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FOREST AND STREAM. 



man may have some idea of their locality ana value, with- 

 out attempting anything Ilka description. If he is not. sat- 

 isfied at one place, he can easily change his base to another. 

 Tttne, September, and October are tile best months, the 



former for fish, the lattel' for game. The weather is not 

 seveie In October, and navigation does not close until the 

 end of the month Expenses of round trip fur a mouth, 

 say $100. PenmaS. 



For Fcm,*l. uinl stream. 

 TROUT FISHING IN MAINE. 



ABOUT a week was pleasant ly .spent in discussions as 

 to the relative cost, time, and advantages of ft trip 

 to the Ncpigon, the. Adirondaeks, or Maine. Finally, all 

 things considered, we decide in favor of Maine, aided in 

 our choice By Wtfissrt and Stream, to which we hereby 

 tender our hearty I hunks. 



Starting from Gotham July 3d by the Fall River boat, 

 we arrive at Boston on tin- morning ol the 4th, take break- 

 fast at the Parker House, then stail out. to make the few 

 needful purchases to complete our outfit, and at half past 

 twelve, are off for Portland by the. Boston and .Maine Rail- 

 way, From Portland, via the Grand Trunk to Bryant's 

 Poiul by the midnight train, through thunder, lightning, 

 and rain, we wended our way, arriving at Bryant's Pond 

 at tour o'clock on a mbsl uncomfortably damp Sunday 

 morning. Here we got a substantial breakfast at the Bry- 

 am's Pond House, and made acquaintance with several 

 local characters, from oue of whom we hired, for live dol- 

 lars, a horse and "carryall" to convey us and our big box 

 of traps to Andover, where we arrived a little before sun- 

 set. We put. up at the hostclrie of Mr. Albert Thomas. 



From Bryant's Pond to this point a daily line (Sundays 

 excepted) of old fashioned stage coaches runs over s first 

 rate road; but we, Wishing to gain time, look the private 

 conveyance. At Andover there tire three men who take 

 parties to the lake (the first of the Richardson lakes), whose 

 charge is generally live dollars each passenger, in or out, 

 though for parties of three or four it is somewhat less. 

 These wagoners are Cuslnua.n, Thomas, and another man 

 of a Scotch cognomen, which latter we do not recommend, 

 for liaisons not wholly unconnected with his manner of 

 keeping his engagement with us. Wc have employed both 

 the oilier teamsters, and found them obliging and reliable. 

 Albert Thomas and his belter half will lake the best of 

 care ol any tourist, and will give all needful information 

 by lettei to any one' intending m visit this region, concern- 

 ing the best season for fishing, guides, learns, and boats. 

 We found at his house good rooms, clean beds, good, plain 

 fare, ami an exceedingly obliging and attentive host and 

 hoard, two doliats per day. 



Tin ride from Andover by huckboard wagon is for 

 about three miles over a fair country road, the remaining 

 nine miles being about, the roughest." At eleven o'clock in 

 the morning we reached the VV elokennebacook Lake, and 

 found our guide, who had walked in by a short cut, wait- 

 ing for us with a good boat. Putting our traps aboard we 

 stepped in, and were rowed past Middle Dam, about four 

 miles up the lake, through the narrows into the Moleolum- 

 kernuck Lake, and across it to a point which looks as if it, 

 might receive the breeze from all quarters, and thus pro- 

 tect us from the. Uies, situated about half a mile southwest, 

 of the mouth of the stream through which the Mooseluc- 

 inaguulic pours its waters into the Skuntic. 



Here we debark, and pitch our lent, getting everything 

 shipshape at about six in the afternoon. Leaving* B. to 

 put, the finishing touches to Our tetUp&rary home, N. started 

 for the Upper Darn to catch enough trout for supper. Just 

 below the dam, in a deep pool near the white water, a troul 

 of one and a half pounds and a broken tip are the result 

 of his first cast. Landing the fish, and replacing the tip 

 with another, he soon placed four other tine fellows along- 

 side of the first, ar.d returned to carnp and to supper— our 

 first supper iu camp, with trout, cooked by ourselves, No 

 fisherman ueed be told that it was superb. Bacon, the 

 best that, could be had in the New York market; coffee, as 

 strong as horse's hind leg, and (dear as elarei, with con- 

 densed milk, boiled potatoes, hard crackers, and fried eggs. 

