fault ! — who is the tempter ! — and what the temptation ? 

 Say not, 'tis the Indian's. Punish the white man, who em- 

 ploys the poor half-breeds, or purchases from them the 

 speared fish, — weltering in blood and spawn. Punish 

 with heavy fiue, the purchasers, and the battle is 

 half won. Punish the man who, with a few paltry dol- 

 lars, urges on the poor half-bred savage to destroy in 

 value thousands. Let him be looked upon as a common 

 enemy, aye, and treated as such, for he is a public pest 

 and nuisance. 



In what state were the fisheries, e'er the white man trod 

 the soil of America ? The answer has been given, — they 

 were in countless myriads in every bay, river and stream. 

 Are there any Indians at home who destroy the fish- 

 eries 3 Yon answer, no. How comes it, then, that their 

 fisheries are destroyed ? — ^by spear, by net, by lister, and 

 by lime. For truth's sake, let us not blame the Indian 

 any more ! 



Qaspe. — The whole of this district is intersected with 

 numerous and splendid rivers, the principal of which are 

 the St. Anne's, the Magdaleine, York, St. Johns, Mal- 

 baie, Grand Kiver, and the Great and Little Pabos. 

 These rivers receive many valuable tributaries, and they 

 are all more or less noted for the vast quantities of the 

 finny tribe that shoal both river, bay, and stream. 



The following extract will give some idea of the value 

 of this favored place ; and although I agree with the 

 writer in most instances, and admit that it will be a 

 happy day for the people when a different system of fish- 

 ing is adopted, yet I must be excused in saying, that we 

 do not want " that smartness of the Yankee race " which 



