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D. RICHARD, Dorclmlcr. N. B. Tlie official addri'ss of all mevibern of the Government is Fredericton, tf. B. • V- N Don easti and trav linef the 1 Alth ther prill or n ofgf oftY This joun land ton 1 adiai is4[ erict and ply Johi Jute '.'i I: New Bruijswick, Canada. New Brunswick is a proviniie of the Dominion of Canada, lying betweou the easterly boundary of the State of Maine aud the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is traversed in all directions by railroad lines and divided almost in the centre by the baautiful and historic river St. John. Although thickly settled in many places, there are still vast tracts of the forest primeval where the foot of man rarely or never treads, and which is the domain of game animals, and birds. The waters of the rivers teem with salmon and trout. This sportsman's paradise is but a day's journey from Boston and other New Eng- land cities. The distance by rail (Bos- ton and Maine, Maine Central and Can- adian Pacific) from Boston to St. John is 454 miles and about the same to i'red- ericton or Woodstock. Between Boston and St. John the International steamers ply regularly all the year around. St. John is the westerly terminus of the Intercolonial railway in the Maritime ' <- I ^Vv Provinces and the east'^rn terminus of toe Canadian Pacific system which ex- tends through Canadian territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific. From St John the sportsman can go m any direct tion he may decide upon. At Frederic ton he is within easy reach of the vast game preserves of York, Queens and Northumberland counties. It is but a short journey from Woodstock to the same regions of Madawaskaand Victoria in the pages which follow the haunts of d»flferent kinds of game and fishes in JVew Brunswick are more clearly defined and If the reader wants to test fresh fields he cannot do better than try his luck in tl»e province of New Brunswick B terminus of m which ex- 3rritory from . From St, n any direc- At Frederic- of the vast Queens and It is but a 3ck to the nd Victoria. * haunts of i fishes iu irly defined 'rash fields his luck in ik. Big Ganje IN New Bruijswick. A SPORTSMAI('S GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPAL HUNTir(G GROUf(DS IN THE PROVINCE. PREPARED FOR THE Crown Land Depart, nt of the Province of New Brunswick BY W. K. %EYNOLDS. St. John, N. B. 1898. II M II I NOTE. ) Tim t- jrnfiation contained in the following 'pages has been prepared hy direction of the Hon. A. T. Dunn, Surveyor General of the province of New Brunswick, the game and fishing privileges wiihin the province being Under the control of the Crown Land Department. The idea has been to furnish a comprehensive manual which will be of practical use^o sportsmen in search of large ganne. With this object in vieiv, an effort lias been made to condense ivithin a limited space a, fair account of the game districts in the various counties, with information as to how they may be reached and as to persons from whom furtlier particulars may be had 'tJbhen required. It is assumed timt most of tJtose to wliom this book will be of interest are already well inform£d on the subject of hunting, by experience or otlierwise, and therefore no attempt has been made to give advice as to outfits, etc., nor has it been thought necessary to describe camp life or tJie methods of moose call/img, stiU hunting f ttnd other features of life in the i^ooda. A great deal that would add to the %ntere8t of a hook intended for tJie general reader is therefore omitted, and the facts themselves are neceasaHly condensed. New Brunswick is already 80 well known as a land of game that it *« not necessary to dwell npon its advantages in this respect, hut it is of importance that ths sportsmen who come to this country should he directed to the grounds wh^re they will he most likely to meet with success. Further information in respect to the game districts in general, railway routes, etc., may he had on application to Leonard B. Knight, Chief Game CommissicHer,lSt. John, K. B. The Land of Big Game. ^j&'HE province of New Brunswick has ^Sl/' more big game to the square raile • of its territory than has any province of ' Canada, that land of big game. This ''is not a mere boast, nor has it always been true. Half a century ago, and with- in that period, there were probably bet- ter opportunities for moose and caribou hunflrig in the state of Maine, and there were exceptional chances for the sports- man in parts of the province of Quebec. In the course of time, however, big gaine has become scarce in places where it Was once abundant, and many once noted regions now offer little inducement to the hunter. In other places where the moose are still found, the country is diffi- cult of access and the journey to and from the camping ground is as long and toilsome as before the era of railways. In this age, time is considered of more value than it used to be, and even the man who is most anxious to rough it in tnP wnona Vtaa a r{aair>a f/\ rfni- +« 4-I«-~/i Woods by the easiest and quickest route, GUN AND ROD In the province of New Brunswick, the big game has not only held its own of recent years, but there is every reason to believe that it has actually in creased. The old guides and hunters say it is even more abundant in some localities today than it was iu their early experi- ence. This is true of the moose, and in a still greater degree of the caribou. As to the red deer, which was formerly rather scarce, it is every year repoited as becoming more abundant in various dis- tricts. In the interior of New Brunswick vast tracts of forfest remain as nature made them, and are the homes of the caribou, the moose and the deer. Of the 17,393,410 acres of land, some seven million acres are yet ungranted and un- settled, and it is quite within bounds to say that at least one third of the Pro- vince is good hunting ground. It is pos- sible that a still larger proportion might be claimed, but in this estimate due allow- ance is made for portions of the wilder- ness where game may be found but where it is not usually looked for as a matter of course. Eten should an accur- ate survey show only five million acres vf actual huntiug country, there would Otill be room enough for a fair number OD w Brunswick, ' held its own s every reason ally increased. ers say it is oine localities early experi- moose, and in caribou. As was formerly arrepoited as 1 various dis- V Brimswick in as nature lomes of the e deer. Of 1, some seven ited and un- in bounds to of the Pro- . It is pos- jrtion might te due allow- the wilder- found but ked for as a lid an accur- aillioa acres there would fair number IN NEW BRUNSWiClt. of hunting parties to be on the ground ^at one time without interfering with each other or cornering all the game. Yet with all this area of forests, New 3runswick is far from being a wilderness as regards its population and the means of commnnicatioii. The population is about a third of a million. Outside of the citieSi the towns and villages are chief- ly near the shore or along the principal rivers, and the fact that there are import- ant {4aces in all sections of the province has made the question of commtfnication one which has been considered from the beginning. Thus it is that the facilities for travelling have always been good and are continually improving. There are over l,dOO miles' of railway in the prov- ince, or a mile of railway for each nineteen miles of area^ and the routes are such that any part of the hunting country is readily approached.' In some instances, a rail- way line goes directly into the heart of moose and caribou regions. ' Of the fifteen pounties into which New Brunswick is divided, moose are found in at least twelve, and either moose or cari- bou in all but two. Either moose, cari- bou or deer, and in most instances all three, aire found in every county. Taking a maj^ of the province for reference, 3 If i ' i ! ' ■ I f \ Gun and Rot) the beat moose grounds are found to the east and north of the River St. John, north of Kings county, and extending to the northern boundaries of the province. Here there is practicaUy a vast game preserve running 150 miles to the north- ward and having in some places a width of more than 100 miles east and west Deer are found to some extent in this territory, but they are more abundant to the west of the River St. John, in the countiesof York, Charlotte ahdCarlet^n Each year, however, deer are increasing to the eastward of the river, ana at^ now becoming plenty in the counties of Kings Queens and Northumberland. GAME THAT IS WORTH GETTING. ^HE New Brunswick moose not only ^ attains a great si.e, but is, in most mstances. a very shapely animal. Bull moose^ith a weight of 1,000 pounds and upwards are frequently the reward of the hunter, and there is reason to believe that still larger ones, rendered wary by agd and experience, successfully elude pursuit and are not tn be deceived by the most skillful caller. The claims as to si^e have, in truth, been too modest. Ihe hpftd "f <-Kr> ^ ...... "■" "" ""^ "*wsu snoc by Sir Harry ROD are found to the Br St. John, north extending to the f the province. ly a vast game les to the north- e places a width east and west. extent in this )re abundftnt to t. John, in the e aiid Carleton. are increasing sr, and ate now uties of Kings, nd. I GETTING. loose not only •ut is, in most "mal. Bull pounds and reward of the n to believe sred wary by 'sfuUy elude ieived by the claims as to too modest. »y Sir Harry Burrard, a number of years ago, had a spread of 63 inches from tip to tip of the » atlers. The mounted head was presented to the Prince of Wales, and it may be that this distinction has led to it being quoted as the record moose in respect to size. As a matter of fact, this horn measurement has been exceeded in a number of instances. In the season of 1897, Mr. Decatur, of Portsmouth, N. H., killed a moose on the Dead water Serpen- tine, Tobique, which had a horn measure- ment of 66 inches, weighed about 900 pounds and was in every respect a beauti- ful animal. A much heavier moose, with a measurement of 64 inches from tip to tip of the antlers, was also killed on the Tobique in the same season by Mr. W. D. Winsor, of Philadelphia. Others are yet to be heard from in respect to the size of the game, but if the record of 66 inches has not been beaten, it is quite likely it can be. Some of the finest moose, however, have a spread of antlers of less than 50 inches, and very much less than that will satisfy the average sportsman. A splendid bull moose shot by Dr. Heber Bishop, of Boston, in December, 1897, had a spread of only 43 inches, though it had a weight of 1,000 pounds and was in ! 11 I !^'i Gt;^ AUt) kob eve,y respect a magnificent specimen of whatthe forests of New Brunswick have to ofler the sportsman. The bull moose monited and sent by the Provmcal Government to the Sports- m n s Show held i„ Boston, in Ch. 18J8 gives a good idea of what ij considered a fair si.ed animal. It had a spread of MJ inches from tip to tip „f the antlers, a length of nine feet and a height five feet, seven inches at the fore shoulder. It was estimated to weigh about 1,000 pounds when it was shot One of the mounted heads, sent as part of the provincial exhibit on the same occasion, had a spread of 58| inches from tjp to tip of antlen,, the mea«ire- ment being taken straight across Mid »ot diagonally, between extreme tip.. By the latter mode of measurement whjch 1. that frequently nsed. these antlers would have a spread of over 61 inches. SOME POINTS IN ADVANCE. p a brief account of this kind it would . ^^"*«f*hM"estion to attempt to give anything like a description of the game districts of the province. It wiU be enough to indicate soma r.f ^u r- , are best Jcnown, and to point out the ftot) icene specimen of Brunswick have •ted and sent by snt to the Spopts- oston, in March, lea of whafc is »mal It had a »n tip to tip of Dine feet and a Q inches at the i mated to weigh 1 it was shot, heads, sent as xhibit on the I of 58f inche* >, the measTire- ht across a^d extreme tips, measurement, ^ used, these ad of over 61 9VANCE. kind it would to attempt to iption of the 5. It will be tiivoc wxiicn 'int out the IN NEW BRUNSWICK. roites by which they are most easily reached, with such other information as will Ik? of practical utility to the sports- man who is a stranger to the country. A rip to any ol the regions thus named is likely to be attended M'ith good results, always supposing that the huuter has an average auiount of skill, a good gun and, what is of prime importance, a good guide. The latter is not hard to find, though there may he times when the Ixjst of theni have so many engagements on their lists that they are hard to secure. To make sure of them it is well to write in advance to some of the psrsons who are mentioned in these pages as being in a position to furnish information, or to the guides themselves. The latter will ()e found to be very reliable as a class, and some of them have what may be very properly termed an international reputa- tion. Coming from the United States, the objective point of the traveller may be St. John or Fredericton, either of which can be made a centre from which to reach certain game districts, and in either city all kinds of supplies may be obtained. Both cities' have excellent hotels, and it is easy for a stranger to obtain full information in regard to the 7 ! ' ^^^ A>iD ROD Provm™ by wnv of n„ ; ? "'" Edmund,! Zr "'"'■ P'"«^-' "' one of several -.,fc ^ "'"^ "=<""« ^y «emrer?':',',r„7'-.-''-« their the IntercoUw ::■ ,„^r ""'' "' ion ind their me rit8, ^'"•8 wl.ich are ""»nK H n umber t- >'<'lin as in ^ ">" 'ire Ocor^/e ". '^oscj.h ])„!. it^ l»'H«iing r„.teJ '". >vlicrG Uiero ■al s|.o fsiji^,,; ertsiiy loii, «f. ••iiil)e, C. FhHi <^'«ie and the cons lilt oii .J. ■ , • ■, -.' ., 1 iiave Imvu c<»nnect!on, P8, hut the '»»au riiay lu, ancji villages lndee(i, in "e to the hroiiglVthe ^^ places as 3(istock for y come hy ^infr their in any he. line of injportant -'hatham, ipbeJJton, IN NEW BRUNSWICK. with others that will be mentioned from time to time. At the south-western corner of the province is St. Stephen, a live and energetic town, on the border " the United States. , all of these, l. I in mrny other plaw the traveller can get all the supplies required for life in the woods. The question of where to obtain sup^ plies is one that must be determined according to circumstances. For some districts, the better plan wonld be to «f^t fitted out in the larger cities, rather than to trust to the chances of getting what is wanted at the town or village nearest the hunting grounds*. These are exceptional cases, however- As a rule, and especially in the case of the best known grounds, all the requis- ities for camp life can be got in the town from which the sportsman and his guides make their start. In some of these places the dealers make a feature of keeping supplies of this kind afid furnish printed lists with blanks to be filled in with the quantities desired. In this w»y the sportsman who is not a veteran in camping out is saved a good deal of thinking as to what he is likely to want. One of these lists will contain the name ftf fin ■"»• ^A «-»*:.o«« •-- _- 1 1 9 m ■I M <^tJN AND ROD time to t me in th^ f^ii • °™ •"» IS one in which thenp i« o , -e guided Wey byThe "T""""^ of their aequai'taees ^t Z^"'""' -t the land i„ ZpLtlnr '"''' sjn.er.„_.erair--; Moose ■Bthewholein^riorofthepro. ./ xo .OD ittle trouble to iuts at which are noted from ing pages, but in some of the he necessaries id those who •ly should se- irger towns, on of locality Ii there is a e districts in ed by their to be "The between the ' really little possibilities new comers experience have spied ^t an utter y in trying > which re- They are oe of the 'f the pro- GUN AND ROD IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. CHABLOITTE county is at the south- western, corner, of the province, and has an area of more than 8,00,000 acres. Of this only about one fourth is settled, the settlppients being chiefly along the shpre of the Bay, of Fuudy. The greater pqrtion of the county to. the northward is wilderness land, and in. the early days of the lumber industry it had some fame as a moose country. At the present day, however, while moose are occasifinally encountered, the most abun- dant large game is the deer, which has been rapidly increasing in numbers for several years. The best deer grounds in New Brunswick are in the northern part of C-r.