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A XOrill'Jv )-<'ar had |).issc(l aua\, ar-l a-ain \\v ^ were cMlcamix'd hy llu: side of one of ilu; most l)icturcs(iuc rivers in Canada. Our iciu was pitched near the "tiiird pool," and was pleasanll)- located in a -^rove of firs, hemlocks and maples, on a littK; knoll a few feet from the eastern shore of the ri\-er, ami hut two or thrc:e i ods from the rapids which form the hea.d of the pool. It was the evening of our first day on the river, and a hearty supper, such as on!}- a lishernian knows how 22 //'//// /'7v-/\(h/ and Ld/iicni. to cnjoN. had l)ccii (lispitscd of, and we were iiidul'dii'j: in ili.il Mi|ir(nic cnio) iiiciil which a ^odd ci^ar, a [icrfcct digestion .md such surroiiiuhiii^s (oidd .L;i\<'. \\ r had had .i hard d i\ s worL in .isccnihiiL; the ri\cr, and liad found l-ul small sport with the ll), for ihcri' arc hut lew L;ood pools Ixlou the third, two of them onl) hein;^ considered ol enouL;h import. nice to he named. We had lound the w.iler low ,nid clear, .md the tl.iN uas hri^^ht ; hut in s[)ite ol these dr.iwh.icks wc; had made .i score of liltt'cn or Iweiit) nice sea trout .and a j^rilse. I'i'ere, m\ I'omrade on this occasion, w.is .i sports- m.m in the hest sense ol the word, a student ,uul lo\cr of na'nre also, and .i scholarK m.m hesides. 1 je had been with me helore on more th.ui one outing, .md was .i most ai^reeahle - 11 e\- 11 irani Such keenness of sii^ht scanned almost incredible, but 1 had witnessed numerous instances of it before, and 1 saw no reason to doubt their statemc;nt in the present instance. The traininj^ of tlu; \ision of the ij^uides and rixcr men is somethini; absolutel)" wontlerful. Man)- and many a time ha\c; 1 stootl beside a salmon l)ool, and had m\' i-uicU; count the fish \s\w\y in the water, sometimes a do/en at ;i time, when 1 positi\el\- could not s(,;e a Im. It is onl\- in late }-eai's that I ha\(^ U.'arned how to look for a saJmon beneath the surface of tin; water. It is an accomplishment difficult to ac(|uire. and hard to tlescribe. In llie first j)lace, the unetlucated ()bser\(..'r looks for somethiiiL; whitish in the water, in searchiiiL,^ for a salmon, wlierc-as he siiould look, for a fish 54"ra\isii in color and with a bluish-i^reen back; for the salmon in its native elem^mt almost always shows that color, unless it has been lont; in tile river, and even then it does not lose its bluish back entirely, i M ■f. 28 intli Fly- Rod and Camera. iilth()UL;li it l)cc<)nK's imich darker. A^ain he looks for a lafi^x.' tish, when it he scarclu'd lor sonulhinL;' near what lu; woiiKl (.■xpccl to he tlir ch'nu'iisions ol a j^ood- sized trout, he would conit: nearer the mark. 1 can recall a number ol instances ol seeini^" what I supposed to he either a lar^e trout or a grilse, j,ut which, on Ijeinj^- killed, pro\cd to he a L;()oil-si/ed sal- mon. It is to he rt:meml)ered that the: salmon in tlu^ pool is co\ereil gciierall) with more water than the obsei-\er dreams of; and 1 iia\-e often found a depth of fifteen feet in a pool where 1 hardly e.\[)ected three. Such a dej)th tlwarfs the si/e of the lish to the ej'e, antl it is onl\' h}' nuich practice that one learns lo look through the water for the tish for which he is searchiuL;'. "Oh, yes, 1 saw tlie salmon a i^ood hit of time before he took the ll\'," said Hiram, cutting' up a fresh fillinL;' of tobacco for his pipe, and rubbing- it fine be- tween his hands, "and three; more." "Is tliat so?" i exclaimed, "W'h)- didn't nou sp(,;.d< at the time?" "The)' were awa)- down the pool heyaiK the lly," said William, "and two ol them were scarred on the back. lle\-. Hiram?" His brother was busil)' eniL!a!j,'ed in li^hlin^- liis pipe -I ■1 U'it/i I'ly-Rod and L'oiiici V. 29 witli an cml).')- at that moment, and onl) '^'runted an assent to William's (jiier\-; hut at length he answered, "Yes, hiast the spearers, they're at it ai^ain." "I noticed some hunit remnants of hirch hark on the rocks," ([uietl_\ remarked h'rere. who was still en- i^^-ai^X-d witli his wet stockings, "and supposed that the spearers w(.;re at their old iricks." " \ es, the)'re always at it e\-ery rii^ht ni^ht," saiil William, as he threw a fresh lo^- on the tire, aiul ar- ranged the others so as to hurn to belter ach' intake, "anil the\- can't he stopped neither, unless th(;re s a man always hand) to watch tlu; bi^- pools." ' It's a pit\- they can't be stopped in their work in the lower pools," said 1. ''W lhe\ could be headed off there, the\- would harchy trouble the tish in the uj)per pools, they are so ilithc ilt of access." "Sure enough," replied William, ";uid the two lower pools. W lei alone, wouUl be the best salmon pools on the ri\-er, but the poachers can reach them in three or four hours (rom the mouth of the river, and they not only spear in them, but they oftcm set ^ill-nets, ami e\-en sweep the pools with semes." "Too bail, loo bad, alto^'ether !" exclaimed Hiram, "they'll spile the river entirel)." In order that their words ma\- be better undor- 'Ifi 30 /A'//// I'lv-Rod ami C '(iiiicni. itood, I wil mak^' a brief explanation. Salmon spear- iny^ and netting' arc; the two i^i'eat t-auses ol cle[)letion of CaiKulian streams; (.lippiiiiL;-, that is catchinL;- tht; hsl: with a. larn'e scoo[)-net lie runs, n ow heinii' hut litth practiced. I have visited a ml lisheti (|uite a nuinher ol the stre; tms, and found that one;, if not holii tl lese pro- scribetl methods of capturin:^' the tisli, was practiced on almost e\er\' one. It is doiu; sub rosa ol coui'se, but to the educatetl observer certain "sis^ns" of the marauders are always apparent. Salmon s|)(.;arinL;' is practic(Hl in the followinLr man- ner: The s|)ear is usually a steel lanc:e, sharply pointed, and fixeil in the end of a strong' pole;. At both sides of this lance are pliable wooden springs. When the rtsh is struck, the steel pierces its back, and at the same time the sprini^j^s tly open and clasp the lish au'l hold it firml)-. A dark, cloudy ni^ht is chosen, and at a time when the moon is not abo\'(; the hori/on. The s]jear(;r, usualK' in a dui^out or a canoe, but sometimes on a rudeK' constructed catamaran or raft, is paddled or poled silenth' b\' a confederate; over the pool. In the bow of the boat, affixed to a stall, or lyinj;' in a pan, is a roll of bkuin^' birch bark, anil its flame li^ihts up the water brilliantly, wherever the rays ol th(; lij^ht penetrate. The; lish pa_\ • attention lo the blaz(% lK?ar- ^tion hs!; little r (,[ pro- on t to (.Icrs lan- ited, des the me it me Jilt is ol. >l^- lie '■(\ 32 ll^itJi I'lv-Rod and Camera. or if they do they arc attracted by it, for the)' seem to swim in the circle; of li,L;lu, hut not hcNond it. Tile s|)('ar('r, standiiiL;' crouclu-d hchind ilic hurnini; hark, holds his weapon in readiiK'ss for a (juick thrust, antl 1 am told hy those who haxc seen it done, that tlu; blow is i^iven hy a practicetl hand with liie rapid- ity of li^'htnini^. The tish is struck, and lifted or llum^- into the hoat with one (juick t^ftort, in fact, to use the words of a i^-entleman who used occasional!)- to l^o with the Indians salmon spearing, "The fish was liouncinLi' ami llappin^' in the canoe, even without m\- stx'inL;- tlit; Intlians make the blow, so quickl)' was it struck." All tlK! fish in ,1 pool may thus be killed by an expert in a short time, and if an\' 1)\- chance t;scape, as they sometimes do, the\' are often so cut and flashed by the sharp steel as eventuall)' to die fnjiii the injur! :;s receixed. After his work is done, the spearer oftt;n carelessly throws the scorclK;d remnants of l)irch bark upon the shcjre, or casts them into the river, but the\- are soon landed on a jutting" bc^ach, and the)- appear as a certain exidence of the presence of the despoiler. "Yes, spearini^ makes bad work in the river," said William, musingl)-. "I've often seen fish that had betm // '//// Fly- Rod and Canicni. y:> cut with the spc.'ir but not killed, and it spiles them for breeders. " * "Not only that," add(;d my friend, who was now rc- clininn' at his ease beside me, "but the fish that esca|K! are alwa\ s shy and iUl the rest of the season, and the) will ])a\' no attention to the fly whate\-er." " N'es, it is Lirt;atl)' to be desired that s|jearin!L;' should be stcjpped," said 1, "*but thi; problem is how it can be done; no law can be strictl)' enforced unless public sen- timcMit is with it. ( )n all the rixcrs upon which 1 know that sjjearinn' is practiced, the majority of the n-sitleiits in th(; different localities do not disappro\-e of it, and very often many otherwise respectable men take their turns at it. Let me i^ive you a single instance: " 1 was fishin*;- the Maro^aree, that noble salmon river in Cape l^reton. 1 was up the river some twc-nt\- or thirty miles from its mouth, and was castini^ in one of the finest pools 1 ever saw. At every cast 1 expected a rise, for the water was rii^^ht. and the pool lookc'd as if it ouj^ht to ha\-e at least a dozen fish in it. I worked with the ii^reatest can; and patience, and co\ered the pool in all directions with every variety of tl\- that 1 thoui^ht out^ht to movt; th(^ capricious beauties, but not f,. * 'I'lu' clialojjues. if iinl iiinvi-ntidiial, mm irirrf(/ (!i/i/ ('tinirrd. a ris<- (lid I ^vw(\, 'side of that rock.' And he pointed into the pool as he spoke. "'Mow did you ^ct him. my l)o\?' I asked, (piilt; inncJCL-ntl)-. 'I should thiid< a lart^c- tish would he too much for nou." XxmX I hei^an casting;- attain, awaitinj;- his re|)l\-. " ' ( )h, I ^ol him just the wa\ I t^et a i^ood man\- more. I snared him !' "'Snared him!" 1 exclaimed, 'how under the sun could )()u snare a trout?' "'Ho! easy enou_L,di, he answercnl. 'all nou'xc l;()1 to do is to uret some wire, and make a slii)-n()ost: on it. ■mn 38 IVitli I'/y-R()(/ and Caiiicm, and drop it down in Ironl ol ihc iroul, and then slip it oNcr his licad, and pull like nii^hu, and he's cauLihl ; no _Lj^L't a\va\ ti-oni that, sure' "'And so \()U noosed him, hc\-.-'' 1 i-cplicd. " ' \o, 1 snarccl him,' the l)o\' insisted, 'and just at dark, \csierdaN' alliTnoon, 1 schmi a salmeai l\'in^ there,' poinliiiL;' into the |>ool near where I stood, 'and I struck him with m\ spear, hut lie i^ol awa\.' " ' ( )h, so \()U ha\c a salmon spear, ha\c \(ui?' I replied. cari'lessK , still l)us\ laslin^. ' I shoukl think \()U were noi hi^' 'MDu^ii to handle one.' "'()h, mine's a trout spear,' he i-ejoined, 'mine isn't as l)ii^- as father's, mine's only lor trout,' " '.Xnd so \()u spear the trout, do nou, in acUlition to siiariuL;' them,' said I. '\\h), )()u are (piite ,i smart t'lsherman ; it is not e\-er\ l)o\' o( xour a^'e who ean catch hsh the ua\s \ou can.' " ' I L;uess,' he answered, nai\cl\'. " '.\nd what kind of a spear has your lather ,L;ot?' "'()h, his is a rei^'lar salmon spear, an'imme a tl\-hook.' 1 handed the \-outh trih- WW. in the shape ol a _L;ra)' hackle, and went on m)" wa\' in a meditatixe mood. ".