244 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



tOoTOBEu 28, 1880. 



S'f^ M^ortmmn §amist 



^ A TKAMP AFTER TROUT IN 0C5L0ISAD0. 



THE Doctnr -vrns m camp in Estnbronlt Pari; nn 1]ie DfiiTor 

 and Pontli Park KaihY.n.i. \vliic]i, :U prescul, i'ui.p lif.m 

 Bc-nverti.1 Lfadville. 'I'lir small Kialio)i4io\iS(^ is llftv-tiYO miles 

 west of Denver and Flands near the iiraHi f..rk of' the Platte. 

 Tlie north fork and the south fork of the Plat 

 wilh oncli other ten iniles lielow EstaVirook, 

 Buffalo, coustitulin;:- quite a nioiintaiu sin 

 dashing lieadloug oyer aiul aiound iniineii 

 many charniiug imols and loaininp' easea 

 H'ay'for ten miJe-s lliroiiuii llie pietiiresi|\ie 

 wuergCR upon Ihc plaJiT lltirty inUet: al)o\ 

 llowing iiorthwaril and in-igafiun: the n 

 roukffnvuishcB water lo thai, thriving. Inisl 

 cilV- The Dmver and South Park railroad' folb 

 nf IhePlaltet 

 ' J" 



a ]u 



e lio 



Den 



1. whii 



aiders, 



uid fo 



cf Ll 



m called 

 •h, after 

 foriTiing 



■ Piatte, 

 id, after 



, taldu 



eauliful 

 s flu 



"banks 



I ll 



\vhei-( 



often sudden crooks 

 linually on tlie swin 

 pecially cm the dcnx 

 the mountains eoni( 

 river ami Ihe road I 

 ilalf of (he time it 

 Imndred yards liolh 

 aud narrow is the m 

 One Sa'jirdax mo; 

 I boardtd ih 



; up the neirtli fork after read 

 " through which it passes, es- 

 enters the mountains to Esta- 

 lieauty and interest to any of 

 lo. The Pialte canon is" de- 

 ■tivo. The only drawback I o a delight ful ride 

 the fact tliat Ihe road. fe>llowing the various and 



l.eeially f 



li.ook I'ark, is jierhaps ecp 



the far-famed scenery of ('of 



eidedl, 



tiirougl) 



I Unns of the river. l«ep tl: 

 X, and fully one-lialf of the passeiitrers. es- 

 iv.ard trip, get seasick. In many places 

 ' duv.-n aliruplly to ttie yerv lirink of the 

 ed lias been blasled out of'tliL- solid rock. 

 appears Ihal the road termiiialed within a 

 liehuid aud Iteforc you, so very crooked 



tg early in August last the Madam and 

 ti'aiii for Leadville, lakiiig tiNith us the 



five-year old. and I'an up to sec Ihe Dejctor. lleuiet u.s lit the 

 deiwf aud escorted us tip to his tent near ihai of .;\Ii-s. ICmicr, 

 ■ ' ■■ tlie East. 1 • 



of Deux er, and a yoimg lady f 

 their health and with whoni tl; 

 Doctor was an invalid himself an 

 in catiua', sleeping, driukinsrin lii! _ 

 the river for iToiit. The piu-k v> :i:: 

 lying along the rivei' on the s.aiil 

 crass.backed up liv a lores! of phs 

 gradual monutaiu'slope, villi liie i 

 peaks across llie river lo the nia'thw 

 Denver were mil here living in Uail 

 edge of the pines overlooJdng the i 

 river, tiie railroad and llie encliant 



u-peted ^ 



ard. 



nfan 



lid aftei 



rith th 

 •ing h 



apprehe 

 ,e|iark. Tl; 

 irefl with a 1 



; 1 of wl 

 bj :ii.,; |i'H,n,,- that very moruiiig. On r 

 he had heeit liyiug liis hand witli nunl. 