^rlotte and the southern part of the adjacent counties of York and Sunbury, As to other game, bear are found, in all parts of the county, and in the small settlements close to the shore there are times ^when the visits of bruin cause no small loss to th^, sheepfolds. Partridge are very abundant, woodcock are found in spnie localities, w:hile various kinds of duck are plentiful along the shore of the Bay or around the lakes in the interior, according to the season. Deer are also found in the western part of the county and can be got within n b ■ KM ill?; i u ! lilHi I IN NEW BRUNSWICK. a few miles of St. Stephen, a town of about 3,000 people. Thfe local sportsmen go hunting in all directions from St btefihen and in most instances deer are fouftd by a drive of from ten to twenty miies. Guides are not required. One has only to drive al6ng the highway until he comes to a good piece of woods, after which the game is easily found A Similar method may be used at st (-eorge. a village on the Shore Line rail-' way, 37 miles from St. Stephen and 45 miles from St. John. WMl. a start for the hunting grounds may be made from St. Stephen or St George, a place which has a special reputation with both fishermen and hunters is Bonny River, on the Shor.3 Line railway, 29 miles from St. Stephe^n and 53 miles from St. John The settlement is at the junction of the Magaguadavic and Bonny Hivers. and good accomodation may be had at the Bonny Eiver House, kept by Thomas A Suihvan. who is an authority on the game and fishing of this part of the country and will attend to the details of camp supplies, transportation and guides. Three miles to the westward of Bonny River, by road, is Digdeguash lake, in tne vicinity of which and along Clarence 12 rswicK. phen, a town of local sporfcsmpn itions from St. mces. deer are ten to twenty equired. One : the highway- piece of woods, sily found. A J used at St. here Line rail- ephen and 45 Qting grounds fcephen or St. »as a special ihermen and )u the Sboro I St. Stephen John. The 3tion of the Hirers, and ' had at the y Thomas A. on the game the country, lils of camp guides, rd of Bonny sh lake, in ig Clarence GUN AND ROD brook, to the n()rthward, deer are easily ftmnd. McDbugall lake, about 12 miles ni)rth-easb of the settlement and reached by a good road, has its outlut into the Miigujidavic iiver aiid is in the (Jentrc of that well known deer country which lies around the head waters of the Lepreau and New rivers and along the upper portion of the MagHguadavic. *' Thero. is a finely appointed camp on Birch island, in Digdeguash lake, used by fishing parties. At McDougsill lake is another camp, more plainly furnished, but with all that is re^juired by a party that is in the woods on business. It comprises a dwelling; a cook house, stable aiid ice house. There are also camps at sevi*ral of the smaller lakes. There are no less than 52 lakes within a radius of fifteen miles from the settlement. Transportation to the game districts is easily made by buckboai'd or waggon. The charge to Mcbougall lake is $1.50, a day, while the wages of a guide are $2 a day. Mr. Sullivan will furnish any other information that may be required. '3 l^ NEW BKUNSWICK. " U QUEENS COUNTY. flB^HE eastern half of Queens county mf is in a very large sense, a moose and caribou region, and it is one which is very easily and speedily reached It is a part of the country which has not been very extensively hunted, and is therefore much less known to the public. th,n some of the more distant regions. There \re hundreds of citizens of hi. John who have no idea that one of >he best hunting. grounds in the proyiiice lies within five hours or so of the^ city, and that other citizens have actually gone put aud secured, big game in re sponse to telephone messages irom the • ., ;f«plf Yet this has been same legv'U itseit. ^^^ . done, strata and electricity combining to abridge time and distance in reaching the home of the nioose and caribou. . Queens county is really in close touch with the city of St. John ^-^^^f autumn it may be reached either by land or water. The water route is by steamer to the Washademoak. but the usual route of the hunter is by rail. Taking a train on the Intercolonial railway, the traveller .^es to Norton station, a distance of 3. miles, where he takes a train of the nonfral lailwav for whatever point in Queens county he intends to make hi« 14 GUN AND ROD base of opomtions. SFiould he go to the terminus of the line at Chipnian, on the further side of the count)', his railway journey will not exceed five hours, while it will, of courso, be somewhat less if he stop at Washademoak or points between there and Chipman. Supposing him to go to Cod^ 's station 21 miles from Norton, he is then at the Washademoak Lake. From Cody's Ae can take a team and drive up along the course orf the famous Canaan river, a good road following the river as far as Ha\ jlock. At a distance of fifteen miles or so from Cody's is Forka stream, and here moo-e are likely to be found, if they have not b«jen met with earber on the trip. On this journey the traveller is in the moo.«e country from the time he reaches Cole's Island, at the Washade- moak. He can go north, south, east or west, with every prospect of success, and so convenient are the facilities for travel by highway that there is seldom more Of a distance of three or four miles where a team cannot go and -where walking is a necessity. Good accommodation is furnished at Cole's Island at the house of Eichard Cole, a veteran moose caller and guide. IS I Mil GUN AND ROD Another good gnide to be found at this pluce IS Elijah Kierstead. The Hunter's Home, which gives its name t. the locality, is kept by James Kyder.a guide of considerable note Jt IS twelve miles from Cole's Island, to the eastward. Cumberland Bay Station is thirteen miles to the north of Cody's, on the Cen- tra railway. The Bay is on Grand Lake and to the north and east of it is a laraj area of moose and caribou country This station is the most convenient tor the shooting at the head of Cumber land Creek or at Coal Creek. ' Both of these localities can be reached bv team George E. Barton will act as a guide when occasion requires. The neare^^t point at which supplies can be procured IS Chipman. ' Chipman. the terminus of the Central railway, is 45 miles from Nort ,n and 77 miles from St. John. It is literally the centre of a wonderful game country, which reaches out from it for a distance of 30 miles or more to the east, west and north, to say nothing of the great Canaan district to the south-east, which is reached from other points and of which special mention will be made. To the north- east of Chipman is the moose country i6 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. which lies along the Salmon river, the head waters of which are in the county of Ken^ To the north is the Gaspereau river and its branches, and beyond this, to the north, is the Cain's river region, usually reached from Doaktown, on the Canada Eastern railway. To the west of Chipman are the great canbou plains, which begin in the county of Sunbury and extend north-east almost to New- castle, in the county of Northumberland. Along the Gaspereau river are caribou plains which stretch away for four or five miles without a break, and on these it is no rare sight to see a herd of from 75 to 100 caribou, apparently waiting for a hunter who has skill enough to approach them." Coal Creek, which has alread/ been mentioned, is also a good caribou region. In some cases the caribou country is reached by stopping at Young's Cove Road station, live miles from Cody's- When this is done, Mr. Ferris, the station agent, can furnish a team to get to the game forests. Information a? to guides, localities, etc., will be furnished on applioation to H. 0, Branscombe, game warden, Cum- berland Bay. Deer are found in the western part of GUN AND ROD i >ii the coiiiity, and their number is increas- ing. This section of Queens may be reached either by river steamer, or by train' on the Canadian Pacific raliway to Welsford, 24 miles from St. John. A journey of a few miles from W6lsfovd will take one to the deer region! Tn the proper seasons, geese and duck tire abundant in the archipelago which is found in the rivt3r for a number of miles above Long Island. A good point from which to start for this class of game is G^getown, on the River St. John, H/, miles fron Frederieton, and 51 mil, 3 fi-om'St. John. A MODERN INSTANCE. (jgpHE advantages or having rail and ^•^ telephone communication with the game regions are so obvious that no comment is required, but the recent expsrience^ of a young man may be of interest as showing how faithfully science may be the handmaid of nature in this conuection. The young man in question vvas engaged in office duties in St. John, and the economical use of time in hunting expeditions was an object with him. He had been to Queens county in the early part of the season of 1897, but ^•-'«>l*yL tic TT< — ""-^i a "tut; m aavance ot tiae 18 m NEW BRUNSWICK. time for caribou, and that it would be necessary for him to come later when the ground was in better condition. Unwill- ing to take the chances of an unsuccessful mission, he arranged with Elijah Kier- stead, his guide, to have a telephone message sent to him from Chipman when the indications of caribou in that vicinity became more prominent. Tha expected message came on Cliristnias day, and on the following morniirg the young man started to get his caribou. Taking the Intercolonial railway to Norton and the Central railway to Chipman, he reached the latter place in good time for an early dinner at Mrs. Darragh's hotel. After dinner he drove twelve miles to Faraher's, where he remained that night. Qn the following morning he went to the caribou grounds, about three miles distaut. A number of single caribou were seen within the next day or two, and finally a herd numbering between 80 and 100 came within range. He had no trouble in securing his quota of three fine animals, and by New Year's day he was back in St. John. This ' is a modern instance of hunting in the wilds of New Brunsv/ick. Supplies can be procured at Chipman. Tiie names of several guides have already 19 Gun and koD been given, atid others will be mentioned . in connection with the Canaan river. One of the best moose callers in this or any other pirt of the country is Louis Sabatis, of Upper Gagetown, an Indian whose name is found in many narratives of hunting and whose face and form are to be seen in the p.iintings of the late Charles C. Ward. Louis is welj ad- vaoced in years, however, and when he is taken on a trip it is necessiry for a younger man t ) accompany him. THE HAPPY LAND Of CANAAN. <^HE Cancan river takes its rise in ^•^ Westmorland county, and flows through Queens county until it reaches its outlet at Washademoak Lake. On the northern side of it, chiefly in Queens county, but n.-^luding also a portion of Westmorland and Kent, is what is known as the Canaan moose region. This may be said to include a tract of country about 30 miles in length from east to west, and with an average width of about half that distance from north to south. This does not include the Salmon river district, which lies to the north, and to which some reference has already been made. IN NEW BRUNSWICK. The Canaan region is one of the beat in New Brunawick for mooae, and it ia to some extent a caribou country as well. It has never been hunted to auch a de- gree as to injure it, and it ia very easily reached from St. John. The land and water routea already named as methods of reaching Queens county may be u?ed, but a more direct way of getting to the best part of the Canaan district is by taking the Intercolonial railway L?m St. John to Petitcodiac, 6(j miles, and thence by the Elgin & . Havelock railway to Havelock station, a distance of thir- teen miles. From this point teams can be taken to parts of the moose and cari- bou country at distances of from eight to 20 miles from Havelock. Accom- modation at Havelock can be had at Price's hotel, rate $1.50 a day, and both teams and supplies can be procured on the spot. The guides resident at Have- ' lock are Howard Alward and E. P. Har- rington. The wages of guides are $2 a day. The best moose and caribou ground is considered to be that north of New Canaan river and extending from the Intercolonial railway westward to the head of Hector brook. The beat for moose alone, and the mos^ easily reached, 21 I '■'"■{ CUN AND ROD in the section of country lying between W,rk3 streain an.i A 1 ward brook For c«nJK)u alone, the se.tion p eferred is that Mween Alwanlhrook and the In-. ter(:oh)ni}il railway. Speaking in a general way, and eo,,. «>' . ^r'"^'^'"'^^^ ^'-^^ be had at JJuffy s hotel, rt is by way of Boi.stown that the ' famed locality known as the Crooked ^eadwater is reached, and the journey to It IS easier than many have been led to suppose. The Deadwater is at the extreme northern point of York county where the West Branch of the Littie' South-west Miramichi crosses from • Victoria to Northumberland. A refer ence to the map will show a number of ' lakes m this vicinity, and the whole region is one abounding with moose. A convenient wav nf «/^;„^ *_ ^u ^ . . Deadwater from Boiestown is to go up 38 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. the South-west Miramichi river to the point where Rocky brook flows into it, and then by way of Rocky brook to the Deadwater region. It may also be reached by aid of the lumber roads which run to the northward from the vicinity of Boiestown. The Deadwater is the centre of a great moose country which extends into all the surrounding counties. One of the best guides in the province, Henry Braithwaite, resides at Stanley, York county. He is much in demand and receives more than the average wages during the season. It was Mr. Braith- waite who, secured the handsome bull moose sent by the Provincial government as a part of the mounted exhibit at the Sportsmans's Exhibition in Boston, in March, 1898. This moose waf* shot in the Crooked Deadwater region. CARLETON: COUNTY. ^HE best hunting ground in Carleton county is around the South-west Miramichi and the streams which empty into it. This is a continuation of the game region of York county. The most convenient point of the Canadian Pacific railway by which to reach these region , from Carleton county is Bristol station 39 GtJM A^b kob 27 miles from Woodstock and 92 miles from Fredericton. From Bristol a 9ta«e runs to Foreston on the South- wert Mjfamichi, three times a week. The distance is fifteen miles. Foreston is only a few miles from the source of the South-west, and from this point there is good canoeing down the "ver. Canoes can be hired at Foreston and If one wishes to return that way a canoe voyage can be made for 50 or 60 mile, to Boiestown, which is a station of the Canada Eastern, or it may be pro- longed as far a? one chooses to go on the same river. If one prefer, he can drive SIX miles beyond Foreston. instead of taking a canoe there, and he will then have only five miles to travel to reach good hunting grounds on the North Branch, at a distance of 26 miles from where he leaves the railway at Bristol. From Foreston to the Forks of the nver eight miles, there is a waggon road, and there is good canoeing to Miramichi lake, which is in York county, ab3ut six miles from the boundary of Carleton • county. The lake is twelve miles from the Forks and about 35 miles from Jiristol There is capital hunting ground for both moose and caribou around this lake and the brooks in the vicinity IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Another good hunting ground is that to the south of the South-west Miramichi and west of Recaguimec river, near the head of the Nashwaak. Leaving the railway at Hartland, a drive of twelve miles over a good road will bring one within five miles of the hunting ground. A moose with antlers . measuring 49 inches, and in other ways a fine animal, was killed here last autumn. The moose country along the Victoria county line and head waters of the Odell river lies largely in the latter county, l;»ut it may be reached from Bath station, . which is 30 miles above Woodstock. From Bath there is a good road through Johnville and Chapman, twelve miles ftom the station and within about eight miles of hunting ground. About eight miles from Woodstock, on the eastern side of the river St. John, is a large caribou plain running parallel to the river, which was formerly the re- sort of large numbers of moose. They disappeared for a time, but quite a num- ber have been seen within the last three years and two were shot there last season. Caribou are found in Carleton county on all the hardwood ridges on the eastern side of the river, within a short distance of the clearings. 3' Il 1 GUN AND ROD Beer are found on the western side of the river, wherever there are small tracst of forest, from the boundary line of Maine to the River St. John. On the eastern side of the river they are found for only a distance of eight or teh miles from the banks. The deer in this con nty as well as in York and Charlotte, have come from the westward beyolid the borders of Maine. Deer are not amona the original animals of the New Bruns! wick forests, and were unknown in the .province prior to the year IS 1 8. Supplies, in the way of provisions, may be had at the more important sta- tions along the line of railwav, as well as at 01a.s3vi?Je. eight miles from Bristol on the Miramichi road. Woodstock, the capital of the county, is a place where one may have his choice of stores. The ordinary wages of guides are from $l.oO to $2 a day. Among the guides are -John Demarchant, Bath; Miriam Prosser and Jordan Prosser, Windsor; Philip Grouse, Richard Bartlett and Rainsford Grey, Foreston, and Edward Port, Glassville. Further information as to guides, localities, etc., tnay be had by addresHinor p n^-^Ur.4-4. — _, .. ^^^^^.^^ gume waraeu ' Bath. 3a ^, m K£W BkUNsWlCK. VICTORIA COUNTY AND THE TOBIQUE IE Tobique river rnns through the centre of Victoria county, from north-east to south-west. The whole of the main river lie-j within the county, but of :,he four branches of the hi^ad waters the Little Tobique has its beginning m Rettigouche and the Seipenline in Northumberland. Nictor lake, in the former county, and Serpentine lake, in the latter, are ^art of the Tobique game region, while Nepisiguit lake, at the head of Nepisiguit river, is sometimes spoken of in the same connection, though it is alsq part of tha. hunting region reached by ascending the latter stream from Bath- nrst. The Tobique hunting region has a great name, and deserves it. It has been, and still is, one of the best parts of the province for moose or caribou, and it is one of the most convenient in which to hunt. A glance at the map will show how thoroughly the country is watered by the Tobique river and the tributary streams, extending as they do over so wide an area, and in so many directions. ThftV arfi t.hp a-nnvtaTYiaii'o l>io.U«»»..a ;_ this part of New Brunswick, and much of the travelling can be done in canoes ^vith great ease. The portages are short 33 .