Salmon-fishing in Canada, by a resident [W.A. Adamson] ed. by sir J.E. Alexander |
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... WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE , AND WHALE STORIES . 247 XIV.- . - SALMON FISHING IN THE MOISIE . 277 APPENDIX . 287 71 70 68 67 50 L / O WER 49 xiv CONTENTS .
... WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE , AND WHALE STORIES . 247 XIV.- . - SALMON FISHING IN THE MOISIE . 277 APPENDIX . 287 71 70 68 67 50 L / O WER 49 xiv CONTENTS .
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... my casting - line as it would be to bait my hook with an eagle , and go bob for whales : how- ever , I fastened it on , and upon inquiring what I should do next , found that we were about to troll INTRODUCTORY AND EGOTISTICAL . 9.
... my casting - line as it would be to bait my hook with an eagle , and go bob for whales : how- ever , I fastened it on , and upon inquiring what I should do next , found that we were about to troll INTRODUCTORY AND EGOTISTICAL . 9.
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... whale , and I found him firm on the hook . The tackle was slender , no doubt , but the delicate fibre that held him prisoner was of the best description , and though of nearly invisible tenuity , possessed great strength , which the ...
... whale , and I found him firm on the hook . The tackle was slender , no doubt , but the delicate fibre that held him prisoner was of the best description , and though of nearly invisible tenuity , possessed great strength , which the ...
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... whale fishing , but this is a subject which calls for a chapter on its own account . CHAPTER XIII . WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE. 246 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
... whale fishing , but this is a subject which calls for a chapter on its own account . CHAPTER XIII . WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE. 246 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
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William Agar Adamson sir James Edward Alexander. CHAPTER XIII . WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE . " Here leviathan , Hugest of living creatures , on R 4.
William Agar Adamson sir James Edward Alexander. CHAPTER XIII . WHALE FISHING IN THE ST . LAWRENCE . " Here leviathan , Hugest of living creatures , on R 4.
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