The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01
' VOL. XLYI.--N0. IA.
BAD NEWS FOR THE SALMON.
sUE DUKE or BEI IUE ORT AND LORD
DUNDREIRY orr FOR CAM
ADA TO MORROW.


60 II Wondering and EnvIeus Reporter.
Yesterday forenoon n small squad Of Gus
tom House officers entered tho Grammorcy
Park Hotel in quest OF the baggage OF Lord
pundrcary and his English friends. tho Duke
o, Beaufort and Sir John Reid. They arrived
Just as tho three nobemon wcro getting roady
70 20 out to join Commodore william 7. Doug
lass and be taken by him with his four-in-hand
b. the Jerome Park races. The baggage OF the
travellers had previously undergone inspection.
and tho appearance OF the officers created some
surprise. They proceeded to assure them
selves that there was nothing dutinble in the
great loads OF luggage not even among tho
articles that the Duke had bought earlier in the
day irop New York tradesmen, for use on tho
salmor fishing excursion. and which had just
been lent around. The officers. in withdraw
ing. eN Ylained that they wanted to see If the
other men had done their duty"
Mr.. sothcrn and his friends hurried away
lost they should be further detained by the
coming Of another squad OF officers to see
whether this second batch Of searchcrs had not
neglected thcr duty. Neither he nor the Duke
nor Sir John knew much about the trip on
which they are to start tomorrow morning
beyond tho fact that Dundreary and Billy" Flor
epce have hired n river that rises beyond the
pale OF civilization and flows toward tho north
pole and is 50 full Of salmon that the top
layers have TO stand Oh their heads to keep their
gils from being warped by the sun" With
his unsatisfactory explanation the party was
of 10 Join Commodore Douglass and go to the
races. The Duke Is President Of the Coaching
Club In London, and is noted for his skill with
The ribbons.
Come I'M" shouted Mr.. Florence from the
,nsldo " his rooms in the Finh Avenue Hotel
yesterday at about midday You must pardon
his in'ormulity forwe are all going to the races
to-day" he went on. at tie same time trying TO
nsh out n collar button. or something from n
confusion Of lines. reels, flies. aud other fishing
tackle on the centre table.
He had Just returned from the Gramercy
Pals Hotel where he had been planning with
his friends as to the fttest programme for tho
brief time before their departure for the north
eru w.ls.
Continuing his hunt for the missing button or
STUD. hc said: The Custom House officers have
been herr IL the hotel this morning. OF course
they didn't lnd anything; aul think that it's
shame that a great Goyernmentliket this -.
knew left that button on the table here some
where
The actor was in his shirt sleeves. The win
dows Of Lila pleasant parlor were lowered. and
the transom over the door was open. All was
confusion ia the room. and from a heavy frame
over the dark-cased upright piano the portrait
OF Mrs Florence. with iauniy hat on her head.
smiled at the scene. There was q rustic Of silk
In the adjoining room. from which Mrs. Flor
ence's maid came hurr!edly and hitted out OF
tho hall door.
Anything can tell you, my dear boy. about
the fishing trip. you're welcome to. Sit down
lyc been a newspaper man myself.
Beaufort. Sir John Reid Mr.. Sothern. and my
sell. areompanled by, our four servants. Then
there viii be the guides and the Indians. Can
get along without Indians you know, though
I'm not quite clear as to how they will be util-
We shall start for Montreal Monday morn.
INK IN "A special car that will take us clear
through 10 that city. There we shall take n
small steamboat for Quebec, and there the i!tle
Steamer Acadia will be at our service. She costs
a Athousaud dollars. Here's whore we're going
tunrolIing a large mgpl Here's Montreal here
Quebec; here Du Loup, where we get our
guides, and here is Our River This map has
Il tho NGtqshqua,' but the old name is Nat-tach-
Qua-with hyphens. II YOU please"
DARK line IN Ink made the river conspcu-
Gus object on the man. and the stream had been
reelr.stenet Our River in bold letters.
The Indians o. yes: We take them on at
Bick. wherever that is. No nsh have been
caught ont Of the river for two yenrs II has
been closely watched and we have already got
Rhouse thcre. where we shall live. We expect
latter par, OF july or the first of August, per
laps longer. Then We shall visit aTound-go
T. Ottawa and other places The Duke and Sir
John return 70 England in September.'
q iurge closet. and disappeared IN the darkness:
Nals"s. small trunks, gun cases. hat boxes and
and after them appeared their owner, draggn
Two long narrow boxes painted blue, He
opened them and revealed quantity Of fishing
u kle. suhl lent TO equip the entire party,
Those reels" he said, taking up heavy
speoimen an, nuzng the wheel around half a
dozen times. were made for me, and this line
came from Scotland. II Is silk and linen. You
See Il tHurrs from the pole and TO the hook end.
Igave SO Tor H. What do you think OF those
Tho shoe that the actor held up was very
substantial article. II WAS 10 the slippers he
wore as u bull dog is 10 skye terrier. The heel
md solo were studded with sharp spikes.
They are for making portnges-tramping
across from rp one stream 70 another carrying
Keeping 'em on our hands l"-holding up a
pan, Of sixteen, button gloves. made OF some
But. to return 10 shoes. resumed tho actor
here are tho slippers that we tako along
They were made in London. Not exactly like
these lglancing at the toesl. but We call em
Tho pair he held up were made Of stout
leather. with soes an inch thick and with nails
merely-not spikes-in the sOles and heels
They were lace shoes. and the tongues Were
stretched TO the uppers on both sides and
folded oyer-sO that they opened like an accor.
deon when they were put on. The interiors o.
!hem We're not very, large. but they were sc
bsred.
a hat lay in the hollow OF the box 1t looke{
RS though II had seen service. That hat!
Bald Mr., Florence. Z" The salmon, begullina
strategy that has been matured under that hal
Is something 10 be proud Of. | suppose" he
went on, mcditatlvely. " that have caught fort
yes, forty thousand pounds Of salmon with that
hat on" Az he said this. the hat betrayed moi
the slightest emotion, but sign fcant corruga.
Ron was for an instant observable in the cuticle
surroundiug his left eye. However. there is nc
Loom for doubt that the hat is q remarkable one
its owner declined 10 crafty a morbid curl
OsltY by putting II on.
Fishing rods done up in .sheaths, books Of fly
hooks various patterns OF reels belts, ammu-
hltlon boxes small bottles Of OIL bits Of leather
and everything that would be necessary OF
handy" on such u trip wero In the two long
bue-painted boxes.
These are for wadlng in deep water" went
on Mr. Florence standing on tiptOe TO hold VI
pair OF leg coverings made OF impervious can
vas. 'Of course the others in the party will
carry quantities OF tackle. most Of which thcy
brought across with them. Some portions oi
the outfit wore bought here this morning We
expect TO got great many fish and bag some
game, ana have a glorious summer OF IT,"
The lshlng grounds which the party Will Oc-
eupy are situated in tho Province Of Quebec
On the lower or southern shore OF tho brOHd
waters formed by the widening OF the river 81
iaWrenec. Tho curront il1ws toward tho north
east. The llu.o river leased by Messrs SOthern
and Florence flows toward the northwest and
empiles into tho ~, Lawrence. which at this
point Is some twenty miles wide. Our River u