Miramichi, the second river (220 miles) of New Brunswick, entering the Gulf of St Lawrence through Miramichi Bay. It is navigable to 2 miles above Newcastle, the principal town on its banks. Salmon and trout abound both in the river and its tributaries, in one of which there is a government fish-breeding establishment.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 228
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