The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-01-13
Fisheries and Game.

The commissioners say in their annual
report just presented to the Governor
that never before In the history Of the
State have inland fish and game Interests
been 80 much discussed by the people
and the press as during the year just
closed. The laws for the protection of
fish and game have always been difficult
of enforcement and those charged with
their enforcement have never escaped
severe criticism.
The State has four well equipped
hatcheries and feeding stations, W, at
Edes Falls, Caribou, Auburn and Mon
mouth. Two-hundred and thirty-fve
thousand trout were raised four-hundred
and fifty Thousand land-lOcked salmon
and one hundred'an forty-six Thousand
Penobscot river salmon, which were
planted In one hundred and twenty-one
different bodies of water In the State,
besides several hundred thousand trout
and salmon were raised and planted by
private enterprise, the State having fur
nished the eggs for Matching.
The catch of fish, land locked salmon,
white perch, pickerel and black bass has
been exceptionally large. The guides
report that those fishermen whom they
have guided have caught more than fifty
for future fishing was never so good in
recent years as today.
The law for the registration of guides
has worked well, and is held in great
favor by the commissioners and a large
majority of the guides and true sports
men: thirteen hundred and sixteen
guides have been registered since the
law went into effect July lst. Total
number Of days guides have been en-
ployed, 5l,91S. AT $500 per day the
usual price would amount to $l55, 754. 90
paid Ia wages to the guides; $50, 900 90
has been paid to the taxidermsts of the
State.
Number Of residents guided. ...............9 1884
Number Of non-residents guided. 7125
Total number OF moose killed. .2t0
Total number of caribou killed. .23s
Total number OF deer killed. ........-.....8 947
Total number of bear killed. .ieo
residents who have employed
guides have spent in the State at least
two million dollars.
| Residents of the State who employed
guides expended at least one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars.
| This is matter for congratulation
| that more than three thousand of our
own citizens have preferred to spend
their vacation and money in the State
instead Of other States or countries.
The guides report their other occupa-
ton beside guiding as follows:
Three hundred farmers, 80 woodsmen,
l express agent, engineer, 3 game war
dens, Is hunters, | harness maker,
| hoster, hotel proprietors, 7 jack at-all-
trades, 2 jewellers, "a lumbermen, 8 mer-
chants, 16 millmen, mechanical engi-
neers, pension attorney, painters,
professional loafer, l postal clerk, AZ
river drivers, 2 reporters, 10 surveyors,
8 spool makers, 2 students, 8 gum pick
ers, steamboat proprietors, 10 taxider-
mists, 8 teamsters, q trappers, l trial
justice, farmer and post master, l bush
whacker, l bottoming chairs, z black
smiths, s merchants.
One thousand nineteen, (1019) were
born In this State. Three have died
two by drowning.
The youngest is fourteen years of age
and the Oldest seventy-eight, who has
been guide for more than half CEN
fury.
They are registered from fourteen Of
the sixteen counties as follows: Two
Androscoggin, 173 Aroostook. 10 Cum
berland, IT'S Franklin, IL Hancock, Is
Kennebec, Knox, 81 Oxford, $40 Pen
| obscot, 270 Piscataquis, 1876 Somerset,
Waldo. 10S Washington, 2 York, l3
Lake Megantc Association guides.