. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . s hearty courtesyand genial hospitality would obliterate the recollec-tion of any trifling mishap which might have be-fallen us by the way. Here, too, we met Mr. Dim-miok, the warden of the river, who had, in themost prompt and business-like manner, respondedto our telegraphed request to have canoes andguides in readiness upon our arrival. Not onlywere they in readiness, but they glided out fromthe shore at our approach, each canoe (sitting likea swan upon the water) being propelled by twopaddlers (an Indian and a white man) who w
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . s hearty courtesyand genial hospitality would obliterate the recollec-tion of any trifling mishap which might have be-fallen us by the way. Here, too, we met Mr. Dim-miok, the warden of the river, who had, in themost prompt and business-like manner, respondedto our telegraphed request to have canoes andguides in readiness upon our arrival. Not onlywere they in readiness, but they glided out fromthe shore at our approach, each canoe (sitting likea swan upon the water) being propelled by twopaddlers (an Indian and a white man) who were toaccompany us during our three weeks sojourn onthe river. Our traps and persons were speedilytransferred to these frail looking but wonderfullybuoyant craft, when we began what proved to bethe most delightful pilgrimage I ever made to anywaters. OHAPTEK Till. OUR FIEST OAMP AND A HEAKTY WELCOME. His grace looks cheerfully and smooth this morning ; Theres some conceit or other likes him well When that he bids Good morrow with such spirit. — [ HE bark-canoes used upon theserivers are fragile-looking butstrong and buoyant. They arenot only more steady and secure,in a heavy sea, than the boatsused in the Adirondacks, but arecapable of bearing heavier bur-dens. On rivers where the cur-rent is swift and the rapids heavy(as in the Cascapedia) two menare necessary to propel them up stream withsafety and comfort; and even then an average oftwo miles an hour is considered a fair rate of boatmen sit when paddling or stand whenpolling, (one at each end) while the passengermakes himself very comfortable on a slightly ele-vated seat in the middle of the novel, picturesque and exciting scene was PLEA8UEES OF ANGLING. 53 presented as our six canoes moved off, in Indianfile, up the rapid waters of the Cascapedia. Thepoles used are tipped with an iron tube, and makepleasant music as they strike upon the pebblybottom of the river in perfect time. The afternoon
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