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of waters, the "lordly Salmon" especially
those of the Restigouche, -- Leave your
vulgar fishing in Florida, and get back
to [N.B.?] and prepare yourself for the [?]
and more Aristocratic Angling on the Restigouche.

By the bys, are Dan [Nordon?] and Hollister
to be your associates the coming season?
The proposition you made to me at the
Indian House and accepted by me,
for the Angling on my territory as of former years
for the season of 1888, no doubt includes
your old friends. I have made no other
calculation than to carry out your proposition
to take the angling as seasonal. As to the
business part of the matter, as to control, be
good enough to hand over the amounts
for yourself and friends to my Brother Geo
Wilmot c/o 7 West 49 Street N.Y. who can
acknowledge it in my name. I anticipate
great fishing next summer, as we have
succeeded in getting the Government to pass
an order in council causing all net fishermen
in the River, the Estuary, and the whole the Bay des
Chaleur to take up their nets from 6 oclock

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Col. John G. Heckcher
St. James [?]
Florida USA

Saturday nights till 6 oclock Monday
morning, thus giving a free passage
for Salmon during that time to move
up river. [Difficult?] the nets have not been
taken up from the commencement of the
fishing season, till the end of it [?]
we have the Saturday nights 6 oclock closing
season for Angling up river extended until
9 oclock, etc. So you see we wont be molested
with “time is up sir” by the Guardians as
formerly. I have just heard our Indian
House quarters are all in OK order and the
Brother [Lakes?] I learn is making a lot
of “Give Pop” flies for general use of the
Indian House guests. When we meet
next summer I think I shall make a
proposition to Sell my 7 1/2 miles of the
River fishing or form a club of say 5,7
or 10 [Gents?] as in this way I think it
will be greater financial benefit to me,
as well as giving a permanency to the [August?]