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public competition numerous valuable coast-fisheries (such as 

 Tadousac, Seven Islands, &c.), besides many famous Salmon- 

 rivers and sea-trout streams, and renders disposable certain 

 commodious building establishments long occupied as fur- 

 trading posts, by the Honorable Hudson's Bay Company, at 

 the mouths of tTie most important of these fine rivers. 



"ST. PAUL'S. 



" North Shoke. 



" Discharge into River St. Lawrence. 



Esquimaux . Fine Salmon-river. Formerly yielding 52,500 Sal- 



mon each season. 



Corkewetpeeohe Neighboring stream. Contains steady run of Sal- 



mon. 



Ste. Augustine Well supplied with Salmon. 



Sheep Bay . Considerable size. Good Salmon-fishery station. 



Little Meccatina Discharges large body of water by several channels. 



Fine Salmon-river. 



Netagamu . Large, deep stream. High falls inside. Swarms 



of Trout. Salmon ascending it only to the 

 falls. 



Napeteteepe . Empties into spacious bay. Abounds with Sal- 



mon. , 



Etamamu Celebrated for its Salmon-fishery. 



Coacoacho Discharges into fine basin. Good Salmon-river. 



Romaine Large, but shoal stream. Salmon abound. Is re- 



markable for a rare, beautiful, and flavorons 

 quality of white or silver Trout. 



Muaquarro . . Bold, rapid river. Affords fine Salmon-fishing with 



fly. Good net-fishery station. 



Kegashka Salmon abundant — steep rapids impeding their 



ascent. Fishery in bay. 



Gt. Natashquan Famous stream. Salmon of finest kind and nume- 



rous. 



Agwanish Large stream. Good Salmon-fishery location. 



(N.E. bound of " Lordship of Mingan.") 



Pashasheeboo Tolerable size. Fair fishery. 



Mingan . . Excellent net and fly-fishing for Salmon. Pools 



always hold a heavy run of large fish. 



Manitou Branch of the Mingan, equally good and well 



known. 



Saint John . Very large stream. Splendid Salmon-fishery. 



Magpie . . Tolerably good fishery for Salmon. Rapid little 



river. 



Saw Bill . Considerable stream. Chief net-fishery, 



Manitou . Large — obstructed by perpendicular fall. At its 



mouth both Salmon and Trout resort. 