\s I passed the meadow, I saw the farmer who was still at his work in the ha)- field, and I almost seenu;d to hear him nuitterin_L;" to himself, " Spearing' I Oh, no, mister, there ain't no spearing done round here, not much!'" " 1 la, ha, the kul _L;a\-e it all awa)," exclaimed 1 liram, when 1 had Imished ni)' stor\'. " N'es, )-ou iL;'()t it all. straight," aihled William. P'rcM'e induli^'ed in an amused chuckle at ni)' casting so faithfulU in the' i)ool that hatl been nettetl the ni)achers are hard-workiiiL;' farmers, and mii;iu\- hard scratching the\- hax'e for a li\"ii\L;-, I can attest, who do not taste any Iresh meat sometimes for a week or more at a stretch. Now, I can under- stand iust how the\- feel, for I haxc talked with man\- of tiiem, and I tell \mu, krere, a i^ood manx' otluirs would spear and net if they we-re situated as the\- are. " Here is a river running" throuL^h their farms, we'll sa)', ami salmon passim^ up ni^iuK'. Ww. people about the mouth ol the ri\er on the bax' shore have a le^al ri''ht to lake the fish xviih the net, i)ut the moment the 2S I '1 In Tamiv 46 //'//// /'7y-/\(>(/ (i//(/ Ciiiiicnu salmon reach the water uhiih passes ihrouL;!! ihe laml of tht.'se people, ihe law |)rohil)ils the selllers Irom doiiiL;' al aii\' lime just whal their neiL;hl)ors iiia\' do almost with- out restraint, lor threi- months ami oxer. Now, ol course, 1 am not excnsin:^' spearing' ami seining; not lor an in- st-':'t am 1, lor I know that il it were permitted in the streams, the salmon would he exterminatt'd. No, 1 am of the opinion that L^ill-nettiiiL;' on the shores shouKl he CLn'taiietl \-er\ !_;reatl\ , e\cn il it is allowed at all. " 1 am, for one, sellish enoui^h to w ish that surface llN-tlshinL;- alone mi^ht hv. the leL;al method for taking salmon, but so lon,L;' as L;ill-netters and tiele-water st-iners and weirsmen are allowed to kill without limit, as the\ are now l«\' law in the open season, the peopl- who live on the ri\c'rs are hound to ha\t; a share, too." "The tide-water netters ha\i; too L'.reat j)ri\ ilexes," saitl hrere, who hail heen (juietlx listenim^' to the con- x'crsation. "That is just it," I replied, "cut down the time the)' ma\' set their nets full\- one-hall. Prohibit the settin<>' of an\' salmon net or weir on the; shore, within one miK- of the mouth of an) ri\cr Ireipu-nted b)' these; lish- the k:^al distance now is two humlred ) ards — throw open the rucrs free to all who lish with tlu- 11), thus doin^' awa\ with the s)stem of leasing-, which 1 (.lo not belicwi: in, aiul ni)- //'//// J'ly-Rod mid i'anicra. 4; woi'el lor il, l)Ul lew ) (;ars will elapse helore the men who now kill with the spear and net will lake to the It) -rock ancl there will l.hen he a chance for the rivers; the salmon will multipl)' and all tly-lishermen will ha\c sport worth striving- for. Make lly-fishim;- possible for all, ami spe'arini:^' will soon heeome odions to all.''"' At that moment we heard a tremendous pllm^'(; anil splash in the pool l)(;fore lis. "Ah. ha, m\' lad I" (;\claimeil William, " X'ou're a Vv^ one!" At his words \\v. heard two more phin^cs like the tn-st one, l)ut in different parts of the pool. ••'rhi;y'rc running;- up," (;\claimeil lliram, "sure we'll ha\-e s[)ort to-morrow altogether." f l^rere and 1 arose to our feet, antl walking- down to the ed^e of the pool, watched and listenc;d. The ru.-^tle ()[ the ftiliane of the trees, and the rattling- .nur^k; of tlu; water in the rapids at the- head of the pool , the occa- sional hooting- of the ^reat horned owl, the harsh yet not ''In Ilu- it'poit (if the Maine (.'nininis-innrrs of l-isherics and 'lame for iSS(), I liiul ihe Icilldwini^- para.^iapli : "the teslinKiny cif many men ean he ailduceil in r.an'iii and ( alais, who never dreamed of the pos-ilijlitv of takiii;^' a sahnon with what was termed a ' li>h-|)ole ' who are now convert'- to the rod and llv, and lieree i'PjMHents to any otiier methods aiiove tide-water. Stieh is tlieir enthusiasm for the newlv experienced delii^ht of Ivilhn- a salmon in a fair trial of sl)• our sifcamiuL; reds, uc were soon joined 1)\' them. "What ha\i' )<)U i^ol on?" incjuiri'd William, who with '••alt in hand came hurricdK' lo m\- side. "1 don'l know," I replied, slowl), reeling in ihe line which had heen run out across ihe pool. " I thought when ihe tish i-ose ihal il was a salmon, l)Ul il ai'ls like a lap;e iroui," in a short time I was cominced that it was as I had suspected, a hea\'\ . strong' s'^a trout. Il made lurious runs, and was \-er_\- [)owerlul, Iml il diil not show tlu' full \ i^-or of the salmon, and did not jump like that lish. 1 ha\(' killed .■>almon which did not jump more than once or twice Irom the time tlu')' were hooked until lhe\' came to L;atl ; and haxc also taken lari^-e sea trout that jumi)ed a numher of times clear of tlu; water like a L;-rilse ; hut the "lei'l" of this lish was of a lar^c trout, and yield- ing- to m\- hea\y rod, ami comiuL^' to the landiiii^ net, it proved to he what 1 luul sus|)cctL'd. 52 //'//// hi V- Rod and Camera. ll was a \v\-\ haiulsonic llsh ot ncai'l)' lour pounds \\('i_Lilu. Itcih' soo,. landed Ids, whii'li proxcd to Ix; an- otlicr of al)oul the same size as ininc, and allcr thai \\c L^ot no 11 -I'c rises, althou^li we t'asl dili^cntl) lor upward of liall an hour. Tl'.e fact is. one may lake Iwo or three of tin se lari^c tish out of a jjooI at id^ht, and then ht^ nuist stop, {i.y the lish will not rise; wild and shy as they are in the day time, -W nii^lu they are douhl)' suspicious, and tlu least unusual sound will al.u'm them. This tact has been noticinl 1)_\- more than one ohserxcr, 1 ha\c; olten asked local tishermen. men who woi'k through the da_\ on their larms, hut who at nii^ht take their "saplinf^- poles" and try loi' a few iish loi" breakfast, "what success" the)' ha\'e had on such occasions. rhe repK' has been almost iin.u'iahK', "We ^ot two or three nice ones out ot the pool, .uul that's all ; wr. tlon't catcli many at ni^iit." The singular thin^;" about their lishiuL;' is, that instead ol usini^' bait oi" the artilicial ll\', they almost in\ariabl\- tish with a bit ol white cotton or linen rai:;' tied to their hook, this in their experience bein^;' more killim^- than an_\' othei- lure. I ha\c repeatcnlb, lished pools on the edn'e ol the e\c:ninLi' with llies, usini,;- in many cases the "white: miller," and ha\-e taken but a few small trout, and ha\e been fol- lowed an hour or two latei' b\ one of these "white rai;"" // 7//' /'/r- AV^/ (iiid ( '(vucra. 53 the nillcr," 1 fol- lislu'rincii, who wouUl ^I'lU'ralK pirk out Iwo or llirin,- li(.'a\"\' tlsh. Ihcrc is no afcoiintinL;' loi" ii, in fad Uutc is no accounting' for most ol the caprices ol the sahiion fainil). '•''"It's not often that we do much at saunion | sahnon | lishinu; in the ni^lu," saiil llirani, as lie slootl hesitle us on the hi'acli. "l)ut I lia\'e st-en it (h)ne. I was once tisliiuL^ this I'ixtT witli a L;('ntKMiian. \\ e camped on a j)0()l ap.d caught a h)t ot tun- trout, out liad i^'ot no sau- mon (hu'ini^' the chi\'. After (hu'k the i^cntU'man and I hi'i^an lishin^' with a h^ht tlw and \\c were catchiuL;' a Ime h)t of trout, when all ol a sutlden the i^cntleman hooked a saumon, and I had to leather hrush wood and hurn it on the beach, to see how to i^alt the tish. in a half hour the L^cntleman hooked another, and I gaffed that also; hut it's rare that we excr take them at ni^ht. though wt: ha\c often two hours of trout tishin^;' with white llies." " I ha\-e heard ol taking- the salmon with the ll\- at nii^ht," siiid I. when the ^uide had fmished. "hut nc\cr ha\'e seen it done. "Well, I'rere, haven't )()u had enough of it?" "\'es," he replied, and. satisfied that the lish were done, we repaired to our camp, and soon we were ai^ain stretched upon oui" fra:.^rant hed of hemlock hou^'hs. * l.itoaliv I'lDin inv imii's (in the river. — V,. A, S, I 1 )4 With I'lv-Rod Clint Camera. Tile cam]) lire with riiddx" Maze threw a ciri-h' of hi^lit iijx)!! the trees around, and our tent was inuniine"in,L.;' near tht; fire at the opening' of the tent. "I was out with oiu' of tlu; ' li^h killers' last year, and when the saimion in the pool wouUlnt rise, he was wishiiiL;' for a ji^" or a net, and excn saitl he'd i^'ix'e li\'e dollai's for powder or cKiiamite to blow 'hem up with." "Ik; did that," assented William, "and he ,i;()t so bad in th(,' v\-\A, that we told him he must I'md other unities, foi' we must lea\c' him lor our ha\in''.' IV'itli I'ly-Rod and Canicni. 59 "()n what ri\cr was tiati'" asked I'titl'. "()h, ii was oil one ol the rixcrs over the haw" rc- \)\\v(\ Ilirain. "I wouUhi't like to say just whicli, h)i' pcM'hajJS you would know the man, and we don't ■> aiU to 'L;i\c liini a\va\',' hut it is time. ;uid lie was not niucli worse than others we ha\'e h;'en out with." " Ki^ht you are. Ilirani," said \\ iUiain, "and uc L;uith,'s ha\'e Iiad some (|uart' |(|ueer| men on the rixcrs, and man\' is the time we ha\e heen asked il wc- eouUhi't fuul a sweei)-net." "It's aL;_L;ra\atin^' aho^c-ther." i-ei)iied llir.un. "to see lift\' or si.\t\- hii^- lish in a pooh see them swimminLi' ahouL as unconcerned as sticks, taking" no notice ol \our Hies, but lla])])inL;' anil jumping' ahout under your nose, and sometimes \'\(\ agreed with the hshermen that it's mad- dening;" enouLili for most an^thiuL;-. hut it's not olten tlu'y will not come to theii' senses in ^ood time." "it's luck\- th;it all who come on the ri\'ei-s ai'e not so ciM/y for lish," said William. "(;r we guides would _l(() wild. S();iietimes we L;(t out with men who will care hut little for the fishing', hut spentl almost all their time lumt- iuL;- wild (lowers and plants, and some ai-e alter stran^'e rocks and stoiies, .and now and then one is lumlinL^ birds' nests and birds. S;)metimes we have been out with lish- crmen who cartHJ lor nothing- but a ' la\' oil,' ami the)' 6o //'/'/// J'7y-/\()(/ and Camera. drank imuh longer ih.iii \.\\v\ tishcd v\c\-\ dax. ( )li. \\c'\c Ikh'11 oiil with all kinds, on dittcrriu rivers." " NOn don'i u;rl nuuh \ari('l\- on lids sircani al all t;\'iMUs,' said krcrc, "for all our lessees are much like the Moctor and nnsell. eniluisiasiic tishernien, hut not cra/y tish killers." " No, this ri\cr is luek\, l)ui some of the streams need a i^ood man)' wartU-ns," replied William. " \ Cs." replied I'rere, " x'ou are ri^lu, ami some of the most impoi'tanl ones al that. Take the Miramichi waters, the) arc- all tint; salmon streams, hiii there is a vast deal of poaehinL;- and untair fishinL;- done on them, and the lunnher of wardens or owrseers should he tre-hletl at least." "I ha\'e nexcr fished on the Miramit'lii trihularies," saiti I, "e.\i"e|)t duriiiL;' the outing" we spent together on them. I hear the) are all Inie streams." " 1 he\ are," said l"rere,"and the .Southwest, North- wt'st. Little- .Southwest and .Se\()L;U; are famous. The)' are earU , loo, the tish he^innin^- to enter ihem ahout Ma\' 24, and conlinuinL; tc pass up until ahout the last of .SepU'mher, '•' thou!_;h \vx\ few are loimd running' in -\u,niisl. The) do not a\era_L;(' as lari,''e ;'.s the Kesti- L^ouche tish, some are' taken of twent\-fi\e pounds weight, •;:• l-",-(.Tc ior ihc itinaiiuit'r nl llii> chaplo' i^ I'hilii) (iix, i;s(|.. i>| NcWLa^tli.'