434 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
In time to come, all of these historic sites will be suitably 
marked for the benefit of future generations of our people. On 
the shore of the river at the cove near the swale should stand 
a granite stone bearing some such inscription as this; — 
ON OR NEAR THIS SPOT 
STARTED THE ANCIENT INDIAN PORTAGE PATH 
TO CAINS RIVER. 
IT FORMED ONE OF THE IMPORANT LINKS 
IN THE CHAIN OF ABORIGINAL ROUTES OF TRAVEL 
THROUGH NEW BRUNSWICK, 
AND THE PRINCIPAL LINE OF COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE MIRAMICHI AND THE LOWER SAINT JOHN. 
126 — The Physiographic Characteristics of Salmon River 
(Queen’s-Kent.) 
Read in Abstract, June 4, 1912. 
The principal river of south-central New Brunswick is 
Salmon River, heading over towards Richibucto, and flowing 
southwest into Grand Lake. I have twice given some study 
to its physiographic characteristics, — first, some years ago, 
during a driving trip along the road which runs parallel with 
much of its course, and again, last summer, during a canoe trip 
along most of its length. The resulting observations, supple- 
mented by facts from other sources, are presented in the follow- 
ing paper and on the accompanying map.* 
*My companion on the canoe trip was Mr. William Laskey, of Fredericton. We were 
portaged by team from Harcourt Station to Smith’s Landing, whence we poled up to Hazen 
Jam Brook, and then descended the river to Grand Lake. We found subsequently that it 
would have been possible to portage through Adamsville to the South Forks, and thus have 
seen a little more of the river. 
In the preparation of these notes and the map, I have had, as befo re, the constant and 
cheerful aid of the man I regard as knowing the region the best, Mr. P. H. Welch, of Fulton 
Brook; and it is chiefly because of his interest in these studies that I am able to make the 
accompanying map much more complete than any heretofore published for this region. For 
the headwaters of Salmon River I have also had very valuable assistance from Mr. Leonard 
Smith of Grangeville, Kent County, who has, indeed, sent me much more information about 
that region than the scope of these notes or the scale of the map permit me to use. And I 
have also received information concerning Lake Stream from Mr. T. McEacheron a guide in 
that region, sent through Mr. H. Orchard, the Postmaster at Chipman. To all of these gentle- 
men I wish here to express my grateful acknowledgements. 