*- GUN AND ROD and easy, the longest being that between Nictor and Nepisi^it lakes, a disti^nce of three miles. The' old Indian portage between the system of waters of the St. .rohn and the Miramichi was a little ovtr a mile in length. From the Tobique waters, indued, one may portage and 'lescend the, Upsalqnitch, which flows "•to the Restigouche on the Quebec houndary ; the Nepisignit, Mhich empties nito La liaie de Chalenr, or the Mira- michi, which descends to the bay of that name on the finlf of St. Lawrence. The possibilities of canoe voyages in this part of New Brnnswick art .sim^ply enormous. Mention has already been 'made of that part of Victoria county near the Carleton county line, around the head waters of the Odell river and streams rnnning into the Miramichi. Speaking generally, the Tobique game country begins within 20 miles of the junction of the river with the St. John, and all the region through which the Tobique and its tributaries flow is a land abounding with moose and caribou. The choice of local- ities varies at diffei-ent times in the sea- son. In September and early in October, .when canoes are available, some of the' best places are the l)ead water on the Ser- Dentine fivflP fiavr^a^t^i^^ 1_1--' m .'■ 34- '>1'' • IN N^W BI?LUNSWICK. lake, I^ng lake, Nirtoi' and Nepisi- guit lakes. ' 'For still hunting, it is worth while to trj^ tfttf" Gulquac river, the head waters of" ttie' Wapskehegan and Odell rivers, Sisson lake and Sisson Branch stream. The (Iidciuac i.s a fine caribou country. - , This does not exhaust the liat of i'oml localities. It may be said that the readiest way of getting a full list i. 1 eon-^ult a map which gives tbe names of all the lakes and rivers. .Some of them are better than othws, but nearly all are good. ■ In addition to those just named. Riviere des Chutes, Lindsay brook, the DeadWater of the Southwest Miramichi, Muddy lake, Gulquac lake and Island lake, are hunting grounds of the best .kifid. How these localities are reached .will be told later., , ■And'jver, 49 milea.rtbove Woodstock, is the point on the Canadian Pacific rail- way from which thj Tobique is reached. Here supplies , can be procured, and guides may be had on application to J. A. Perley, of . Peifley's hotel, who is ;a good authority on the game and game regions of Victoria county. When guides are secured at.AndoTor, they are usually sent three days ahead to Riley brook, which is 53 miles from 35 Mh CfUN AND Ron the tov^n. The hunting party can leave Andover on the morning of the third day tak.n;^ the Tobiquo Vall«y railway ti llaster Rock. 29 mile^ from Andover On the following morning they can go to the bunting grounds. Moose and caribou may be seen at any time after leaving the Forks, which are six miles above Kiley brook, during the journey of HO m.les or so between the Forks and the lakes, the xVorth Branch or the Serpentine. From Andover to the Forks is 63 miles and from the Forks to the Serpen- tme Deadwater is seventeen miles. There is hotel accomodation at Plaster Itock. arid teams, can be hired to convey passengers and iuggage to the lakes at any time during the season. Starting from Plaster Rock station there 13 a good team road to the Bead- water on the South-west Miramichi a distance of ab.ut 20 miles. This road runs along the Wapskehegan and Riviere rfes Chutes, up Lindsay brook until it reaches the Miramichi Deadwater Canoes can be hauled over the route.' ihere is also a good team road up to the Deadwater on the left hand branch of Kiviere des Chutes. When travelling with a canoe, one can go from the Forks up the Serpentine to 36 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Svrpentine lake, from the latter to Port- age and AcMor lakes, th iicu to Long lake nml Trousers lake, proceeding from Trousers lake down the Kight Hand Branch of the Tobique to the place of starting at the Forks. On this trip good hunting will be found all along the rout»', but the journey is not an easy one and will require about three weeks time. As little lugwago as possible should be taken. In addition to the localities already ua'rned as go(.d f«ir still hunting in the tarly winter, there are a number of others, such as lUirnt Land brook, Three Brooks, Two Brocks-, Blue Mountain lakf, lUed and Hut hinson lakes, etc., with numerous barrens which are the ri'soits of caribou. With the exception of B'ue Mountain lake, where it is necessary to walk quite a distance, the barrens are easy of access fr m the main road and can be got at by teams on the old lumber portages. Nearly all the parties who visit ;d the Tobique during the soa.son of 1897 succeeded in gttting imjose, and in a number of instuuces they secured two moose and two ca?ibou. In the rutting season game js so abundant that even the novice in hunting is likely to see moose 37 . . !! I ^ ,. GUN AND ROD Jiround thtf lakes in the evening or early morning. {„ the majority of cases last antnDi^ the moose were seen in daylight. Later in the season, abont the last ot «epti.mber, the services of the expert tn«jr*se caller are required. '. At Nicto-r lake, of which mention has been made, is a great hunting ground. it is a mountainous country, and liald Mduntain. near the lake, has a height of 2,o3, feet. Several of the other nioun- tarns near at hand have an altitude nearly as gnat. The onlinary wages of a guide on the lobiqueare from $1.50 to Sl'.OO a dav .HiiJ found. He will supply a canoe, and .the huntin^^ p„ty furnishes tents, cook- .lUK outfit and provisions. The foUowina .guides an, available : Thomas Wright'' Charles Wright. John Linton and James Liutun, Three Brooks; Dolfred Giberson Mauger Giberson, Dun.au Wright and Howard Finamore, Arthurette; Robert Marstori. Asa Marston and Norman Wright, Sisson Ridge ; John Jenkins and lerry Jenkins. Burnt Land Brook- Ernest Ferguson, Reuben Ross and Purd Ross, Riley Brook; Thomas Day, Plaster Rock ; Ambrose Lockwood, Joseph Trumbly._ Frank Motten and Frank Pont; Henry Baird. 3« Indian IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Bairdsville, and Jeremiah Haffard, Forest Glen. Information as to guides may be had from J. A. Perley, Andover, as pre- viously noted, and from Asa Marston, game warden Sisson Ridge. IN madawaska county. •^IIE best hunting grounds in the county of Madawaska are those around Green river and the Restigouche. Though the greater portion of the latter river lies in Restigouche county, a por- tion of what are called its head waters are in Madawaska. The Restigouche is reached from St. Leonard station, on the Canadian Pacific railway, from which its connecting brooks are about fifteen miles distant. Parties who wish to take this route can com- municate with Albert Young, Accomoda- tion hotel. St. Leonard, who will furnish a conveyance to the hunting grounds. The Restigouche, (Left Hand Branch) has good hunting ground from the upper part of the settlement to its head waters, and is especially good at the extreme head, where there is a long stretch of dead water. There are no lakes of any note in this section, and below the dead watijr there is only an occasional piace for 39 GUN AND ROD moose calling on the river prop»r. For Ciiribou and deor, however, this part of the country is superior to the Green River Section. Another way of reaching this Dead- water is by going up Grand river, which empties into the St. John a few miles above St. Leonard. Following the Grand river a dozen miles or so, the Wogonic is reached and a short portage made from It to the Wogan. which empties into the Restigouche. The Green River hunting country is reached from Edmundston, on the Canadian Pacific railway. The mode of conveyance is either by team to First lake, a distance of 28 miles, by poleina up the river or by towing, the latter plan being the preferable one. The best hunting grounds are on the main stream above the Third falls and on the Little Forks. This section has been hunted very httle and moose are abundant, but there are few caribou or deer. It is largely composed of burnt land on which there is a young growth of hardwood makmg it a natural feeding gi-ound for moose. One defect is that there is scarcely any dead water on any part of this section, but in other respects, and for those who have been accustomed to hunt 40 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. away from the water, it is a good part of the country for moose. The Lake Branch, the upper part of the river, is also a good section for game, but it is more frequented by hunting parties, and the chances of success are not so good for the new comer. From the upper part of Green river a crossing may be made to the Quatawam- kedgwick, usually called the Kedgwick, river, which flows into the Eestigo uche •The distance, over a good portage, is seven miles. The canoe voyago may be made to Metapedia or to Campbellton, and it will be through a fine country for large game; There is also good moose ground on the upper part of the Iroquois river, which empties into the St. John a few miles below ^-raundston, but one difficulty about ,-ung on it is that the head waters are in the province of Quebec, and a visitor with license to hunt in New Brunswick only, might get into trouble by pushing on into the game regions beyond the boundary line. Supplies for hunting parties can be procured at Edmundston. The wages of guides in this part of the COUntrv ftro iiaii»1K. on - 3 — --J — - ..a«a,nj ^^ a, (Jay. iixQ number of guides is not large and infor- 4' if! GUN AND ROD mation regarding them may be had by addressing Milton Dayton, game warden iidmuodston. ' THE RESTIGOUCHE REGION. (^he county of Eestigouche lies at the ^ extreme north of New Brunswick and has an area of more than two million acres. ouU a small portion of which is settled. In the vast tracts of forest in the inteiior, the moose, caribou and bear abound, but the game regions to the jvestward are more easily approached from the Tobique and Madawaska than from the settled parts of the county on the northern and eastern shore. It is not necessary to make a long journey into the interior, however, for what is considered tbe best shooting in the county is found within easy reach of the i Kestigouche river and of Campbellton I an important station on the Intercolonial railway, reached in a few hours from St John. The county of Restigouche is to a very large degree as niture made it. Of the 2,u72,710 acres which comprise its area^ about 1,843,61)0 remain vacant lands, and m this great territory are the fn.^.u where the moose and caribou are found. 49 D ROD m may be had by ^ton, game warden, 'HE REGION. igouche lies at the >f New Brunswick B than two million rtion of which is tracts of forest in caribou and bear, i regions to the asily approached Madawaska than of the county on Jin shore. It is a long journey ver, for what is shooting in the 3asy reach of the of Campbellton, the Intercolonial labours from St. uche is to a very ade it. Of the emprise its area, acant lauds, and are the forests ribou are found. IN NEW BRUNSWICK. It. is a well watered country, and one to- dehgh the explorer. The county has several important rivers, the chief of which IS th. Restigouche. The waters of this fine stream are estimated to have a length of about 200 miles, partly in the province of Quebec, of which the lower portion of the river is the bound- ary and the remainder in New Bruns- wick. What appears on the maps as the source of the river, is that portion which begins in Madawaska. and is there called the Restigouche. because that name was given to it by the early English settlers. Ihere has been a contention that this part of the river is rather in the nature of a branch, and that the true Resti- gouche IS what is called the Quatawam- kedgwick. It is not necessary te ex- plain that the latter is an Indian word and according te the Hon. Arthur Ham^ ilton Gordon, a former governor of New Brunswick, it should be spelled "Quah- tahwahamquahduavic." As a matter of convenience, it is usually called the Kedgwick. Other streams which empty inte the Restigouche are the great fish- ing river Metapedia, coming from the province of Quebec, the point of iunntinn '— twelve miles above Campbellton, e Upsaiquitch, six miles above % 43 and n II 'i GUN AND ROD Metapedia, flowing from the interior of the county. About 30 miles above the TJpsalquitch, in following the Restigouch is a vast forest, and much of it is simply a great and unexplored game region. Of the two and three-quarter million acres in the county, at least two million offer inducements to the hunter of big game and m these are included some of thJ finest moose and caribou grounds in the province. The settled portion of Northumber- land is that to the eastward, and to the southward along the South-west M^ramichi river. The lower part of the North-west Miramichi also flows through settled country. The county is well M'atered by the various branches of the Miramichi and their tributaries, as well as by a portion of the Nepisiguit river, which flows through the northern part and has its outlet in the county of Gloucester. The game region is well supplied with lakes. Northumberland is an easy county to reach. The Canada Eastern railway runs across the eoiinf.rv fr-^^ t?,._j-_.. , following the course of the South- west GtJN AND ROD Miramichi. From Fredericton to Chat- ham Junction, where connection is made with the Intercolonial rail vvay for points north or south, is 108 miles, and from Fredericton to Chatham on this line is 120 miles. The Intercolonial railway- runs north and south through the county. Newcastle, on this Hue, is six miles north of Chatham Junction, 114 miles from Fredericton and 167 miles from St. John. On both of these railways, as will be shown, are a number of stations, from which the hunting grounds may be easily reached. Some of the best grounds to the northwest, however, are reached only by a long journey after the railway is left behind. Chatham and Newcaste are both im- portant towns, about five miles apart on the Miramichi river where it approaches the sea, and both are ports largely in- terested in the shipping and lumber trade. There is good hotel accommodation at both places and the opportunity to obtain all kinds of supplies for hunting parties, as well as teams for reaching any part of country. The stranger may also be able to get some valuable pointers from prom- inent residents of Chat ham and Newcastle experience. 5« IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Supplies may also be had at the prin- cipal stations along the line of the Canada Eastern railway. The charges for pro- vssions will be found reasonable. It may be added that in all this part of the country the hotel rates, charges for teams and the like, will be found moderate. This, indeed, may be claimed of all parts of the province to which the sportsman may make his way. Taking either Chatham or Newcastle as a starting point, the best moose and caribou country, M'ith some deer is that to the west and north-west. Portions of this region, such as that on the South-west Miramichi and its tribu- taries, may be most conveniently reached by going from either Chatham, Newcastle or Fredericton, on the Can- ada Eastern railway to Boiestown, Doaktown, or one of two or three other stations which may be made points of departure for the hunting grounds. In other instances it may be better to take the road direct from Newcastle for points to the west and north-west. This is a matter that each sportsman can settle for himself after he has decided on his objective point in the woods, and on which he can easily get advice in either of the first mentioned places. 57 GUN AND ROD ill 111] 1 . Supposing one to be at Newcastle, one of the finest of hunting grounds lies to the westward in the vicinity of Guagus lake, on the Little South-west Miramichi. The game region here is a large one and affords ample room for a number of hunt- ing parties at one time. It is reached by taking a team at Newca!^^ tie and fc'. lowing the road to the lakes- r distance of 50 miles. This district ca." b- leached from Fredericton by way of iioiostov/n. Another gor d moose and caribou count}' ift that on the North- west Mira- michi, which hm a ".vide reputatioo. There arc three distiD.'t districts in ^liis part of Northumberland, ^ud all of tliem are good. The first of these is that around the F- rtage and Tomogonop.