The evening times., 1896-10-22
The Lounger.
HNE of the greatest authorities on pis-
~ Caturis.i I,.a.ters ON this siue OF Tue

r. NNE OF the greatest authorities on pis-
~ Ciituris.i ii.a.ters ON this blue OF Tue
.A'..i.-..., a..I "iLisdi ii iI.Us. ke..d.
gentleman, is Dr. W. Wakehani, OF Ottowa.
,ni.tl "a. iiJ 10 ues, az t,Ie i.isgs AAouse.
| DR.. NakenaD Is tie iisli CUiI,iiiIssiviier Uf
briliau 4,...eii,a, ala i.Is Dust..ess
CONFER WIN d. ui.ei states Fish Commissioner
is'...diA ..o,".>oi.e ,U.i,er.,i.-., Ihe iisn Ia
,efesCS of .uosc a.ers winch er,: cuiI.ilUn Ia
Tie Two Countries.
or eouis,.. me principal matter OF their
cohierencc is tne uiscussiun OF plans for The
picoer' aeon anu r,LIrIisiiilg Of ti.e fish
airuday Il ihtsc Nasc.s, aud lUr stCohi.iAs
thein with lew Varieties.
IL Is LruLoseu W na.e uniform enact
hents ~lncn viii put Il stop To wholesale
Niteii.ir ?, % .Is., .a,. year Al .i..se s..-is,
ihd bctn coun,res viii pay IA LrUpOIliOnaie
idft u. ...~ -. - i....i.cL i.I Acvping up
The Iihny population.
Inc s'o....e % y. 10Th the Atlantic and
faciiit aioig the Stores OF this Continent
WIN iisio. - ,i.Of, naL lis ai,o fais .i..cr
the raLSe Uf Sub. .ects considered by the
coiDnLSsiUi erS.
Af-er they have agreed upon the Lest
pldiin oi aC iCn, each Il ,Le COMMISSIONERS
VIII ara" -Lp "a itii ftItr. tIa.iatinbr ali
IL.. provisions OF the ItuLCsed Concerted
dc ION, Which will lie sLt tmiiL.d to tie ex-
ecu ives or both coLDLries. 1he latter
viii .ien emsreIe these reports IN tneir
own addresses 10 tie national legislature.
ana &c i..treI, IL Is - eL, y. - 4. =. L,tion
leading 10 tie adoption of the plans.
To snOw Id, s.n,. s,Iuoii ls L., ,essary.
DR.. Wakrnau ,aii..s a tenliUhtot' t esiatcof
the fisheries OF Lake Erie. Ten years ago
thai body Of water swarmed with variety
of herring bu. fishermen finding that
.hey cuLiu CT mn.aI,u II ItaOy n.Likt; ior
these fish tcean TO gather them BY the
thousands with scins and other fishing
appara us of WI Lirsi.le eiIect AID pretty
soon the numbers Iegan TO dwindie.
TIE fish comniSsioEs Of 10 h Tie Ihtci
) ,aicS ana LauGGa LLuted u In. ana dssed
laws in ended to step tie evil.
Bul they were for the mrst part tesltory
so that when Canada had a law i'll eject
,hc United sta,e> had n.t, ala VICE Versa
Under tne ;.ie Il ;ITs.irs puacl ing would
Ie done by II e fisnrrmcn rftrn the United
States and under u G other Canadians In
Ia in tie Unlawful p..;ctioe. 50 that
now Lake Erie Is ainiLs Lci.leIed Ci Il IS
SPECIES OF fish. To res ocK this lake and
tEdAl DIt III tit
which supper runLGdredsor coLle WAS one
OF thc purposes which first led to the present
Conference.
.>ai.uun, trout and white iish are Gthe,
varieties OF fresh water fish with whit d
IL is purposed 10 suck our lakes and riveis
ONE of the most Interesting places in
~ the world. aCcoruing tu William Ste
veus. wao owns ,Le Oi III. ia,trst
planning mills in st. Paul, Mimi, and VINO
IS ut present stopping at t;ir National hU-0
tel, is lumber camp during the regular
sea- son
1nIs commences about September. when
an advance gang oI about thIIty members
is sent an cad TO the woodland selected a. Il
ground. to prepare 1t for the
luiuDefneu. FIRST tney ,icar OF a space
abodt .UU feet square, in which they ereit
a series Of rude log cabins, or shautIcs,
as they are called. The firSt which Soes
up is invariably the cooks shanty. pro.
videl wiln tables and brncltcs, All ii:;iue or
logs. Next in oruer comes the men sshanty.
!. p, the dormitory, and the Office OF the
oyersecr.
BY THIS time n month has elapsed and IL
is ;be l st OF October, Time tC Lerin active
operations Gangs of anywhere rrnm sixty
10 20 men are sent dowi.. and begin the
W wood-choppinG. They continue until the
ST OF Ap,d, spenuuS tEr wade Il lErtl
Time in tn csc primitive quarters.
In Aprit cane IIc IA : IIeSi.tts. which
1re H. transport tie rough logs to the
az lis. ana II er cores y - T. uSt interestini
part Of the whole ansaction.
a., .,.,I-i..,. trees havin,
been denudcd Of their branches and cut
~. cohveGicnt lengths. arc laceu wtci,
tie overflow VIII catch them aud carry
them down stream.
E"tcrc u = Is ,',e. however. two raft
1alied wonaganS. with rude huts uI ontsu
ave been prepared one for eating ana on,
for sleeping purposes. These RATS are
at the same time, as the legs
anu LIVING in item the Logging crew fol
lows tie loose legs Gown stream, drWn;
hem ahead and keeps < them tsether. ex
l"ily as shepherd does flock of sheep.
Some OF the lug-rUilers acquire mar
vcIuas iaC .htv oI h.c, iLg u ,!r feet ~
they jump from leg to log. carrying Their
long poles armed with Looks. for all the
world like a Shepherds crook.
With the legs twisting anu twIriing urdc
lem, they frequently jump To other logs
which are from ten TO twenty feet away.
There are aboIt thirty planng mills il
operation in Minnesota says Mr.. Stevens.
'ach If which rms oct from fI.e nil
lion to twelve million feet OF white pine |
mber yuany, bui eIru w III. u Is eIoTnIoUs |
iestructiun of trees, he thinks the pine |
forests OF the State VIII hold out for a |
good fifteen years longer. And even after |
sfS har W ct. 4
nam great forests OF tie Laiucr woods. |
each ant manle. VIII Gil cdn supply the NIL. |
ior many years more.
The mills do not han-ilc any beaches uT |
naples at present because they have not |
he facilities for finishing the harder woods |
u MONG the names " hiCn appear on the /
register OF the Arlington Hotel is (
that of George Canis of Montreal. |
Jauada.
Mr.. cams has made the Inn across he |
inc about a dozen times, and he says the /
80 "L-.n- ".ii--i s~ti. II - ..I-n IeiIl
''rce each ti'na is the ha-e with whic
'ansfian affairs are veiled to the aver
Ige citizen of the United States.
Most people south of the great lakes. he
avs. have ths iiea that Canada is a
leak. barren country. incaDable of raising |
lpy!hins but icicles and snow storms.
On the contrary. the soil and climate of |
ANA ia are sI:n tniG the cuun.ry ,ruIuces
much greater variety of Erains and veg
tables than is grown in Great Britain or
Ireland.
Besides wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas.
,o:ito-.s. hemp. fla>. hons AMI ih. orii
lary products of the northern clines. Can
da grows tobacco. rice, maize. aud many