Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-20
Mistellang.
Fi>hrIicS and Fish Culture.

culture. lie doubted whether any who
would listen to his remarks had ever given
the subject much attention. The capacity
of strea ms to produce fish was sometimes
determined by their rental. The river
Tweed, in Scotland, rents for Just an even
one hundred thousand dollars per annum,
for the slImon that can be caught from 1t
alone. Two streams, six AMI eight miles
long respectively rented for $50 600. the
Spay rented for sixty thousand, aud the
Tay for eighty FIVE thousand dollars. From
the salmon rivers of Scotland there was
sent 10 the markets of London, IN the
period If fifteen years, value in salmon Of
SS.6S9500 and this at a price twenty per
cent. lower than the price Of the same fish
in this country, or at about the same
price Of mutton. The large home con-
sumption, and also what was sent 10
Ireland, was to be added to this amount
Have we within our borders the posi-
biities Of a wealth like this E? We have
three great water sheds soping toward
the Connecticut river, the st. Lawrence
and the Hudson None of the streams In
Scotland, he had previously stated. were
so large as the Connecticut Quoting from
Thom sons Vermont and from Dr.. VII
lram,' History Of Vermont, be found ann
pie evidence that salmon once plenfilu.iy
abounded in the waters OF this State that
had an outlet to the sea. At the time
Thompson wrote his work. the author sa j
that salmon were excee i'uEiy rare. he pe-
ing unable to procure a specimen with
which TO illustrate its pages. d.. WI
liams spoke or the 81 'moa gong l1
Cohhec'elt river ao5ut ire = y 2.
April, and appearing ~ Las" Champ .aiu
little later mat they we're iHla3' ..-at-
OF tne Limo'Ie an 'noosNl r.'s.7
wei es'aoiiSheu traditloh. - O1''S.i.-.'
gave as evidence oil the former great
abundance OF salmon 10 Lake ClaH5E .4'l.
the statement once Hllde 20 MIN hf ..'
late Mr- tougiet' OF f'attsouf@A \ ~
describing me "d'cAIHS Ior inc A'7. 4p-
Pear4"ce o. 'Hes1 u'A ~ '.'G SPI'.'S
."e ar coiii 'io''oN "1'5N '-- -'-
Id we WAFER
lnf SPelN'r a.sD '.'.- '-.
iam'i'ar even 70 tniS a1y a''H- sIe '-.''t
OF me = ''nfIticut r.Fe'' w H'"'e' e---
~" men "'' H''1i or p "'
''r"> u'e' ~ = '''o = i',
cons ieFd'''h 'na' t'sy 'o' i "'l 'i ''"-
pm y 70 e41 slim - i'i'io Ina" " ~
'' - ii'" CONSUME I'D 'o'i- '''t
." % Nv" :" me sea wen 'Aey are 'sft
II an p 90, "',e'H n '.e
y anu my an d, ''' '''i up ''
"" 81 ''ey gro" az I'eI 'F1I'-3 ="
rrr'Se !" nFt III MINIS 5 ABOUT nv P'Ahi--
i"ry come PacN rue Nec'hi year we. Z ''u-
amour 'Th- ana the 'r'r" y'lF Il ''u' cen
= '''eN a. = ~ ''i'7'' n ''
Di'e 'l A'lo' WIN d sa''H'H' upon "".o'
ne pun an ear marx aud 'urueu 'oo'e,
maj re urned 70 thirty seven Gays VIII
ely n AM one llI PounIS aiIeI 70 ms
aV"rHnp rs Inc doctor thought 10
won i"rfui gond investment OF ave cents
{" pr 10 INTO a nm that ~ three years
""i = We q 'sei P'il - worm ll'I'y
cents PER p'un T.. an uoC cent 'ul l"'
10 y Or care. And be was sue 70 come
b e. to the waters from w1enci ne start
ell TnIs had been well established by
repeated experiments.
GU VIII perhaps ASK sa'd ne speaker
II these nSh are so easily pro iuced' "uy
can't you pat them 10 the streams ana ne
next time the legislature assemblies give
them hro'Ied salmon Tor oreaNIa9t at hFe
cents There is something to be done TO
bring this about. Gong down stream i
all very easy. nut TO come DacH Is aholher
ana more nl;ult th'h9. Inc sPeaNer
then described q" hsh ladder -suih as
was necessary to help the returning hsh to
overcome obstacles IN tue stream e'ther
natural OF artinc'a'' lac genera ia" 10
otner 0tateS III re'at'oh 10 'hese H7H
lauuers was tnaC "nere tue oo9'dc!c was
natural one tne commonwealth Pa'i me
expense Out "neIe II was art'ucia'' the
instructor must 100. Tue olii .ou' 'no 'I1-
uel nus oo Du"'' %nooeel P'J' 'ne
EXPENSE or no n;n oou.u pass up.
IN '"'oi I0e'o 1t 80 -.
az ~ 'uo nu'noer u nau WIN "u'oh = :
auu SoteuGe cou'u poPuiaIe 1u9 S'ied''i9'
Tue minus Oe'OS clrcu'nscrioeu on'y " lne
Im'ts OF breathing ROOM keePlng u NINA
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