 alieavy rain up on lite headwaters of ; L 

 murky' water aud in a measure cut oil ; 

 wanted to try my hand, we got our rods 

 the river. I don't fancy telling it, but i, 

 stranger than fiction, I will record the fa 

 the worms for 1iait iiislead of flies. In t 



re out for 

 meals. The 

 le principally 

 iiid vshipjviug 

 strip of table 

 ilh mountahi 

 , away up the 

 egiilar and abrujjt 

 ■v'eral families from 

 lliat were pitched at (he 



iig scenery beyond. Tlie 

 ■place before she had been 

 i\v snugly peo])le may live 

 I would have to part willi 

 dinner served u]i to us at 

 eri reii.Mli, not tlie most in- 

 ^•11 or so of Iront captured 



- told U: 

 nU tliat 



of (he riv 

 till onr arms 

 iwins, bill w 

 the morning 

 Cimie nil. Im 

 allied us to I 

 "They lei 

 dinner, eatir 

 lis on short 

 here m Goo 



that time we 

 lud backs 

 hlhe wor 

 catch. 1)1 

 IheDocto 

 oseculelh 



iiid i\-alked flown to 



^ iriilh is .said to be 



■t that we both useti 



le cxisling eondilion 



light have whipped the siream 



lied and liad only those aches for lair 



s we wiTC enabled lo add one each fi.' 



;ng our operatiousa mountain shower 



ig tnnbrella covered lis both and en- 



Hiiorl. 



s thoi 



1 )octor, as we sat at the table at 

 Lili our hotel at Denver had been keeping 

 ions, •■ that trout are in great abundance over 

 •reel!, just above its junction -\\ith the south fork 

 of the PlaHe,and a party of us aie going over there laxt 

 v\-eek. VS V want you to join us. \Ve are going next Tnesijay. 

 tuid if you will say you will go aliaig we'll wait the arriN al iif 

 the train and have some means ftir your convt-yance. A\'e lU'e 

 toid it is seventeen miles distant tiind we think we can get 



th 



g-ht. 



VVIl:- 



poiute; 

 lib, 8U1 



1 a .sup|>] 



afler the In 



,1.. 



,' to it ' 



' I it l.jut promise 

 MM' receiving a fi- 

 fe \v Hies, some c: 

 s !Jhc latter of 



and ti.\- a place to sleep before 



to join tlieau at the ap- 



■w small commissions to 



1 goods 



Colorado duly in Denver). Ihe Maeh 

 T honrded the down Iniin al sc'ven o'l 



l.ich 

 , the 



1 \h 



■lock 



id X 



and laying 

 had in all 

 arold and 

 soon turn- 



ids of Ihe pa 



sin 



lon2- the 

 ng t. 



me 



she said. 1 



•■You'in. 



SO sick !" 



upon the level plain 



Denyer, -whieh we r 



At noon on the ap] 

 EslabiXMik Park and x\' 



nth 

 vox'a 



liil.e iv,ii;iik. '"yia, my head 

 a-WiU'd found relief in slum- 

 ,vhen the JMadain lierself was 

 I look wnth which 1 became 



lOt 



hcrsomnvftdly, lookiimdo 

 ;'e Intake her. P.ut raise I 

 Koueof thesid; ones foiii 



:ichedal half past i 



thoi 



nd ve 

 at the little Sleepe 



•elii:f li 

 ithly 



1 thai I 



il rapidly for 



Doi 



■ We 



t.ly. 



iii;illv liV Ihe hand 

 lind'.Mr. lliugiihson wailing 

 ilolme and his brother have 

 Dean and 1 will ride horsebae 

 house 1 fell in with the Dean, 

 in southern C'tilorado allenili 

 and who had come uji to an 

 me. lliaginson and 1 were 



slarin 



appelile 



our joiirn 



,uht. 

 1 slejiped off the train at 

 •d by the smiling face of the 

 said he, while shaliing me cor- 

 lerbv lhatslali-hou.se" vou will 

 r you with his wage.u. Sir. 

 me on in llie dog carl, and tlie 

 " On my way over to the sUih- 

 ho liad been somewhere dowii 

 lo the intereslsof his Church 

 foau Di n\'er on the same train with 

 were urged p. hineh with him before 

 , an invitation i|Uite acceplable to ine, 

 ■ady begimiing to get the better of me. 

 ll iiroved a real good diimt'r. As soon 

 (lacked suntli 



-:n by ih. 

 , ihe'Dea 



Sid. 



1 br 



born ami liivd n, ,.;. n .m; 

 with the aeiaiia, -i • ,, 

 for the greali r , .n' . - 

 casionaliy the ineii iu lie 

 and I had to foot it. Se 

 son's I'auch. Here was 

 a little valley uostlort dovs- 



■cut. The 



e rough, a 



house at the uppei 



mong the lowering n ... 

 recently purchased by the owner on his arrival from England, 

 and occupied by hiniaelf, mother aud sister. They were cer- 



tainly -iruated, but not greatly troubled with 



I neigh 1 1 After a slight rest, aud partaking of a 



I goodh .i;,ii ;, .:: 'oldfresh tiuttermilk, we contiDui.'^l our 

 joiu-ney tivt' miles further to Jlr. Webster's ranch, Avliere 

 Vii.ith roa.d and civilization teiTiiinaled. Il was then live o'clock. 

