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formerly abundance of fish. However, there are still very 

 many fine rivers in which the fish make their way. The 

 principal estuaries of the Saguenay are on the north-east 

 shores, the Marguerite, Peltier, Outarde, Valain, Caribou, 

 Eompues and Pingris — while on the south west, we find the 

 Chicoutimi, Moulin, k Mars, Ha-Ha, Bellefleur, St. John 

 and the Little Saguenay, with many others of less note. 



Based on the same scale as the former district, and sup- 

 posing that only seven are adapted as Salmon spawning 

 rivers, we arrive at the following results, as the number 

 and value of the fisheries of the Saguenay and its tributaries. 



The '7 rivers, giving us each 20 spawning fish equals 

 140, the young fry saved from each, being 1000, gives us 

 the quantity of the young Salmon to be 140,000 ; deduct- 

 ing 25 per cent., daring migration, will lesson the uumber 

 to 105,000, which, valued as heretofore, at 2s. 6d. each, 

 gives £13,125 as the value of the river Saguenay and its 

 tributaries — a low estimate, indeed, but it is better to err 

 on the safe side, than to give too high a value \ that is, if 

 it be possible, to estimate too highly that gift of a good 

 providence ; which can be multiplied, ad infinitum, and 

 which may be calculated, with as much surety and even 

 more, than can be placed on any agricultural production. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 SAGUENAY TO MURRAY RIVER. 



The next division of territory to which we will direct 

 attention, is that which lies between the River Saguenay 

 and Malbaie, and Murray River. 



Sweeping along the shore, the only rivers of any note 