. X. \\. UJ //'//// /'(\'-/\()(/ (Hid Ciuucni, l)Ul ihc a\cr;im' is piii ,il ten pouncU; tin ai"c, liowcx'cr, \('ry iL;ani\, ami altor^l llic an^lci* cxccllciu sport. ai|)|)(isc iluri' arc a l;('<'(1 mail)' lakcii, saul irani, ihrow inL"' a trcsh hc' on llic life, aiul ii-'htiivj his niix anew. cs, fcniicd IHTc ilu' ( i(i\ {Tnnic'.U sLalislics arc: \v\-\ till and l)clic\(' accurate .asl \car, which was l)ul an averai^c one, iS,7()o lish were exported iVoni these rivers, which, a\(i'ai;in^ t( n pounds, would ,L;i\c a total ol 1X7,(^00 pounds. In addition to these, lariL^^'e (|uantities h)uiul ct loial sale, man)' others wvxv taken 1)\' anglers. and a i^rcat nian\- more hy ])oache,-s, so that the annual catch inusi he o\cr 20, 000 IkIi," Ahout what tin le iloes l\-nsnuv. iicLiin . isked Willi :u'a. "As soon as the spring treshet subsides, and the water Li'ets tdear, whicdi is about the tenth or twellth of une he lu-st lish are taken \w W'vji I lole on the Xorth- west, twentx' miles al)o\'e Newcastle, ami ei^ht al)o\'e the heail of the titU Tl lis is one of thc' Imest in Canad anti IS tri'c to al N" ou rememher Doct or, we lishecl tlu're a few xcars a^'o. All the salmon fre(|ueniinL;" the m:dn ri\cr and the Se\()L;ie pass through this ^■re;it basin, ami seem to take the ll\' well alter leaxin''' the hi'ackish waters. //'//// F/y-/\(>(/ (tin/ ('(f'lh'ni. sui)i)o.sr Ih crc arc a ''oou nian\' i"()()(i iivj-liiii i)()()ls on lliosc nvcrs, saul U lU'll WW. nau imisiicci "Oh, )('s, on the Little. Soiitlnvest th(;re arc IMack niorc's I<.ai)icls, lUiic Stone, Xorih Ilraiuh, and Main'' .f ctl'^es, ni all ot wnicii more oi' less salmon are killed each )ear. Wv^ Hole, I )ennis's I'ool, Call's I'ool, Camp Pool, Ruddick's Pool and kails l*ool. with man\' others, occur on tlu; mam Xortl luest, hut with the exception of tl le first two, all these lishiuL;' i)ri\'ileL;es are owned hy propru'tors ol ih (■ soil The chiel pool on the Sexo^ie is the Scpiare korks, well worth a journe\- to a most renKU'kahle iookniL;' ])lace S( '('. The Renous, I )un'i'amon and Southwest haxc also II main' me i)()ols. ■e all the pools easil\- reached ^k \n\ are, others with more or less ditticult\ l)Ut ill arc; acccssihle to the aiiLik i)\' nu-ans ol canoe or portage; Avaij^on. I la\'e \()ii had much n\-rishin'>' oti th ose strc;ams asked Iliram, ([uite inter(.;sted in k'rere's account of waters that were comparati\el\' stran^'e to him and his l)roth';r. " \ es," replied k rere, "especialU' on tlu; Northwest and Little; Southwest, and soi me of m)' most enjoyahle _ t there. 1 shall ne\cr forget my lirst trii) to the North P)ranch Pool. It was some wars a"(), outmsjs wert' spen ~^'~'-— ■■■ (H With I'l\'-l\(Hi (I mi i nntem. in (onipan) with my friend llai'krr, and li\ canoe. I'lie river is \cry hea\ ) , r()Uu;h. lull ot rapids, uiih an occa- sional (all. and is seldom aMcnded li\ an\ l)iit Indians. We were Nonn:^, lio\ve\-er, stroiii;. and full of spirit, ea^ci lor the sporl, and conlideiu we could pii-form an_\' feat an Indian could. We had no sooner entered th( ri\cr at \Kv\\ IJank than a hea\ \- rain set in, and continued with sHi^du intermissions for live or six da)'s, swelling' the stream, making" e\-er)- rapid a wild torrent, and i'ver\ lall a Niagara. Luckil)- we took alon^; .i coil of small rope, which we attacheel to the how har ol our hark canoe, and one L;'oin,i.;' aheatl, the other ^uidinu; the canoe from the shore with a |)ol(! which was pro\ideil wiih a hook at the (Mul, we watleil and dra^;:^cd, and tumMed, foot- sore and wet to the skin, lor seven d.iss hetore we reached the pool. "Mow (h'lii^lued we Were lo see this ma^'nificent l)asin I We camped 1)\' its shore, and lor ten days hatl most ex- cellent s[){)rt ; and alterward an exciiiuL;' experience shoot- iiiL;" th(! rapitls ani.1 falls on our wa\' down. We killed man)- salmon and _L;rilse on that trip." "What do )()u consider to hi; the ai^i; of the i^rilse ? 1 asked. " I haxc had many discus.sions with fishermen in relation to this point." "I caii onl)' e-ucss as to that," replied l'"rere, "they I Isn't Shi: .\ lii ai i v 66 ///'/// l'l\'-i\od and C it now ap])L'ar--, in llu-ir sccnnil vi-ar, nf six (ir •-(■veil iiiilK"- Kn^lh, and aluHil :■- n:aii\- uunri's wii^h:. itimn pral i iv L;i'iKi', xaryin;; lidni Iwci in v\'^\\[ piiiiml--. ■■ •■ ■■ I'lial llu- i.Uiilical ^nicill nl si\ di- si.'\i.n iiuiurs ilii n'.un!, altrr twc. nf ihur iiiiintli--' ali'-iini- in I'lc mam piuniil-. \\iiL;lu. i-^ jiidM-il Ix-Vdinl all ili--i)inr. -ninlis iniiiininalik- iiavin;.; Ikc'Ii laki-ii, niavknl willi nunilicriij liikrls "I /inc allai luii lu l!u- ra\ '^ ul lluir i|ni-.;il r.ns. -,,1 ,il 111h-;1\. and ircapUiird l^iII^i', vaixinu; Irmn Iwn In ^'ii;!'.! pninids, in tin- anlunni '<{ llu- same ycai'. I'lu' s.inu- rsprrinunl willi llu- lain'U unri'MH iM'd, ■-liiiws ih;it ilu' --.niu- l;!'!!--!' dfsri-ndini^ llir -.tirani n| uninc rca^rd ina^ninidi.- ni \\\v spring; I'f 1"^ lliird year, rrlnins in ihal third aiilnnin a li^li ol sixircn and upvvard Ui t\M'nt\-li\f pcjiniiN ui-ii^ht." I (i. llrnun (iiMiik- sax'^ (in the ki'pnrt ni ilic I'. S. fish ( iiinniissidn, l"^~4). "In iwii innnllis ihr I'rv lias j^iuwii td an iiuh and .i h.iH', and l)r;.^ins icj a^siniic du- xcrniiii.in spots and t ,ans\ tT--i- hats nv Irin'^i- marks which cntitU' it tn ln' r.dlL-d a 'parr,' and uliirh it rrt.dns while i\-niainin;4 in I'lcsh uatrf, scimctimrs until it is sewn (If rii^ht in( lirs \>A\'^. It ODntinncs a pari' until tin.' scnind oi- third spring;, whiu, in preparation lor, or jurhaps in i on'-Kjiuncr ol, a di'sccnt toward the si'a, a iinilOrin bright sil\ii\ eoal is as-nmeil, and the parr lieiomes a 'smoll.' Alter remainin,;; from foiii- to twenty -eiL^lil months in ihe salt water, it a;,;.ain seeks its nali\e ri\er, h.i\in|4 lieeome either .i ' L;rilsi ' or a '-.dnion.' the ,i;filse is the adolescent vainion. It \\xi,u;hs Irom two to six poinnN, and i-- more sii'iider and ;4racelnl than the tnatiire lish. with --mailer head, thinner sc.de-., more lorked tail, and ^pots lounder, more nnnierons and lilidsh rather than ii;t\ liiaik. the two ma\ e.isiU he disl in;.^llished , e\en tiolli.;h lioth slionld lie ol the vame -.\/v, :is not iidreijiu nll\ happen--. the male grilse is seMially m.itiire, hut not the Kinale in .Xil.eiii.i. in I'.inope the s.mie Is claimed lor the m.dc piirr .ind the lim.de LMilse." ■I A I )AKIs-( Ml (lUI II Si' A-l'Kilt I . 68 ll'itJi I'ly-Rod and Cam cm. "Thc)- tlo not pass the intcrxal in the estuaries and bays, for I ha\e made special inciuir)-, aiul coiikl nexcr learn of oni; having- been taken in an\- of the nuniennis smelt nets during- the winter; nor have 1 ever heard of one bein^- pick('d up dead aion-- tin; seashore. They s( em to retire; to de<'p water, probabj)- hs from ihe coast. When the\- are about three ;ind a half pounds in wei^-ht they rc;turn to the rivers, and thev are then universallv known as orilse. As xou know, they are lonn'. slender fellows, as bright as siK'er ami \-er\- active-." "Did )()u e\-er see a female grilse, sir?" asketl Hiram. " \o," replied l'"rere. "the most curious thin^ is they are all male hsh. Thousands ha\c been taken in our rivers, but there is no record of a female;." '■■'^o I ha\-e heanl," said 1. "It is \-ery sin<^'-ular. How do you account for it?" "I cannot," replied b'rere. "the males probabl\- mature <:arlier than the females, for the\ all contain sp-erm, and so do the smolt lor that matter." " l)Ut where are the h'males of the same a^c?" "Ah, now )-ou ha\-e me, 1 don't know; but little; is underste)oel of their habits. They are |)robal)l)- in ihe .se'a, but why herring-, bass and mackerel nets fail to take one; ne)w and tluMi, passe-s my eonijjrehension, considerim^ the size-, depth anel abuiulance of these seines." IFifli I'lx-Roii and Camera 69 "Grilse i^ixc; capital s[)()rt." " Vcs, the liulc fellows take the ll\- readily, and for eii^ht or ten minutes are \c:r)- livel), lea[)in_L;" clear of the water sexeral times in rapid succession, and makim;- lon^j^, stron!^" runs. "When, in Nour experience, do the salmon take the lly ht.'st, Irere?' asked I. " \'ou ha\e had ^ood chances for observation, for )ou have; lished in most of the ri\'ers in this Pi-()\inre." " Cienerall)' when the\- first enter the ri\-er, or reach the pools; after remainin^^ a few wi'eks in fresh water, they i^et. as nou know. sIu_L,^_L;ish ami shy. The)' are, how- e\ei, \'er)' capricious, and it is ditiicult to la\" down any •general rule." " I ha\'e iishetl with a ^ood man)' anglers," said 1, "and hax'c; noticed that there is a i^cxhI deal of differ- ence in the \va)' the\- drai^" the ll)". Ha\e )()u e\'er st^en them skip the lure: li^iuK' on the surface, as if lishin;^ for trout? I ha\"e seen it done in some of the; Xox'a Scotia rix'ers, anel successfully. "Some fish thus, ami on a few streams I understand it is the most killiuLj;- way; hut the majorit)- allow their llies to sink a little, and draw them 1)\" a serii's of short, shar]) pulls. The longer tlu; lish are in the fresh ^v'ater the more timid lh.e\' become, and \ou wilt olien see them ■() // 'UJi I'lx-Roii ami ( amcra. following; \()iir ll\ froiM mere curiosit)-. In such cases, if tile lure is drawn rapidly, as if it were acting of its own \'oliti<)n ill iMideaNoriag- to escape from the fish, the sal- mon will fre(iuentl)' make a dash at it and hook itself." " M\er)' ans^ler has liis favorite lli's." saiil 1. after a short pause, "which do you prefer?" "A L^ood deal, as you know, de|)ends on the ri\er and season, and ihe i-ondition of the water." replied h'reri'. I depend a ^ootl deal on the stiuulards, such as the hutcher, I)urhaiii ranker, Xickerson, |ock Scott, fair\, t'tc, hut the\ should, late in tile season, he of smaller sizes than in the earl\ lishim,;. I ha\'e known of exccdlent sport IxiuL^ had with a liii\- |ock .Scott, when a larj^c ll\ lailed to m't .1 ri^e. 1 was oiu'e on the lacipiet l\i\er I \. !'). I with m)- Irieiid h. M. McLc'otk We were lishinL; !• ranker's |hrancois| Pool ahout the hrst of Au^'- ust. We had killetl some line lish in the e\-enin_<;-, hut on the ii xt mornim;- not the h'ast attention was paid to our llies, thoui.;h lish were risiniL; all o\er the pool, ap- pareiuK' after small insects which we ohseixcd lloatinL;' on the surlace ol the water. "Somewhat dismasted, I hetook m\self to tly-tyin_L; after lireakfast, while Mae-, who is a most persistent an_L;'- k'r. continued to whi]) away. In .aliout an hour he came to the tent and said, 'Cox, it heats all I They are risiiiLT ;| 72 ll'it/i J'ly-Rod aiiu Canicn 'a. '^" ■"••nni.l nu-, llirtin- their tails, aiui sh„uin- tlui t(M.ij)i for m\- crforts!' 1' con- Arc llu; litllc 111 cs slill on the water?' asked Oh, \ cs, tlu')- are,' lu: replicj. 