. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. i 138 CHAPTER VIII. A DAY AMONGST THE GRILSE. In our clicirt of Hall's Bay I had often noticed a fall of 127 feet marked on a cele- brated salmon-river called the Indian Brook, only three miles from its mouth. Being desir- ous of seeing the wonderful fall, I engaged two Indians to pole me up the river in a canoe ; so we started one lovely morning in July, a little before daybreak. There is a steam saw-mill at the mouth of the brook, and great quantities of lumber are ra
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. i 138 CHAPTER VIII. A DAY AMONGST THE GRILSE. In our clicirt of Hall's Bay I had often noticed a fall of 127 feet marked on a cele- brated salmon-river called the Indian Brook, only three miles from its mouth. Being desir- ous of seeing the wonderful fall, I engaged two Indians to pole me up the river in a canoe ; so we started one lovely morning in July, a little before daybreak. There is a steam saw-mill at the mouth of the brook, and great quantities of lumber are rafted down the stream to be cut up at this mill. Trailing my salmon-fly astern of the canoe, I hooked and killed a lively grilse. The roar of the falls could now be distinctly heard, and soon afterwards a bend in the river brought us in sight of them; but I must say I feet, J so mn Avere si size, lie' Moekii] several asceudi aud tin Close b which tj helow; another thrown .^pillicaui hanofinof lightly a gleam tauteuei the wat( three nii of the I] ' I have I'H't (,f the '-''t, wliieli. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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