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be where Cap Allan had his
net set (the outside one) on the
South Shore of Colpoy's Bay in
November 1885. -- Information
as to the beach position of these
three stands will be easily got
by you, from any of the local fish-
ermen at Wiarton. I herein
give a hurried sketch of the points
in question as they appear in
Colpoy's Bay: No's 1, 2 & 3 being

[Sketch of Colpoy's Bay]

the points where the nets are now
required to be set -- (No 4 is not
required) --

The necessary requirement
to comply with your agreements
with the Dept. will be, the three pound
nets with everything necessary to
fish them, including men, and
material; also a tug or going
to, and from the nets when required,
with two men to run it; with
Boat or scow to enter, and

[Recto]

Newcastle Oct 8th 1886

Mr C.W. [Gauthier?]
Sandwich Ont

Sir
I am informed by the
Dept of Fisheries at Ottawa that
your offer to [stock?] three pound
nets to Colpy's Bay and to supply
everything necessary to fish there
during at least [thirty?] days in
November for BiFa[?] day, has been
accepted -- [Previously?] to
[?] you that those nets will
be required to be set in their
proper stations in Colpoy's Bay,
and ready for operation in
every [poundsectur?] for capturing
salmon trout by the first day
of November [?] [?] The outer [that]
You may more particularly [?]
where the stations are in which
the hoop nets are to be set; I cannot
better describe the points than
to say that, two of the stations
shall be exactly where [?]
had his two nets set on the
shore pf Colpoy's Bay in November
1885 [?]