The New York herald., 1876-08-02
A BIG SALMON CATCH.

JUDICIAL AND JoURNALIsTIc FISHING ON TIL
CANADIAN CAsCAPEDA RIvER--sALMoN AS
BIG AS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THIRTY-s11
roU NDERs.
WATERLOO, n. Y, August l. 1874
This pretty little town just tho scene OF greatl
excitement, owing TO the TO it OF well known
citizen Judge HadIcy, from a Ois fishing excursion,
which he has had, in company with the we'll known
Journalist, Mr.. George Dawson. editor OF the Albany
Evening Journal Waterloo Is in Seneca county, and 10
celebrated for its pretty girls md its ardent hshermcn
many OF whom nocd throughout the State foI
their skill in snarng the nnny tribe Judge Hadeyi
trip lasted three weeks, and his principal successes
were on the Cascapeda River which extends through
largo purt oil Canada, enptying INTO tho Bay Of
CnaIcurs, thirty miles from Dalnonsc Tho Casca
pcdia rs famous Tor ils sport and from what hear,
must be ono OF the greatest salmon rivert
the world II Is larger than The Mohawk, OF which
the poets have often, and 49, think, about l25
miles long, extending INTO the mountain forests ot
Canada East. Mr.. Dawson and Judge Hadey. at tho
principal point OF their work, were about $40 mics
lswcst OF Halifax and about $50 miles northeast Of
Quebec Their captures whilc work arc unparalleled
the history of salmon isning when IL is taken INTO
account what appliances they had and the resu at.
tanned by Them They hshed from birch bark canoes,
Mr. Dawson IN and Judge Hadiey in tho other. Ia
each of these primitive structures were two Indians
dian each bow OF the canoe. the caDoei
being OF course doubleendc's Judge Hadlcy
through, ana mat he felt zach morning ~
II he could eat horse. Judge Hadiey has brought
nome one rom his which nearly fouf
Icct long, ana when this salmon was Cuttcd II weighed
80 pounds and measured two icet IN width. Mr. Daw-
during the trip hooked iortyonc sanon the
ago weight OF eacn being 25 pounds; and the Judge
more power 10 him got twcn yive salmon, averaging
each 25A pounds. The combat which Judge fladiey
had with the thlrty-sx pounder was something terrific
In its nature and would have earned the applause OF
Roman wrestler after of his heaviest bouts
The two piscaors caught their salmon with rod, line
ana ny. The nrst salmon caught by Judge Hadlcy
weighed 30 - pounds ana the Judge bad a big fight
before he secured him He had the giant smoked
IYloaln nn1 hnp harm fnrlpn
just to show the boys what salmon fishing the
Csscapcda We all took look at this noble specimen,
indade" He Brought home two other salmon cured
the same way. one weighing 331s pounds the other
10 pounds The aggregate weight Of these nineteen
salmon was 427x pounds Judge Hatley kept an
accurate account OF his catches, and made
the spot OF the sport, In order that any doubling
Thomas who might believe hun To DO merely telling Q
isi story at homo might have a chance TO axe his
bets u he chose to do June 22--0nc salmon, 36S
pounds. June 2-two salmon weight one l21l pounds,
one 10 pounds. June 2G-- two salmon; weight,
SO and 20 pounds. June 27--weight 23 pounds, ~
pounds and ~ pounds each. June 2s-One salmon;
pounds. July 1.-Two salmon, weighing 33tS the
other % pounds July 3--Thrce salmon, weighing rc-
spcctvcy, 80. 20 and ~ pounds july 1.-Two salmon,
weighing 20 ana % pounds each July 5-Thrcc salmon
weighing. respectively, %, "a and 25 pounds This was
Judge HadIeys nrst attempt at salmon ishng, and y
sounds like the Italian campaign Of tho First Consul
Mr.. George Dawson, who is old and experienced
salmon ca,cncr, hooked ~ salmpn weighing, all told
l,006 pounds, his FISH averaging about 20 pounds cach
Mr. Dawson and Judge iadcy did not sleep In bed OF
under house roof Tor moro than month They had
tents with carpet OF hemlock. bnsam and spruce
boughs. and mattresses OF the MATERIAL with army
blankets, two blankets above and two below thcm.
wrapped up Ike little birds. They did not have :
headache. cnrachc, atoothache or heartaehO the
whole time, and they both home brown ~ Sioul
scouts Judge Hndlcy Is away up on fishing, abd
tho boys declare that he ccis good that he v tusl
waiting until Tdcn and Hendricks lciters oil accent
published, and he intends read every Wcrd
these long delayed epistes All you have DO II q
say 'Cascspedla",o tao Judge, and he win tsn ; ycs
l the vhole story.