- rivers, at the south-west corner of Gloucester county. It lies about north-west o*^ Newcastle, from which place it is distant 25 miles by a good team road. It Js a district very easy of access, but has been vtry little hunted. It is a good moose coun- try, and it is a part of what has long been known as a fine caribou region. The Little river and Mountain Brook lake district lies to the westward of that just mentioned. Both moose and cari- bou are found here in large numbers, and 58 ^i'^i IN NEW BRUNSWICIC. this part of the country is spoken of as a veritable hunter's paradise. The dis- tance from Newcastle to the lakes is 40 miles. Of this, ;^8 miles can ha made by team, and the remaining two miles consist of a carry over a good trail. The Bald Mountains district, to the south-west of that last named| is called one of tlie greatest moose and caribou resorts in New ]irunswick, and has a wide reputation outside of the province. It is rfached by a journey of 60 miles from Newcastle. Of this distance, 38 miles is over a good team road to Camp Adams, and the remainder of the wav can be made either in canoes or over a "tote" road. In the autumn of 1897, a visitor to this district counted 147 caribou in three days, and on the same trip lliirteen moose were seen in one day. The country is able to speak for itself. The country to the north and north- east of Chatham and Newcastle includes that around the boundary of Gloucester county as well as some further to the south in Northumberland. Moose, cari- bou and deer are all found iu this part of the country. The principal districts are the Bartibog, the Millstrearii, Tabusintac The Bartibog district lies north of 39 GUN AND ROD iH'iiif fi .!i Chatham and Newcastle, and thoiiirh. of Itself, it does not cover a large area, it has a well deserved reputation for both moose and caribou, and especially for the latter. In this p irt of the county are . barrens to which the caribou resort as natural feeding grounds. Bartibog has also a reputation for bears. This district may be reached both by rail and highway from Newcastle and Chfitliam. Goincr by team fiom Newcastle, a good part of the hunting ground is reached by a drive of sixteen miles. By rail to Bartibo*' station, on the Intercolonial mil way, is a distance of 21 miles, and by this route the more northern part of the district is reached. Going from Chatham by high- way, a drive of eight or ten miles will take ope to the lower part of Bartibo^r to the north of which lies an area of moose and caribou country. It may well be said, however, that metes and bounds cannot be put to the haunts of the game in this section of the country, since moose, caribou or deer, may be encount- ered anywhere, at times, even within a few miles of such important places as Chatham and Newcastle. Tnise, of course, are exceptional instances, as in the case of the moose which was killed within four miles of Newcastle last year, 60 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. but they serve to show how well the actual hunting grounds are supplied with game. It has been no uncumnwn thing for caribou to be shot within a distance of three or four miles of Douglastown, on the north side of the Miramichi river, between Newcastle and Chatham. The Tabusintac and Eskedelloc district lies to the north and east of Bartibog, and is partly in tlie adjoining county of Gloucester. It has an abundance of moose, caribou and deer, and is very easily reached both by rail and high- way from Newcastle and Chatham. A drive of 25 miles on the post road from Newcastle or a few miles less when Chatham is the starting point, will take one to the Eskedelloc, which flows into the Tabusintiic. This highway passes through Bartibog and goes to Ikthurst. Much of its way in both counties is through a fine game region around the Bartibog, Eskedelloc, Tabusintac and other streams. As many as 1 60 caribou have been seen on the Tabusintac barrens in one day. The northern part of this district may also be reached by going to Red Pine station, on the Intercolonial, 31 miles from Newcastle, and the central •portion from .Bartibog station, 21 miles from Newcastle. " ' 6i jlh 1 GUN AND ROD S The Mill treara district lies to the north and west of Newcastle, and is so near at liand that it is very easily reached both by 1 ill and high a ay. By the Introolonial railway it is nine miles to Beaver Brook itation, which is close to the Mill Stream, and the' distance by highway from Newcastle to the hunting 'is also nine miles. . 4.he south and west of Chatham and NewcjiHtle is a game country on both sides of the South-west Miramichi. That on tbe south side of the river is the better kj . .vii. .. inclt'des the district watered by the Cains river and by the Sabbies river, a tributary of the Cains. This is a y;ieat moose and caribou region, and it is one of the l)e8t sections of the country for deer hunting. There is much burnt laud in this part of the county, and on this there is a young growth of hard- wood which is sought by the big game. To reach Ihis country, one ma^ ^o to Rogersville station, on the Intercolonial railway, sixteen miles froTn Chatham Junction, from vhich the hunting ground is nine miles distant. Another roiite is to go to Blackville, on tlie Canada Eastern railway, '20 miles lum Chatham Junc- tion, from hich point the journey to the game section is nine miles. The grouu 1 6« Fr( IN NEW BRUNSWICK may also bo reached by way of Doak- town, on the Canada Eustern, 44 miles from Chatham Junction. North of the South-west M •michi, and easly reached from BUckvil Doak-' town and other stations on fhc Jinn of the Canada Eastern, is the rnoose, caribou and deer district of the Renous and Dungarvon rivers. The latter is an especially ^nod part of the country for deer. Sou^h and south-east of Chatham to the Kent county line, and extending from Barnaby river as far east as Bay du Vin, is a moose and caribou country reached by a hi.^hway drive of about three hours or less from Chatham, Tt will thus be seen that c 'fjy section of this great county of Northumberland has its hunting grounds, and among these are the finest big game regions in the province. Other classes of game are equally abundant, as will be seen by '•'^ference to the report on fish and . there ' L^tme which appears elsewhere m is publication. Northumberland h: )n all respects a wonderful wealth of • li.ttural ' nrces. Goo.i glades are easily procured by mq uiry either at Chatham, Newcastle or FrederictoTi. The usual wa^o- «.. *,._, «3 h > CUN AND ROD $3 to $o a (lay, but .some of those iiio.st in (leiiiand havu roceivuil as mich u.s $o a (lay. (;ool<,s can b(! seciinid for 31.50 a (lay. Full information on tlifiso and other points will bu Huppliod on applii-a- tion to William Wyse, game warden, Chiithani, N. B., or K. )I. Armstrong, Newcastle, N. IJ. KENT COUNTY. ^11 K connty of Kent, with its area of 1.149,000 acres, is less than half the size of North innherland, and of the area named more than half has been granted and located. The Intercolonial passes through the central portion of the county, and it is chiefly to the westward that the big game is found. This part of the county lies in a triangular form between the Cains and Sabbies rivers district in North umb(n land and the hunting region of Canaan river, Coal creek and Salmon river, which hare already been mentioned in connection with the county of Queens- The Salmon river, indeed, has its source •in Kent, and together with its tributaries, it drains the western half of the county. On the ground between the head waters of these streams and the Kichibucto and Kouchibouguasis rivers, which run east- wa rd to the coast, is an excellent huutinc? o 64 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. ooimtry, the continuution of the gaiuo region in (^leens aw] NoifliuniberlaiKl. Mooso are plentiful, uiul large droves of caribou are seen at times on the plains. There is also some huntin<,' in the north-eastern part of the county, the continuation of that already mentioned as being to the south-east of Chatham, in the adjoining county of Northumber- land, but the ])ropL-r game district of Kent is that to the westward of tim line of the Intercolonial railway. The most convenient point on the In- tercolonial from which to reach this dis- trict is Kent Junction, 27 miles from Chatham Junction and 45 miles from Moncton. From this place the Portage road is taken for a distance of fifteen miles, which brings one to the hunting grounds. Supplies can be hauled the whole distance, and there is a camp in the vicinity where a party may make its headquarters. Express trains do not stop at Kent Junction, but the accommodation train does, as do the regular freight trains. Parties can therefore come to Harcourt, .'^7 miles from Moncton, wire the station age'it at Kent Junction to procure sup- plies and enoraaA anirlaa o.wi o.« f_^„.„-..i themselves a little later by the freight or 65 GUN AND Rot) '■■'? !'h'':l f - ^ ' I] I' ' 1 •» accommodation, as may suit their con- venience. Arriving at the Junction, they can leave for the woods at once, everything having been arrangod for them. If desired, supplies can be pro- cured at Jlarcourt, where there is a good hotel at which the party can be <.ccom- modated while waiting, (Juides can be engaged at Kent Junc- tion for $1 a day, and a man and a horse cost $2 a day. The guides at the Junction are James Horton and Hiram Legoof. I'rom Kent Junction the Northern railway runs east to Richibucto, 27 miles, and by this route the great shooting ground for wild geese, around Kouchi- bouguac Bay, may be reached. As Richibucto is the shire-town of Kent„ there are good accommodations for travel- lers. mm m« ill 'I, Si' r •' WESTMORLAND AND ALBERT! *HESE two counties, which were formerly one, occupy the south- eastern corner of the province, They have an area of more than 1,300,000 acres, much of which is settled, and they therefore do not rank as game counties in the same sense as do those which are more to the northward. Nevertheless, 66 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. they have their big game, as well as feathered game in abundance. Out of a total of 887,300 acres of land in Westmorland, no less than 711,670 are granted and located. A large portion of the county is rich farming country and well settled, and there are such important centres of population as Moncton, Sackville, Dorchester and Shediac. All these are on the line of the Intercolonial railway, which includes the greater portion of the Canadian Gov- ernment Railway System, the general offices of which are at Moncton. From the latter, a city of some 10,000 people, the railway runs north to Quebec and Montreal, south to Halifax and Cape Breton, oast to Northumberland Strait on the route to Prince Edward Island, and west to St. John, where connections are made with all points to the west- ward. The best part of Westmorland for big game is that to the north-west, adjoining Queens and Kent counties. Through this flows the Canaan river, the hunting on which has already been described. The directions given for getting to the Canaan district by way of Petitcodiac and Havelock A^ill apply to this part of West- moiiand. Nevers brook, a moose district 67 ^■^ V 1/ N « 'i f th GUN AND ROD previously mentioned, is in this county. Petitcodiac is 23 miles from Moncton. The game region may also be reached by highway from Salisbury, thirteen miles from Moncton, or one may go from Moncton to Canaan station on the Northern division of the Intercolonial, nmeteen miles, and from there work through the game country to the west and south-west. Supplies of every kind can, of course, be procured in Moncton. The Moncton & Buctouche railway runs from Moncton to Buctouche harbor, in Kent county, 32 miles, and will be found convenient for those in search of feathered game in that part of the country. At Sackville, 38 miles from Moncton, the Intercolonial connects with the New Brunswick & P. E. I. railway for Cape Tormentine, 38 miles, on Northumber- land Strait. This is another convenient route for those in search of feathered game. Baie Verte, which has a re- putation for geese, is eighteen miles from Sackville. Moose -^re found to some extent in the eastern part of the county, making their way there, presumably, from some of the game regions of Nova Scotia. Albert county has moose, caribou and IN NEW BRUNSWICK. deer though not in large numbers, and in order that they may be preserved a close season has been fixed for them to continue until the year 1903 The moose are in the south-western portion of the county, arou .d Upper Salmon and Point Wolf rivers, reached by way of Salisbury on the Salisbury & Harvey railway to Albert, 45 miles, and the Albert Southern railway to Alma, sixteen miles. The caribou are in the north- west part of the country, reached from letitcodiac station, on the Intercolonial railway, by the Elgin & Havelock railway to Elgm, a distance of fourteen miles. Ihe deer are in the north-eastern part of the county, in the vicinity of Turtle Creek, ten miles from Petitcodiac by KINGS AND ST. JOHN COUNTIES. ^HAT has been said of Westmorland and Albert counties will apply in a still stronger degree to the long settled and well populated counties of Kings and St. John. Seven-eighths of the land in Kings is granted and located, and apart rom Its large area of cultivated farms '-'••' -7 "«3 u uumoer ot iiourishina villages, in addition to such a busy man! i^facturing place as Sussex and the shire 6g ^ r-v % U \ { 11 9 GUN AND ROD town of Hampton. It is therefore not essentially a region for big game, though moose and caribou are found in the northetn portion of it, where it adjoins the hunting grounds of the Canaan river in Queens county. In portions of the county more to the westward deer are at times so plenty as to be a nuisance by their interference with the crops of the farmers. Attorney General White, who is one of the representatives of Kings in the provincial legislature, has more than once had complaints of this nature from his constituents. The question of the complainants was as to how far they could go in striving to protect themselves from the marauders during the close season, when it was not lawful to kill. In one instance, a fanner was put to loss by the deer entering his cultivated fields and eating the carrot tops. Having the game law in his mind, he could not shoot, nor could he set his dog to chase the deer away, as he could do in the case of his neighbor's cows. In another instance, in the parish of Springfield, a farmer having gathered his crop of turnips, placed a quantity of them in a heap behind his barn, covering the heap with earth and straw. When he went to the place at a later date, he was surprised and grieved 7<» IN NEW BRUNSWICK. to find that a number of deer had been there in the meantime and had found the turnips 80 much to their taste that they had consumed the greater portion of them. Deer, indeed, are found in various puts of the county, and even within a iew miles of the business centre of Sussex. They are also abundant in the extreme west of the county, adjoining Queens and Charlotte, where the country IS little settled, and where other kinds of game are to be had. In this part of the " county is the preserve of the Ingle wood game and fishing club. The Intercolonial railway runs throuah Kings county for a distance of nearly 60 miles. The Canadian Pacific passes through the western part of the county From the Intercolonial, at Hampton, the Hampton & 8t. Martins railway runs to St. Martins, on the Bay of Funday, 30 miles, and the Central railway runs from Norton to Chipman, 45 miles. Hy the latter route, as previously de- scribed in these pages, the game regions of Queens county are reached. Sussex 43 miles from St. John by the Intercol- onial, IS a place where fishing parties may obtain all kinds of supplies. St. John county is to be viewed from a commercial standpoint, rat}ier than as 7' GUN AND ROD a cruising ground for the hunter of New Brunswick, and only about one tenth of its area remains ungranted laud The city of St. John, with a population of about 40,000, is the winter port of Canada for the trans- Atlantic steamship lines, and the city is the centre of a number of transportation lines by land and water, to and from all points of the continent. These are more par- ticularly referred to in the introduction to this book. The city has excellent hotels, and it is needless to say that every want of the traveller can be supplied in respect to outfit and and equipment for hunting and fishing. While the sportsman who went to Tar- tridge Island in search of partridge would undoubtedly return disappointed,there are both deer and feathered game in the county to the east and west of St. John. At the extreme w(!st is the Point Wolf district, which is partly in Albert county, and where moose have been reported ol late. To the west of St. John city and the river, deer are found around the Mus- qu ash streams, the headwaters of which are in Charlotte, Queens and Kings coun- ties. The Ii'glewood grounds are partly mft+ -TnVin rtrii-iptir tinvt]-! of TV/f lianiio cl> village. Deer are frequently killed with- 7a J killed with- IN NEW BRUNSWICK. m a few miles of the residence of Sur- veyor General Dunn, on the Shore Line railway, fifteen miles from St. John city, while there is an abundance of smaller game, including wild fowl at the lakes and along the shore. The famous duck shooting ground at Maces Bay is on the borders of St. John and Charlotte counties In the foregoing summary of the big game regions of New Brunswick, much has been left unsaid in order that the matter might bo kept within reasonable compass. In what has been told the reference has been to moose, caribou and deer, but there is much in the way of other gamj, including the bear, loup-cer- vier. wildcat, fox anoot« are readied. BY r> O. SMITH, FUhrry Commmioner for ^ew Brunntick. i i it'M« Angling Waters and Feathered Game Resorts of \dw Bii nswick. To the Houora 'e ^. T. Dunn, Surveyor General of the Province of Ne^N Bruns wick : SiK : — Complying with your instruc- tions of the 4th inst., for the prop iration of a report on the Angling Waters and Featheretl Game Resorts of the Proviuce, 1 have the honor to transmit the ^an. herewith. The area covered comprises fifteo large counties with a total of 28 200 square miles of land and water. 14,766 square m s of which are forest and woodland. This territory contains, per- haps, a greater number and variety of angling waters and more extensive haunts and cover.s of wild-fowl and other birds of the game kind than are found in any other section of Canada of the same size. I have kept in view, as closely as possible, the collation of reliable data for sportsmen and tourists, piincipally in reference to the following game, fishes and birds : — Salmon (salmo salae), sea- trout (salmo 77 I 1 4 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 1.0 I.I 1.25 1^ III 21 3.2 is 14.0 1.4 2.5 12.2 2.0 1.8 ^ APPLIED IIVMGE Inc 1653 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14609 USA (716) 482 -0300 -Phone (716) 288- 5989 -Fax |1' :■ ii::- *i! lii 1 .1 1 '1 ll si 11' .'