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CHAP. XL 



THE ESQUEMAIN. 



OU have been at the 

 Eiver Esquemain, 

 Bishop," said the 

 Baron. " What sort 

 of place is it, and 

 how far is it from 

 this?" 



" The Esque- 

 main," replied the 

 Priest, " is just 

 thirty miles below Tadousac, and a beautiful stream it is, or 

 rather, it was, as I have narrated to you " — in the 5th 

 chapter of this book. " The American writer from whom I 

 have so largely quoted on the subject of the Saguenay, 

 speaking of this river says, ' It is a cold, clear, and rapid 

 stream, aljounding in rapids and deep pools. At its mouth 

 is located a saw mill, but its water-works are so managed as 

 not to interfere with the salmon. The fish of this stream 

 ascend to a great distance, and, though rather small, are 



exceedingly abundant.' " 



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