 After supper a pipe, a pousxe mfe of Purdy Rye. unlimited 

 chat, and then our luxurious couch of arbor vitte branches, 

 and the sleep of the just, superinduced by the cheerful cry 

 of the loon ou the lake. 



For ten days we caught, all the fish we cared to take, 

 fishing about an hour in the morning and about the same 

 lime in the evening — killing no trout we did not eat or save 

 in oars, to bring out, when WB should leave. Our catch was 

 nearly all from one pound each to four pounds and a half. 

 We brought home in good condition all we could pack, 

 about 151), all taken with the artificial fly. Alter our ex- 

 perience in these water's we do not care to look elsewhere 



for trout fishing. 



Black flies} Well, yes; a few; but with plenty of our 

 war paint they didn't bite Us. A few mosquitoes; but by 

 far the greatest pest was the little midge. These attacked 

 , u i :hj::s by night, taking US at a disadvantage with- 

 out our paint; but this only happened one or twice during 

 our stay. 



There are three routes to this locality — one Ufa Panning- 

 ton into Ramrelev. a iong and tedious trip; one by Bethel 

 and Uptou, thence by steamboat through Cmbagog Lake 



, ,;, Louth -I' tin- Rapid liiver, thence a cany of lour 

 n I, to Middle Dam! and the third and best, we think, is 

 that already described, via. Bryant's Pond, Andover, and 

 the boat up the lakes to Upper Dam. Pare from Portland 

 to t lie Upper Dam, t>iu Andover, $6 50. Andover, which 

 is situated on an extensive plain, surrounded by pictu- 

 resque mountains, is a favorite resort for a few Philudcl- 

 phiatis and Bostonians, with a sprinkling of New Yorkers. 

 Putting into tills sort of aiopitheatre are half a dozeu 

 beautiful streams, well stocked with brook trout. Take it 

 all in all, there are few places where one fond of sport 

 could spend a mouth or two more pleasantly. 



And now, having given a few of our impressions, there 

 recurs to the writer a passage read with hearty approval 

 while lying in our tent on the shore of the Molechunke- 

 muuk-— "Maine— there is no region in the United Slates (1 

 speak advisedly) equal toil. As to the fishing, who that 

 has ever wet his hue in these waters could thereafter be 

 content to angle elsewhere, uuless it be iu the more distant 

 waters of tfie Canadian Dominion?" F. F. 0, 



To Dhive away Rats. — Harness them in a sulkey, at 



Fleetwood Park, and then say : "Go. " 



A LITTLE 



DINNER ON 

 GOUCHE. 



THE RESTI- 



AS we were sitting at. breakfast on Saturday morning, 

 the Engineer, H. and I, after our morning's fishing, 

 (which, by the way, had not been particularly brilliant"), 

 the Engineer suddenly remarked: — 



"1 say boys, let us ask the Inspector and the Warden to 

 dinner with'ns to-morrow. They will camp at Patapedia 

 to-night, and will be glad to come down and spend a quiet. 

 Sunday here with us at Indian House." 



Myself— "All right, but what can we give them?" 



The Engineer and II., simultaneously — "Lots of nice 

 things. We have several kinds of soup and some mutton 

 cutlets in cans. Then the regular standing dishes, salmon, 

 trout, and pork and beans, are not to be despised." 



Myself — "Not bad for the wilderness. Then there is lots 

 to drink. 1 will have a jorum of punch; and thanks to 

 C. J. B. there is plenty of ice to ice it and other liquors 

 with." 



The Engineer — "Conic, do you write the Bill of Pate. 