 After mifoading our I raps, HigLdnson i-eliirned to his borne. 

 Webster aud an old man in feeble heallh, who had charge of 

 the hoLise and did llie cooking, were at home. Webster 

 oITcrcd us shelter fea- iiurselves aud grazing for our animals, 

 advising our remaining with him over iii'zht, sayina tlna-e was 

 no special trail over to Goose Creek, and" ihat we niiiiht not 

 find it alone, but fliat if we would defer our journey till inorn- 

 ing he would escort us part of Ihe way. He said llio (hstance 

 was five or si_\ miles. tso we voted to stay there all iit.ght 

 and make an early start in the mornin.g. After broiling our 

 meal and makiug'sonie coffee on Ihe stove, and chatting witli 

 Webster til! far inio the night on the chances, auiong other 

 lliiiigs, of the success of onr expeditiein— of which 'be"vvasby 

 no means saneuiae— we all i.iiled down on liie floor, and seioii 

 fell ;islee|.>. Two of our host's herdsmen had come m after a long 

 tramp " rounding up" ealtle, each bruiguig with him a large 

 supply of blankets and buffalo robes packed on hor.ses, .separ- 

 ate from tho.se they rotle, and this bedding the.y turned over 

 to us, whieh, added lo our own stodv. made Ihe night on the 

 lloor fairly comforl.ible. The Dean found the nak?d MeClel- 

 lan .saddle nil her hard for a pillow, but a pair of new, .soft 

 overalls, belonijiiig pi ime of the herd.smen, when roiled up, 

 served my rairpose afhuir:;lily. 



We were im b- liui! s next morning, and got our simple 

 breakfast. TJie De.m and 1 started out afoot and in advance, 

 ne carried .| r;n'l;:!ie in the liope of seeing a deer. I.m i"i;.i- nn 

 nearer :i -,hiii ;; ,in ;-vninc;- .some fresh (racks. .^'n.'i ,i-,ih. ■: 

 Heke;,; ;m-,,i :,,'n.]iof mv speed all Ihe i.;;!., ;, ■•■ v, ,,:,:! 

 about exba;isl,sl, and ibi' p"i' = 'ii,-e = mi rolling nil' em. \\ ,„..,i 

 I iviiiiid besee,.-!, bni.n.n . :■ ■ , ,-. ;:ail. he would declare 

 be ilie,n-lii lie ivas wiib' ; • ' • -l',-. I had Sten Eiejish- 



Liien ln.a.l-ingui)aud 1-v.ii ib nrainsof S\vitzer!and. and 



waijawm-c they x\ ere good on frM,!. but I had never had siitli 

 a realizing sense fit it iiefore. The horsemen .soon overtook 

 U.S, accon'ipanied by >lr. VV'elist(-r. A\'e weal down this gulch 

 and up that one, crossed sjinrs of monni;ni'- In,- ■ nd ih«rc. 

 unlil, a mile and a half out, we came n. ■, l-e over- 



looking a vast stretch of mouiilaiu ran- '■ ■:. bii Pike's 

 Peak si.xly miles south of us, but mabj. a]4.,,ii!;g ten or 

 twelve mile.s at CarthesL 



"We will stop here," said Webster, ■•«:»! I enn point out 

 the way. Make for those naked bhiifs y. 'u see y aa U-r. That 

 dark line you see below us is Wigwam (.'reek. 'This valley to 

 the left leads lo it, and you cross it. Afler crossins, bear oil 

 to your left at an angle of alioui twcnlx- decrees, and ■!..) upon 

 IhJ ridge ; follow the ridse, and vou will come (o the head of 

 Sand Gulch; tiuu to your right and go down Ihat about half 

 a mile, and you wdll strike a beaver darn on (.;oo.s(! Creek 

 about half a'mile from its mouth. Bin— " 



"Hold on, Mr. Webster," cried the Doclor, who had been 

 so enchanted v.dth the jianorania spread out before us thai he 

 hadnot liearda wordof thedlreclions, -'go over Ihat again, 

 so we may all imderstainl it. AVe don't waul to go me.-ui- 

 deriug about these moimlains and get losl." 



