Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-02

lutely. or quit the business. 1t il
largely in their power to either i'm
prove or injure the hunting business
and assist very materially in causing a
less demand on the State treasury in
order to prevent poaching. In our
opinion those who are willing to cheer
| fully assist on these lines should be
allowed to continue the business, but
those who are not should be barred
from guiding.
BY adopting this course, providing
sufficient warden force to prevent hide
hunting and Strengthening for woods
I camps, or in other words combining the
are satisfied that the supply of large
game will last for an indefinite time.
All reports that come to the board IN
regard to the game birds of the State
show that they are decreasing and that
some action must be taken to preserve
them from determination. Market hunt
ing is the cause that many believe has
exterminated the birds. a. close time Of
two years is suggested bE some hunters
AN seem to agree the sale Of cartridges
should be prohibited for term of years
Inc commissioners make no recommen-
dations only that some action for the
preservation of the birds be kept.
Hon. =. o. Vickery contributes an in
terest.ng article on the woodcock. which
ne thinks is the prince Of all game birds
Mr. Vickery has long been an arden,
sportsman. and he is well acquainted
with all the peculiarities Of his favorlte
blrd. His article makes delightful read
ing. An appeal for the protection of the
pies two pages.
A letter from Adjutant General John
T. Richards who Is a lover of shooting.
the funds of the commission be set aside
this year, for sowing of wild rice in tn.
lakes and ponds of the State, for the ben
eft of the duck shooting.
There have been instituted one hundred
and fifteen, dbl, prosecutions for viola
lions of the inland fish and game laws.
or more than two week for the entire
year.
The aggregate of fines imposed
amounts to 1891 30
-! this amount was paid. 1854 30
For. the balance, si,a2o 90
the court imposing sentence either gave
the respondents time to pay their fine or
suspended sentence during good be-
hayior. ,-sS.
The jail sentences tmpOsed amo,Irfrd ~,
1850 days.
The number of days actually served IN
jail under these sentences was 100
The balance of the cases where Jail SER
fences were imposed We're either appealed
and have not yet been disposed Of or the
cases were continued for sentence during
good behavior"
The Jail sentences We're all for viola
lions of the law relative to moose.
In addition to this 81 deer dogs have
been Killed, found chasing deer, or kept
or nse0 for that purpose.
The appendix which was gotten up aft
er the sdirsrspart Of the report went to
press is to many the most interesting OF
the report as IL contains the statistics
gathered from the reports SEM to the
board by wardens of the State. They en-
deayorcd 10 get record of every camp
and hotel run for the entertainment OF
fishermen and hunters and also OF every
private camp. The record may not be
exactly complete but as it is it shows
many surprising figures.
But the wardens have reported a04 ho-
tells or camps, run for the purpose of en-
tertaining fishermen or hunters. AMI their
cost as SIS, i40.00.
waters of the State used wholly or par
TALLY for the conveyance of sportsmen.
Five years ago, there We're but eighty-sev
en-. Fifteen new ones have been put in
during the year 1895. The fair cash value
of these steamers would not be less than
ls5.0O000- This does not include the value
Of the many row boats or canoes. which
/ Is many thousand dollars more.
There are reported 397 private cottages.
camps or lodges. the cost Of which. as
near as can be estimated, amounts TO
$s2I, 500.
The guides report 1866 pounds of
tr1ut salmon and togue caught by par
tieE fhom they have guided,--more than
sefe4ty tons,-;ln increase OF eighteen
tohs3over last year. 1gis represents a
vafuA of more than Si0,O0O.O0. 1t should
bea0Srne in mind that this quantity rep
reBtshts only the amount of fish taken
where registered guides were employed
The total number of days guides have
been employed in the business of guiding
during the year is Ss5Ol. This at $500 per
t23l,25z paid to the guides for guiding
airlpcrease OF ll,5S3 days over last year.
F1se thousand eight hundred and twen-
~ residents Of the State employed guides;
an Increase of 2i36 over last year.-and
mere se of 2is over last year. leaving not
e n sar een g Y est as ssa's about 80
moose have been killed. an increase of
tens over last year: l6s caribou de-
crease q seyenty,nine; an; and 5000 deer or
tlbtlbtedly several thousand deer were
killed. of which We have no record. The
conclusion forces itself from the facts
thai at least 1900 deer nave been killed
~ HE State the past year.
SFH& guides have died during the year
- f6HOWs: d. W. Hopkins. Milo. typhoid
Isl John Smart, Kineo, shot BY guide
Eli Peters; Deil Durgin. The Forks,
SiSk 6y friend with whom he was hunt
ik1z}<s mistaken fora deer and Jos. La
Crosse. kineo, accidentally shot himself.
The greatest number Of days any one
guide was employed was Isl. The NUM-
Der who guided l5o DAYS soryanore was for.
AayS and .less than $50 day was la: the
taI9s s.sa who guided fifty Days or mofe
{ 4Geht y-sevens guidess registered since
III nrst part oEsfhis report went to print.
haking the total number of guides regis
}exed to date 1864.
tdhe guides report their occupations bc-s
T les guiding as follows Farmers. :,%,:
Ammon laborers. 1854; woodsman. 49,;
06oks, g.; camp proprietor. 81. carpen-
ters, 81; blacksmiths, Is: steamboat pro-
prIetors, IT,: spool manufacturers 10;
hunters and trappers, %; taxidermistE Il;
trappers. As merchants, a; livery man.
?; gummers 4; railroad brakeman, ::
agents, 2; deep sea fishermen..S: survey.
.pTs,l s; thread manufacturers. ?; barrel
/ and box manufacturers, 2; tin smith. J:
|hotel pfoprietors, s: painter, I; Scaler, !;
6gfn@eP; 4: atelephOne operator, l; jew
y md miller. l:smechaFlc, !; fish cultur-
|iSfs, 8: game keeper. II axe handle manu-
fdcturer /; scythe manufacturer, "a:
weayer.sl; harness. maker, Il: paper hang
ef, Il; land agent and sca1er, l; plumber, \
\ Il h6rber 2; poultry and bee keeper, *
/ night watchmaTi, 4 J. shoe m8nufaet urec, :;
pSper maker. 4: railroad ~ostaa clerks. Y:
clerks 5; snowsh0e manufacturers. 4;
stone nlasons. s.: manq1acturer ~ art 4
road employee, i: millma1s u; flsh and
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