Salmon- The Spear-

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Assault and Battery - The

Papineau Falls-Beautiful Scenery-Canadian Wood-

Ducks-Catching a Poacher-An Eccentric Host-

Large Quantity of Salmon-Return Home. . 83-102

CHAPTER VI.

Summer in Nova Scotia-A Treat for Waltonians-The

American Salmon-Their Principal Haunts-Rivers

in New Brunswick-The Miramichi-The Walloostook

-Large Sturgeon in the St. John-Mode of Spearing

Sturgeon-Salmon a Source of Wealth-Illegal Fish-

ing-Reckless Slaughter of Game-Return of the

Grilse-The Nepisiquit River-Heavy Fish-Netting

in Salt Water-The Sea Trout-Fresh Water Trout-

Their Principal Resort-Lake Trout-Difference of

Colour-Trout Catching in the Winter-Other Fresh

Water Fish-Shad and Gaspereaux-Eels and Suckers.

103-127

CHAPTER VII.

Another turn at the Moose-Corduroy Roads-The St.

Croix Bridge-The Indian Hunter-A Musical Treat-

Tom Phillips-Voyage up the Lakes Picturesque

Scenery The "Runs" - Autumnal Foliage-Long

Lake A Rough Passage-A Walk through the Woods

-Repairing Camp-Manufacturing the Call-Com-

mencing Operations-Ill-success-A Violent Gale-

Visit from a Moose-A Sad Disappointment. 128-145

CHAPTER VIII.

An Early Call-Another Turn at Calling-The Answer-

The Visit Declined-Killing a Porcupine-Work for

Mrs. Paul-Fresh Moose Tracks-Beautiful Forest

Scenery-A Fairy Tale-A Brace of Sheldrakes-Bear

Tracks-The Moose Startled-Moccasin Manufacturing

-A Fatal Shower-Return Home-Better Luck next

Time.
156-158

CHAPTER IX.

The Month of October-Animated Nature-The Perils of

the Moose-Renew the Fire-A Primitive Camp-The

Old Clay Pipe-The Fish Lake-Twilight Reflections

-Joe Paul, the Indian-A Morning Walk-A Barren

-White Moss-Chickadee Birds-A Rural Sketch-

Calling the Moose-Another Disappointment 159-176

CHAPTER X.

A Hearty Breakfast-Making Tracks-Indian Silence-

The Old Canoe-The Missigomis-A Magnificent

Panorama-A Leaky Boat The Old Camp-Bad

Sport-A Lucky Escape-An Indian Visitor-The

Still Water-Creeping a Moose-Cautious Progress--

The Moose! Emerging from the Forest-The Wounded

Bull-The Headlong Chase-Joe more Successful—A

Lovely Night-Aurora Borealis-Bellowing of the

Moose-How Joe Shot the Moose.
177-203

CHAPTER XI.

An Uncomfortable Situation-Indian Superstition - A

Return to the Camp-Preserving the

Birch Torch-

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Moose Carrion Moose Birds-The Dead Moose-

The First Taste of Fresh Meat-Birch Bark Plates-

Cutting up the Meat-A Day of Rest-Baked Marrow-

Bones-Farewell to the Woods-Ship Harbour Lake

Again-Back to Halifax. .
204-214

CHAPTER XII.

The Aborigines of Canada-Their Stories and Legends-

Provincial Functionaries-Character of the Indians-

The Mode of Treatment-Unfounded Prejudices-The

Micmacs, an Unconquered Race-Effects of Kindness

-The Missionary Society-The Native School-Visit

to the Indian Camp-The Story-Teller-The Story of

Tee-am..
215-246

CHAPTER XIII.

Indian Superstitions-Glooscap the Immortal-An Indian

Orpheus-Glooscap's Residence-His Beaver Pond-

The Maleeseet Indians-A Transformation-The Way

to Live a Long Life-An Evil Genius-" Rolled with a

Handspike"-Sampson among the Indians-Traditions

about Animals and Birds-Conversations with a Rabbit

-The Bear and the Fisher-A Tale of Indian Warfare.

247-276

CHAPTER XIV.

Flies and Tackle for North American Waters. 277-288

APPENDIX..

289-299

SPORTING ADVENTURES

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THE NEW WORLD.

CHAPTER I.

A Night Scene on the Lake-The Great Northern Diver -Fishing for a Breakfast-The Peebiddy Bird-"Poor Kennedy"-The Spruce Partridge-The Musquash— Drysdale's Hole-The Black Flies-American WaxWings-Start for Chebucto.

It was a fine, calm night, and the stars glittered with unusual lustre through the top foliage of the firs, the lower branches of which were lighted up by the blaze of our fire. Not feeling sleepy, and the rest of the party

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