And Webster carefully detailed the route, so it was jilain to 

 all of us, and then bid us good inoruing. We hail no troulile 

 in folloxxing his direction's, but found the distance at least 

 eight miles instead of si .v. AVe reached Goose Creek 

 al half-pasl eight o'clock, and the first signs of life, save an oc- 

 casional grassiiopper. Ihat greeted our vision were .some king- 

 lishias lii'iting up and down the little siream. 



" They are here ! There are la re !" J exclaimed, overjoyed 

 that the tiresome' journey r,-as ended, and feeling .sine these 

 buds would not b'e afiout imlcss tish were pi-e.senir 



By nine o'clock we had the horses iiit-keted Out on the 

 grass in the narrow valley, and were trv iiig our hand.s with 

 Ihe trout. The Dean aiid the dder Jlr.' Il.'.lme m ere both ex- 

 pert fishermen, and turned up their noses ai wims. Tiiey 

 used all llics, of curse. The Doctor and 1 eoinyiromised by 

 puttiuf worms on ihi- lo.,-;er hr:M,k and a brown lau kleor other 

 dark lly above, v, ; i , , , ,1 down stream, tlie eldia' Holme 

 leading. folloHi ! i: li I , ;n.. the Doclor ami L having but 

 one basket bet \, .in n^ .'.inL'- lou'ether and liriiinins uj. the 

 rear. Of co.irsn ^■. e li^-iied yvvv tlieir •xroui.d and xvithiu half 

 an hour after them. Holme was ihe first man to wei his fiv, 

 anddie had barely wet il ere he sung eait, ^' First blood':" 

 holding up a ihree-i|iiarlia-poiin.;:l trout. Erom that on 

 till we reached the Fiatle. barely half a nide distant from 

 camp, it was act ie work along ilie entire line. My second 

 catch coiii|irised tun ai oinr. one em each hook, an CXpericuoc 



every 1 ■,.,,; il.-ni|n ;i;id that morning. 'Only a few, 



but tli--i l;:nj-r :i' ilv in the Pialte. 0\ving to the 



rivia- e : /in ..:bi|,' e;inoii just ficlow the mouth of 



!;n-' I n I v.. V risild not give tlie Platte a fiur triid. But 

 n -bed ^vilh the creek. AVe returned to camp a 

 n lb I : i; niH>ii, cleaned luu fish, hung tliem up in the 

 ,^i..i..s In n,;,-lsii.s, and ineiiared our dinner, for which we were 

 afioui starving befea-e we got ii. We had taken 108 trout, 

 some of them weighing over one iiotmd, and not couuting the 

 smaller ones thrown liack into the stretun. 



After dinner and a good long rest the younger Holme, the 

 Dc'ctepf, my.self ami the elder Elolnie, in the order named, 

 weni lip siream, while the De.tn went do-\yn, rettu-nuig early 

 to prepare camji for the night, and bringing with us, as ihe 

 rcBull of ihe afteriaion's work. 144 iroui. AVe were aU very 

 tired. The work was the hanlest, and iioHnngbut its excile- 

 mcnl kept us on fool. Tin.' banks of the creek were precipi- 

 to\i», often with great boulders as large as a house, and as 

 none of na hatl wading boots, we were" frequently compelled 

 to leave the stream and make oiu- wa.\' along the rugged 

 uiounlaiu side in order to reach il in miolber jilace. Tlurt 

 night we made our bed down on the sand, under a liig pine, 

 wiTh aroming fire al om- feel, which w as kept going by Holme, 

 who, sleeping on Ihe outskirts, got cold every hour, and was 

 compelled to get up anil Ihaw out over the fire. 



The next morning Holme, the inexpert llBhemian, started 

 alone at live o'cluel-: to make the railroad at noon to meet 



::;i.inr jj i ; - ,, .; ■, fLir laiadville. AVe filled him before he 



i n- I , bi, n. . I ni breakfast, loaded his hor.sc down with 

 U. . n.^ ,n-.. 1: .1 ,,..ul, and gave him our benediction. Soon 

 alter liiis ibe I'lin is uaa'c devoting their at Icnti, -n m, n,,-. i,.,-,.,! 

