Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-21
$4,000 Reward.
Emporium, Pa, March 20, 1901.
Editor Cameron Countu Press:

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Editor Cameron County Press:
Dear Sir:-For several years in sue
cession several gentlemen in Cameron
county have sent acquisitions to the
Fish Commissioners for trout fry, and
have brought every influence to bear
they knew how, to get the young trout.
They have done nobly, and have put
into our streams for several years, at
least thirty cans per year, at great
inconvenience to themselves, and loss
of time; in some instances out at night,
always Juggling cans to small streams
or springs most suitable for trout fry,
sometimes through snow and over logs.
The writer has pulled his team through
snow and mud, with cans of trout fry,
to get to some choice spot, until the
team was white with foam, and then
lugged the cans over snow and ice.
All this and more has been done for
years, not by one alone but by many.
All for the public good, that all might
enjoy season of pleasure in due and
proper time. What is the result of all
our labors? There are less trout in our
streams now than last year, less last
year than the year before. At present
there is not a stream in the district
where we can get good days fishing.
The reason is not hard to find. Any
sportsman will tell you that on the 18th
of April, when he starts out expecting
to enjoy a good days sport, he finds
beaten paths along the streams, where
parties have been up and down ille-
gally fishing.
1t would not be so bad if parties
fished for mess of trout for their fami-
lies. am sorry to say most of this
fishing is done to get trout to sell, and
some Of our supposed best citizens buy
the trout. These people are no better
than the pot-hunters. Then some par
ties dynamite the streams, but the most
dastardly act of all, so far as / know,
was the putting in of fish-basket at
"Indian Rum" on the main stream
above Mr.. Peasley's. Our Sheriff told
me he pulled out the basket, and stat
ed he judged there was at least 1000
little trout not as long as his finger,
caught by the gills, dead, not being
able to get between the slots, and also
stated that one side of the bank, on a
sand-bar, was covered with little trout
thrown out by these vandals. Some of
us think this is one of the greatest out
RACES ever committed in this COM
munity.
With such proceedings as above
stated, we feel that it is no use to try
to stock our streams, or do anything
with them except try to catch some of
the parties who are committing these
illegal acts. To this end l will person
ally pay $50. 90 for information that will
lead to the conviction of the parties
who put fish-basket in above referred
to, and S2500 for information that will
lead to the conviction of parties fishing
out of season, selling trout out of seas
on or buying trout out of season.
will also pay S25 90 for information that
will lead to the conviction of parties
dynamiting our streams. will agree
| to have the detective work done, hunt
ing up proofs, etc. All ask parties to
do is to put me on the track of law
breakers, and will do the rest.
do not propose to sit quietly and
have this dastardly work go on, and
nullify the hard work so many of us
have done for SO many years.
Yours respectfully,
FRED JULIAN.