'don't \<)u think you could make a lly resenil,lin-- il lem it would \)v. too small, I t car, to if a lish should t; Ike It Init 1( •ok licrc kill \\\ Mac,' th. e\-cn said 1, opcninij- the ll\-bool k ni which were some tin\- iin-lish niKl-ic's, are tlK-\- li \c an\- o f th ese- ere it ^ rcijlicd M, IC, S(;k-ctin; as larij-e as a hou a specimen not se la Kc do with this,' and awaN' h c went, while 1 II \Mi their impudence resumed m\- work. n a few minut es heard him shout, aiul hastil\- riHi- iin- to the j)()ol, I sa w a salmon sjjrin^;- into tl u; air and heartl Mac shout, ' I'v 'ot him With what Ih, M ic With th ^ niidijf.' h e answered \Vh at m\- lirst cast. ii--i--r, went the reel, as the 11^,1) da.shed toward the head of the pool. Mow could tl such a strain.^ L'p went the sal his hriL-ht si lat tm\- hook stand men aL,Min into the ai -nt sides -listenin- like silver in th e iiK^rnin; I low delighted was M sun. ic upon rcelin-- in to find hini still fast. Could he land that li>h with such del >1 perft)rm a feat unparalleleil \\\ th icate tackle. he won <-■ annals of anijiiivj. ll'itli I-lx-Rod and Caiiicra. 73 " W'hir-r-r, wcnl llic red ;iL;ain, as ilic lisli l^rokc across the; cuii'c'iU li)i- ihc rocks on the ollu.T side, j)Uttin_L; a hca\y sLraiii on llu; line, and just as it was tlu: greatest, tlu' salmon lluni^- himself out of the water. A^ain Mac rei;led in, hut, alas! the fine hook L;ut luid parteil." "Salmon soon i^ct ai"<|uainte(l with common dies.' said 1, "ami when the |)ool is whipped otten, will iail to respond." " \'es," replietl hrere, "it is tlu: experience of all fish- ermen. Let me L;i\'e )ou an instance. 1 was almost out of patience one morniiii^ at Blue .Stcjiie. I had het'ii casting- for over aa hour, without ^'cttiiiL;' a risi', thouL^h there were mail)' lish in the ])()()1. I)i^- Peter, ni)' Mic- mac L;uide, saitl that if he hatl a crow win;,;- lie could make a ll\' the\'il take. '.See,' he exclaimed, with much emphasis, 'all whiti' men usum llies all same, salmon knowum Xew kind he no semim 'fore, him conu' look- um o\-er.' "I was read\- for aiu' change, and as I in\-ariabi\- carry m\- lly-makin^' materials alon^;', and had a few black feathers, 1 was soon shapiiiL; an unsi^hth' monster. .\t the eiul ol half an hour he w;)s reatlw and no sooner did I cast my nii^^cr adrilt lli;ai there was a ^in-at (K- .sire manilested 1)_\ the hitherto i-areless tish lo inspect the odd stranger at ciosi' <[uarters; linalK, e,ne, making % gifts^S '^^<^ 74 //■//// /■/]•- A\\'/ and Caiiicia, •I 'it-tlc i"() Ircc, \v;is scixcd hy the; simple tooth of the 'chirk), and tlu; L^rip \vas mamtaiiUHl uiilil the tish was hr()ii<;lu to ^alT. I'ivc succx^ssivt; sahnon were hofjkccl and hnidcd l.y that lly hcforc 1 stopped, and tht; invah iiablu him I hatl rccciNcd from a \)(nn Indian has pro\cd of .L^rc^at sLT\-ic(: to n.;' on many occasions sinci; I rc- ccixcd it." "lla, ha I cxcla. iicd ''-am, who liad hccn Iistrnin_L,^ attentivcl)-, " xou Iicat thr sahnon that time." "Ilavi; \()u cNLT noticed an)' pc;ctdiaritics of habit in sahi-"»n selcctin-;- positions in a pool?" I asked, "the)' seem to lie guided \)\ certain preferences, and in certain sta_^;e.s of the water lie almost alwa)-s in particuiar spots." "I can't sa\- I have," replied I'Vere, "other than that )-oii sp'-ak of. The)- are \-er)- capricious, hut .dwa)-s so- ciable; where; one settles all settle. .\s a ^-eneral thini; they jjrefer the strong- water near the head of the pool, especiall)' if there are bottom rocks, foi-niiuL:- I'^^stiuL;' edch'(;s. If these rocks are absent, the tish are often fouml near the tail of the basin, hardl)- e\-er in tlu: \er)' middle of the current, but almost always a little to one; .side or the -)ther. "Oiu; curious freak of this lish I've ol)ser\c;d on man\- occasions which is worth speaking- of, for anglers are not ;4enerall) aware of it. When salmon meet with a little ■1 < 76 ll'ith /■/]'- /\(>(/ ami Caincf •a. fall. lhc\ will lr((iiiciul |(ir lOllU: tl im: in tiic hasin Ixlorc attcmptiiii^- lo scale it. If ihc n'wr is small, thcN aiT almost cc-riain to rdusc tlu; ll\, Afi cr scaliiiL:' lIU' lu'ii^lu, ihr lish foi- some imcNplaiiu.'d reason limber in the the li|), and often lia\c 1 raisi'd and liookeil swift water on them on tlie ni-^hinL;- iiulin'', so close, intleed, to the fall, that it seemed a nustery how lhe\ mainlained their posi- tion. I lere aj^ain tile social instinct ma\' he the cause, one or more hn^crinj;- imtil joined 1)\- othei's." "It is (|uite L;eneiMll)- l)e!ie\'ed that salmon ne\-er eat anythinL;' in fresh water; what is Noiir opinion?" "I ha\c ne\cr lound an\ tood in salmon taken with the IIn," replied h'rere. " W'h)-. then, do die\ rise for it?" "I cannot tell. The idea of many is that the)- are affected in some strange wa)' hy colors, just as we know- certain birds and (|iiadrii|)e(|s are." "My idi'a is that they chase the ll)- mostly in sport." said 1. "I don't heliexc that ijcneralh' the\' seize it for food, although 1 heliexc that in the lower pools of rivers, the lish just Irom the salt water in whiih the\' [vxX caL^crK upon shrimp and other crustaceans, will leed upon min- nows; and in fact I ha\'e lu;ard <>( cases ol the lish haNim; l)een taken with shrimp, e\-en in pools well up the ri\er, and a ll\ tied to i-eseml)le a shrimp is \v\-\ killiiiL:. . •k...... VW^ 7«. //7/// /7v-AW and Camera. " lllack salmon or kdts, those lish that alter spawn- iii!^' remain all winter in the riser insteail ot returning to the sea, will lake ail)- b.iit in the spring," saiil l-'rerc ••rile)- are !''an and lank, and llu^ llesh is (piite unlit lor looil, as it is solt, hriille, enlirel\' devoid of the [link- ish color, and when cooked the siiu-ll is often repulsive. I'hesc fish an; as huiiL^rx' as spring;' hi'ars. and voracitnis as vulturi's; the}- sna|) eagerly at anything-, from a trout ll\- to a pork rind, and U't'^l freely on thi' sprini;- sm(dt which are ascending; th(; ri\ers to spawn, hut 1 do not l)elie\<' that salmon ordinarily, those which ha\e left the >ea, and asci-nded to the ri\ei' to sp.iwn, le<-d whih; in the fresji water." •' I've been told I)\' fishermen on thi; coast that tho saiimon eat small fish \\hen in tlu; salt water," said lliram. " 1 ha\'e no doubt the\' tlo," re[)lied brere. " Messrs. llouan and \\'\'se, Dominion bishc-rx' ()\'(;rscers on tin- Miramichi. ha\e informed me of capclin and sometimes smelt bein^;' found in their stomachs \\lu;n llrst entering' the ba). 1 think tlu.'X' must be voracious fc;cd(M's whik; in tht; si;a, antl until the instinct seizes them to asceml tlu; rivers to spawn; after that, like b(;ars in hil)ernation, they subsist upon their own fat," '•Ves," I replied, "they must be threat feeders, for tlu:y increase in si/e and weight wunclerfiilly in a very 'I'llr, l)inil;lN< I I'l.lWMS A l"l-l.>ll Kl N SAI M"N AM' A ■> I INK " I'l; ' Kl 1 i." 8o ll'itli I'/y-Rod ami ( itinera. short ijcriod, for instance- \ l-,.h ,.- • i • '"^Lcinc( . A Kelt wciL^inn-- ten pounds ^•^^^ niarkcd. and n-tnrncd to the riven", in tlie lower part "f ^^•l^ich it was a^ain cau^lu after a hipse of five- weeks ^^ncl two days, and it was found to wei^di ov,^ uventy pounds. I]ut. Frere. ifs .rowing late, and I propose th.u the tent he smud.cred out. and that we turn in." "Ao-reed/' replied my friend, a^d in a ^er^■ short tnn. ^ve were lost in slumhc-r. which eon.es so easily and so sweetly to the tired lishc^nnan. CUAiniiR 11. An 1^.\K1.^' lA>i. MlAii; liiii |iii;^. ■ (iivi.k mil \\\iii: 'I'lh iui ii (.|!I.\ . • A I'.ii; Si:a Tknii. • I.iviin Timi-. . Ilow lo ('....k \ 'ruiiri-, • As AiJ.Miu \i;i i; Cv^r. • An'MIiii; Smmus lldnKiii ,\mi Ih-i. ■ " I'l s I''imis" IN ll|M\Sh. • III \i K llll-- (i\ llll. M \i. \l l.iiW \, . • A Kill '.11 1-'..\IIKI- i.M : . • ri.\\iNi. \ |ii;iir 'I'ki.i, Till'. • 'I'wd |•|■^^ II'.i.kiI' ami \'."\\[ Samh. • A (iuiM SiKM.i.ii. • 'I'll! (-'rr'HiAi (iiiii;-. • \\ i A-im. TO llll. I''ll'lll I'mhI.. • \>\ ni' .\l \ini . • I . \m i-l i u k i h SAI.MiiN. IMiKs in .\lil Nil \Ni I . ■ A I 1\ I I N I'l-ll. • llniiklNi, \ I'\1U 111' l..\Nli-l 111 K'^. • IkiiMINi; |ii|; SaIAIiiN. I'll KI KI I I l-'lllNi,. • ll.iU 111 .\1 \Ki \ r.\Kk Cwir. '■ I'l^ii Kiiii.Uv'" • Iniii\n I k \IiI i n iN-. • A I'l.l-.N I \ I !!■ I ..\Nli.l.iil K^ 1,111 . I " H 1 { mellow, tlutc-likc son^" of liic hcrmii ihnish -■- awoke me hdorc sunrisi- on ihc following; nioni- iiiL;". Niuli^inn in\- Iriciul lo arouse him, i sicpjxd out- side the lent. rh(t camp lire had huriicd out, uoihino- of it i-cmaiuin!^ l)Ut a f(A\' black emhers. 'I lie two guides were sound asleep under their blankets, the hea\y co\ci"- inj; l.Hin_L; pulled up o\er their heads conipleleh'. 82 Willi /■7v-/\(>i/ (i/ii/ iiiiiicni. 'lakinu;' our rods, I'rcrc aiul I stcppcil |)ast tlu; slcc|)- ini;' men on our \\a\' lo the pool; thc\' awoke iuslantlw howcxcr, for xour hu-^h sleeper is easil)' awakened. Willi a l)iL; >awn the)' arose and he^^an lo mo\c aliout their eanip duties, ihe hrsi ot whieh heiu:^- imarial)!)- Iillin^;- ami liLjiuin^ theii- |)ipe^. " W lial soil ot da\ is ii lo l)c?" j asked of Iliram, as I pi'epared in_\' tackle lor a cast at the loot ol ihe pool, krere lia\m^' ^one to the head. Iliram ,L;a\e a look at the mist which compleiel\- en- veloped the forest ahout IIS, and tllell at the dreni'hei! leaxcs which treinkled sli;_;htl\ in the f.iint kree/e. "()h, it'll he kriL^ht •■nou:^h k\" and 1)_\," he replied, "ik.e wind i-^ sou'wesl, and the Weks are plentN." As he spoke he |)omted to the L;k. n pheasaiU. I like a small ha(d the water." as the e.\i)ression ''oes, hut it is '*^ 86 // //// I'ly-Roii ami Cainci'a. ;i necessary accoinplishnieiit. ( )ccasionall\ one u ill li()i)k ihe li-()iil so tinnly llial it imi^l he laiulecl, and then ihe l)eiier way is lo waste no time hut to osed that the leapim.;' fish was fast to m\ hock, exclaimed: '■^•^ :,. y 88 //'//// /'7y-/\(h/ ami Canicni. "lie's ;i ii\('l\- tish, sun;! Miiul, 1 )()cl()r, or nou'II lose him." Itltc. who also came to my sick', said, " \()u arc . # >%. # IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) y A €>, V ^Cx :/ 5r /^/^ 1.0 il.25 If iia iiM £ MS II 2.0 1.4 — 6" 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation # 4G-^ \ <^ \\ S ;p<'''t in making" what 1 call a roliin;^" cast.''" A \-er\ L;reat deal depenils upon the exact balance of the rod and hne. ill e\'er\' book on lishinL;' that I ]ia\'e read, and I ha\-c; (|uitv: a number of them i:i m_\- librarx', ai^e L;i\-en instructions, more or h'ss elaborate, in casting-; but I have ne\-er reail an\- )-et that supplietl information whii-h would enabh' a no\ice to l)ecome e\en a passabU; lisherman. I'ractic-e, much ])ractice, is a reipiisite, l)ut no practice; in m\' o])ini()n can compare \\ith that which one has on the ])ool where he knows the lish are h'ing * 'the ' >i)i'\ ' nf writLT^ ll'itli I'ly-Rod ami Canicni. 