 This allentiou was conluiucd till netu- nine o'l:'-. ■' ' 



all returned to camp to jirepare for the return n l| i n 



rhis time 103 trout. The entire lime devoted m ii-!in,^_ v n j a 

 little over nine hours, the total restdt being 353 troiit. Of 

 Ihese the writer led with 97, followed by the ])octw. I- am 

 eerrain that the Doclor and I would have done better if toward 

 ll! elnsc our worms had nol gi\(aiout and driven us to rely 

 I , upon flies. During the use of worms we cajitured one 

 III with the fly lo about seven or eight with the hook bailed 

 v.uU the worm. " It wa.s un unprofessional way of tishing, but 

 these silly mountain feh seemed to like it, aud we were dis- 

 posed to humor them. 



As I had to foot it back to Webster's, aud the Dean was too 

 much for me on an even race, I concluded to start ahead, and 

 go it alone and take in>- lime. I had marked my beatings 

 pretty close!)- the day iii'fore, and felt I eouUi make it. 1 did 

 well enough up Ihe Sand Gulch anditloiig the ridge, but I lost 

 the tiu-niug-off place to go down through the pinr.6 to AA''igwani 

 Creek, and became confused over certain pea,lis I had marked 

 iu my mind the day before. I had gniip. so fn,v I was fearful 

 tlie horsemen behind me woidd not pass that way, and I made 

 for the creek at a yentame. 1 struck it in a strange and wild 

 looking place, wllhoul aiiylhing to indicate whether I wau 

 above or below the crtissing of the day before, which I luid 

 marked by thoroughly blazing with a liaichet a young aspen 

 tree. I walked np tile bank of the creek where walki'ng was 

 specially bad half a mile, and finding the country growing 

 wilder, " retraced my steps and went down, gi'owiii'g mnrr 



witliont n 



or twice 1 can--b ,, • /' . ml 

 the blazed tree, b-,;jb b b"j 

 could barelv bineve nu owi 

 prints r-f the hoirse.s- fent at thr 

 and from thai on 1 stuck to th 

 I was particular lo step riicbt i 

 ate from them two feet, evci 

 Even when I reached the ). 

 AA'ebster's house 1 could nol 

 his house across the gri en )r. 

 pines, was certainly verv giai i 

 ahead of the rest of the '|.:ir'i-. 

 came up we had l;;nn;n n-d - . 



iient, I was without a coat and 

 night in the mountains. Oneii 

 V iti a riui. But finally I saw 

 ked like .some otlicr tree, antl I 

 marks. But here were the 

 crossing, and I plunged over, 

 ' fresh tracks like an Indian, 

 1 them, and I would not devi- 

 1 to cut acroas a shaip turn." 

 ranch that I knew flowed by 

 feel sure of it. and Ihe .sight of 

 sture, as 1 emerged from the 

 lying lo nil'. 1 ,'.',-1 in an hour 

 al'Liii! i-xli,'msied," "Wdien they 

 ri ■ I "r the railroad. Having 

 ; ;]ie one seat hi Hie dog- 

 I , and strapped all aroxuid 

 llie ' ride .and tie" about it, and 

 lli'gginson's we took on some 

 I another horse. From thai on 

 arriving at dark and finding a 

 g us at Mr. Holme's tent, presided 

 ' lughtor., 

 k \v:is i.-xceptional. Trout are hot very abun- 

 d only oiler great spOrt to the angler in re- 

 y siream easily accessible lo thelourist is 

 s one nii.ght say. During ni}' entire stay 

 tale 1 he:u-d of no such catch as oiu'S or anyihing ap, 

 iiximaiing it. Some parties who wont over to the same 

 .und on 'our "say so" had indifferent hiek. 

 Vie/,;\l/iii-ff, MiM. BfltB II.. Pouk, 



The 



nth in 



nd bi 



. tlie rail 



■oad Wl 



ice wan 



1 supp 







1 think 

 ml in ( '. 



lorrid'i'i 



ote plac 

 hipped 1 



's. .E 

 1 di'atf 



nl fiv 



iplishi 



PAKAMA-"TIIE PLACE OF MAN'S' ELSH." 



