Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-07
Nova Scotia.

and Incidents by the Way.
Below is given sketch of the Nova Scotia |
trouting trip of Messrs. c. B. Bristol F. A.
Alling and H. L. Cowell, of this city, and |
George W. Ives, of North Haven. The par
ty left this city Monday, May 10th, on the |
1928 train for Boston, Arrived in Boston |
they put up at the United States Hotel. By |
invitation of Colonel and Collector s. Hovey,
jr., faithful disciple of Isaac Walton, they |
were shown many places of interest, and
were introduced to E. F. Clements, ESQ.,,
manager of Clements Steamship Line, from
whom also the party received many favors,
which will long be remembered with pleas
ure. The weather was very stormy during
the whole of the first week, but this was am
ply atoned for by the bright weather at the
fishing grounds. A part of the time in Bos
ton was occupied in looking up and purchas-
The party started for Yarmouth Thursday
afternoon, at l O'Clock, on the steamer Do
minion, Capt. Robert Blauvelt. On the voy-
age all the party were confined to their state
rooms, Mr.. Bristol, the 'scommissary," ex-
cepted, who played the role of nurse and
doctor to his companions, rendering excel
lent service. They arrived at Yarmouth, N.
s., Friday afternoon. At Yarmouth the
party were the recipients of attentions and
courtesies from Mr.. E. A. S. Ryerson, gen.
| tlehan interested in shipping in Yarmouth
| who drove them about Yarmouth showing
/ them the places of note, which included
| many fine residences and pleasant views.
| Friday the wind and rain made it unpleasant
| to be out, and DR.. Bristol was again in SER
vice. Saturday was very stormy, but the
party put in days work in engaging their
| Indian guides, boats and other necessaries,
| and in getting their things to the railroad
| station for transportation to Belliveau Cove,
Al miles from Yarmouth by rail. Saturday
at last old Sol blazed out. His rays had not
been seen before that week since starting
from New Haven. However, it was not a
long continued pleasure, as the sun returned
behind the clouds after showing itself for a
short time. During the stay in Yarmouth,
visited the large dry and fancy goods
store of w. F. Moses & Co., which
| is we'll stocked, mostly with English goods
of fine quality. Monday they started away
from Yarmouth on the Z: As a. m. train for
Belliveau Cove with two Indian guides
Jerry Bartlett and Abram Toney. Belliveau
Cove is at the head of the Mattegan river.
Arrived there, sent one of the guides for
an OK team. The railroad men stopped the
train at point convenient for disembarka-
ton. The baggage was loaded upon the OK
team and started for the camping ground, to
which the party walked, distance of four
miles
Monday evening pitched tents and made
ready for business in the morning. The
camp ground was in well wooded section,
handy to the Mattegan river and some of
the many lakes of Nova Scotia. The party
were in Digby county. Rolled themselves
up in warm blankets and retired at 10 o'clock
upon temporized beds made of fir and spruce
tree boughs covered over with rubber
blankets. The feet were warmed by the camp
fire which the guides made. The fire was an
all-night fire. Two logs were rested parallel
about two feet apart upon large stones to al
low draught} and the enclosure was then
filed with small wood 1t was nice, CHEEKY
fire.
Awoke Tuesday morning after a good
nights rest. Tuesday morning caught sew
eral nice trout that would weigh pound
each Did not have to wait long for bites.
Wednesday, May 25th, went fishing in the
morning and caught more trout than were
wanted and were fishing but a short time.
Mr. Henry Cowell shot very large black
woodpecker called Indian hen" by the ma
tives. Sent it by one of the guides to the
railroad station, and the engineer took it to
the taxidermist at Yarmouth, Mr.. Benjamin
Doane, who set it up and Mr.. Covell now
has it at his residence. Its dimensions are
90 inches from tip to tip of wing and Is
| inches from the end of beak to end of tail. II
may well be called good sized woodpecker.
, Thursday, the 26th, caught some very
, nice trout. Mr.. Alling shot very large
loon ON one of the lakes nearby which
| weighed just 10 pounds. Mr.. Bristol accompa
MED on the trip. The bird was made 6
present to one of the Indians, who sent it to
Yarmouth to Mr.. Doane to be set up.
Friday the party went out fishing in the
morning and made beautiful catch of trout
and had a splendid time. Saturday morning
the 2Sth, time was devoted to smoking the
fish, the party not wishing to waste
, them. having many left after Civ
ing away all they could. The
/ Indians have a way of smoking the fish very
nicely. They use salt and sugar in the oper
alton. A smoke house with suitable chimney
was improvised and large quantity of ths
fish were smoked The largest trout caugh
t | weighed one and three-quarter pounds, ane
, very many caught ranged from half pound
{ | to pound and pound and quarter. Their
q were very few small ones. Monday the,
Q started operations in new place, going tt
} Silver river, five miles distant. The fishing
was very plentiful and so were the black file
and mosquitoes, but caught large quantit.
of fish. Tuesday, also, caught a large guam
y tity of trout. Wednesday, camped all day
= except that one gentleman went to the lax
: and caught 53 white perch, weighing owe
, | thirty pounds 1T was a very pleasant day,
said one of the party, ''but oh the flies.
t The perch were cooked by the guides in thei
Indian fashion. They wrapped them up il
brown paper, just as they were when the.
. came out of the water, without removing
. scales or entrails, and baked them in the no
n The reply was in the affirmative and convin
II cling. Thursday the party broke camp, al
highly pleased and satisfied with their camp
ing and fishing experiences. just here let
b be added that the experience of the party o
/ the Nova Scotia people throughou
1
. and all speak of them highly as mos
q agreeable and kindly, ever ready to serve AM
accommodate in most obliging spirit. The
found the Nova Scotians a most kindly AM
friendly class of people About the lakes
it may be added here that they are legion
f There are 248 in Yarmouth county and
multitude of them in Digby county wher
our travellers were. In Lake Hos1lmer thu
finest trout are taken that are to be found il
s Nova Scotia. The Indian guides the part
Y had were of the Mic Mac tribe. The pay O
guides is $3.50 per day.
While in Yarmouth on Friday on the re
: turn, members of the party bought som
n very fine moose horns. The price is all tn
9 way from $5 to $40, according to size, quail
!. ty, etc. Readers in the States will be inter
ested to know that in the moose hunting sea
e son in Nova Scotia, when the law is off, non
residents are given permit to hunt moos
3 by paying $25, and the law allows no person
native or otherwise, to kill more than three
+ moose in the season.
Saturday June 4, at p. M, the party EN-
e barked for Boston on the steamer Domini