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356,000, was equally divided, by special permit from the 

 minister, when the eye-spots appeared, and one half were 

 brought to the Cold Spring Trout Ponds at Charlestown, 

 N. H., and the other half left to hatch for the benefit of 

 the Mirimichi River. 



On the writer's return to New England, a very pleasant 

 day was passed with the inspector of the Provinces at St. 

 John, during which he renewed his assurances of his cor- 

 dial support, and was even kind enough to offer capital for 

 investment in our enterprise. This, however, was de- 

 clined on the ground that the assistance was not needed, 

 as everything was paid for ; but the writer has regretted 

 ever since that the offer was not accepted. The next time 

 the inspector was heard from was on the occasion of his 

 publishing a letter in a St. John paper, speaking in very 

 detracting terms of Mr. Goodfellow and the writer. The 

 ostensible cause was some very inoffensive remarks made 

 by the writer at a meeting of the Fisheries Commissioners 

 at New York. The real cause may perhaps be found to 

 be the rejection of the inspector's offers of investment, and 

 the opposition of Mr. Goodfellow to the government party 

 at a recent important election. But whatever the cause, 

 from that time the salmon-breeding establishment on the 

 Mirimichi and its owners met only persecution from the 

 inspector, who, in language more becoming a rowdy than 

 a government officer, wrote most abusive letters to and 

 about the owners of the establishment. He made a threat, 

 in words more forcible than elegant, that the salmon works 

 at Mirimichi should "rot where they stood," and he has 

 since resolutely and persistently acted up to it. 



The consequence is that a large* and well-appointed 

 salmon-breeding establishment in perfect running order, 

 located in one of the most favorable situations on the 

 globe, is left to stand idle and useless, when it might be 



* Probably the largest in the world. 