\ 1 1 GUN AND ROD triitta;, land-locked salmon, lake tropt, brook-trout, bass, etc. Wild geese, brant, black duck, wood- cock, partridge, snipe, plover, etc. Details respecting tiie different places where These fishes and birds are found, and the means of reaching them are given, covering as fully as possible, the follow- ing points : — The nearest railway stations, or regular steamboat landings at which visiting anglers or sportsmen should stop, in order to reach the fishing and shooting grounds. Hotels at these stations or landings, and their charges pei' day, or per week. Names of some of the guides for the several places, and their charges per day. Information in reference to teams per day, for driving to ground ; also for boats or canoes, where used. Whether suitable houses, lodges or camps are at the fishing or shooting grounds. Distances given from the railway station, or steamboat landing to the fish- ing or shooting grounds, character of roads, or waterways, and whether boats, canoes, etc., are used and available, with cost of latter, etc. Whether necessary food supplies may be had at railroad stations and steamboat 78 Itf IN NEW BRUNSWICK. landings, or at or near the fishing or shooting grounds. Whether the fishing and shooting are free, or when not free, whether they are available to visitors, and the cost. In obtaining the facts sought for, those who were applied to for information were impressed with the importance of making it of such a character as to satisfy strangers who might come to the differ- ent localities, of its reliability, in order that our visitors might be inspired with confidence in the country, its people and its sporting resources. It is, therefore, hoped that the follow- ing particulars may be the means, in part at least, of bringing to the notice of anglers and sportsmen of all classes, some of our most desirable resorts, which may be depended on to afford them the enjoyment they come so far to seek. It is important to those who may wish to come from abroad to our fish and game resorts, that they should know, before- hand, the best places for the sport which they particularly prefer. They should, therefore, before setting out for New Brunswick write, if possible, to some reliable and well informed friend, resident here, or to some officer connected with the Crown Land Department, at 79 GUN AND ROD Fredericton, N. B., stating the kind of sport they want and getting fuller particulars and advice. As Fishery Commissioner, I am always ready to give any information I may have to such, persons and so, also, is the Chief Game Commissioner, L. B. Knight, at Saint John, N". B. The open seasons for angling in New Brunswick are:— Salmon, Feb. 1st to August 15 ; Sea-trout, April 1st to Sep- tember 30th ; Land-locked Salmon. May 1st to September 15th ; Brock-trout, May 1st to September 30th ; Lake Trout, May 1st to September 30th. Bass may be taken with fly, or bait, (hook and line) all the year round. Ihe open seasons for game birds are : Woodcock, September 1st to December 1st; Partridge, September 20th to No- vember 3Gth; Snipe, Plover, Wild Geese, Brant, Black Duck, September 1st to' December 1st. Information respecting localities dealt ^\'ith is arranged under the headings of ohe different counties, as far as possible, >egiuning at the most aortheru— Eesti-' gouche. I have the honor to be II- obedient servant, D. G. SMITH, Fishery CommiasioTier &9 ■\r. !1« IN NEW BRUNSWICK. River Fishing and Game Birds in New Brunswick. RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY. (The Intercolonial Railway runs through this County, Steamer "Admiral" plies between its shire- town, Dalhousie, and points on the Bay Chaleur, in the' Counties of Bonaventure and Gaspe, in the Province of Quebec.) The Restigouche, which is probably the best salmon-angling river in the world, is underlease to the famous Resti- gouche Salmon Club, Mr. Archibald Rogers and others, with exception of some excellent pools held by old riparian pro. piietors or their descendatits. These pools are, in some cases, let to anglers from year to year. In reference to these latter, enquiry may be made of Messrs. Alex. Mowat, Campbellton, and Mr. John I>awson, of Dawsonville. The government has for lease, by the season, a fine stretch of the Upsalquitch, a large tributary of the Restigouche, above 'he Forks, which abounds wit til salmoQ GUN AND ROD n. I i < ... I f 1! for ten or more miles, with excellent trout fishing for fifteen miles further. Lakes are plentiful on the south east branch waters of the Upsalquitch, and there is excellent trout fishing in these. Mr. A. E. Alexander, Gampbellton, can give all necessary information in refer- ence to these. The charge for lake fishing is $1.00 per day, per rod. Parkers's lake, only a few miles from Gampbellton, has long been a favorite resort for trout fishermen. To reach these lakes, go to Campbell- ton station. There are good hotels there, which charge from $1.00 to $1.50 per day, or $4.50 and upwards per week. Teams may be procured from Messrs. Ed. Alexander, W. T. Stewart or S. L. Swass3y. To reach the Upsalquitch river salmon fisheries, go to Upsalquitch station. Adam Ferguson and James Sielis keep hotels there, which are very comfortable and their charges are moderate. Boats and guides are easily had. The charge for canoe or boat and two guides is about $3.00 per day. Single horse teams are $2.00 per day ; double $4.00. Covered scows are used on some of the Eestigouche and Upsalquitch waters for parties going long distances, such as to Sa rM NTEW BRaNSWrCK. Mowat's waters, Kedgwick. These re- quire three men and three horses each, and cost $10.00 p3r day. They are very comfortable for travelling in. Supplies of all ordinary kinds may be had at either Campbellton or Metapedia. The Jacqnet river ranVs next to the Restiyouche in this con.ity for salmon fishincr. It is nnder lease to Mr. Thomas Murphy, of Dalhousie. Salmon were abundant in it last season ('97) and it ranked ahead of any other of our salmon rivers. There is also good trout (sea) fishing on its npper stretches. The salmon fishing is six to ten miles above Jacquet Station, I. C. R., and Mr. Murphy's charge is $30.00 pi-r week for it, his charge for trout fishing is 50 cents a day. There is good hotel accomodation at Jacquet Station at $1.00 per day and $().00 per week. William Miller and Hiram Miller and their respective sons, are reliable guides for Jacquet river. A good boarding house and camps for fishing parties near the pools are available. A highway runs up river for sixteen miles, and there are nu raerous portage roads through the woods to favorite spots. If preferred, anglers may go up river 16 miles by 83 GUN AND ROD %i Ik! i"l!,! 1*5,1 :hv canoe. The charge pe* canoe is 50 cents per day. In the latter part of May and up to June 20th, is the best season for the fresh run sea troul, and these, weitdiiufr up as high as four, and sometimes niore, pounds, may be taken with fly near "Tide-head" in Christopher brook, about six miles above Cau)pb«llt..n ; nlso in Eel river, Charlo, Henjamin, Louison and Belledune rivers, each at or near I. C. K. stations bearing their names, where also hotel accommodation may be had at very reasonable rates. Suitable boats or canoes may be had at nearly all of these livers, but good fishing is also dune fiom the shore and it is free to all. These trout soon ascend the rivers, however, and are taken all summer in the pools miles away from tide water. Wild geese and brant are plentiful in the Lower Restigouche.and black duck in the lakes, and also on the same grounds as. geese and brant. Sportsmen in pursuit of these make headquarters at Campbellton or Dalhousie, where outfit and guides may be procured. Woodcock are not found in large numbers, save in the vicinity of Daw- sonville. Partridges are plentiful evry where 84 fN NEW BRUNSWICK. ill tliu woods tliroughoiit thu County. Siiipo iiiul plovor swiinn along the shoi-os, isliui U and IowIuikU below Tide Hiwl, on the Ite.stigouche, and at the mouths (if the rivers as well as along all the shores of the mainland and Heron Island. This island lies about three miles olf New Mills, in the lUy Clialeur, is about six miles long and sparsely settled. It is therefoer, an excellent ground for geese and brant, as well as for marsh and shore birds. GLOUCESTER COUNTY. (fntjivjolonial railroad runs through and the Caracjuet and Gulf shore railroads intersect this county.) All of the ash and birds enumerated are abundant. The piincipil rivers of Gloucester county are the Nepisiguit, Tatagouche, Tracadie, Caraciuet and rokemouche. >Sm iller rivers and streams are Peters, Elm tree, Biy Chaleur Mdl S. -. ni, Bass, I'oke-jhaw and Little Tracadie. It also' abounds in lakes which feed the Nepisi- guit and its tributaries and arc too num- erous to note. , 85 GUN AND ROD I lir- ii Other lakes are the Nigadoo, Antoino, Krie, Poors, etc. All of these are fine trout fishing lakes. Biithurst, on the f. 0. R., is head (|tiarter.s for tlie Nopi.sigiiit, which is one of the very l)est silnion-angling rivers of New Mrunswick, ranking next to the Re.stigouche and Miraniichi, on the North Shore. The leading hotels of Bathurst arc the Rob 'rtsoii, Wilbur, Foley and Power, the charges at eanh of which are $1.50 per day an.tl $".50 per week. The charges for single horse and wagon are from $1.00 to$2.50; for double team $5.00. Guides charge from $1.50 t j $2.00 per day, board found by Sportsmen. They can be best procured by applying to the hotel proprietors, or Mr. Henry Bishop, Bathurst. Boats and canoes are furnished by the guides and included iu the above named charges. Although the Nepisiguit is famous as a salmon river, certain parts are equally good for trout. It is a sure place for the early (1 5th May or 10th June) run of sea trout, which are taken at tide head three or four miles above the town, 86 IN NEW imUNSVVICK. This can be done— and generally is— from boats or canoes. If permits are needed for shore fishinj;, they may be obtained throu.tfh Mr. Bishop or the hotel people at very reasonable rates. Salmon fishinor begins ab')ut the 1 0th June and lasts nntil 15th August. The Xepisiguit is under lease from Govern- ment, and also partly owned by private parties and clubs. Some of the latter let the fihhi no by day permits or for the whole or portion of the season, to visiting sportsmen. For pirticulars address Mr. Bishop. There are suitable lodges or camps on the fishing grounds, which are very com- fortable and well supplied with cooking utensils, etc. Sportsmen, as a rule, purchase their supplies at Bathurst. and these can be furnished with all other necessary outfit by the firm of Messrs. Adams, Burns & Co., who make a specialty of that line of business. They keep for sportsmen's use (to rent) tents and blankets. In going to any part of Gloucester county for either fishing or shooting, the outfitting can bust be done at Bathurst, although there are some very good stores 87 t ■ ! (.UN AND ROD nt sucli cisntivs uh Cumqnct, S'lipp >gati Jiiid Tnicadie. Petit Rouher .Station, I. C. li., i,s a fair fishing' centre. There is a good liotel tliere, charges $1.00 a day or $4.00 a wetk. The fi,.h- ing is fur salruon and trout, and the - iiiis.sioner. Carmiuet station is on the Cara.00 a week. Guides and canoes, teams etc., may he had at the prie.js already named for J>uthurst. The Pokemonche is another exccdlent trout stream, open to tlu; public. The government exacts, this year, no fee for fishing it nor do residents, who are rii)arian owners, make any char,^e foi- fishing privileges. ]t is good for" trout and sometimes for salmon. It is reached hylnkerman station, Caraquet railroad; the hotels are those kept by R. Robi-' chaud, Lower Po' emouche, Albert Sewell, Centre Pokemonche, and Michael Gibbs, CIreen V.iut Their cliarges are $1.00 a day or $5.00 a week. Thos. Barry, George Sutherland, James Herbert, Nichol Hayden and Edward Sewell, are good guides. Teams are, 89 GUN>ND ROD mi m '•hf-m V-.C Iff! ililii; single $2.00. double $3.50. Guides with boat or canoe cost $2.00 to $2.50 a day. Trout fishing begins here about 20th June, although the sea-trout are taken at Tide head earlier in the season, same a,': in the Restigouche rivers. The roads are convenient, and teams are to be had at short notice. The river is easily waded. Supplies for this region should be pro- cured at Bathurst. Tracadie river is, I believe, from my experience or it, the best sea-trout stream in Canada — not even excepting the Tabusintac- which is next south of it. It is reached by way of Bathurst or Chatham, as the visitor may desire, although as the government lessee, Hon. J. B. Snowball resides in Chatham, that r»ute seemed preferable. To go by way of Bathurst involves about 1 50 miles of railway travel beyond Chatham. If the partycomes by way of St. John or Fredericton, from Chatham to Tracadie is about fifty miles by stage line or special team ; or half the distance may be made by the Miramichi Steam Navigation Company's boat, and the remainder by team. Mr. Snowball's steamers, however, run about twice a 90 IN NEW BRUNSWICK, week between Chatham and Tracadie, and anglers may go by them at small cost, by arranging far enough in advance. These routes lead to the mouth of the river. Another way of reaching the Tracadie, however, and it is a favorite one with some anglers, is to go from Bathurst by horse team, by way of the old Miramichi highway, a distance of (I think) about 13 miles, over a portage road through th3 woods to the river. In fact this latter route is the preferable one in the earlier part of the season, because the lower portion of the river for five or six mil above tide water, is jammed with logs— an unavoidable condition in carry- ing on the lumbering operations in that part of the country. The better way, however, for those who may wish to visit this river, is to communicate with the lessee, as to the best route for the time being. There are no houses or fishing lodges on the Tracadie. Anglers who wish to camp on a scale of 'solid com- fort" may of course, take tents to their liking with them, but those who don't mind roughing it a little will probably be satisfied to use the lean-to, which the guides generally make out of the sail cloth of their canoes. 9» GUN AND ROD Hi- f f ' ;iv liH They are also very handy in putting up lodges of bark for anglers, at shor' notice. The Tracadie guides, who are obtain^a through the lessee, are paid $1.50 each per day, that charge including canoe, etc Two men go to a canoe, unless an angler is also himself a canoeman, and is prepared to keep up his end of the work. The charge of fishing on this river is $2.00 per day per rod. The hotels are Young's and Lozier's, charges $1.00 a day or $5.00 a week. The smaller rivers of Gloucester county, which have been already men- tioned, are frequented by sea-trout at their tide heads in the early summer, the same as those of Restigouche county, and all afford fair fishing further up during thft whole summer season. Gloucester county is one of the best in the province for feathered game. Its woods and other covers everywhere teem with partridges, while woodcock are more or less plentiful. Perhaps the best dis- trict for partridges and woodcock is that between Hass river and Tabusintac, in the vicinity of the Miramichi highway, and the portage roads leading off it. Ihfi p.nn.at. linQ ig +,> ^ i. •<---^i wade up of beaches, enclosing lagoons IN NEW BRUNSWICK, and flats ; and " moss lands " of peat and sphagnum, reaching hack from these, are dotted with innumerable ponds and small lakes. Myriads of wild geese, brant and black duck frequent the lagoons and flats, and geese and duck seek fresh water in the ponds, as well as shelter there in stormy weath t. The shores and marshes afford fine snipe and plover shooting, so that the fall sports'Len may here revel in game of these kinds. Caraquet, Pokeniouche, Shippegan and Miscou have shooting grounds of the kind mentioned, where a thousand men may shoot without interfering with each other. Mr. William P. Foley, Caraquet, Mr. P. McNally, Shippegan ; Mr. John Young, Tracadie; Mr. VV^illiam Walsh. Pokemouche; Mr. Richard Burbridge, Shippegan Island ; and Messrs. Charles Wilson and Robert Rivers, Miscou Island, will, no doubt, give reliable infor- mation to any sportsmen in reference to their localities. The charges for board at these places, as well as those for guides and canoes are about the same as already quoted for anglers. The guides, as a rule, furnish canoes, decoys and other outfits, excepting, of course, provisions. mi yf||" GUN AND ROD ' There are at nearly all the shooting resorts, lodges, snanties or shelters of some sort, where the hotels, or other houses which entertain sportsmen, are not within easy reach of the grounds. These generally belong to, or are in charge of the guides, and when charges are made for their occupancy, they are inconsiderable. I II , III '' ''li NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. The Intercolonial railway runs through this county, north and south; Canada Eastern railway runs through it about east and west, connecting Chatham with the Intercolonial, and giving direct con- nection with Fredericton, the political capital of the province, y way of the Miramichi and Nashwaak valleys; the Indiantown branch of the Intercolonial, fourteen miles long, connects with a branch of the Canada Eastern from Blackville, seven miles. A steamer of the Miramichi Steam Navigation Com- pany plies four times per day between Chatham and Newcastle, touching also at Nelson and other points. Another steamer of the same line runs daily, (Sundays excepted), between Newcastle and Chatham and down river points, 94 IN NEW BRUNSWICK including Loggieville, Oak Point, Bay 13u Vin, Burnt Church, Neguac, and Escuminac. Steam ferries ply between the towns of Chatham and Newcastle respjctively, and opposite sides 'of the Miramichi. Stage lines from Chatham and Newcastle also communicate with other parts of the county. All of the fish and game birds enumerated are found in thi^ county. Newcastle station on the Intercolonial, is the best point from which to start fur the Iiidiantown and north-west region. Chatham is the best for down river points. Boiestown, Doaktown, and Blackville are also advantageous points for the up river waters and covers. The hotels are .