93 Some writers rccomiiiciHl practiciiiL;' on the lawn, hiii this is of \cr\- link: xuliu; cxcepL in lamiliarizin^' one uilh the action of his rod. To hi)' out a line ncatl}' and smoothly on the water and recoxcr it in i^ood st\le is one tiling'; it is (pn'te another to th) it on a L;rass phit. hrere continued at his work, coxHM'ini,'; ,dl the water as lie niox'ed towartl the foot of tlie |)ool. (irachially he; drc;w nearer and nearer to tlu' eddy on the; other side; that from which the salmon had leaped when ni)' s(;a trout created such a comp^otion. At length his IIn' tlroppi'd in a curl ol llu; Avater near a rock that showed fainth' heneath the surface; motion- less it remainetl an instant, then sinkiiiL;' an inch or two was just on the point of recei\in^' the tirst motion or drai;' from the rod, when a swirl, a taint splash, aiul then the scream oi the reel announced that a salmon hatl \k'v\\ hooked. Scarcely had the tish felt the barb when, with the speed almost of liL;htnin^-. he darted to tlu; head of tlu: p(u)l, and then back in an instant to the deep water in the mieldle, thus sc^curin^' a dangerous bis^lu in the line, which (Mil\' the ijreatt'st acti\it\' at the reel coidd o\er- come; in tinu'. and hrere but just succeeded in _L;('ttinL;' his line strai_i;luened, Ijelorc; the sahuon re[jeated his per- 96 //'//// l'lv-J\oii 11 mi i'iimcra. formancc, this lime his run hcinij' hrokcii h\- three leaps 111 (|UK:k succession, all ol tliem ijein^' at least three feet fc 111 the air, lie then return(;tl to his fo nil er position, and Itctc )esj"an 'ivm; him th<' strain of th(; rod, for the ri ms in (juick succession and the leaps had soberetl the lish, and if the hi;ht were now forced, it was evident it would he a short one. IIk' tactics which th(; .salmon now adopted were such as every one who has heen "fast" to one. of these noble fish is accpiaintetl with. Now he was appar(;ntl\' standiiiL;- on his head in the water, c;vick;ntly rubbino- his nose; on tiic; rocks on the bottom of the pool, to free: hims(.'lf from the barbed steel, b'indin^" this unavailing', he would shake his head savaL^ely like a terrier worr)-inL;- a rat. This also prox'inL,'' ineffectual, he would c;ndea\'or to wind tlu; casting' line about one of the rocks in the water, 1)\- which a purchase; could be ob- tained, so that the hook could be; twisted from its hold. All in vain, however, l'rc;re kept his stead\- strain on the roil, keenly watching' c;vc;ry m<)\-emc;nt of the fish, and meeting;', with a sportsman's skill, all its ruses ww^X at- tempts to escape. At lenL;-th the tension of the lim: proved too o-reat for the fish, and it began to show unmistakable sii^ms of fatigue. I il 9« //'//// /•'/)'- /\\)(/ (U/(/ Cdiiicra. l\Tc:ci\ini; this, I'rcrc coinniciu'ctl rcdini; in the line, all the lime keeping;- the -itrain upon ii. SiKltlciil)', withoiil an) uarniiiL;', ll"- salmon ^axc a iiiaLrniticcni leap, and then plunj^in^ t<> ilif Uolloni, dartctl Lo ihc shoal ualci' down to ihc tool ol the pool. "()h, L;i\c hini ihc hull, L;i\c him lh(' hull I" uc all shoutctl to I'rci'c, l)ul loo laic, I'rcrc was doiiiL; all thai the rod could siand, hul, passing- like a tlash 'low n inlo the stream, running;- oui the line in a wa\ i!i:ii made the reel wildl)' whistle, the tish l;'. h'd heiween two rocks in the hed of the sti'eam, lurnetl aiToss the s'.oals, and then sped back up the swill water and around another rock, thus securing' lexerai^'e, ver, was cpn'etly fillinL;" his jjipe and preparincr for a smoke. I)id you ever notice that your Li'uide, il a smoker, and he almost alwa\s is one, invariabl\- lij^hts his pipe //'//// l-lv-Rod iiini Camera, 99 wlicn a l)i,Lj; tisl^. is laivlcd or lost? 1 1 noi, watch him when yciii arc next out. 1 nc\(]' knew it lail to ha|)])cn. Wlicn I'rcrc had reeled \\\ his Inie so that the lead 'r coidd !)(• fached, I took it in ni\ hand and examined it. It had paited at one ol ihc knots, and e\identl\ had heeii carelessly laslencd. "The knot was a poor one," said i'rcrc, examinine' tile L^Ut, '"but il It iiad heen |)erle(l it Would not ha\(! held thai lish." "Xo, no Liut was e\-er made that woiild hoid him," said lliram. "Nor line neither," assented William, "un- less il was a i~o(l line." I'rere (luictly remoNcd the portion ol the i^ut that was left, and placing;' it in his lU-hook. selected another new leader, and putting it in the water and anchoring it with a pel)l)le, lelt it to soak and hccoinc pliahle. He l)ore his disappointment and loss iihilosophii-allw ami L;'a\'e IK* si^ti that 1k' lelt it cs'cn as much as we did. The sun was now shining' brightly, the llccc)- clouds ha\inL; been entircK' dispelled. 'I"he hree/e hail also sub- sided, anil the surface ol the p(/ol was as smooth as <.(lass, sa\e where the ripples \\^(\ eddies showed the mo\- iiiL^" current, and tlecks oi' bunches ol foam trom the rap- ids lloated down on the water, swam about for awhile, and then passed down the ri\er out ol ^iL;lu. lOU //'//// /7\'-A\)(/ aiiii Camera. I'ishiiin' for llif present was useless, even if ihe pool Ii.k' not heeii ilisUirl xhI, aiid ihrowiii!^ oiirseK'es amon^ brakes ami wild L^rass in ihe shade ol ihe irees, we i^ave ourseKcs and the pool a sjiort rest. The [jlack llies and nioscpiitoes were now putting' in their best work, ami we were ohlij^cd to anoint our ex- posed skin with our " ll\- [)'ison," as William tcniicid it. I ha\c seen \arious [jreparations for ke(;pin_L,'' off the insect pests of the northern woikIs, but of all that 1 hax'i: tried 1 have lound none more; efficacious than a liberal proportion of pure Sto;kiiolm tar dissuKcd in sw(;et oil, one part ol tar to two parts of sweet oil, and the flavor lun|:^htened with a little oil of pt:nn\r{)\ al or p(;|tj)eriiiint. \'aseline, ihorou^hl)- inc(jrporated with this, ^ixos it a con- sistency and "wear," ami is therefore a \aluable addition. Idle solution of tar cannot Ik; too strom^-, but too much p(;nnyro}'al will cause irritation to the skin ami (,:\-es. Ah! what a [)aradise would be the nortlu^rn wilder- ness in summer if it were not lor the \oracious insects which abound iri m\-riads and anno)' us at every turn, in some localities the\' render life almost a burden to man and beast, and a huored sjjot it is, indec;d, that is free from them. 1 lia\(; sec:n the black flies in tlu: \alle)' of the MaijallowaN' Ri\er mi Maine, in such numbers that the farmers c( uld not work in the flelils in the heat of i III iU2 ll'itli h'l\'-J\od (II ui ( (inwrn. the (l.i\ unless thc\ had a "siiukI;^*'" hui-iiiiij^ lu-ar lluiin all ihc lime. KcpcaUHJJy h.i\c 1 seen catllc lomc t(jarin;^ (li)\\ii the hills as i( tlicy were mad, .iiid ihnisl ihcii- heads iiiio the smoke (»l the "simulL^c pol" ihai was \a\e him a dose //'//// h'ly-Rini diui ( '(tu,, /ii. 103 of Jamaica ^iiii^rr, which I happened i.> ha\e aiiion^; my stori'S. I leil sure it louid iiol hurt him anyway, and it thd in a short time L;i\e him n-hel, h)r he soon h'll asleep. Hut the hhuk thes I Like a dense cloud they settled upon us, and 1 was lilerall)' streamini^ with Mood, Wilson 1 had covered with the blanket, and his lace was prolecleil hy his h.it. with a handkerchiel ihroun o\cr it. llut 1, while I was lendiuL; him. was conipletel) at the mercN' of the little pests, and no mei^)' did the)' show. Not a breath was stirring, and the weather was \cr\ warm; the perspiration streamed at e\cr\' poi'e, and con- se(|uentl\' tar ointment would not ailhei'e to ni) skin. it would ha\'e been useless, anywa\, against such hordes as pounceil upon me. It took but a short lime to coin'ince me that unless I had a snuuluc in the canoe the situation would i)e crit- ical, for 1 had heard of cases of teri'ible poisoning' Irom black dies, which were lollowt'tl b\' insanitx' and helpless- ness. .Seiziii!^ the fr)im^' pan and iron ])ot, I started a fire in each, and whin it was fairl) burning. 1 co\cr d it with damp moss. lea\i's and turf. I placed one in the bow close to Wilson, and the oth(.;r at m\- feet, and bei^an ni\- \o\\\i paddle of, I think, oxer lhirt\ miles ilown to Aziscohos balls. The rix'er was low, and once or twice I w,is obli<>i'd f (^ IVith /■ly-Rod ami Caiiici 'a. lo .ijvi out of ihc l,o;iL and h;uil it ()\ci- l.ars and windfalls, at wliicji times I was at the nicrc) of m\ tonncntors. I he load was also hcav>- for a sin-ic paddle, and tired enou-h I was at ni-lufall when 1 landed at an old l(),L;-iii-- c-anip or, the river side, and -ot m_\- patient out '" ^l^*' '"'■■il -ind into tile <:ainp. However, I st.irted \\y a hi-- snuid-e, h.r akhou-h the Hies hail Imished their work (or the day, the nioscpn'toes he-an to show up in clouds. I llu'n hinlt a lire and -ot supper, I I'onlented niy- sell with hard lack, fried hacon and tea. h'or Wilson I ina.de a ilish of llour porrid^-e : and throu-h the excnin-' I laid cloths sleejx'd in hoi water across his ahdonien, chan-in-- tin n as fast as ihey cooled off to the temper- ature o( the l)od\-. I his treatment seemed to do him -ood, and -lad and thanklul enou-h I was to see the poor chai) comin- around, f*»i' It was a |)retty serious matter for me to ha\c a sick man on m) hand.-, alone in the w ildenies.s, particnilarl\- as I did not know what ailed hnn, and what the hest treat- ment would he. At len-th I snuid-ed out the camj) and turned m. lea\in-- a hi- smoke -oin-" outsiile. On the lollowin-- mornm- Wikon was so far recox- cred that he could mo\e ahout without \\\\ assistance, and f. '^ A ■ti io6 lyitli I'ly-Roii ami (anicra. w'c Li'ot an carh' start on tin; ri\t:r, lie, ho\vc'\-ci', still too weak to patlcllc. Tlic llics, ho\vc;\cr, soon put in an ap- pearance, and I was oblig'ecl to kintlle ni)' snuid^'es again. 1 sped tlie boat as rapitlh' as I could, but it was noon when I heartl the oh, how welcome roar of the falls, and knew that the end o( my journey on the river was at hand. Wilson, though still leebli', was now able to walk the carr)' (porta^'e) around the falls with nie, althou_L;h wc: hatl to tra\'el slowK" ; and it was ' ite in the night Avhen we reached his home at Wilson's Mills, and I was relie\ed of ni)' resi)onsibility and an.\iet\'. Wc; were both so batlK' poisonetl b\' th(j \irus fi^oni the insects that we were in high fex'er for a da\' or two, but good nursing brought us out all right. My h.ands were in a terrible state, for, in addition to tlu; soreness from the bites ol the Ihes, they were badly blistered b\- the hard bout I had had with the paddle. ^'es, that was an ex[)erience with black Hies newr to be forgotten. The; region about the Magallowa)' is one of the faxoi'ite haunts of this pc:stiferous insect, and I do not remember ewer seeing it in an\- other section in an\- thing like tlu; abundance in which it e.xists tlu^re. In old times we usetl to think that the iSchoodic Lake country, |;)articulai'l\- .iboul (irand Lake: Stream, was bad on account ot OI I lyitk Fly- Rod and Cauicm. lO' of ihcsc clialjoliccil insects and 1 luuc; seen them so thick on the Miramichi that tlie air was bhick with them — but I liaxc never am'where seen .unthin''' hke the prochnal plenty in which they arc- found on \\\v, MagaHowa) . " Pass me tin; p'ison, pk'ase," e.