Myself — '■Compose the Menu, is the proper expression. 

 Here Francois, bring me a clean and thin piece of birch- 

 bark lit to write upon ! Now then, here goes: Scribbles 

 awhile furiously. Now my friends iisten to this;" reads:— 



MENU. 



( tamp Mnisou Sanvage, 

 Riviere Restigouche. 

 JJ'inmiiche Sine aont. 



AVANT I1CNBB. 



Uuiski iiueu de Cock u la Quaqiienr de Philadelphia. 



PUT AO ).. 



Gretm turtle de Londres, 

 Pou die glaoe. 



Pouunes de tcrre frites avec onion 



Truitu avec barde, 



Pouctie gluce. 



Grand Jumlion do Maryland, 



i v.teleltes dc mouton avec sauce tomate 



Baked pork and beans a la Yankee, 



Coguac glace. 



Slapjacks et molasses. 



Engineer — "Why! hang me if he has not composed a 

 bill of fare worthy of the "Trois Freres" in its best days. 

 1 like the persistent manner in which ids iced punch shows 

 itselfincverycour.se. That, graud jambon de Maryland 

 ought to read ancient grand jambon, etc., for I believe it 

 is nearly half eaten. Never mind ! If the day is fine we 

 will make the dinner a success." 



Accordingly I lie guests were invited, the dinner was pre- 

 pared, fortunately, 'without accident, and the day being de- 

 lightful, our Indians rigged us up a table outside of the 

 tent of sticks covered with hemlock bark. Punctually at 

 five minutes before three o'clock the canoe, containing our 

 t hree guests, appeared around the point of roCks above camp, 

 Everybody who has been on the Restigouche knows the 

 Warden, and has experienced his kindness. To praise him 

 would be superfluous. Suffice if to say that he is a good 

 fisherman and an honest, man. The Inspector is a gentle- 

 man, known to fame as the originator of fish culture iu 

 Canada; and is one of the keenest and most successful,. as 

 well as one of the most scientific anglers in the Dominion. 

 The third guest was an exceedingly agreeable Krench- 

 Canadiati gentleman connected with the Fisheries Depart- 

 ment at Ottawa, Monsieur B. 



As the canoe glidedup to the beach the Warden cried out: 

 "See what we" have brought to putinyourice-hou.se!" 

 We all ran down, and therein the bottom of the canoe 

 lay four fish, the finest salmon quartette, we all admitted, 

 that we had ever seen. One weighed 25 lbs., one 27, One 

 29, and the last aud greatest, 40 lbs. These, the Inspector 

 told us, were all taken by him yesterday in Red Bank pool, 

 along with three others of less size. 



"And when you consider," said he with pardonable 

 pride, "that even the Warden said it was a waste of time 

 to stop and fish lied Bank, you may well believe that 1 am 

 not a little proud of my day's sport." 



So Saying, we all sal down to dinner. The soup was dis- 

 cussed "in "solemn silence, and after a mighty draught of 

 cold punch, conversation began. 



The Engineer— "Mr. Inspector, had you much sport kil- 

 ling that torty pounder?" 



The Inspector— "No. I can't say I iiad. I landed him 

 in eight minutes with single gut. i never let my iish have 

 their own way more than 1 can help." 



Mr. II.— "But tell us; how do you land them so 

 quickly?" 



Inspector — "Oh ! I give them the butt, and they have to 

 come. This fellow never jumped once, and I had to tow him 

 round the pool. It, required as much force as it would to 

 tow a big saw-log." 



The Warden— A fish of fifteen pounds, fresh run from 

 the sea, will give "you more sport, than one of double his 

 Weiglil who has been long in the river." 



Myself— "What is the reason of that?" 



. arden— During the winter the salmon feeds vora- 

 ciously, and when he. first enters fresh water he is very fat 

 Hid strong. During tlieir stay iu fresh water the fat is 

 turned into eggs iu the female' and into milt in the male. 