-—Chatham : Bowser House, Adams House, Canada House, Kiver View; Newcastle: Waverly, Union and Elliott's. Their rates range from $ I to $2 per day, and $4 to $7 per week. There are excellent livery stables in both towns, single wagons$2.50to $3.00 per day or less relatively for longer periods, double teams $o.00 per day, with corresponding reductions for a longer time. The best salmon fishing waters are the Northwest, Little Southwest, Sevogle, Miramichi, Eenous, Dungarvon and the 95 ^va m mi GUK AND ROD Southwest Miramichi. Sea trout ai'e plentiful in season in these rivers, also in Tabusintac, Bartibog, Burnt Church, Napan, Black, Bay Du Vin, Barnaby, Eel, Portage and other rivers as well as llorton's creek. The fishing fur the latter l)egins about the last of May at heads of tide, and fur salmon about the 1 0th of June. Sea trout fishing lasts only about three weeks at tide heads, after which the trout must be sought well up the streams in the pools where they are taken until the end of September. Indiantown, which is a famous resort for sea trout fishermen, is reached by the branch railway bearing its name. From the 5th to the 15th June is the time. The hotels are Jardine's and Connors', $1 per day, $5 psr week. Fishing is from the shore and also from canoes. Messrs. Jardine or Connors, or almost any of the other residents, will show where the nsh are. The writer has seen twenty or thirty anglers at a time at this place, ail taking sea trout and occasionally salmon. As the season advances, anglers go up thi Renous and Dungarvon for both salmon and trout, from Indiantown. Summer visitors to this locality find good trout fishing in such brooks as Indiantown, Lake, Forks, White Rapids. 96 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Crown Point, Underwood, McGraw and Morrison; lakes:— Rocky Brook, McKen- drick, North, South, and Morrison. Crocker's lake affords good fishing and is reached from Derby station, three miles on the Tndiantown branch. F. H. Jar- dine, Indiantown. will furnish guides at from $1 to SI. 50 per day, siiigle horse wagons $2.00 per day, double $3.00, guides and 'lanoes when the latter are used on the larger stream, $l.;".0 per day. Lumbermen's camps are generally avail- able when anglers are beyond reach of the hotels. Necessary supplies may be had in the vicinity of railway stations. The fishint/ is all free in the Indiantown region. The Northwest Miramichi which is prolific in salmon and trout, and has a fine system of lakes and ti-ibutary streams is one of the best angling resorts in Canada. It is all under lease or owned by rij)ariaus, but some of the holders let fishing privileges to suitable parties. The well-known Cimp Adams and Camp Ciawford are in the main Northwest. Hon M. Adams, Newcastle, owns the first named prop rty, which consists of four miles of th.; best fishing on the river. Camp Crawford is about ten miles above the Adams property. 97 GUN AND ROD Mr. R. H. Armstrong, .' v/castle, special game warden, looks after Camp Craw- ford and is a fine sportsman who will give intending visitors all necessary informa- tion. Lt. Col. R. R. Call, Newcastle, is the government lessee of the Northwest Miramiehi and its tributaries above the Sevogle. Hu is American consular agent at Miramiehi and and has some line salmon p )ols on hia leasehold. With his well-known hospitality, he allows visitors whom he thinks entitled to the courtesy, free fishing on this river, under proper restrictions, of course. The Rig and Little Sevogle are under lease to Mr. David R. C. Brown of Asp^n, Colorado. The Big Sevogle is a very fine salmon and tiout stream, and as Mr. Browu is prevented by distance and large business irt rests from fishing it, it is understood t at he will let, or absolutely dispose of the privilege. Mr. Geo. Brown, New- castle, has charge of this water. The Little Southwest is under leasa to Mr. Wm. Ladd of Galveston, Texas. It is a fine salmon river. The " Ox Bow " grounds ed States by way of Frederi(^ton. It is reached from Doaktown, Roiestown, and Zionville stations, Canada East(.n railway. In the earlier part of the season, Doaktown or Boiestown are preferable routes. In July and later, the Zionville route is best. Apply to John Buchanan, Zionvi'le station, York countv, for information, and as to guides, thes. accompany anglers at $1. Single horse md wagon to river costs $2, double $3 p»;r day. The dis- tance is about fourtee I miles from the station. There is a fine run by canoe through 50 miles of g0( d fishing water and ten miles further, to Blackville station, on the Canada Eastern railway. Cain's river is also reached by good portage roads from Boiesto wn, a distance of 10 or 12 miles. Wm. \, Campbell or Wm. R. McCloskey, ii >rchants, or Alex. McMillan or Duffy Bros., hotel keepers, will give reliable in. )rmation in reiersnee to this locality. There are several good hotels here, a stoi also, fronj »03 GUN AND ROD w wBam-w |i| which necessary supplies may be had. Visitors who may not wish to go as far as Cain's rivei, may fish the Burnt Land Bank or Taxis rivers, both of which are branches of the S. W. Miramichi, which they enter, the one at Boiestown and the other less than half a mile above it. Porter's brook, on the north side of the S. W. Miramichi, and about two miles distant, through the woods, afTords good fishing. It may be waded by the angler down to the Fairley mill in two or three hours. A favorite way to reach Cain's river is from Doaktown station, distant about nine miles. Hotels at Doaktown are John Mur- ray's, the Aberdeen and John Ellis' — charges $ I per day, and from $3 to $5 per week. This is a pleasant centre in which to pass holidays, as it is on the banks of the South-west Miramichi, and is surrounded bv numerous lakes and brooks and is within easy reach of the famous Dungarvon and Eenous salmon waters to which good portage roads lead. The guides here are Wra. Russell, Wm. Murray, Charles Mitchell, George and Frank Batlett, Arthur Attridge, James Parker, Jas. McDonald, Alex. Storey, and Charles Beck. Their charges IN NEW BRUNSWICK. are from $1.00 to $2.00 per day. Single and double horse teams $1.50 and $2.00 respectively, a day. Tliere are lumber- men's camps in the near vicinity of the fishing grounds, and two fishing lodges on the Dungurvon, but anglers should, to ensure their comfort, provide their own, or hire tents, etc. Amongst the fishing waters reached from Doaktown are the S. W. Miramichi, one-quarter mile ; Dungarvon, twelve miles ; Eenous, 22, over portage roads. Trout streams : — Cain's river, nine miles ; Muzzeral brook, six miles ; Muzzeral lake, eight miles ; Bartholomew, six mile;?; Big Hole brook, three miles ; Mill brook, three miles. Besides these are the Bar- tholomew and other lakes and the num- erous spring brooks, and " Bordeaux " which occur all along the main river almost in sight of the hotels, in fishing which the practical, experienced angler may take as many and as large trout in a few hours as he who travels much farther, at ten times the expense. There is a boat at Muzzeral lake for the free useof angleis, and the residents of the main S. W. are always willing to lend visitors their boats or canoes. Anglers going to Cain's, Dungarvon, Xienous and other large rivers take their 195 GUN AND ROD !| canoes with them, as well as provisions, etc., which are obtainable at Doaktown, Blackville station, on the Canada Eastern railway, is a good salmon and sea trout fishing centre in June and early July. The Southwest Miramichi runs within a quarter of a mile to the station. There are good hotels, one of the station proper, kept by John McConnell and one at the village by Jas. Bean. There is good trout fishing in Bartholomew river which here runs into the south-west, and also in a number of brooks in the vicinity on the south side of the main river. Baruaby r:"ver, which enters the Mira- michi about seven miles above Nelson, on the south side, and is crossed near its mouth by the Canada Eastern railway, affords fine trout fishing in its upper stretches and various branches, although it is not a p )pular resort for anglers. Striped bass fishing with troll, fly, or bait, is good in many places in North- umberland, beginning in the latter part of May and continuing all summer. These fish weighing sometimes 20 to 25 lbs, but ave. aging about four lbs, are first taken with the rod at New- castle (off the driving park) around Barbarie's island along the shores of JO0 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Bushville, in the mouth of the Bartibog, etc. They are also taken with the rod and spinner oif Escuminac during the summer and ho doubt could be fouiid in many other places if looked for. The writer and a friend took 56 in a part of one day just abore Newcastle, a year or two ago, and catches of the same kind are the rule there every year. Bass are taken with hook and line, bait fishing at Neguac, off Burnt Church, in Tabusiutac bay, Bay Du Vin bay and river, etc., during the summer and fall. There are more extensive wild goose and brant grounds in Northumberland than in any other county in New Bruns- wick. These birds, as well as black and other ducks, swarm in thousands in Miramichi inner bay, from Sheldrake to I'ortage island, and from side to side of the river, which is here from eight to ten miles wide. There are in this area alone, without at all reckoning the real feed- ing grounds, where sportsmen resort for the regular shooting, nearly seventy square miles of water, in which from late in September until the middle of Novem- ber, parties from Chatham, Newcastle, Douglastown, and other towns up' river, may be seen running about in little steam yachts, and knocking bird after 107 GtJN ANt):ROD if ' bird out of the flying flocks. It is not an unusual thing for one of these parties leaving home at ten or eleven o'clock in the morning, to return before night with a wild goose or pair of brant per man. On the north shore of the bay in the vicinity of Grand Dune island, on the north shore of Portage island, in " The Tickle ", north of Hay island, in Neguac Bay and around its beaches, along the Black lands which stretch down the length of Tabusintac iiay, a k1 on the extensive flats between these and ihe beaches, are the favorite feeding grounds of geese, brant and black ducks. On the south shore, beginning at the mouth of the Napan river, proceeding down the Point Aux Car flats, into Bay l)u Vin and Black river, down through Bay Du Vin inner bay to Fox island, French bay and the intervening flats, there are also immense areas, the whole comprising hundreds of square miles of feeding grounds for these birds. They are shot from the shores and beaches, from gun floats over decoys, in the lakes and ponds of which there are dozens all over the Black lands, and in other ways. The writer has shot on the without missing a season, and has seen 1 08 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. no diminution of birds in all that time. The average per man for a week's shoot- ing is about ten geese or brant a day. All along these shores and in the contigu- ous meadows, snipe and plover as well as numerous shore birds, are very plentiful and may be shot in unlimited numbers. To reach the north side sporting grounds, go from Chatham by the steamer Miramichi to Neguac, 28 miles, where the guides if so directed beforehand, will meet you and take you wherever you wish to go. Tabusintac is the best ground for geese, brunt and black ducks. It is about eight miles from Neguac landing and the hott^ls there maybe reaihed by wagon or canoe. There is good shooting also in Neguac bay, and Charles Mcin- tosh, Wm. B. Stewart or Simeon Simpson will assist sportsmen in getting good guides, who in this region get from $1.50 to $2.00 per dc^y for their canoes and decoys, depending upon the character of the outfit. There is an hotel at the steamboat landing which has recently changed hands. I cannot therefore name the new proprietor. Board is $1 per day and from $4 to $5 per week. At Tabusintac, Messrs. John McEachran and John Wishart have very good quart- ers for sportsmen at $1 per day or $5 per • 109 f I I! '•if 1 ( ' GUN AND ROD week. They provide guides, canoes, de- coys, gun floats, etc. The guides here are John McEachran, Colin McEaohran, Dunald McEachran, Wm. Wishart, Robert Wighart, Eobert Thibadeau, Peter Gould and others. There are shanties along the beaches which may be used by sportsmen who prefer to stay out. For sporting on the south sid<% go to Bay Du Yin, 22 miles, in the Str. Miramichi, and thence by wagon six miles to Hardwick village, or remain on the steamer and goto Escum- inac landing. Hotels are T. B. Williston's half a mile from the Bay \)n Vin steam- boat landing, Mrs. John G. Williston's, about tli(! same distance, Amos Savoy's Hardwick village, Howard Allen's, Escu- rainac, at steamboat landing. The charges for board are, — Allen's, 75 cts. a day or $4 a week, at the other places, $1 a day or $4 to $5 a week, The shooting is from 2 to 4 miles from Allen's and is the Black land ponds and lakes. At the other places it is bay and flats shooting. Guides are for Bay Du Vin and Hardwick, Amos Savoy and Luther Williston; for Escuminac, Howard Allen, Chas. Martin, Joseph Martin, Thomas Sarg.iit. Guides charges are from $1 to $1.50 per day and " found," liO IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Single horses and wagons $2 a day, double, $3. The guides, in most cases, provide canoes, decoys, etc. Snipe, plover and shore birds frequeut these localities in very large numbers. Northumberland has some very fine woodcock covers at Bartibog, Napan and Black rivers, Bay Du Vin, etc., and partridges are plentiful in hundreds of places. On a trip to Tabusintac last autumn, the writer killed 14 in one day as he drove along the road between Con- nell's and the club house, without a dog. On the same day, another gentleman, with a dog, killed 27; a few days after, two sportsmen with a dog, killed 37 in the same region, and a week after, 36. There are very many other places nearly as good, near all the stations named for trout and salmon fishing, and there is an ex- cellent partridge ground at Upper Bay Du Vin, for which Donald Fraser of Bay Du Vin mills, is a good guide. His charge is $1 a day. KENT COUNTY. (Tntercoionial railway runs through Kent county from north to south and is from 25 to 40 miles from the coast. IIX \ 1 i -, I i I ( i I ! GUN AND ROD Richibiicto, (the shiretown,) on the Straits of Noi'thmnberhmil, is connected with the I. 0. R., by the Kent Northern railway, 27 miles h)ng, and St. Louis, also near the coast, is connected with Richibucto by a line seven miles long. Stage lines connect other places in the county.) There is fair sea trout fishing at tide heads in all the rivers and brooks along: the coast. Kent is not a salmon angling county at all. It is however, one of the best regions in New Firuuswick for wild geese, brant, blaok duck, partridges, snips and plover. Brook trout are taken in the Kouchibouguac and Biss rivers (free fishing) one ni'le each from Kent jnnctiou on the I. C. R. Anglers may put up at the station restaurant at $1 a day or $5 per week. James Horton is a good guide. His charge is $1.50 a day. The best fishing in the locality is three miles from the station by a pjrtage rond. For both ahooting and fishing, Richi- bucto is the best centre of operations in Kent. Brook trout may be taken all summer in brooks and small rivers from two to twenty miles from the town. The shooting of geese, brant, black duck, sea fnwl. sninft nlnvpr pfr> \a fhp tiv^ai- o* traction of the locality, while partridges 113 on the innected Northern t. Louis, Led with les long. s in the ^ at tide ks along angling le of the for wild es, snip3 taken in ers (free jiinctiou )Ut up at ly or $5 id guide, .'he best les from , Riohi- itions in ken all ers from n. The uuk, sea ^reafc at- irtridgea IN NEW BRUNSWICK. are plentiful in the woods everywhere. Hotels at Richibucto are the Kent, Geo. A. Irving, proprietor; the New Kent, and the Commercial. The charges arc? $1 per day and from .