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it makes its southernmost bend, though there is no direct evidence 
as to the exact spot. This place is in every way most pleasing, 
with the swift dark river issuing from the woods, and swinging 
around against an open field and intervale banks. Just on 
the westward of the southernmost turn, and above a mass of 
larg'e stones in the river bed, the river washes against a firm 
low bank of clayey intervale, forming an excellent landing. 
Immediately behind it, the bank rises into a fine level open 
terrace which constitutes an admirable camping ground, all 
the better because of the proximity of the little rivulet with 
its supply of camp water. Hereabouts have been found, as 
Mr. Hutchison tells me, Indian stone axes and other relics of 
that sort. This place moreover lies right in the line of the most 
probable course of the path, arriving presumably as I have marked 
it on the map, from Salmon River. All considerations point 
to this location as the end of the path, although the landing, 
and opportunities for camping, are nearly as good a little lower, 
just below the mass of stones, and where the word “fence” is 
placed on the map. The Indian Portage Brook is so called by 
people of the neighboring settlements. 
This portage also, like that between Cains River and Gas- 
pereau, should some day be marked by suitable inscriptions at 
its ends. 
We may here appropriately take note of another Indian 
Portage connected with Salmon River. The early plans name 
Coak Brook Indian Portage Brook , and mark, a little above on 
the opposite side of Salmon River just west of a rivulet there, 
at a very pleasiant terrace which probably formed an Indian 
camp ground, Indian Portage. Despite much effort I have been 
unable to determine the direction and use of this portage. 
Before visiting this place I thought it might refer to a local 
portage around a bad rapid in Salmon River, but here the river 
is deep and still. Mr. Welch suggests a local hunter’s portage 
to Castaway Brook. The general topography of the region would 
also suggest a short cut route to the upper Gaspereau, (for those 
intending to cross by the portage to Cains River), following 
Castaway Brook, and Bear Brook or Trout Brook; but the 
difficulties of traversing such small streams, if they are really 
navigable at all, must have involved far greater time and labor 
than the longer but easier route. It is, indeed, a puzzle. 
