, 1879-02-08
LAKE FISHERIES.

prottctton-afr. JntLn r. Clark tins SONS
yiaws Respecting The Propagation Ut F's't'
nttroft Fat. ..s.
Atcv tlays aro john +. clark published over
his signature u tho J'o.t aud Tribune the state-
men. thnt "tf the whlteash could bo protected
on their spawning grounds, ant! allowed
to remain uuroolcstcd twenty days, our
lakes wuuld 10 rcplenEsl,cd with whitehall I'll
few years. Mr. Clark repeated that assertion to
J'.,st and Tribune reporter yesterday, ns'l
u,]t!rl that whttel.h wuufd bccon.c even 1,loru
plentiful than for former years, for the reason
that thc!r NATURAL enemies, pike, haet, rlckcsc'.
an. sturgeon, have been very largely destroyed.
Mr.. CLARK believcs that The arttrta1 propas:a"
tion Of whitefish, 80 for N any practical results
arc concerned, Is failure. Tic thinks mat IN
tl"is natural spawning f,cds whtict'en e!g* %
not hate before tue 1T of MAY. whereas ~ ~, g.:
handlIng, they hntcll III February or ey ts,
LIST Of March. No successful tian of
iccdlng them las been tlcVlsei. ,;n"! a'"!
after Imtehing. 1i,cy arv Deposited ~
ullcc IN ;c lakcs and Rivera. At. being Illus pt:-
nIaturcy hatchesl before tu'. trasoH has still
cIrnfly nIyancttl lor i!": lrohucl,''' OF Their
natural tsn,d, tbt,v pcrlel ur TIL an cnsg enoy
to cnrnireeuus Hsns'.. lie expressed tie ne'h,f
that not nae In lU,tnt Of the wthtcf.A mrsiis'u!-
u hatcl1t1 IN the list tlirec years Il III" n'sse'
II it W .rc possbe To r.sar.l TIN: hascnnE Urn"
esa six wceks or twn ntlths butter rekutfa
would follow. fhts might b. .tuiIr, rerhipf. hF
tie use nf Ire nsi BY excluding The light tro'f'
talf: eggs.
tncks lar as w1,itcIisi arc tn:tresitea. Is MI
| entirely uteles. cxpeIIte. As tt snfs u MA
| n"lc. protect le iIsh IN ta"lr natural stlwn-
tnG.gs,und from tl": lat 10 !nl' Ut Susctt''es
III racll .eas. at tllc Iukcs Will aNn be nt'l.nl-
sntly reulentsur,l. liz wual !l.sse tins rrots;-
tton s1urlcl Nv natoslai legislation. a iii!
WHICH lncess his sie"s wls tns:u-
!. ,"es1 now 1n'' r@. GsF:ss ss BY cast. sn M,'' ~
Commerce. si.Ise tue death Vi Gc's Williams
Sir. Cungcr hns taken it IN Charge, ad an tt-
fort will he matc to secure Ils passuyc bctose
the adjournment oi Conl.vess.
1t provides fur the apronsmcns ',v the se''.
ntc, oil the nomination Of the President. "t q
Superintendent vi Fistur.cs and ,,s!xtse'!
Commissioners, wto shall constitute nouEa Ut
E., GsIsssns{1 S .3 ul fSs s:ss :s as' s ont'E st..
ueror, ulll tic Rivers st: Lawrence, Niagara,
Detroit, ". Clair, St. Mary, and lie straits
Of ALackinaw. Tho bnperautendcnt statl be
appointed from among the officers Of tlp oov
srs,1ncnt, nl,I shali receive NJ compensation ns
suc!i Superintendent. The COMMISSIONER snail
bn apporttoued rs follows: New iurk. !; ic1'ti-
syiyatfa l.; Ohio, 5; Michigan, 4; wisconsin,, H.
The tcru, of Office il four ycurs, md they Hrs 70
arranged that four <hail bu appointed cnctt wear.
The pay Of eact Commissioner Is axed ri .4h' Il
yraruInt actual travelling expcnaes INCURRED III tho
/ pEFlHEiIlHuEG VI HIS AAkkE6s bnAiA AtS -
report to tlc Secretary uf tic Interior. and the
u,,cY to pay tl!er salaries and G1}seuses ls MP
rsoprlatcl out of the Treasury.
Ii gives the Buard superYtstun OF all fisheries
OH the hikes and rivers natuetl, and tulI uuHer
md authority to prescribe athI regulate the hlze
VI Tic Encshca oi potnl.nrts. trat,.net., staka
nets, s"ccp.ncts, Or any vet nctt. to ;ile
sa, tfst ss t,!sa !s d s Of sts
growth may bc cllcc.ual; rufcrctwe Is
lad to al thu. variety md kind Ut tis TINT arc
bciuR propaE.tca BY Artificial process. n,d tli:!t
are not nf sufficient s:ze 10 be ufctuI nt profit.
able fur food. Tie Commissioners thn]l 1nnke
all tic measurements necessary to dcine ii't
limits whe1o :,ounu-llcts ttnu.llcts, aud stake
nets may b. set. nil to designat" a'Ml to Locate
tho natural spawning k,o!!"us q. hs'', a'.'I e
yicc Tor taking iisli OH oil places rt
buoycd MUD designated y apawnin,
grounds; ana anr regulation ,l .,u,!,., as TO- ~ !,
which nets tnay bo set, mud tha location q
spawning grounds. that may bc made by tl
Commissioners shall DO 0f 0rca rs part OF tsl!
net n1,u ali violations of said rcgu'atuns slul
be punishable o. II tho saEo wera violation 0
anv Of tile provisions OF tlis act.
, Every person 10 be entitled to fish With net
> must hare license from the Hoard, pay!n'
therefor 80 year 5"r gash ss!ne ~ ilsssry. 70 ~
: Pound, trap, or stake nets sse prohibited at
greater ustni,eo than ttu milo OH heallatnls
s,r nne md hali ncs nj lnys, or one alld tal
! niles on islands, Or within u rad!us of tsre
|, miles Iron, the heads Or months Of slvcrs
Ihe laktna Of f'At is prohibited from III
i l.t Of July to the lst u September south q
!. ic ty-ilf.ll parallel, Or un lle uatural suawu
Z tus-srounds vi fish from tile 15tl 4! 0ctott
!. to lilo 18th Ut November, or TO take WhlitI's
+. t,-tween tie 10TH Of Snyenter md the ist Z
arc saon eetTss 1s 49, it =, hEt ~" ~"
| sna7ra Ia nrrnlittu1 0t QIlY time Htbi III MI