\ckiinu;d W'ilham, after I'rere and I liad cUiointed ourse^Kes, "the ihes are \er}" cross''' to-(.hi\." I lianded the: tar to liim, and lie with Ids i)rother rubbed in a <'()()d coatinsj'; l)otii of them liad been well punctured, the insects ha\in^' i-rawleil into tiieir hair and beards and left their sc;irs freel}". Anointing; bein^" oxer \\v. stltled down for comfort. " 'Tis a prett)' pool, entirely," said Iliram, who was carelessly tyim^ \-arious knots on a |)iece of string;. "It IS that." assented William. "I wish I luul a dollar for e\er\ tish that was ever taken from it." "You'd need a team to carry them if they were our American siKer tlollars," I added. " ^'es, and a tlouble team at that," said krere. "Yes, 'tis a great ])Ool, altogether," answeretl Iliram, unconsciously repeating" his first statement. "And one ol th(! best to kill a tlsh in oii the ri\-er."f t These ilialiji^ui'S :iii- likTiilU- .i-- inlli.il dnwn li\ inr "n \,iriiiii^ "rcasitjiis.— i:. A. s. io8 IVitli I'ly-Rod and i' a in cm. "True," replied T'Vere, huii^hinni)'. "if )ou can keep liiiii aw.'i)- from ilie rocks." "()li, there's no trouble'^' at all." replied William, dep- recatin-'K', "n'ou'II ne\'er ha\"e one run down there aeain. Ihis was the lu'st time 1 e\-er s;i.\v one, and man\'s tht; (ish I'x'e seen killed here." " \o, they ne\'ei" run tlu're like that," said lliram, "hut you want to mind the head of the pool too, there's an old drift tree there," pointing' to a spot just below the upper rapids, "and if )<)u ;^et 'hum.;' up there,' t^oocl- hy Mr. Salmon." "Is there really any drift stuff there:?" I asked, "if so now is tlu' time to i^et it out. I don't want to lose any tish on it." ".\11 rin'lu," rejjlied the ^uide. "Come, William, with the L^aff, and we'll clear it out." The two brothers proceeded to the beach, abow the rapids where: tlu; canoe was hauled up, and sho\in_n it out into the stream and emljarkinLT, the\" moxed slowh' duwn to the place that had been desiL;nated. William held the canoe steadil\- in place whiU: lliram bcL^an reachiuL:' with the <'aff down into the water lor the drift wood "By |ovi'," I exclaimed, "there's more water there * Dilluultv. 'A x; ■2 I IC) //'//// /'/v-/\()t/ (iiiii ('(inh'ni. than I clrcanicil of; scic ! I'.c lias ihc whole h'n^tli of the L;all uiuKt wattT, and his arms up to ihc dhows." "\'cs," r("|)li<;(l I'rcrc, " tlicrc is ;• shiu-p pitch tlu'Hi, and (juite a ck'cp hoU." In a short time lliram shouted to WiU'ini, lo " i)ush in," anil th(; canoe, imptdlcd 1)\' the setting" poh', soon touched the l)each, iliram ch'a^'ginL;' with the ^alf A\hat pro\-etl to i)c; a lar^t; liml) of a tree with the hranchcs and tw'^s on, just as it had lloated d(n\n the strc.'ani and sunk months l)efore. "That's a dangerous sna!_;' out ol tin: waw at all events," said I'rere. 'What ha\e )()U found, lliram?" he exclaimed, as tin; ^uide, after hauling" the: limh up on the l)each, proceedeil to detach soniethin^' that was e\i- dently fastened to ii. " 'Tis a hit of net that ;>'ot torn on ii," ans\verc;d the Liuide, "that snai^" has cUone one ^ood joh an\"way." " HaHo, here is thi; rest of your cast, sir," c;xclaimed William, unwinding- somelliinL;" that was also entan^Unl in the twills. "What?" c;jaculated h'rert , "my casting;- lim? im- possible." "It is, sure t'noui;-h, and the ll\', too, all hut the l;arlj of the h(K)k, that's L^cne." It proved to l)e as the\' had stateil ; ilu' salmon. m ? f 1 w '^■i^'^I^^^H ) . "'" ^^ifiJI^B 1 M «J'^- ''^^^H fl « x. ■ 8 t 1' 1 12 With J'7\'-J\i)i/ (ij/i/ Cam era. after parting' llu' castini^ line, h;ul [)iirposel\' entangled it aftcrwTirtl in the ilrift stuff and, l)r(.;akinn the hook, had freed itself of its unwelcome incunihrance. " "I'uas a craft)' lad, altogether," said Hiram, hand iiii^ the line to I'rcre, "how well he knew the wa)' to _L;et rid ol it I" " \'es," repjcd l'Vt:rc, "1 knew he would not carr)' it around lon^-." " it was a poor ItMiL^i'th of .^ut," I exclaimed., as I examineil it. "See, here is at least six indues of -t thin and llat." "\'(.'s," replied I'rere, "I see it was weak there, al- thouL;h it wovdd have made no difference if it had been perfect ; it is almost impossible to obtain ^ood casting; lines nowadaxs except at. fabulous price;;, and e\'en then the\ are likeh' to have weak places." "That is true," said 1, as w. resunutd our seats amonj^ the brakes, "th(;re is sure to be a weak spot somewhere, and 1 ha\e f^r )-ears tied m\- own, ami 1 use no^-hin^" but the best round out of e\{;n and ui'iiform thickness." "I believe 1 will ixy it myself," replied b'rere, "there, is no L^reat labor rc;([uired in it, and it is worth some- thinsj' to ha\'e a cast on that one ma\- t(;el absolute con- lidence in." y. y m 114 // '//// J'/y-Koi/ ami Canicni. "Vcs," saiti Hiram, "the best cast is none too i^ood. I was once t>iit with a man from Montreal. He liatl a biiL^ lot <>l ;m'w castini^ h'nes, and the)- lookcil all rii^hl, l)ul the) went lo |)i('C('s on e\'c;r) lish. He lost a Ml; lot ol saumon that trip, somethinL^ like a dozen or lifteen, 1 am sure." "He did so," added William, "he had hard luck, not a cast in the lot wuth tuppence." "Do you mind, 1 )octor, how we lost the saumon last )-ear in the White Rapiils Pool on the Jac([uet?" ask(;d Hiram, addrcssiniL^ nu.-, "Sure; he was the uiUI tli\il, loo." " \'es, 1 shall not forL;('t him for a while," 1 replied, "such a danc(; as lie led us." "How was it?" iiKpiired I'rere. "Oh, it was onl)- one of the cases of 'lost fish' that i'\('r\' one knows all about," 1 rc;plied. "1 was runnin*^ (.lown the rixcr with Hiram in the canoe, hshiiiL; tlu; pools on the wa\- down. When we reriched the White Rapids Hiram landed me on the shore aboxc the pool, antl 1 walketl down alon^' the river, castins^" as I went. Whe-n 1 reached the boil immediatel)' below tlu; rapids I ^ot a rise, and casting- ai^'ain, was fast to a tme fish. He took down into the pool, and, from the way he cavorted around there, one would think he had an electric battery in his tail. Zip! he'd dart up and down the jjool like an arrow, //'//// J'lx-Rod itiui Caiifci'if. I I and 'crci!-('-('' tbf oUl red sunj.; <>iii in response to his inoveilieiUs." " N'es. the lad was in ihe air more of the lime than ill the water," exclaimed lliram, "it was jnm|), jump, jump all oxer the pool; sure he was a wild di\il, alloocther. ' " \'es," I replied, "he was ;i lively cusloiner, 1 ne\'er had a fish ([uit(! so full of energy. Al length he ran (.lown to the foot ol tin; jjool, and criss-crossed over amon^ some hiL;- boulders there and ^^ot the line wound around them. 1 yelled at thi; top of m\ luniks to lliram to wade out with the j^'aff and cast off the line, or the tish would part it." ".Sure, 1 thought he was Ljone," said the L;uide. "I saw the line in th • rocks anil made sure it was broken." "No," I continuecl, "he was still on when lliram went out to him and cast ofY the line, and whir-r-r, how he made th<- water ll\' as he darteil to the head of the [jool a_L;ain. I'p and down did he continue to race, some- times in the water, as often in the air, and apparent!)' as fresh a.s at the start." " No ilouht a fr(,'sh-rini fish," remarked b'rere. "Ah ! yes, he was a brit^ht one," said Hiram. "At length he, L;a\i' a bii;; leap and then ran to the boil a^ain, where- he settled to th(; bottom, and stir him 1 could not. I'Or at least l"iftc;en minutes 1 tried e\er) II'') //■//// h'lv-RoJ itiui Laiiicm. means that I knew df (or startiiiL^- a sulking salmon, hnt In' would not IiU(Ilm'. l'inall\ I u'/'t ihipaticni ami told lliram to take tin' lamn- and stir him ii|) with the set tini; pole. "'Arc you sure he's still on!-*' lliram i ailed out. ■''()n, of course he is,' I replied, •s(c the line vilirate as the rascal shakes hi:-, heatk' " ' \'es, he's lr\inL;' to shake out the hook,' answcrc il the L^uide, anil lu' innnediately started h>r the cano<'. "1 had a 'stead)- strain on the lish all the time, for all the rod was worth, and 1 kei)t it up \ hile lliram was hriiiLdiiL; down the canoe. .\ow and a^ain 1 felt a spitelul jerk, as it the lish were sh.ikine the lim; jjack and lorth. .\non would come ,i strong' stead\ tu"' as il he were aliout to start out aL;ain on his wild racings, ami then the (V'\\(\ hard resistance would follow. "Ilii'am soon had the canoe in the ])ool, and s^oine up to the he;:d poked down with the setting pole where the salmon was l_\ in.i;', l)Ut the lish did not siii-. l''inall\- the <_;uide took hold o( the line autl he^an lifting' it care- tiilly with one hand, undenamnin^- it with the ^alf. "'.Sure, the fish is i^onel' at last he shouteil. "'Xol' I exclaimeck ' impossible I' "'lie is !4()ne, altO|L,''ether,' r(;[>lied lliram, 'and )()U arc; last to a tree at the. bottom of the pool.' -wjT rr-r n A Snat Sikh ai Mk-.Mao (Iiibi.) i'8 IVitli Fly-Rod ami Camera. "As he said this he piil tlu- L^aiT down into the. water, and iiookinj^r jt into a l)ranch of sunken (h'ift wood Hkc that just taken out of this jjool. he came ashore at my side. "I la, ha," exclaimed Frere, "that's a pretty good joke; the itlea oi jjlayinL;' a piece of drift stuff so long- is rich." " \ es. it was pretty rough on me, I admit," said I, hut I'll he blessetl if any one could have known it was not^ a salmon. '\\\c scamp no doubt freed himself as soon as he struck the tlrift stuff, and the line, fastened to the swaying limb, vibrated and pulled according to the strength of tile water moxing it back and forth. It felt all the time like a large strong t'lsh." "Tricky dix'ils are salmon," sententiously observtnl W'il- liam. " 1 never feel sure of one; until he is high and dr\- on the; shore." " W's, the salmon is a good fighter," said I'^rere, " ar.d the uncertaint)' of bringing him to grass constitu'^es nine- tenths of the fascination there is in fishing for him." " ( )ne cannot risk a single diance on him." I replied, "anil It IS oftt-n a littli' thing that brings the fisherman to grief e\en with the best of care." "Sure enough," said Hiram. " Man)''s the good tish Wv, seen U)st b)- the best fishermen, and sometimes tlie oldest hands ha\e the hardest luck. But come, I'entle- It/'itli I'ly-Rod and Camera. '"'%mmr^ men, the pool is well rested now, -AmX then; is ;i heauti- ful ripj)le on the water, and set; tlu; drift of clouds that is coming- o\er." Rising; from our recumbent positions in the shade; al his W(jrds, we found that a hr^e/e had sprung" up, and taking our rods we preparc:d for another trial i.i llu; pool. The wind was rippling' the surface of the water beauti- fully, and the chances seemed good lor a speed)' rise. I'rere now took a position in the rapitls at tlu; head ol the j)ool, wading out to a depth of iwo or three ft;et, while I began casting aljove the edd\', across the pool. This was a fair "turn and turn about" for us. it was much easier to cast down the pool from the lu'atl, but the chance for a salmon was best in tlu; deep water near the foot. brere had had his op[)orti'.nity, aiul it was my turn now. Lengthening my line at every cast, 1 soon reached the coveted s[K)t, aiul j)utting' m)' ll\' in the curl of the water, I rose aiul hooked a grilst-. "Cre-e-e!" how the reel sang, as the tish darted up and down the pool, leaping high in the air. sometiiues three or four times in succession. William seized the landing net, the giiff not being needed for a grilse, and .stood read\' to land m\ tish. A shout from b'rere. who was staiuling in ihr rapitls, attracted our attention, aiul his bent rod indicated that 4 I20 U'itli I'ly-Rod unci Can/era. he, 1(1(1, had hooked .1 larj^c ti^h, which a k:a[i at thai iiistaiil showed lo \)v. a sahiion. " 1 )()n't L^ixc the grilse aii} more lime, 1 )oclor, ' e'.