Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-23
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INLAND FISH,.
What Commissioner Wentworth Says
of the Outlook,
More Eggs Will Be Taken This Year Than
last-0ther Notes.

finland fishing in Maine is yet in it's
infancy, " said Hon. L. f. Wentworth of the
Maine fish and game commission to a
journal reporter Wednesday, in the
course Of an interview.
You have just been to Caribou. have
you not Mr.. Wentworth, and while there
What did the commission decide to do in
relation to the hatchery at that place."
was question asked of the Bangor gentle
man, who is SO thoroughly versed on mat.
tiers relative to the States interest in fish
aud game.
The commission will feed portion
OF the fish in that hatchery for time and
VIII make arrangements for repairing the
hatchery, p" said Mr.. Wentworth in reply.
| How many hatcheries are there in
Maine and how many fish in eaoh?' was
the reporters next question, and then Mr.
| Wentworth took from his pocket little
encyclopedia of data in reference to
Names fish and game of which he was
inc composer ana sole writer.
AT Caribou" began Mr. Wentworth,
I'VE have 200, 900, some trout, the rest
handbook salmon. There is hatchery at
Enfield, but this year it has not been
stocked. AT kineo the hatchery contains
$50, 600 handbook salmon and trout. At
Rangelcy there arc two batcheries, with
$4,000 in each and at Edes Falls the
hatchery contains 400, 600 handbook salmon
At Parmachene, King and Bartlett lakes
is a hatchery with so, 600 handbook salmon.
Lake Auburn has the best hatchery in
the State and here are 800, 600 trout and
100. 900 handbook salmon. At Swanville
is the Goose pond hatchery containing
200. 600 trout. 1t means largo amount
of labor to look after these, - remark ed Mr.
| Wentworth rs he closed his note book
"At Orland is the United States hatchery
containing goo, 600 sea salmon devoted to
the culture of this fish," said Mr. Went
worth and continued, 1.-The State does not
own a hatchery and those which 1 have
mentioned are controlled by local societies
or individuals and receive State aid. /, The
United States has hatchery at Green
lake near Ellsworth for the culture OF
handbook salmon and trout and liberate
from this hatchery about 100, 600 each
is transported to various parts of New
England and the northern states in
proper ATTITUDES for these fish. The ma
jority Of salmon liberated from the Orland
hatchery enter the Pcnobscot river and its
tributaries in order that the stock may be
kept up for breeding purposes. What is
Merrimac, Connecticut and Hudson rivers
So you will readily ste." said Mr. Went
worth, chat the United States aids us
very largely in the interests of our fish in
dustry. 1t is very evident that a most ex
cellent showing has been made with the
limited appropriations made in years past
The result of this years work cannot be
plainly shown until next year.
"We expect to take cut double the num-
Der of eggs next fall that we did the pre-
vious year. Smelt eggs have been sent to
many of the waters and smelts have been
placed in many of the lakes and streams
as they make excellent food for the
salmon. Yes our fish and game wardens
will perform very prominent part in the
care of our fish and also the game At
present we have "a and before fall the
number will be doubled
| Arrangements have just been made
to have 5000 copies of the Public and Pri-
vate Laws relating to fish and game en-
acted at the last Legislature printed in
pamphlet form, the copy for which has
been placed in the hands of the printers
The interest in the, fish and game Of
Maine has wonderfully increased of late
years. Three years ago 5000 copies were
distributed two years ago 5000 and then
1000 extra copies were ordered and dis
tributed."
GLOW about Names big game, will it
be as plentiful and will the number of
sportsmen be as large next fall as last
year?
'The number of sportsmen in Maine
last season was very large, considering
the lard times, but sporting men are
those who have money and get this kind
of pleasure regardless of cost. Yes. be-
lieve there will be as largo number of
sportsmen in Maine next fall as last.
Regarding the quantity of game l think
it will be equal to that of last year. All
big game wintered wonderfully well and
deer are said to be very plentiful in the
forests now. They are great breeders.
The Sportsmen Exposition at New York,
where Maine had such a splendid exhibit,
was a great advertisement tor this State
and will be tho means Of bringing many
sportsmen to Maine next fall" said Mr..
Wentworth as the interview closed.
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C. M. Sturgis of Augusta, who has re-
Gently taken up his residence in Saco, is