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rectly-calculating " Salmo," in Lancasliire, totally 

 unknown to each other, uttering identical opinions — 

 at least upon one great point — touching the salmon 

 question. It is pleasant to me to see such men re- 

 sponding to my call for aid, and agreeing with me 

 on most points. If we differ — if I dispute a point 

 with them, it is in the most friendly manner, for the 

 good of the cause so dear to us all, and for nothing 

 in the whole world besides. Last Sunday " Salmo" 

 wrote, "My experiments on salmon were discon- 

 tinued last year, as I had not an opportunity of 

 visiting the Hodder at the proper time ; they have, 

 however, been resumed this winter under very favor- 

 able auspices. In the mean time, I have continued 

 my experiments with trout successfully, and I shall 

 give you the result in some future paper. Before 

 entering upon that question, however, I purpose say- 

 ing a httle more about the breeding and preservation 

 of salmon." I beg of so able a writer not to forget 

 his promise, and I also beg him to bear in mind the 

 vast circulation of this paper amongst sportsmen 

 and naturalists. It is read, I am certain, by half a 

 million of persons, so that "Salmo" will have a very 

 large auditory. The larger it is, the more good he 

 will effect. Both " Salmo " and " Y?' are of opinion 

 that artificial breeding is necessary only in salmon- 

 less rivers. In fact, they think it injurious in rivers 

 in which there is a fair amount of salmon. The fol- 

 lowing calculation by " Salmo " is curious. He says, 

 " Assume that a full-grown salmon contains 10,000 



