

 may be furnished of the best description, and carefully 

 packed, by Messrs. Shaw and Torrance of Quebec. 



A question of very considerable importance in connection 

 with this stage of the proceedings is the one of Tents, for at 

 every river but one, the Eschemin or I'Essumain, where I 

 have seen good fishing, it is expedient that the ship should 

 be deserted for a while, and an encampment formed at the 

 fishing ground. Indeed it is not only expedient in many 

 of them, but absolutely necessary, for the distance of the 

 pools from the anchorage differs in the different rivers from 

 six miles to forty. 



As in every other recpiisite for salmon fishing, two qualities 

 are peculiarly desirable in your tents ; fh-st, that they shall 

 answer every purpose of shelter from the sun and from the 

 rain ; and secondly, that they shall be light and portable. 