^4 t> $5 per week. Shoot- ing of all kinds ranges from 3 to 12 miles from the town. Single horse rigs cost $1.50 pjr day; double $3, with driver. The guides are George Amoreaux, John Graham, Gordon Holloran, Win. Chadwick. Their charge is $1 per day, or, including boat or canoe, $1.50. Leaving the hotel at Richibucto, parties can go by boat down river 3 miles to the coast, before shooting begins, continue along the lagoons by boat to the mouths of the other rivers and lagoons, which are enclosed by long narrow sand beaches similar to those at Tabusintac, Tracadie, etc. Or they may go by land to St. Louis and down by way of the north side of the Kouchibouguacis river about 4 miles to the coast and lagoons, where guides with boats and decoys and other outfit are al vays available. Supplies of all kinds are to be had at liichibucto. There are h-^rses and camps through the country, &n^ it the beaches where sports- men can always make themselves com- fortable. Buctouche is a very good fishing and 113 m I-. GUN AND ROD sporting centre. Hotels are Bay View, $1.50 a day and Victoria, $1.00, and $6 and $5 a week. Fishing and shoot- ing grounds are from two to ten miles from the village. Teams are $2 single, $3 double. Buctouche bay and river, Pott's, McRee's, Coate's, McNairn's ponds are the favorite resorts. Guides are not needed, Canoes or boats, T.O cents per day. Cocagne is also a fair fishing centre in the spring when the sea trout are at Tide head J. N. Elliott's hotel there is a very good one and the charges are moderate. Fishing and shooting are entirely free in Kent count /. WESTMORLAND COUNTY. (The Intercolonial railway runs through this county, with a branch to Shediac and connections with the Buctouche and Moncton and Cape Tormentine railways. There are also stage lines connecting with all parts.) Lake and brook trout, wild geese and brant, black duck and partridges, wood- cock, snipe, plover and shore birds gen- erally, are quite plentiful in this county. The resorts reached from Dorchester Sackville, Midgic and Aulac stations are Shepody bay, Dorchester river, and 114 IN NEW BRUNSWIC . marshes adjoining same, Grand A^nc*' lake, Memramcook lake, Bonum Gt id lake, Bulmer's pond, Jolicure lakes, Tan- traraar marshes, Pjint De Bute lakes. Those reached from Baie Verte and Port Elgin stations, are Baie Verte and Port Elgin rivers, Taylor's, Lanchester's, and Anderson's brooks, Turner's, Doyle's and Oxley's ponds. Those reached from Shediac are Shediac ana Scadouc rivers, the Dickie marsh and Grand Digue beach. From Petitcodiac station, PoUatt river, Anagance, and some smaller streams aro reached. Dorchester river and marshes afford spring shooting only for geese, brant and sea birds, brant are not often shot, geese and sea birds are killed from boats on the river, and geese only on the marshes adjoining. Grand Aunce, famous for gray plover, ring necks, and other sea shore birds. Memramcook and Bonum Gould lakes are frequented by black duck and teal. Bulmer's pond is excellent for lake trout. It is leased by a club from whom permits can be usually obtained at a small charge. There is good snipe shooting on the marshes, within reach of D *-*•»» rtV» i->rt^/^*i r% ft \lffi ! 1 Q « '^v* 4"r%'^ l/^^r«* »»»/*^ wi.\^iic^LUA, ao Wcii cto uxx lUc j.U>t yttsm lands. I Hi GUN AND ROD III The Point De Bute lakes afford good trout fishing. They are reached ftoin Sackville or An lac stations, I. C, K. Wild geese and black duck aro shot at the head of the Bay of Fundy, near Aulac station, on the Tantramar nmvshes, m the Jolicure and Point De Butu lakes and Shepody bay. There is no better snipe and plover shooting in New Brunswick than that at Jolicure and Midgic. The rivers and points mentioned above in connection with Baie Verte and Port Elgin stations, afford set, lake and brook trout fishing, and wild geese, brant and black duck, as well as other water fowl, at distances of from one to fifteen miles. There are also woodlands and covers in which woodcock and partridges nfford fine sport. The shores and marshes teem with snipe and plover also. Hotels are : Windsor, Dorchester, $1.50 to $2.00 per day; $5 to $7 a week; Brunswick and Sackville, same prices, David Sears, Midgic ; Edgar Brownell's, Jolicure; Hewson's and Baic Verte hotels, Baie Verte, Barker hotel. Port Elgin: prices at all these $1 per day, and $3 and $4 per week. Weldon House, $2 per day; Terrace hotel, $1 per day; *?6 ♦N NEW BRUNSWICK. The guides are : W. E Lawrence, Dor- chester, $1.00 per day; David Sears, Midgic, Nathan Ilicks, do.; Guilford Esta- brook, do.; Edj^ar Brownell, Jolicure; Silas Jones, and Leonard Carter, Point De Bute; all about $1.50 per day. Boats or canoes may be had when required at from 25 cts. to 50 cts. per day. Horses and wagons are available everywhere at from $1.50 to %'i per day for single, and $3 to $4 for double teams. There are camps and lodges at some of the shooting and fishing centres, but, as a rule, accommodation may be had at farms and other houses almust every- where. a ALBERT COUNTY. (The Albert railway and Elgin branch are the only railways in this couuty, which has, however, excelk;i!t highway roads and numerous stage services.) Salmon, lake aud brook trout, wild geese, brant, black duck, woodcock, part- ridge, snips and plover are amongst the game fishes and birds. The Petitcodiac river runs along Al- bert's northern and western boundaries, ftnd Shepody and Chignecto bays boun4 '*7 ' Kl GUN AND ROD » it on the southeast. Into these run a great many rivers and creeks or brooks which in most instances drain lakes. Amongst these are Pollett river, (part only in Albert), Coverdale river. Turtle, Mill, Peck's, Weldon's, Demoiselle and Crooked creeks, West river, Beaver brook, Salmon river, Prosser brook, etc., also Germantown, New Horton, Livingstone's, Kocher, McFadden's, Bennett, and many other lakes. Lake and brook trout are the great at- tractions to anglers in this county. One of the best centres from which to seek these is the village of Albert. This placa is one mile from Crooked creek, three from Sawmill creek; six from Mc- Fadden's lake; eight from West river, and seventeen from Alma, which is the near- est point to Livingstone's lake. The hotels at Albert are the Globe, Commercial, and Royal; rates $1 per day. George D. and Isaac Prescott are good guides. Rafts and boats are used at the lakes and may be hired at reasonable rates. The Albert railway crosses many of the other rivers enumerated, and much information in refere* ce to them may be had from the I. C. R. agent, at Pollett u8 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. liver station, also from either A. Steeves or Jas. Ward, hotel proprietors at Hills- borough. ST. JOHN COUNTY. (The Intercolonial, St. Martins and Uphara and Shore Line railways, stages, etc., are the means of reaching the dittcreut p)ints in this county, while vessels proceeding trom St. John city up the coast to the different milling centres also afford anglers and sportsmen means of reaching the fishing and shooting grounds.) There is no salmon, (salmo salar) angling in this county, but coming south- ward in the province we have the first land-locked sahnon in waters west of St. John city. Amongst the other game fishes and birds are lake and brook trout, wild geese, brant, black duck, woodcock, p irtridges, snipe and plover. The principal rivers are the Big and Little Salmon, Qiiaco or Irish, Black, Mispee, Little Mus(iua.sh, Lancaster, and Little Lepreaux, and amongst the smaller . are Goose river, Goose creek, Quiddy river, Cradle and Mosher's brooks, Vaughan's,Tynemouth, Gardiner's, Emor- 119 M M ■:i SI GUN AND ROD m hi."! SOh's, Pisarinco, Moose and other creeks, Wilmot and Garnett brooks. St. John county is a region of lakes, and nearly all of tht^ra are good angling waters. Ainongst these lakes are Cradle, Fish, Wood. Henry, Oltur, Negro, the sevc.-ral Loch Lonioiid.s, Bju Lomond, Latiinore, Trout, Beaver, Ball's, Millicent, Spiuce, CMark's, Menzies, tlie Musquash system, including Nelson, Lock Alva, Eagle, etc., and the Lopreaux lakes. The streams from a dozen of these lakes last mentioned, ar.3 crossed by the Shore Line railway, and in some cases it skirts them. To reach the lakes, the way it generally over portage or lumber roads, and lumbermen's camps are largely used by anglers. Portions of all the rivers (excepting the Lancaster) are free. A popular region for anglers is that watered by the Lech Lomond system of lakes, of wbich Mr. Alex. F. Johnston, of Upper Loch Lomond, furnishes the following particulars : — Rivers Mispee, Wilmot and Garnett, Brooks ; these can be fished from the banks without boats. Lakes — Loch Lomond, a chain or series of three lakes, the first about four miles long, the second, three miles, the third, half a mile. A boat can be easily taken ■ to the third lake through the outlet to 120 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. '&» the secood lake, and while trout are taken in all tiiese lakes, also black duck and geese, in the spr ng. The shores of the lake are well wooded and a(f.>rd good covers for p utridge and woodcock. The nearest station is Barnesville, on the St. Martin's aud Upham railway, but St. John city is ihe most convenient starting place, as sp ntsnien can go from it by stage or private team. Fare by stage to Ben Lomond house, which is beside the first lake, is 50 cents. Loch Lomond is eleven miles from S^. John city, and is becoming a very popu- lar resort on account of its fine fishing and woodcock and partridge shooting Mr. Johnston is always obliging, prompt, and courteous in giving informa- tion to strangers. He is a fishery officer and can also procure guides. These may always be furnished by the hotel proprietors. Charles Garnett, Garnett's P. 0., Simonds, is a most reliable guide. His terms are moderate. There are three hotels at Loch Lomoud, viz : The Ben Lomond house, Sterlinjz Barker, proprietor; the Loch Lomond hotel and Brayden's. Johnston and Brayden are proprietor** of the last named huse, which is about fuuiteen miles from the city and is the most centrally located lai M t 11 I GUN AND ROD I -I nl, for both shootinj,' and fishing. The terms at all, are $1 per day and $5 per week. The Brayden hotel address is Upper Loch Lomond, Jioats are kept at the lake by hutel keepers who furnish them without extra charge, to regular guests, and also to visitors, on payment of $1 per day. Little Ben Lomond lake has very fine trout in it. It is reached by crossing the first Loch Lomond lake and ascending a pretty steep path, which, if the writer remembers coriectly, is less than half a mile long. This lake is on much higher ground than Loch Lomond and is fished from the shore or raft. The drive from St. John to Loch Lomond is over one of the best roads of the province and the place is well worth a visit by all tourists on that account. One of the most novel fishing sports of the province is pollock angling, which is a popular pastime, especially in the vicinity of the Quaco ledge, about 35 miles up the Bay of Fundy from St. John, The fish run up to ten pounds weight and readily rise to the " fly," which may be made of almost any kind of light colored feather.s, or even worsted or old flannel tied to a common bait hook. No gut leaders or casting lines are required, and bass lines or even wottle 122 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. poles are good enough to fish with. Salmon fishermen who have indujcrecl in this sport with the same tackle they used in the Restigouche and at Burnt Hill l)Ools on the Miramichi, declare it the next best thing to angling in these waters for the pollock is a very smart gamey fish, although he does n )t rush as the salmon does. His jumps and tumbles are like those of tlie grilse. !; i CHARLOTTE COUNTY. (The Canadian Pacific and Shore Line rail ways and stage lines give access to the fishing and shooting grounds of this county.) All of the game fishes, (excepting bass). and birds enumerated are found in Char- lotte county. Lepreaux station. Shore Line railway, in the extreme southeastern part of the county, 24 miles from St. John, is one of the best resorts for fish and feathered game. The Lepreaux river is a quarter of a mile out from the station, New river, four miles ; Little New river, five miles; Popologan, eight miles. Good accomodation can be had at either S. Stafford's, or Mrs. C. McCoy's, hotels, at $1 a day or $4 a week. The guides available here are Thomas 123 n 11 ;■ gOn and rod .u and Jonas Stafford, John Dixon, Moses and Frederick Shaw, James Giles, Adam and Thomas Taylor, Thos. Mulherrin, Charles Murray, Joseph Haggerty and Wm. B)yne. Rates for man and boat, S2 a day ; for man and horse and wagon, $3 a day. Houses and camps are close to the rivers and bays which abound in trout, and the birds enumerated in t^eir season All necessary food supiplies can be had at Lepieaux and the sporting and fishing within reach of these grounds are all free. St. George and Bonny river stations, on the Shore Line railway, are the great centres of sport. In the Magaguadavic and Boimy river and Clarence streams there are plenty of brook trout, and the region is also a resort for geese, black duck, woodcock, partridge, snipe and plover in their seasons. Utopia, Digdeguash, Mill, Trout.Crazy, Long, Ked Rock, Sparks' and Forked lakes are all excellent for trout, while land-locked salmon are taken in Lake Utopia. In the autumn these all afford geese, duck and snipe shooting, while the woods and covers abound with partridge and woodcock. The hotels at St. George are, Carleton House, Parks* hotel, and a new; hotel X24 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. recently opened by Mr. C. Hazen McGee. Mr. T. A. Sullivan's hotel, at Bonuy river, is a comfortable one. They all charge $1 per day and $5 pjr week. Special rates for families or parties. Ten miles is about the greatest dis- tance anglers or other sportsmen have to travel. Nearly all of the lakes may be reached by water from St. George, and all can be reached by teams, good roads most of the way. Guides — Jesse Milliken of St. George, for Utopia, Trout, Red Rock, Sp.irks', Crazy and Long lakes. He furnishes boats and charges $2.00 to $2.50 per day. John Matheson, St. George, for Digde- guash, Clarence stream, and above named lakes, as well as Forked lake. He fur- nishes teams and boats, and charges $1.50 a day, boats and teams extra, about 50 cents per boat and $2,00 fur single wagon. David and Thomas Cameron of St. George are also excellent guides and furnish both teams and boats at reasonable rates. Any settler along the easterp shore of Lake Utopia, or in Red Rock settlement, could also go as guide and furnish boat or team reasonably. There are good accommodations at Utopia and Sparks' Jakes; at the others, camps or tents are used when necessary, 1 n GUN AND ROD for sportsmen or anglers who generally stop at the houses over i\\^ht, the fishing and shooting grounds bei.ij. at distances from these of only one a «d a half to three miles, good trails through the woods. By camping at lake Utopia, any of the other places, excepting Digde- guash, can be reached in one and a half hours. Any of the lakes named, excepting Digdeguash, can be reached by water from St. George or Bonny river station, via Magaguadavic river and Canal to Utopia, with short walks through a good trail, or you may drive to any of them and walk from one to the other. All necessiiry supplies may be had at St. George. Fresh butter, eggs, milk, vegetables, etc., can be had from the settlers near the different lakes. Fishing and shooting in this region are absolutely free, excepting in Trout lake, which is owned by Mr. T. L. Harris, of New York, who usually spends the sum- mer months at his fine residence here. This locality is one of the best resorts for fishing and shooting in New Bruns- wick, on account of its being so easy and comparatively iuexpansive to get to the difffirpnf. «rniinf1ci _-- Q ,. Mr. Charles 0. Ludgate, St. George, 136 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. may be confidentially written, or applied to at any time, by sportf men or tourists.for information, and will go with them over the grounds in the spring or summer with his own boat or team free of charge. St. Andrews and St. Stephen are fair fishing centres. The St. Croix at St. Stephen yields the first salmon, taken with the fly in New Brunswick every year. Trout are found in a number of streams, such as the Dennis, Cannse, and dozens of lakes, as well as in the St. Croix. The Chamcook lakes, which are reached from St. Andrews, (C. ?. R. station), are famous for their land locked salmon, as well as trout, and the numer- ous lakes contiguous to the C. P. R. as far as its crossing of the Grand Southern railway, also teem with trout. Wild geese, black duck, and many other water fowl are found in St. Andrews and Passamaquoddy bays and amongst the numerous shoals and islands in large numbers. Hotels at St. Andrews are: Algon- quin, $3 to $5 a day ; Kennedy's $1.50 to $2; Bay View, $1.50. Rates for teams vary — single from $3 a day down- warda; double about $5. John Nichols, (Indian), is a good St. Andrews guide. 197 ■ 5 ti GUN AND ROD Hotels at St Stephen are, the Windsor, $2.00, Queen, $1.50 per day. St. Andrews and St. Stephen arc reached by both water and rail. The Internationial Steamship Co. boats from Boston connect at Eastport with the river steamers. The Boston and Maine railroad connects at McAdam with the C. P. R. 