 Tley then get thin, are poor eating and are heavy and dull 

 on the hook." 



Mons. B. — "This is my first experience of Salmon fish- 

 ing, and I do not claim to be an expert as to that, but I do 

 know something about salmon eating, and I must say, 1 

 never ate a finer cooked fish, or one in better condition. 

 The fat, which the Warden speaks of, is all here." 



The Inspector— "Cooked Tweed side fashion, I 

 pose?" 



The Engineer— "Yes, or Restigouche side fashion. Take 

 a fresh run fish of from fifteen to twenty pounds weight, 

 let the belly part be gashed and put, in water with a, hand 

 ful of salt.' Boil this twenty minutes and another minute 

 for each pound, say twenty-six. minutes in this case. Serve 

 him in his own juice, and' don't be ass enough to put on 

 sauce of any kind." 



The Inspector — "Always exceptions, lemons and cayenne, 

 which 1 see you have." 



The Warcen — 1 am sitting on a crate of onions. I sup- 

 pose now you brought them all the way from St. John, for 

 there are devilish few about here; more's the pity." 



sup- 



Myself — "Yes. I never trust myself in the wilderness 

 without onions. I fancy 1 am descended from the ancient 

 Egyptians, who are said to have worshipped them." 



Warden— "And a much more sensible object of worship 

 than those beastly beetles, which are of no use to anyone." 



Mr. H. — 'T am iucliueei to worship that big fly I 'see in 

 you hat, Mr. Inspector. He. is as large as a scarabceus. 

 Do you prefer such a large fly?" 



The. Inspector — "Yes, for" these heavy waters. Some 

 very . •■" . • ii . .toniaiis who fish on the Gaspe waters use 

 flies no bigger than a house fly; hut for big fish give me one 

 erf ill -i largest, sized .lack "Scott's, Fairies, Butchers, or 

 Silver Doctors." 



The Warden — "These big fellows are the killing flies for 

 heavy waters, but when the water gets clear and without 

 ripple, as it generally is at this time of year, you should 

 use a smaller fly. The big one makes too much of a splash 

 and scares the "fish," 



The Inspector — "The bigger splash the better, I have 

 always found. Why, sometimes I have risen a salmon 

 when all flies failed, by tossing a big stone into the pool." 



All— "Let us take a" drink after that." 



The Engineer— "He is right. Look at the pool at Eraser's. 

 It is constantly crossed by scows, horses and boats em- 

 ployed about the bridge, and yet the fish increase iu it from 

 year to year. I don't believe that you can frighten salmon 

 away, except, by the net and the spear." 



The Warden— "On this river, before 18(59, when protec- 

 tion really began, the fish were so wild, on account of be- 

 ing chased with nets and spears, that no fly-fisher could 

 come near them. Now if they don't rise it is not from fear, 

 hut because they are not in the humor. Since 1869 the take 

 of salmon in the Restigouche has increased over 300 per 

 cent, and is increasing faster everv year." 



The Inspector— "A remarkable case is that of the River 

 Moisie, where iu [H59, 75,000 lbs. of salmon were taken out 

 of 15,000 fathoms of nets, while in 1872, 204,000 lbs. were 

 taken out of 2,500 fathoms of nets, showing clearly that 

 the fish were scared out of the river by the multitude of nets." 



The Engineer—"! came down this river in 18115 on one 

 of my trips of ieconnois.sa.nce for the Intercolonial Railway, 

 and although I profess to know something: of the. gentle 

 art, I could not rise a fish. Now any tyro can find them." 



Mons. B. — "Yes, 1 can find them myself. Another cup 

 of coffee if you please. Thanks, that 'is perfection. Mr. 

 Inspector, return thanks." 



Mr. Inspector — 



"Seret 

 Pate 



All— "An 



The Wan 



Myself—' 



But as Tin 



says; 'The 

 since men v 



sn — "I suppose you have had good luck?" 

