The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-23

wv" pure VI peace Nkcluefs IN process
Ne. as The local tradition runs quarrel voot place be-
Tween them WHICH The shed ling Of much blood could
not reconcile ia originated la the tsei thai two boys
Nicmac aud Mohawk, fell ol with each other while
shooting al 1asSst wsth the bow aud ssaow, aud had
severe hight The fathers Of the boys took up The quar-
rel, and as they could not settle IT, The two nations took
" up whepa severe coAfcl tIsnspired. The Mohawks
Were beaten and reiterated to the Resgoncbe sixy
HUnes further north Another battle look place on thar
nsss aad The Mohaw were again anq nished They
reueaied INTO The interior and again concentrated their
torces, but al midnight the Afcmacs fell APE cley
upon them and The small remnant left TO relate the story
oi their extinction nation made lbeir way Canada,
and The Dcmacs were the sole Of their immense
hunting KrOuads. lr.5s at ...@. iii I'll. slH. y.
OF the four riyers which help 10 make Bathurst an
attractive place. the Little and Middle rivers are chiefly
interesting Tor their wdness and good outihstpg, but
The Iooooxoose--@hich, in The Indian tongue mrans
the rlver OF the falres-is exceedingly beautiful il is
twenty-five miles long winding in It's course, and runs
over rocky bottoms il has also two three picturesque
rapids and Ias. and affords first trout and toleably
good salmon 6shng. But The Nipisiguit is by far the
most splendid liver in this region, aud for samon fish
Ing with fly suppose it has not lis superior in the
world. II rises in the Alpine wilderness which
gives birth to the Tobque "a tributary Of the st John,
aud moh snccessful rival regard 10 beauy) and its
length IL one hundIed miles. II is marveousIy clear,
and runs with great rapdiiyfor the first half of its
length oysra granite bed, and lhehss 10 the sea- with
TWO or three gtanite exceptions, over caeaeous ora
hon II may be well imagined, therefore, that il is by
no means a monoionons stream. Aside from the gloom
aud grsndenr Of the mountain scenery at it's source and
rom its many lovely tributaries, il boasts oil falls and
rapids which are Interesting In the extreme. Twenty
miles from Bathurst the Grand Falls. which il would
seem Nature had deemed beautiful that she encased
them in solid granite. For miles, above and below the
Jumping off place." the river very much contracted
and the banks rocky and perpendicular The total hegh,
Of these falls Is hundred and forty feet, the leaps
consisting oil four al the loot OF each are deep basins
and below them all Multi. udinous pools and rapid,
whose horrors are greatly enhanced by The prevailing
roar and by the blending together OF the black water
with the white foam . The cliffs on either side are
crowned with dense foliage. kept particularly green bs
the spray. and soding adslghiful retreat for the birds
But while the Grand Falls can never fail 10 delight the
artist and the poet, they great bug the lu
bermen. whose logs and neatly hewn timber they fIe
quenlly cuIta OF their lair proportions, and not unlre
quen,fy wholly destroy, while. passing through the
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And them again, some seven miles from Bathurst, we
have what are called ihe Papineau. OF Cranberry Falls,
which consist of series Of schutes and small falls de.
Ginning, Perhaps, within the space OF half mile, at an
angle OF thirty degrees. The rocks, which are gray
limestone Tor perhaps ganite) frequently present The
appearance OF massive masonry square and regular
are they in form, while isolated blocks look as il
they had just been prepared for the corner stones of
s,uPendous edihce Although located in dense forest
The rocks slope gently and conveniently and vet so
boldly to the very margin OF The rapids and the pools II a,
you can enjoy the various prospects, both up end down
the nser with all the ease ahi Comfort Imaginable
| Midway between the Papnesu falls and the mouth OF
the Npisgui, there ia long reach OF the river known
as The Rough waters, where number oil huge rocky
barers have been thrown across The stream whereby
gloomy and tsscase impression would produced upon
Inc mind j. not for The superb pools of deep and
dark water which and then take the fancy captive
and magnetic the nerves oil the angIer..l.. t. 80.
| And now, after long cheating OF the BUSH come
TO speak OF the Npsguit as ay fishing stream for sal
mon In this particular il bears the bell beyond all ques.
ton, as the easily accessible rivers of North Amer
lea concerned In June il abounds in the white or
trout, and throughout all the year in the common
trout, which afford first rate sport in their way Blu,
when the angler lie informed that the salmon are in the
fvet, it is hard to think OF anything but salmon fishing
exclusively These fish taken in the bay OF Bathurst
with neis early the month OF May. bat they do moi
ascend the Nfisiguh in any numbers until about The
2oh oil June, and from that lime to the Goth Of August
the angler may. with an occasional rain, eroy uninier-
up,ed sport; but his haTves,ime ia from The 20lh of
Jay the 10Th OF August The 6ts of f-h usually
consists OF the females alone after which they
companed by the Males and In August come The erise
OF salmon weighing under FIVE pounds. They some
times abundant. am informed, that in the resting
pools just below the swift watefs falls. they have
been hooked up with the common gaf and the older
fish efmen in the region in mentioning the feet
that The salmon up the river in schools that the
larger Ash always swim together, and the smaller ones
ny themselves also. Although Melted 10 considerable
along the bay OF Bathurst and the lower part OF the
river there is but little done by way OF exporting them
excepting by the house OF WIN. Underwood Il Co /, OF
Boston, whe have establishment here fer the purpose
of ally sealing them in n cans whereby they
exported 10 the four quarters OF the globe Thanks TO
the newly awake ned authorities OF the province lit
lie attention is beginning to be paid 10 the fishing laws,
for on the rapid portions OF the river the netting and
spearng OF salmon well nigh prevented though mol
quite excepting by the few Indians located 10 the vi
entity, and much has been said and written about
taking them ont OF season their spawning beds. tina,
this vianous practice is going out OF repute. As an
| economist, and especially angler am bound 10
condemn the mode OF taking salmon with the spear bu,
as 40 artist, or rather when in artistic mood could
forget 10 be rigid, and perhaps recommend the practice
for indeed here few mote Interesting 10 wit
ness than The mouth OF the Npisignh on quiet night
when there are perhaps dozen birch canoes floating
over The quiet waters, manned by Enthusiastically sed
todaa and each lee 1t would appear, from place TO
place, by brilliant birch bark fafnbeau The light
noes the picturesque attitudes OF the spearmen the gloom
of the light, and the silence OF the wilderness
all 10 be in complete keeping, and inspire oughs
and feelings OF peculiar bat agreeable nature. trt.
The salmon Of the Hpisxut ascend no higher up the
Than the Grand Falls where during the latter part
OF the season, by those disposed 10 live their camp,
and be prearedo fight the beare, the very best of
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