'til KINGS COUNTY. Kings county has many lakes, all easy of access by rail, and abounding in speckled trout weighing from one to four pounds. Good salmon fishing is to be found in the Kennebecasis and trout fishing in that river and the Hammond. Deer are very plentiful in Springfield on the line of the Central railway, which joins the Intercolonial at Norton, am. partridge are to be found in all the forests of the county. (The C. P. E. crosses the southwestern end of this county, the I. C. R. enters it at Riverside station and runs through about three-quarters of its length, leaving it near Anagance station. The St. Mar- tins and Upham railway runs from the I. C. R. near Hampton, to the Hammond river, crossing near the line betweep ??8 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Windsor, hen aio il. The )ats from vith the \ Maine ffith the all easy- ding in J to four is to be d trout mmond. [field on ', which on, am. e forests western jnters it through leaving !t. Mar- om the tminond aetweep Kings and St. John counties, and the Central railway aUo runs from the I. C. E. at Norton, to Chipraan, in Queens county. There are steam ferries and stage lines, also, in different parts of the county.) The Kennebecasis, Stone's creek, and the uppp" rjortion of the Anagance river may be said to run, in the order named, alongside of the I. C. E. as it passes through the county. Belleisle creek is crossed by the Central railway, and the Hammond river is reached by the St. Martins and Upham railway. There are numerous lakes, especially in the south- western end of the county, which may be reached via Westfield on the C. P. E. or by way of Musquash station on the Shore Line. Black duck are shot in considerable numbers near Hampton station on the marshes bordering the Kennebecasis. The shooting ground is about two miles from the station, with a good road within a quarter of a mile of it, then across the creek in a boat, where the sportsman takes his position on the marsh. The shooting is done principally between sun- set and dark as the birds are flying in to their feeding gounds. The hotels at Hampton station are, the ?2^ J i J GUN AND ROD Vendome, $1.50 per day and 89 per week; and the Leoiiani, %1 per day, and $6 a week. QUEENS COUNTY. (Steamers plying on the St. John river between St. John and Frederie- ton, pass thr .ugh this county, and other steamers ply between St. John and points on the Washademoak and Grand lakes, going through the latter to Chipman. The Central railway runa from Norton station on the I. C. R. to Chipman on Salmon river, which flows into Grand lake; the C. P. R. crosses the extreme southwestern end of the county). All of the enumerated game fishes, excepting bass; and birds, excepting brant, are found in this county, which especially abounds with black duck, while wild geese and smaller water fowl are abundant in their seasons. In the Jemseg (Grand Lake) region, the resorts for sportsmen are Jemseg creek, Grand Lake, Den brook, Grand Lake marshes and West Country meadows at Indian Point. As for beaches those of Grand Lake afford as gixtd snipe and plover suoutiug as are Lo be found anywhere in the county, while 130 IN NEWJBRUNSWICK the woodcock and partridge shooting is also good in the covers and woods. There are tliousatKis of acres of marshes and shallows freqreiited by gt-eso and ducks. A steamer runs from Uppjr Jernscg to St. John. H(.t»ds here are, the Sunnyside, Cedars and Kiver View, $1 a day, S?4 a week. The trout brooks are about three miles distant from the village and the shooting grounds half a mile and greater distances. Teams are procured at the hotels for driving to the trout brooks, which are reached by the highway roads, and they cost from $1 to %2 par day. Canoes and other boats are used by the sportsmen to reach the marshes and shores for goose and duck shooting. Snipe and plover, woodcock aid partridges are easily reached w" xit either teams or boats, although i,o,h can be used to advantage, in many cases. Huntinr aogs and boats are obtained at F. J. Puidy's Sunnyside. Canoes and other boats cost about $1 per day. It is not necessary to have camjjing outfits or provisions other than can be obtained at the hotels, as the sportsmen are within reach of the hotels, every night. Shooting is free; so is fishing, except in Den Brook, where small charges are made. 131 I 1 1 GV^ AND ROD Chipman station, on tho Central rail- way in the village of Chipman, which is at the head of navigation on the Salmon river, and is also reached by Grand lake steamer, is a very attractive resort for sportsmen. Salmon are sometimes taken in Salmon river wifV»in a few miles of the village, but the best fishing is further up and the country around is well watered bv trout rivers and brooks, which are tributary to this stream. The Gaspereaux river and branches, and Coal creek and their several lakes, also afford good trout fishing. Amongst the branches referred to are Big Forks, Little Forks, South Forks, Lake Stream, Trout, Cherry, Sisson, and Coy brooks, all running into Salmon river. Meadow, Trout, Demon's, Perley, Pleasant, and McKean's brooks J branches of the Gaspereaux, North Fork, South Fork, Trout brook, branches of Coal creek ; Meadow br'^ok, Half Moon, Lake streams, (2), McLean and Cameron lakes ; also Salmon and Ecd Bank creeks, McGill marsh and Starkey's pond. Hotels at Chipaian are : — Chipman House, Wilson's hotel, 75 cts. to $1.00 per day, and $3 to $6 per week. Boarding houses which can be recommended are, 1). McLean's and E. Branscombe's. Distances from Chipman are : — Head 13a IN NEW BRUNSWICK. of Gaspereaux and Demon's brook, four- teen miles; McKean brook, fourteen; pleasant brook, eleven; Little Forks, eighteen; Big Forks, twelve; Coal Creek, eight ; to Salmon pools or Salmon river, 30; McLean Lake, nine; Meadow Brook laktj, 20; Like Stream lakes, 30; McGill marsh, 40 ; to Salmon river pools, Salmon creek, Gasi)ereaux river, Perley, McKean, Pleasant, Sisson, and Cherry brooks, the whole distances are by highway roads. To go to head of Gaspereaux river or Demon's brook, it is eight miles by high- way and six by portage road; Lake stream lakes, 20 miles by highway, ten by port- age ; McLean lake, six miles by highway, three by portage. Canoes and other boats may be had at small co&t where crossing is necessary, or for salmon fishing. There are none at the lakes ; sportsmen and tourists generally bring canoes with them. Guides : John Watson, for head of Gas- pereaux river, Demo - brook and Salmon creek. Owen Lafferty for Coal creek and branches, McLean's and Cameron lakes; George Fulton or Patrick Walsh for S'llmon river and branches, or any stream, lake or hunting ground, in this region. The guides charge $2 per day. Teams :~8ingle $1.50, double $3.00. 133 1^ ii I 1 ' ii 1 ^■•.1 ■ . i i ! 1 1 j > 1 i :: 1 . GUN AND ROD When teamater acts as guide he charges for himself and outfit, single $2.00, double $4.00. For teams apply to Owen r.afFerty, L. R. Wilson, J. H. Wilson, (o'f Wilson's hotel), Harry Darrah, (of C^ip- naan House), Harry Craig and Andrew Darrah. There is a permanent camp at Salt Springs on Coal creek, built by parties hunting moose and deer, which frequent the springs. Tents are necessary in nearly all cases. The best of the above waters for trout are Demon's brook, head of Gaspereaux river, Pleasant and McKean brooks. McGill marsh, 2| miles long, and three quarters of a mile wid' is fine for wild guese; black, and i'Htr ducks, plover and snipe. Meadow Brook lake, one and a half by one miles, is good goose and black duck grounds. McLean lake is a black duck resort ; Lake Stream lakes, seven miles long and three miles wide, are frequented by wild geese in spring and ducks in the fall. Partridges and woodcock can be bagged in abundance in almost any locality after getting half a mile awaj from Chipman station. All neCQSSarv T>rf>yiQirtria nan H Chipman village. Fishing and shooting are free in this region. 134 I IN NEW BRUNSWICK. • Mr. Isaac C. FraseT, of Chipraan, is a iteliabfe resident who may be writtett or applied to personally, for information by tourists or sportsmen. 38 IN NKW IIKUNSWICK. Jolly ponds, Maquapit and Grand Lake, West Meadow and marshes of Grand Lake, (the latter three mostly in Q.ieens) a< an extensive duck and snipj range, covering scores of square miles; or if you prefer t.iking, these in the reverse order, land at Jennjg and proceed up- wards to Porto Bella. Duck lake, Foshay's lake, and Long," island marshes are continuous and may be reached by canoe or other boat. All the places named are in settlements, where accommodations may be easily had. The pjople are hospitable and glad to see and assist sportsmen, making no charges for fishing or shooting privileges. A good plac3 to get guides for the Porto Bella, or in fact for any region here, is at the Indian (Milicete) villnges, Oro-' mocto, where canoe and man mav be had for $1,75 a day. The grounds described swarm with duck and wild geese, snip3, etc. YORK COUNTY. (The C. P. R. runs through different put* of York, from the Oromocto to Vancfboro on the St. Oroix ; McAdam to the Charlotte county line en route to St. Stephen and St. Andrews ; McAdam to 139 • GUN AND ROD IBeDton on the Woodstock line ; Frederic- lake fi i;on Junction to Fredericton, where it head •crosses the St. John river and runs three 1 ►thence through the country north of the had, £ 'St. John into Carleton county on the paying Sports ally ta lino to Edinundston. The Canada Eastern railway runs f^'om • Fredericton, via Maugervillc, up the Fisl Nashwaak valley to Cross creek and and so thence across country to the Miramichi ford, s by way of the valley of the Taxis river. give ei Steamers run daily between Frederic- Har ' ton and St. John, calling at points on the fishing •St. John river, also from Fredericton to Little "Woodstock in the early summer.) region. Land-locked salmon and all the enum- brook erated fishes (excepting bass) and birds from i 1 ■ {excepting brant) are found in this The ■county. north < Beginning at the eastern boundary of Big L the county, trout anglers will find good Magag • • fiport in the Yoko and Lyon streams, for miles) ^ which they will gtt guides at Tracy then fc station, C. P. E. These are already grounc ^ named in notes on Sunbury county. The The Northwest Oromocto lake is river, ■ reached from Harvey station, eight miles some b by highway road to Tweedside, thence sons, a seven miles to the head of the lake by snipe. boat, where there is fishing at the mouths and Se ■ of the brooks. 1 1 is fi ye miles acros^ the , Duck. 140 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. lake from Tweedside to the outlet, the head of the N. W. Oromocto. There are three boats on this lake which may be had, accompanied by their owners, by paying the latter a fair compensation. Sports, when going to this region, gener- ally take tents with them. Fishing and shooting (trout, partridge and some snipe) are free. John Ruther. ford, senior, postmaster at Tweedside, will give enquirers any necessary information. Harvey station is also the centre for fishing and shooting over the Big and Little Cranberry lakes, and Lake George region. Garden cretk, Dead Water brook and other waters are also reached from it. The Magaguadavic Lake system, lying north of the C. P. 11., which skirts the Big Lake, is reached by water from Magaguadavic siding, or by highway (four miles) from Prince William station and then four or five miles by water to good grounds for fish and game. The system consists of Magaguadavic river, where there are fine trout, with some black duck and geese in their sea- sbns, also woodcock, partridge and a few snipe. Large game is also got here. Big and Second Magaguadavic, Tom Davis, Duck, Clear and Mud lakes are all good 141 if GU^ AND ROD for trout, especially Tom Davis and Clear, and there are ducks in all of thonj, espacially in Mud lak). The thorough- Tare between the two Migaguadavic lakes,, two miles long, is a fine place for ducks. Cranberry and Duck brooks, Big Maga- guadavic and Stony and Meadow brooks running into the Second Magaguadavic lake, contain splendid trout. The region is also good in many places for partridge. There are houses on several of the islands and covers on the lakes. Wm. Henry, of Upper Magaguadavic, furnishes guides at $ 1.50 par day. He has a house 16x28 ft. in Duck brook cove, two miles by water from Magaguadavic siding. Canoes and other boats are 50 cts. a day. Teams are !iM.50 for single, $2.00 for double per day. Board is had at private houses for $3.00 a week. Fishing and shooting here are free. Another portion of the Magaguadavic v/aters, fifteen or 20 miles south of thos^ last ieferred to, is reached by way of Lawrence station, C. P. E., thence six miles to Brockway settlement, over a good highway. This is* the nearest point to the best fishing on the N. W. Oromocto lake, and' the regular route to the first who wish to go to fish or shoot in the 142 IN NEW IIRUNSWICK. excellent wftteva and covers named, may write to Wellington Davis, Hrockway settlement, who will meet them at Law- rence station and drive them out; he will also guide them or find the guides if necessary. He charges ^2.50 a day for his own services, including boats, $2.0) a day for double team, and boards sp>rts- men. There are suitable houses or camps at all the different fishing ami shooting- grounds. Mr. Davis furnishes ordinary provisions. Fishing and shooting are free. The famous Skiff lake region is reached by way of Canterbury station, C. P. K. Salmon are found in Skiff lake, which also abounds in trout; other fine trout lakes are Amelia, Grass, Eel river, (3) North, Eisteen, Deer, Moose, etc. This is a good district also for black duck, woodcock, p.iiti'idges and snipe. Hotels at Canterbury station are Jarvis L. Law's, (Mr. Law is also post- master), John Donovan's and Peter Fleming's, Sportsmen and ot'aer visitors can also be accomodaterted four miles. from Woodstock, on the Meduxnakeag. Good salmon fishing is found on the Miramichi, twenty mijes from Bristol or Florehceville stations. Guides are paid $1.50 to $2 p3r day, $3 a day when they find their own board,' t It and canoe. Teams—single. $2 a day; double 33..'.0. Matthias Hartt, Florenceville station, is a good guide, as -are also Blanchard PhilUps and R. G. Boyer, Bristol, and W, H. Strtten, Forreston, on i\Iiram,ichi waters. M. Caldwell and C. A. Phillips are the hotel keep3rs at Bristol, terma $1 a day, $5 a week. ■ . There are no permanent camps -anglers, and sportsmen use tents. Fishing and shooting are free. VICTORIA COUNTY. (The C. P. K. runs along the St. Joha river, through this county where pearly 146 IN NKW HkUNSWICK. all the towns and stttlemeiits are, save ^kise *n Tobique I'ivev). Grand Falls station, C. P. I?., is the centre of • peiations f(»r anglers and sportsmen. Salmon and brook trout, wild geese, blabk duck, woodcock, and partridges are the game fishes and birds. The waters for angling are the St. John for salmon, and some trout, also Gillespie, McCulIian, Callaglier, Mud, Eap'ds de I'emnie, Moran, Stone and Ryan brooklets, Gull lake and a portion of the headwaters of the Grand river, and parts of Jardine'p brook, wiiich runs into the Restigouche, the Little river, Sainton river, itc. Good sized trout are taken in the lakes, but those in the streams running from them are smaller. Amongst the nearest of those waters to Grand Falls is Rapids de Femme, four miles; Moran, three ; Stone, 3 ; Gallagher, eight ; R) an Brook lake, eight. Guides are: George H. West of the Hammond house, Jqs. T. Kelly and Thos. Hollins. Teams cost $3 and $4 a day. Boats are used in only one of the lakes — Gillefpie. The roads to this and some of the uiher lakes are good. The Tobique, the great salmon river of this Ade of the provinces, is under '47 GUN AM) ROD lease to the Tobique salmon club. Thos. F. Allen, Andover, is the head guardian; It is open to members and their guests, only. MADAWASKA COUNTY. (The C. P. R. runs parallel to and near the St. John river from Grand Falls railway bridge to Edmundston in this county.) Lake and brook trout, black duck and partridges abound. The fishing rivers are the Grand,. Quisbis, (ireeu and Madawaska. The Grand, Green and Madawaska have an. excellent reputation among anglers, and together with their numerous lake?, are favorite cruising grounds for many of our best anglers and sportsmen. Their trout are large and gamey. The Baker lakes in the western end of the county are also attractive to anglers. The Restigouche river, about 100 miles above Campbellton, is reached by a 26 mile drive from St. Leonards, C. P; R. Twelve dies of this is by a good high^ way an i fourteen miles by a fair portage road. Permits to fi«li thJo i-i^r^r. „„ ^-_ - — . , , , .^ jj_ ^jjj. down as the Quatawamkedgwick may be had from Mr. W. T. Whitehead, agent of: 14S IN NEW BRUNSWiCK. tho N. B. Land company, who own the rights in its Victoria and Madawaska portions, and from the Crown Land de- partment, which controls the portion in Eestigouche, down to the Kedgwick. Edmiindston i3 a good centre froro; which to outfit, for Green river. This and its lakes are from ten to thirty miles from Edmuudston. You go irom the station to Emerson farm, ten miles, high- way roaa, thenco by canoes up stream t) the lakes, fifteen miles, with fair fishing all the way. Mr. Whitehead, Fredericton, will also give permits free, for these- waters to suitable pirties, on application. Hotel Herbert at Edmundston $1.50 a day- Guides are Maxime Martin and John Lorton, $2.00 a day with boat, teams may be had at $2 for single and $3 double. Tents are used by sportsmen in this. region, and all necessary provisions mxy be had at Edmundston. 149 GUN AND ROD New Brunswick Game Laws. The following is a condensed summary of the provisions of the Game Laws tf New Brunswick : The close season for moose, caribou and deer, is from the Hist of December to the Ut of September. Penalty, fine not exceeding $200. No one p3rsou in any one year or sea- son shall kill or take more than one moose, on« caiibouand two deer. Penalty, from $20 to $40 for each animal in excess of the lawful number. Cow or female moose cannot be hunted at any time. Penalty, from $1C0 to $200. Dogs may not be used in hunting moose, caribou or deer. Penalty, $50. Jack lights are prohibited. Penaltv. f 50. It is unlawful for a guide to accom- pany a party or person who has not a license, in hunting moose and caribou. Guides and camp help who are not residents of the province must have a license when accompanying hunting parties or iudividmls. A close season for moose and caribou has been established for the section west of the iiiver St. -iohn, for two years from the 1st of September, 1898. Penalty, from $50 to $100. ISO IN NKW ilRUNSWlCK. , A rlo83 scnson for Trjno?(», cnrihrm anrl. %\ T \ t w o t o 'V V^ '^ '''1 y\ »0 »//**'**r* t!>'/iiinirk ,.«»» SOlyTHAMfTt OOUOLA& 1 a u^t unl^ ^ c> ■•'•■■^ ?>^Vx.^ U R T O hi \Pu. 3? ■ J v^-"-. ' \ ^-4 TU \\WICK HAM U AM PS T£Al L,lK»»'«"" "**«. ^Q ..-^ •"'"i/'/ou.-- lTo •J';', w r ^_^^''Kyvr. ^■^•. 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