The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-15
PROTECTORS ARE NEEDED.
The PoacherS Have Unre-
stricted Sway in San Mateo
County.
Chinese Who Are Depicting the
Bay of Its Small
Fish.

The sportsmen of Redwood City will
soon organize and form a protective asso-
citation, if for no other purpose than to
stop the indiscriminate slaughter OF game
and fish out of season. 1t will be re-
membered that at a recent meeting of
the Supervisors of San Mateo County a
request from the sportsmen of the sur
rounding country was read, asking them
to appoint a game warden. The Super
visors, after thinking the matter over, re-
fused to grant the wish of the sportsmen
on the ground that the county was unable
to stand any additional expense, SO
called. Now that there is no one to look
after and protect the game of the county
poachers have been Strengthening doves
that are nesting in the hills, and also the
wild ducks that are tolerably plentiful in
the marshes adjacent to Redwood City.
The noble deer are not passed unheeded
by the law breakers, and not later than
one week ago two were seen strapped on
the back of q horse which was ridden
through the town. Of course if this state
of affairs continues sportsmen from this
City, who have left many dollars in the
city of the redwood during the open sea-
son, will go elsewhere for sport.
The sportsmen who will pull trigger on
the Suisun marshes next year may look
u
ports from the "ducking grounds" speak
very we'll for the future. 1t is said that
the wild rice which was planted in some
of the ponds of the preserve" clubs few
years ago is now doing well and will
afford excellent picking for the birds of
passage next season. The carp, which
had taken possession of the ponds last
wear, have been exterminated by the free
use of dynamite, and as consequence the
celery and grasses which wild ducks are so
passionately fond of will be quite prolific
when the season for duck-shooting opens.
Cinnamon teal are astoniShingly plentiful
on the Suisun marshes this year and NAL
lards are more numerous than ever. The
indications for good sport for those who can
take the opportunity in the sweet by and
by are, from all accounts, the very best.
The attention of the Fish Commission is
called to the fact that Chinese fishermen
in the vicinity of California City and Nc
Nears Point have been making very large
catches of shrimps and small sea fish
during the past week, and the average
daily shipment from Tiburon is over two
tons. 1t is presumed that the Commits
sioners are aware that the taking OF small
fish is illegal, consequently the arrest of
some of those oriental poachers who have
been for years depicting this bay of its
food fish is daily expected. The law on
this subject is certainly plain enough for
any ordinary Deputy Fish Commissioner
to understand. 1t says:
Every person who shall cast, extend, SET
use or continue, or who shall assist in casting
extending, using or continuing, Chinese shrimp
or bag nets for the catching OF fish in the
waters of this State is guilty of misdemeanor
and every person who, by seine or other means
shall catch the young fish of any species, and
who shall not return the same to the water i'm
mediately and alive or who shall sell or offer
for sale any such fish, fresh or dried, is guilty
of misdemennor.
This law is a good one and should be
easily understood by the officers whose
duty it is to protect the miniature fishes of
this bay from determination. Now is the
time when the Chinese reap their harvest
and now is the time for the Fish Commits
soners to prove that they are alive to a
duty which demands immediate attention.