288 Field and Forest Rambles. 



" May 1st. — Delicious smelt (0. mordax) coming up the 

 rivers in vast sculls, and readily captured with bait. Alewive 

 (A. lyrannus) in great numbers in the Bay of Fundy, fiords, 

 and entrances of rivers, preparing for their rush up to spawn. 

 A few sand martins (H. riparia) arrived. No advance in 

 verdure; trees show little sign of budding, excepting the 

 willow. Resident and lately arrived birds pairing. Sturgeon 

 coming up river to spawn. (15^.) Nights still chilly. Grass 

 begins to sprout. Insect life much as reported last month. 

 Alewive coming up to spawn, and bass (R. lineatus) is also on 



coast, a distance of eighty-two miles. The data are taken from the 

 local newspapers : — 



1844. — The steamer " Fredericton" arrived on 20th April. 



1845. — The steamer " Fredericton" arrived on 26th April. 



1846. — The steamer " New Brunswick" arrived here on Thursday, the 

 9th April, from St. John. This is, we believe, the earliest period at which 

 the St. John River has become navigable within the last forty years. 



1847. — On Thursday, the 6th of May, the first trip of the season was 

 made by the steamer "Fredericton." 



1848. — The steamer " Fredericton" arrived at Oromocto on 14th April. 

 Ice opposite Fredericton running on the 19th. 



1849. — The steamer " Fredericton" arrived from St. John 12th April. 



1850. — " Forest Queen " arrived on 1st of May. 



1851. — "Reindeer" arrived on 16th April. 



1852. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 30th April. 



1853. — "Forest Queen" arrived on 17th April. 



1854. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 5th May. 



1855. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 27th April. 



1856. — -" Forest Queen" arrived on 24th April. 



1857. — "Forest Queen". arrived on 27th April. 



1858. — "Anna Augusta" arrived on 22nd April. 



1859. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 15th April. 



i860. — "Anna Augusta" arrived on 25th April. 



1 86 1. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 20th April. 



1862. — " Forest Queen" arrived on 23rd April. 



1863. — "Anna Augusta" arrived on 25th April. 



1864.—" Magnet" arrived on 26th April. 



1865. — " Sunbury" arrived on 8th April. 



1866. — "Sunbury" arrived on 23rd April. 



1867. — " David Weston" arrived on 27th April, 



1868. — "Sunbury" arrived on 26th April. 



1869.— "David Weston" arrived on 21st April. 



1870. — "David Weston" arrived on 14th April. 