\- elaimed W'ilham. " W C musL _:4(.'l him in l)eh)re thai sal- mon rims down here .md crosses \ou!' hue. 1 did not need his counsel to see the uri^ciU need of such action, and in ider and wider h\ the stru^'^les of the lish ; eitlu^r or all of these com- bined ha\e time and ai;ain in m\- ol)ser\ation turni;d tlu: exultation of the fisherman to hitter disappointment antl chagrin, as the salmon, with no apparent effort, sank back into the water, and tin: tly "came home." In k'rere, how'e\c;r, the salmon found Ids concjueror. With superb skill he met e\ery effort of the fish to es- cape; relaxing not a moment his command of the rod. he kept the same steady strain upon the line; reeling in W'hen the i'lsh yielded a foot, and hoKlir.g all he gained throuiifhout the struggle. The salmon, in turnmg the third time upon his side, gave brere the opportunity he IkuI desired; without at- tempting to use the reel, he ste[)ped back ([uickl\- away from the pool, the "lift" of the rod tlragging the fish •.\ 124 U'itli Fly- Rod ami Camera. at t.lic same lime toward the shore. In a llash tlic L;alT was ill the L;hurriiiL;- prize, and the lish was Ijorne up lii''h on llic heacli, awa\- Ironi the (hmijerous uroximitN' of the \\att:r. "Indeed, hut he was \vi;ll liook(Ml." e.\chiiini:d Ilirani, as he openrtl the mouth of the sahnon to remo\-e the lly. "■Sure lie was so," assented W'iHiam, as lie endeav- ored to lake out: the lly. "The hook is clean throui^h tlu: rool ol his mouth." So secureh' was the hook fastened that it w.is found iu,'cessar\' to cut it out. the toui^h skin ol the palate hold- iiiL; it ^\•ith the L;'rc:atest tcniacity. ".Sjiake, old cliap," I said, L^raspiuL;' I'rere's hand, as I con<.>ratulale(l him on his hrst salmon of the season. Next to killing' a i^ood lisli myself, I lo\-e to see a friend take one, and I can honestl)" assi'\'erale that I hax'e, time ;md .i^ain, ha.d more pleasure in helpuiL;" a comrade to a. royal lish. tli.ui 1 should haxc had if it had fallen to m\ own rod. It is on!)' .i "lish ho^" who wants it all himself. It was now hiL;h noon, and the guides he^an prepar- .uioiis for dinner, and lielore lon^' an ahundant meal ^\■as spread out upon our rustic- table. \vA such a[)[)etites as We had, as we helped (i, seKcs liberally to the delicious \iands! The acti\e life, th.e liraciuL;' mountain air, the ^' x. 126 //'//// FIx-Roli (!//(/ Camera. cxcitcnicnl .iltd^cllicr, had stirred our blood in such a \va\' that wc were ahsokiU'l} hun^;)'), a (.oiuhlion ihal the cit) dweller knows l)ul lillle ol. W'e had a liule more \ariet) than al hreakfast, the eanned soup, elc, UmuIIiil;" assistance, but I contented nnself with a third helping- ol i)oiled sea trout and pot.iloes. I hese are always j^ood (Miou^h lor me in the wootls, if they are llanked with L;()od bread and buller and a i^ood dipper ol tea. Win is it thiit lea has such a relish on such oc- casions? I 'snail)' I ;im \cry abstemious of it, in fact hardl\- e\cr usini^' it, but in \\\\ outings it is (piite dif- ferent, and coflee. which at home constitutes ni)' re^-ular beverai^-e, loses its relish. .\nd 1 lui\e noticed time and a|L,^ain that i^uides and canoemen also prefer tea to coffee, and it is astonishing' how much they are ilepeiident on the cup that "cheers but not inebriat(;s." Indians and white L^uides are the same in this respect, and man\' a time has m\' canoeman, without a word from me, L^lanced up to the noonday sun, pulled silently ashore, and li^iited tlu; lu'e for "b'ilin^- the tea kittle." .\ pint dipper of strong- tea with a biscuit or two has, in a hurried jounu^y, proxcd sufficient, if followetl by the inexitable pipe; and the [)addle or setting" pole was r^ unit'd with renewed \iL;(>r. " W'l-ll, I'^rere," said I, as \vt; arose- from our bounti- M y. 128 //■//// I'ly-Roii ami Cam cm. 111! repast, "whal shall it he, sta\- here to-ni-lu or move • 111 ii|) ihc ri\cr.'" "1^ i^ li;n-(l lo .Iccidc," he rcplicil. " \\\- know ilu'i-( arc lish here, aiul don'i know ihcrc an; aii\ al)(i\c." "Oh, plcni) al)(i\c. no irouhK'." cxckiimcd ihc -nicies wilh one \()ice, e\i(ltinly aiixions to he ino\in'^; h'ke all .!^-niiles I ha\c eNcr niei, ihey were not satisiieil to n-niain lont; in one place. "We rni-hi. if that is the case." replied l''rere, '--o on as lar as the lilth pool, stop tiiere to-ni^ht, and then mo\c on to the npper pooN to-niorrow. Wdi.n clo \(iii say.''" he askeik turning to nie. "All ri.^lu," 1 replied, "we ai-.' sm-e to lind sport in some ol the pools, antl e\cn if \\c don'l uc ha\e an ainnulance ol food." • Indeeil ye have, ami more," exclaimed iliram, "hut 1 thought it we i^ot u]) the stream lo the farms In the upper settlement, We could send out to the hotel a lot ol hsh h)r \(nw folks to eat." "Well, hoys, break camp," saul 1, "and we will pack and start." in a short time all our lielon^-inus were packed in the canoe, ami we were read}' to start. I'or (|uile a distance u]) the ri\er the water was so shoal that all of us hatl to wade, the canoe; barel\ clear- lik( //'//// /■'/v-A'fhf (!//(/ i juicm. 29 iiiL;' the rock)' hottor , with ik* otlicr load ih.iii our caiiii> ('([iiipainc ami stores, Attci' that there wci'e at iiiter\als strt;tches of a third to a iiall mile where there was uati'i" siifticient to tloat us. in tact in nian\' places it was too tlec^p to he wailed. We fished the best pools on the way u]), hut suc- ceeded in L^cttin;; only a few sea trout. althouL;h w<' saw main' salmon. The sun was too bright and the water too clear foi us to e\j)ect oKl Sa/ar to come to the lly at that time of da)-. iM-ere ami 1 took our stands upon the rocks hy the side of the pool, and cast for at least an hour, but we ros(; onl)- a few trout, ami we ri;s|)()nded williuL^l)' to tlu: announccMiient from William that, "Supper's read\, gentle- men." With roiisimq; appotites we disposetl of the feast spread out before us, and then, once more stretched out before the camp fire, we burnetl our incense in comfort and contentment with all the world. "After all. Doctor," said b'rere. "there is no [)leav,ure like that the sportsman enjo)s." " RiL;ht you are," 1 re|)lied, "and no other sportsman Ljcts the solid satisfaction that the fisherman does." "I b(;lii've you are ri^-ht," he rei^lied, "there is noth- ing I enjoy so much as anglin<4'." L^^ //'//// /'/v-k'od (f//(/ ('(in/cnt. " X(i, I've tried ahnost cv(;rythin,Li', have slioi almost all kinds ol L^amc, and ha\c had in\ share of \'achtiiim and luiiuiiii4, 1)111 1 tind nolhiiiL; lliaL Ijci^iiis uj olter a coiiiparisoii with salmon lishiiiL^." "No," said Iliram, "il'^ a kind's own sport, alto- gether." "It is so," said William, who had heen lius\- at dish washing, hut who had now joined our ,L;i'<»up at the \\vv, "and it's the tiling' that proNcs the n.atnre of a m.in hotter than anythini^ else 1 know ol." " N'ou're riL^ht, William," said I. "I want onl\- a few honrs on the stream with a man to liiiil out exactK what he is. if he is a gentleman, bretl in the Ijone, \\v. will not fail to show it." "Ami if he is the other thinu;', he cannot hide it, neither," replied W'illi.im, " Manx 's the ipiare (.li\il wr'w. be(;n out with, and main's the Iiol; we found out amonj^' them, he)-, lliranK"" I lis brother grunted an assent, hut made no other re pi)'. " N'es, there's nothing' like a flshiuL;- trip with a man to show his true character," said I. "I riMiiember an incipient that will illustrate this. 1 was once hshiuL,'' a river in Nova Scotia with a man whom i hatl always considered a perfect t\'pe of a gentleman, but '/. y. y a ^32 //'//// /•'/]'- A\'cd the fish as well as 1 coidd. hut I felt intli I'l\-Roii (i//i/ i'aiiicrn. Z^b ncr\-()iis, t()i- i li;ul nc\cr hctorc had siuh an cxiJiTicncc. Alas, )ny raslin^' line parlcil in the middle: of one of iho furious runs ot the salmon, and he was free. "'Too had, loo l)ad,' cxLlainicd m\- fi'iend, l)ut his counlonance h^dicd his words, for il i'\-cr I saw a (ace liL,dU('d u]) with satisfaction his was. "lie took his rod and ^aiidc and started olf for the second pool. "After ri'pairini^- damages — the taull was in the cast- ing- line, a tlat place only an inch in length in the l^iiI having" broken, all the rest of the leader heini;- perlect— I cast in the same pool a^ain for a while, Iiut without any succc:ss. "At length 1 reeled up, and with m\- i^uide moN'ed aloUL;' up to the third jjooI, wiiicli was ni)' next one. As we passed the set-ond my friend was l)us_\' castiiiL^. hut lu- had had no rises, as his ^uide inlormed us. "At the third pool at my second cast I hooked and killed a i^rilse, and soon alter '-ose a line salmon, hooked and played him, and my L;uide was just on tlv point ol i^at'fmij,' the t'lsh when m_\- Irieiul joined us. "lie came down the path with a hound, and as we killed tlu' salmon he hurst out with a loud ' 1 congrat- ulate \()u ; I cou'^ratulati' nouI' hut he looki'd read)' to cry. 'I 1^6 U'ith l'Iv-l\od mu^ Canicni. "All this m;ulc nic so uiu'oinlortahlc that I said T would ,ni\(' liiin the halancc of thr rixcr for liu' da\', for I liad had all the lishini;- I \\aiUcd, and with \\\\ ^iiidc (:arr\in^- my saliiioii and ^rilsr, I returned to tln^ holcl." "I la, lial" shouted Hiram, "that man wanted the t;arth." "Well,"' I continued, "the- nt:.\t day it was the same slor)', and the next. Xotliinii;' would satisf\" liim, and on the excniuL;- of the third da)', I told him that on the next mornini;- 1 was .^'oin^- to another ri\cr a few miles aw' but o\'erL!;rown spotted trout.''" "()h, \"es." I answered, "the)' are quite; a different lish, although we occasionally take sjjotted or brook trou;. I nth riv-Rod (iiid Caincm. 139 in some ol mir Maine lakes ihal \vci;^h troni ten to iweKi: |)()inKls. " This slatcuicnl was rci-cixcd 1)\' a look i)t incrcdulitx- 1)\- ihc Liuiclcs. "\'(;s. I \\A\v. licard of the Ijiu" iroui of ilic Ranvc- !(')■ Lakes." said krerc, and 1 luive lonL;' wisiu'd for an opporLunil) lo ha\e ;i cast at them. " "Do \()u mean that the) are the ij^enuine spotti'd trout?" asked William, still apparentl)' incredtduus. " Certainh," re[jlied krere, "at least all the scientific men pronounce them to be the .Simon-pure hrook trout." "Well, all 1 can sa)' is," e.\claimed lliram, "I would like to see such a truut ; \\(i L^et them as hii^h as \\\v pounds, or perhaps a little more in some o( our hack lakes, hut ten or twehe pounds, ne\"er." " I low do they tlifler from some of the 'lakers' that wi; L;'et i.i the hii;' lakes in the ih'oxince of (juebec, tho^e that we call the lunt^e or tuladi.