Pabineau Fall takes its name in- 
     
     directly from the small stream Pabineau 
     
     that falls into the Nepisiguit a short dis- 
     
     tance below the Fall. It was once called 
     
     Pabina, and had the English name of Cran- 
     
     berry Falls as well. Although the word is 
     
     of Indian origin, its present form is believed 
     
     to be Acadian French, meaning the High- 
     
     bush Cranberry. The Indians used to 
     
     spear a canoe-load of salmon at a time 
     
     by the Pabineau Fall in the days before 
     
     fishery wardens were appointed to patrol 
     
     the river. 
     
    

    
     There are splendid trout lakes 011 the upper waters of the 
     
     Nepisiguit, and the whole region is one of the choicest for sportsmen, 
     
     lovers of nature, and those who do not mind being away from the 
     
     towns. To see the river at its best it is necessary to camp out with 
     
     guides accustomed to the management of canoes, and who are also 
     
     skilled in woodcraft. There are many such guides living all along 
     
     the lower part of the river. There are some excellent private fishing— 
     
     club houses, as well as a few where guests are received. 
     
    

    
     Theodore Roosevelt, who, in addition to his other qualifications, 
     
     is a genuine nature-lover, scout, woodsman and Nimrod, is always 
     
     at home in the upper waters of the Nepisiguit. Of this country he 
     
     wrote: “Goodbye, lovely Nepisiguit, stream of the beautiful pools, 
     
     the fisherman’s elysium; farewell to thy merry, noisy current, thy 
     
     long quiet stretches, thy high bluffs, thy wooded and thy rocky 
     
     shores. Long may thy music lull the innocent angler into day- 
     
     dreams of happiness. Long may thy romantic scenery charm the 
     
     eye and gladden the heart of the artist, and welcome the angler to a 
     
     happy sylvan home." 
     
    

    
     The country just described is perhaps the best in all North 
     
     America for hunting and fishing. Some details and incidents re- 
     
     lating to this region will therefore be of interest. 
     
    

    
     The hibernating or marvellous winter sleep of bears is doubt- 
     
     less well known to all. A large bear crawled out one April from 
     
     under a bridge of logs in the Upsalquitch district over which timber 
     
     had been hauled noisily all winter without arousing him from his 
     
     long, deep sleep. 
     
    

    
     Bruin plays queer antics. A bear brokeinto a lumber camp, 
     
     turned the tap of the molasses barrel, rolled over and over in the 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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