Identifier: rodguncan13cana (find matches)
Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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^ increased, main-ly on account of the fish conditions in theUnited States, the Gloucester fleet be-ing iiandicapped in not being able to ob-tain bait in Newfoundland. The fleet ex-perienced mucl) .ifticulty this year in ob-taining bait, the home supply wouldscarcel) do more than supply the vesselsfor one baiting and if it so happened thatthey were sliut out from obtaining bait inNewfoundland the result would be mostdisastrous to the prosperity of the portand would bring about a marked declinein the fisheries. From Boston comes the story of afierce struggle with a 450 pound sword-fish which five men of the little sloopKlondike attempted to land. When thefish was first sighted the captain of thesloop threw the harpoon or lily iron intoit and the captains brother set out in adory to bring it to the vessel. The fishseeing the dory approaching swam to- ROD AND GUN IN CANADA 991
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Tne GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM is the only double tracRrffllway reaching dl ccnrrcs of ^fradc in Eastern Canada. The GRAND TRUNK PAQFIG RAILWAY 15 fastDccomiiis a faclxjr in //■ treirfic and is now the line par excellence into Canadian West. i -, W. B. Davis. Passenger Traffic Manager, Montreal. G. T. Bell. A»slsta..l l-fssenKcr ITalflc ^JiV I Maiag4r, Montreal. W. P. Hantou. General Passenger Agent. Grand rriink Paciac, Wlnmpeg. ^i aoager,H. G. Elliott, General Passenger Agent, Grand Trunk Railway System. .Uuntreal 992 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA wards it and stove a hole through thebottom with its sword. The captainthen set out in another dory and succeed-ed in getting the fish. Oilskins had to bestuffed into the hole in the bottom of thedamaged dory to keep it afloat. Two fine moose were shot by two Am-erican sportsmen shooting in one partyunder the guidance of Amos Gaunce onSisson Branch of the Tobique near Perth,N. B. One moose had a spread of 56 in-ches with 52 points and tlie other carrie

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