 Yes, very fair, considering the high water. 

 idore YVintbrop, one of our clever writers, 

 tick of all fishermen is pretty evenly balanced; 

 10 cannot master facts are always men of im- 

 d it is as easy for them to invent as lor ihe 

 others to do.' " 



Mons. B.— "Now I understand what is meant by a fish 

 story." 



Mr. H. — "What success, Mr. Inspector, have you had 

 with your propagating establishments this year?" 



The Inspector— "The prospect is very encouraging. The 

 percentage of fish hatched from eggs is iucieasing, and we 

 can count on 95 fish out of 100 "eggs, or 475,000 fish this 

 year. Salmon are now visiting the streams on Lake 

 Ontario, where none have been seen for fifty years. In the 

 creek at. Newcastle, wdiere the propagating establishment 

 is, it is not uncommon now to count from twenty to thirty 

 salmon at once in some of the pools. la some of the other 

 creeks, where young fish have been placed, forty salmon 

 nests have been counted in a mile. If we can only keep 

 the poachers away for a few years we will fill Canadian 

 waters full to overflowing with not only salmon, but also 

 trout, black bass and white fish." 



Myself— "God speed you in your laudable efforts, Mr. 

 Inspector. My countrymen have to thank you for the in- 

 troduction of fish culture into American waters; for it was 

 your success that encouraged our Fish Oulturists to really 

 practical efforts." 



" late, we have four miles of rapid 



Mons. B— "It g 



water to pole up, a 

 work. Au revoir, 

 So the last drill 

 and our pleasant et 

 at Patapedia. Af 



id the 

 ny fr 



i do all the hardest 



dav 



left the lovely Restigouche 



lads make r 

 nds." 



ttken, the last pipe was lighted, 

 ins paddled away to their camp 

 s after we a'so struck camp and 

 . Queen of salmon rivers! What, 

 though heavier fish have been taken out of the Cascapedia, 

 or more in a day out of the Godbout, yet no other rivet- 

 combines so many charms of beautiful scenery, and uni- 

 formly succcsslul fishing as the Restigouche. "Long may 

 these beautiful waters be free from the profanation of 

 cockney tourists, pot-huuters and snob^, whether of Amer- 

 ican or English origin, is the prayer or 



Philadelphia, 1874. T. C. C. 



r ■»♦« — 



FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 



The following letter from a well known naturalist and explorer, whose 

 communications frequently lind p.aceinonr columns, will be found of 



t,-ED. 



TE have 



ght by 



led much 

 stalked a 



WE have reached the Rocky Mountains at, last, We 

 are now camped on a lake, and near a river, where 

 salmon are plenty, and brook trout can be c 

 dozen, the trout weighing four pounds. My 

 scaled four and a hall pounds. I have not 

 large game, excepting a few- antelopes, but ha 

 great many sheep. A few nights ago we came across iour, 

 and as they were running 1 rolled over the biggest ram, 

 and bad to sleep all night alongside ot the meat, so as to 

 keep my share from the wolves. Early in the morning I 

 went back to camp, got a horse, aud proceeding to Ihe spot 

 where my sheep was, loaded him on my steed and rode 

 back to camp again, just, in time to fiud our party gone. 1 

 slept soundly in the deserted camp, and by sunrise followed 

 our trail, aud struck our party by eleven o'clock in the 

 morning. , 



In about three weeks we will start for the bead waters ot 

 the Missouri River, aud once there we Will take boat for a 

 trip of 1,100 miles, until we strike the Northern Pacific 

 Railroad. Wo will divide the party into flat boats, and so 

 paddle aud float along. I have some curious relics, having 

 done some trading with the Sioux, Assiboiues, Bios, Gros 

 Ventres, aud miscellaneous Indians. 



August I9f/t. — Our camp is gloriously pitched at the base 

 of a spur of the Rocky Mountains. We are killing for 

 camp use sheep and beaver, and for their pelts occasional 

 wolves. Of course hostile Indians, or suspected to be such, 



