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Salmon proceed up the Saint John to the Grand Falls, Upwards 

 of 200 miles from the sea ; and they ascend many of its branches 

 and tributaries, for very considerable distances. The writer, at 

 various periods, and at different seasons of the year, haying tra- 

 versed the Saint John, from Partridge Island to the head of Lake 

 Temiscouata, (about 300 miles) and proceeded up nearly all its 

 principal tributaries, generally in light canoes, is enabled to offer 

 a general view of the state of the different rivers usually resorted 

 to by spawning fish from sea. 



The first riVer which the fish enter, after passing the Palls above 

 the Harbour of Saint John, is the Kenebecasis, flowing in from 

 the eastward. Salmon ascend the main stream to Sussex Tale ; 

 and also. the Hammond River, one of its branches, to Titus' mill- 

 dam, which has no fish-way, and stops their further progress 

 upward to their former spawning grounds, Very far up that river. 

 From Darling's Lake to Titus' mill-dam, on this tributary, and 

 from Hampton Ferry to the head of Sussex Vale, on the main 

 stream, the salmon are hunted and destroyed, in every possible 

 way, by nets, and with torch and spear, — in season, and out of 

 season. The inhabitants appear to be actuated by an insane 

 desire to destroy every salmon which appears in these rivers : and 

 no sooner is it reported, that salmon have been seen, in any par- 

 ticular pool, than the whole neighbourhood is in commotion, with 

 preparations for their destruction — the fish are pursued with 

 untiring zeal, until all are captured, except a very few, which, 

 perhaps, escape to some place of shelter and s"afety. 



The next river, in ascending the Saint John, is the Nerepia, 

 which falls in from the westward. This is a swift^flowing river, 

 with a rocky and gravelly bed. In the summer season, there is 

 but little water in it ; but it is subject to sudden floods, from the 

 high hills in its vicinity, which pour down great bodies of water 

 after rain storms. Fortunately, there are no mill-dams on this 

 river, and therefore, no obstruction, to the free passage of fish. 

 The spawning grounds are far up the Nerepis, in secluded places, 

 near springs of very cold water; and, as the salmon are able to 

 reach these distant spots, they breed in comparative safety.' 