-'" asked William. "Oh, the\- are ([uite different," 1 answeretl, "althous^h in sonu' seasons and conditions of the wat('r the two \a- rieties mii^ht he confounded 1)\' an ordinary ohserxcr. ! have noticed lake trout almost as hiL^hl)' colored as the others, and specimens of both that could hardly be sep- arated. Coloration is no i^uide, no sure yuide to iden- tification, bt'cause it is m.'X'cr constant." 140 ll/'ith I'ly-Kod and Camera. "The spotU'd iroiit, fontinalis, is al\va\s sciu.iru-tailcd, Doctor," said Itctl'. "I'suall), l)ul Pol alua\s," I replied. "I liaxc sc(M1 s|)i:ciiiU'iis wilh dislincll)' forked laiis, in localities where ihe 'lakers' are unknown, and ha\i: called ihe attention of lishernuMi lo the fact, wlun i ha\e taken such." " J^iit )'oii ha\-e ne\H:r seen a 'laker' with a forked tail," added h'rere. "No," I answt;red, "I cannot s,i\- I h.u'e, and that characteristic lurnishes a constant means ol identilication of that lish." "I ha\-e heard that tlu: 'lakers' ne\'er come to the l1y." said hrcrc, "is that true?" "\'es," I said, " L;-c;i.eralh- speakiuL;', hut they some- times do take the ih , as I haw; seen on several occa- sions, and 1 ha\'e nnself twice cau_i.iht tluMii in this way. Both these tish .L;a\e \er)' i^ood sport indeed, and one of them j^axc nu' all 1 wanted to attend to for over half an hour. This was in 1 .h was disinclined lo i^o down the rapids, and that heiiiLi' the case, if we kept him mov- ing' in tlu; [jool wc knew uc could in lime exhaust him. M\ wrist and arm beu^an lo lire, and the Indian wanted to take the rod, l)Ui 1 had no notion to let him land my hsh. "I'o mike a short stor\ of it, for a hall houi" we kept that lish on the mo\c. .Sometimes he darted for the sluice, and I e\cn almost e\|)ecLed he wouKl ascend to the lake ahoxc; then he headed for the ra[jids, hut alwa)'s lackeil the couim^^c or inclination to i^o into the white AvatcM'. At length he hei^an lo swim in narrower circles, antl we then knew that the strain ol tlu; rod had concpiered him. .\s we had ahsolutely no idea as to what tlu; I'lsh was, we were, well, somewhat e\cit(;d. Sahuon he Avas not, \v(; kiu'w \v\-\ well, for iu'\-er did salnujn beha\(; as did this lish. "At ]en_L;th \\v. succeeded in landiiiL;- him, and then I.e\ve\s exclainu'd ' lOijuel' The wei'iht ot the hsh was about lifteen pounds. "There are a >>'ood man\ other instances on record '44 //■//// I'ly-Roii mid i'lUiwra. ol ihc hike Iroiil taking' ihc tl)," 1 conlimicil, '•alihoiii^li as a rule he can Ik; taken onl)- wiih llu- hail, in slill- tishiiiL:;, or I)\' trollini;' with the spinniiiL^ minnow, in (lcc|j water." "' * The v;i);arii-- and rapricis of llir S,i/iiii>ni,i„ in arii'plin^'' and viMiTtiiit; tin- alliliiial ll\' art' iidl niily wi'll Ivimwii tn li~luaimii, Iml llicy arc aikm lu li-(lL;t.'(l as liciiij;' 11(1 -•ale lliiiii; In rccknii n\\, Tlial i~ In --aN , no uiu' lali iliilari' iiosilis uly thai a |)al 111 iilai' \al'icl\ will laki' -iicli and -nrli a ll\ alway-, and aiicitluT larii-l) will iu-\i i llial ulu-ii «(■ --ff llic ^lalinu'iit niadi.' in ti--liiir/ li'Hiks llial lake liiMil always I'cfnsr llic ll\', \M- uill ii'ifiM' il willi niaiiv 'lain-- lit" saline a 11< >r \i-ar- I liavr luld llu' luliif llial llu- t. it (plain Lake and sdiiie nl llu- nilur Maim- lakr>, and llic Inni^c ul' llu- ( '(iiiiu-ilii ill Kiver lakes, anil tlinse alone in my op ('aiiada, are idenliralh llie same lisli, ami I liiid that am iiol \1 arinaii, in hi^ iiiUrestin;^ paper on "Salmon and Troiil," piililished in ihc lor I ^^4, ^roiips ihe lake iroiil round in issae'hiiselts lisli I omniissioiuis Ueooil llie '.'leal lakes, ami llieir Iriluilaries. easiuard lo ihe All.inlie ami iiorlhw .iid ti liiilson's l!a_\," into one spieie- II e exeepls nn K' llu- S.i/ii .'(/ and Caincm. "What sort of ;i fish is the land-locked salmon, thai \()ii sjK)ki: wl ?" askixl llirani; "1 don'i think I c\-cr saw one, alto^C'tlu'i".' "Well, Ilii-ani," I i-fplictl. "as near as 1 can dcscribt- a? ihe tnyur, tulaili. lU., li.is W^w rLi-.-.i.-il liy ■~ciiiK- i ili^L-i-\-crs as identical willi ih'.' Sahii.t iiii, ho (if llu' haiiulir anil nl' llu- lakis i.l" nnitliL-rn I'.iiropr; lii;l in tiicsf r',.".sirKatiiins jJiTiiliaiilii-^ nl' anati miiral vlrikliui' lia\c la-L-n ()\(.-:iiiulu-(l. ainl tin- llabils 111 llir Iw.i hsIiL-^ lia\i- al-u lni-n nuUd a> similar, wluii-as in rralil\ tluA pruscnt .L;ri.aL lunlia-l , fur llu- om-. a.i^ili- ami aliil, st-tks llic swift anil fuamin;^ c-unvius iif the iKari'sl slreinis, ami llu- uilur. sly anil slni^i^ish, hannts alwav^ tin- • Ulirt ualcrs (if llu- ik-(.-|)i.-sl la'- -s. li is miiitiniuil li\- Mr. ( a -mr in liis Vi-'porl Ujjon W-w IliHinsw ii k, and idcnlirn.-d with thr Xi/fio Iiitii..rripl:\(.' cataluL^ilr nl lishc^ of \\-w l;rini>-w irk, b_\- Mr. I'crlcy, wlio id(jntirK-s frnin iIil- chaiai'li-rs drawn l>\' sir \\ laidir.r and Mr, \ arrcll, ^onic of which v.diiUl (•(.■riainh k-ad llu- (ilisi.-r\c-r, iiidos mimiu-, intn tin- buniL- crrur, for it canndl l)(j dniii-d that ,^ival similaril ii-s a.re id lie iili>ei-\id, lail there are also as in.cny with llu- .V, , ;\/'n//tis (if Silni-j-i. I'here i^ none aninm,; .ill the S,i////,>i/i. i'his Innil iniiabiN niaii\' nf tlu' ^^ri-al lakr^ and lirrp im iiiiilaiii lani^ dI' \laiiir am! New llnm<\\ ilk, 1)111 il i> brlicxcil imt Im r\i--; in llinsr nf i-avurn \r\v I'.nnisu ick, wliiili singular liialii'^ in its ili^liiluiliim pirliap-- niav Ik- cxplainnl li\ llic aliM-nrc of drtp wali-r-- ill lliat riiuiitr\'. It liaiinl-- tin- cK-iprst wain-.. \\ lu'ic liu- inM. ip|- tile irpusc 111 whiili it li-ad-, l.iviUs thai ilc-\ rii ipnu-nt ami ci pi,-vri\ aliuii (>!' fat uliiili i> iiuKcil a ihaiai't. ri-tif, and it ^tcak furili in i|iiifl at lln' appniaili nl' Iwili^ht or al carh HKini III llu- >liiial> and the slmics in (|Urs! nf ii-, pri\ , wliicli I'mi-i^ls, for iIk- iihi-,! pan, (if tlir I. ••Ill and Cvf'?iiii,i,i- ; but it-- b.dlKd \iiiarily ullm roiilrnts il^ill' with substanrc-^ cntircK' fiirri;;n, as i',-; sldiiiach picvi-nt- -.. mict imr- .i luii n i^i-nci m- ni,,-s (if biinrs, Kmsc'-, twi.^s and fr,i;4iiKnts nl dnavud \\ I. It-, li.ibit- '..ir\ in ^miu- liiialilir-; in crrtain l.ikc-^ llu-y arc Imld. ;ind, lait^ini,; ncaf llic surf, ice, ,it liiiu-- nia\ lie taken bv Irnlliir,;, bill iic\cr ri^iii',^- to the ll\. \\hiU' in oilu-r lake-- lhc\ arc timid and seek ih.c oliscnrc-l icee~n nn uccoiiiu ol one ot my trips lo ihc Schooclii's in old limes; hul it is ^cttiiiLi' ''^'■'' '^'^'-^ 1 think uc ;irc all tirctl (.Miou^h to ^o to hctl." "()h. it's not late \ct," exclaimed l'"rere, looking- at his watch, "it's only half-past eiL;ht. I'ire awa)', ami let's hear about the laml-locks. " " \'es," saiel tlu' guides, "we can't ^ct too many lish stories." "Well. ti\ the lin-, hoys," saiil 1, "ainl 1 will do as )(ni sa\. " liiram arose, and drawing' the half-burn(;d lo^s lo- i^-ethe!' in the middle of the lire, he added two or thnie lari^c ones to ser\c as sitle sticks ami tore sticks. The llames and sparks shot up and illuminated th(i forest about us in a wa\' that the camper-out delights ui. W hat is there more cheerful and inspiriiiL;' than such a • ire as that, and on such an occasion ? " It was awa\' back in the sixties that we used to i^-et our best tishiuL^ in the Schoodics," 1 be^an, "and it was royal sport iutleetl. There are now hu^'c tauneri(;s ami mills on the stream where we had tlu- best success, and, of course, they ha\'e injured the tishinn' there, al- though there are plenty of land-U^cks Ic'ft. "1 \isiteil the siream last Noxcmber on a tour I made: of the ililterent fish hatcheries, antl saw six or seven ^'J 5^^ lllt/i riy-Rod and Camera. I ^o liiiii.li-cd l.caulilul lish swiiiiniin- .-ihoiil in ihc corrals. lUit ''^ ''^'"^'' 'l*')-^ ili''l I -^I'-'-il^ of ili-'iv was nni a Ik.u.c ,„i ''^'' '^^'■•'^iii; in lad ii was a wilderness, as ..ne nii-hi sa\ . "We u-.e,l K, start Inr the lak.'s al.out tlie lie-innin-- "I Se],le;iil„.r, and we put in a.l.ont two weeks there. We thns not only a\..ide.l the hlaJ: Hies which al.ounded theri; in the sprin-- and snnuniM- months, l.ui we -ot also, in •'-'I'lilion to the lishin- M.ine ver_\ Inie shootm- there '•^■''1.- '^'1 alnmdance of leatherc'd -aine all around tiiose lakes. ■•On the occasion that 1 am about to descrihe, we ''■'^ I'"^l"n in one ,,r the luie steamers of the Interna- lional Sieanashi|, e-ompany. I ha.l two friends alon- as ^''"^M»;^nions, l.nth of them visiiin- the Schoodics on this ir'l' f'M- the In-st time. h is a most drlioluful trip from I'x'ston to I-..asip,.rt on on.- ,,f these- steamers, and well worth takin- e\cn for the trip alone. "On ihrs occasion we had a line rim to Portland. ''^ '''^''■'' '''^y ^\'- arriNed at al.out l.,ur o'clock m the af- "■'■'i'""i- and as we had a l;n-e aniomu of fivi^ht to un- '"'^'' ■"^^' ■'iiother lot to take on, we did not leave until about suiiciown. " ' '^'''■*' ^^■■•^ ■' I'lano on the hoat, and on..: nuisicall)- "^'-''"^'■'' >'""\^ nian thrummed some popular au's on it, ■' l""'^'""' "I ilu' audience joinm- m the choruses. Their !■■ \i.i.^ ON \ Tkii;! 1 vkv Ml rill t ■ \-. vrini \ ^KiN i u. 1', \K ^^'^'- ' ■- ■ 52 intli riv-Rod (Hid Cnn/cm. voiC(.;s were not ;il\v;i\s 'tuned to one liannonious key, and till' piano was not of tlv hcst, still it was nuisic, and nuisic on the watijr is always acx'L'ptahlc, as I have proxc.-d oil nian\" occasions. <)ncc, while inakinL^' a Western trip, I foinul ni\st;lf an a ri\c;r steamer which was Mcsseil, or, if )'()ii ])i"t;fer. tlu; contrar)', with a callio])e. No oiu: on board seemed l(. know how to play it, hut when tlu' cap- tain learneil that I coidd i)lay the piano, he insisted that I slioultl try the calliope. I went and trit'd I .\n(\ such an experience as 1 h.ad I There was a ke\ hoard corres- ponding; to that on a jjiano, each ke\ heini^' connccteti with a \al\e, \\hich when opened hy j)ressure on tlu; ke)-, emitted a screech, appro.ximatinL;' to some- tone, lla.rmony on the instruiiKMit was had, for the tones and interwils were far from perfect, hut the air phu'eil sounded sonu-- thin_L;' like what it slunild be. "Well, 1 went at the calliope, and alter a few pre- liminar\- tlourishes to ^'et the hauL;' of tlu-. thin^;, I bi'^.in the 'llrinilisi' in 'II 'Iroxatore.' .Soon I had an audience of about htt\' Buckeyes, iloosiers, etc., with their wi\'i's anil sweethearts, antl they were not satisfied until I liad exhausted m\ repertoire. W lu'U I state that e\-ery note: went through my head like a clap of thunder, and that the \al\es leaked tlu' steam so badly that 1 was c;n\'el- oped in a cloiul worse than a l\ussian bath, anil intensely '54 //'//// I'lv-Rod (i/n/ i'linicra. u.u'in, you will lionc^lly .uknow K'iIl^i' iluil 1 cinu'd ilic a|>|)l;iiis'' I (il)l;i!iic(l," "Ma. ha I" laui;hccl i't'crc, "xou woi-kcd xour |>.issaL;c. ' "I did," I replied. "Dili to resilllie IIU ^loi'N. ".Xhcr wc had two hoiii's ol :-: 11,14 iui;' ^'^ 'l^'' t'-il'in, wr soiiLdil our ^ta.lerooins and sk'pl souiulK iiiiiil davhreak. ( )n L;oiii_:_; on deck \\h' louud that the da\' pi'omised to he fair. l)Ut a i^ood sea wa.s on. A nuniker of hard\' souls wei'e 'loi-rard' enjovin^- the niai^iiiticenl suniase: \vc joined ihem, and until we n\ithe