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ing from a boat was more effective than wading, we were 

 made a little anxious by the non-arrival of a native boat 

 from some six miles up the river, as we had sent a man 

 for it several days before. 



Early to bed and early to rise was the order of the 

 day, and next morning we were both up by daylight. 

 A. commenced fishing in a grand deep pool with a high 

 bank on one side, and I began at the junction a quarter 

 of a mile below him. Neither of us had even a rise; so 

 at nine we returned to breakfast, and after our meal, to 

 our great delight, the boat appeared in sight. It was a 

 huge, cumbersome, flat-bottomed, square ended machine, 

 with two enormous oars, roughly hewn out of a tree. 

 We had two men for each oar, besides a steerer. We 

 were soon on board and at work. My third try with 

 spoon in the pool was successful, hooking a fish of 30 

 lbs. or so; but after playing him for some minutes, and 

 just as I was about to land him, a swivel broke, and he 

 was seen no more. When I had somewhat recovered my 

 equanimity, I began again with a phantom minnow, about 

 the size of a i lb. fish, hooked another, and had him a 

 short time, when after a vigorous run, the rod straighten- ' 

 ed, the line slacked, and I discovered the hooks drawn, 

 an instance of how silk and cobbler's wax dry up in India. 

 No sooner had I put on another phantom than I lost it, 

 and a whole casting line, by fouling a rock. This last 

 disaster most effectually disgusted me, for our supplies 

 of phantoms, lines, etc. though very ample, could never 

 last at my rate of expenditure. However I persevered, 