IF I have not been misinformed, the old Indian word Pana- 

 ma means " The Place of Many Pish," and for once an 



appropriate name htis been given. Ibid it embraced the 

 word "educated" perliaps it would have been lii'tler, for of 

 all fish Panamanians are by far the best calculated lo make a 

 man curse education in the abstract. Of course there are the 



usual 



iplii 



Fancv, if ym please, ca.sting your wclUbaitcdhook in the 



midst o'f a dozen or so of magnificent eorbenocs, averaging 

 leu pounds each, with half a dozeu skip-jaCks of good size 

 loitering about on llie onlside, and witness the niauiier iu 

 which tiiey receive your alfentions. In the first place they 

 will tlarl at the hook in a maimer to make your heart jump, 

 Init as Ihev a|ipcar just ready lo strike, a slie-jit movement of 

 the tail swerves thiin aside' when ihey lazily e.\'iunine and 

 iuvestigaie ; then they quietly sail in a circle aroimd the bail, 

 until the\' feel the line touch their hacks, and then ii, is good 

 morning" to corbeuocB. You nuiy CoaX and play sweet oil 

 them, Init they graduated some lime before you came into 

 the coi miry. 



And what a hemiliful tl.-h Ihev arc! .'.s red as a Ln.ldll.sh, or 

 dark brown, according whether iliey be the red or black va- 

 riety, and .several iiicfies across-iii fact, they frefpieiilly ap- 

 pear dis).iroportioiiately broail. AA'hen served on the table 

 the lle.sh is white, aud as solid a-s a {.Columbia River mdmon. 



AA'ith skip-jacks you can enler the plea of " sour grapes, " 

 for they are 'scarcefy worth the troulile of catching,''aa they 

 are onfv good for ch'owder. Should you want fun you wa.aild 

 iietplcntv. virovidiug. of course, ymi hooked one, for they 

 make a liard llgfil aud are giuiie to the la.sl. Both the cof- 

 beno and skiji-jaek are g'ame tish, aud as ravenouij as our 

 Northern blueiish. 



The naiives are generally too tired to fish, although big 

 prices are olilained in the market for all kinds. 1 witnessed 

 a singular scene not long since. For some time I had no- 

 ticed a boat cnusing about in Ihe harbor, which fimdly stop- 

 ped, and while one man atteirdil T'> holding it sleady by 

 means of the paddle, till' | i ' in -;1\' en:;,'i','ed in ilirowing 

 out somethingfrom a Inn i i "■ !i;ysier3\\ as explained. 



He was maliing a •■-,]•:./' ;i-. ibe E.astem blueli.shermeu 

 say ; and after a little I .saw ciiou.gh commotion about his 

 boat to satisfy me the fisli had risen, t'unifully he rose to an 

 erect position and poised a harpoon, the while iutenUy 

 watching the water just off his port how. (Suddenly ho let 

 loose, luid as suddenly went, reverse sithn up, into the bottom 

 of the botit, which boat began a series nf gyrations through 

 Ihe water, hrst lo the rigbtT thwi to the left and finally In a 

 circle, gradually Hearing the vessel rni which 1 stood. 



The tisherina'n lutd meanwhile readjusted his equilibrium, 

 and had eyes for nothing but the nuitor propelling his boat. 

 The native who sat iu the siern with the paddle had just all 

 he cared to eon tract for lo come in on the slfort turns, and 

 the way that boat walked through the water was an interest- 

 ing lesson to steam yachts. After traveling about the bay 

 for about ten minutes, the line was hauled short, and the 

 death stroke given wilh a lance, and as, handsome a oorbeno 

 was hauled into Ihe boat as T ever saw. He must havc- 

 weighed nearly forty pounds. I did not suppose they grew 

 to .'TiK'h a sizel but was assured that cyCJi larger ones had 

 been ca]itiired. The hai|ioou used was a two-pronged barbed 

 iiusinmieni, the wooden handle fitting into an ii'on socket, 

 and just at the socket the line waft attached lo the iron. 

 When the blow was delivered the handle became detfiched 

 and floated away, the luie leading direetl)' to the fish. This 

 tish was St ruck immediately bchi'nd tlie pectoral fins, which is 

 the obieeiive point, I believe. 



AVe "are lying about two miles off shore to-night, and jus! 

 now, w^hilc writing this, I vvas dislurlied by a noise, aud tor 

 a moment thought one of the cattle had by some means got 

 overboard, for ft somided exactly like an exhausted animal 

 puffing and blowing; il proved to be a large school of por 

 poises or blackfish, the uighl lieing too dark, to distinguish. 

 There apviearcd to be a very large number, and reminded me 

 of a herd of excited hogs, t'heir lilowmg somiding very like it. 



We are not destined to go without fish bceanse two or three 

 varieties know more than we do: for on yesterday 'retook boi 



