The sun., 1902-07-06
srIyI>G ov rHr MISSISSIPPI.
Bix Catches Made nj Night In an Unlawful
Manner.

A. a device for taking fish alive and in
quantity not hlug has ever trsn found
nuual 10 tho -"inc. aui Il IL used on many
,f tho rlvrr, Of America with great effect
II H. - de-,rtictiyr e i,h lu". does - much
,o hr-ak up their haunts and breeding
grounds even whom u does not TAX" them
outright. that H. IL" a. h'~n forbidden
hv law in mo-, - the States,
S.,n.r-. however like dvuamiter-, CON
,,nua 20 hid th" gam" vard"ns 60 hang,
and - plv 'h,'ir u"fari"u- trad" IN spite oi
law and shotg gum loaded with small shot
ON the upI-r Mississippi. which - populous
with many kind ui "iih" FISH. th" S-iu"
,s dragged often. hu' the PENALTIES for
n. 10. ar. cover" and IN" wardsns ar"
active. 80 D. du"- ~ work almost wholly
a, u.Rr
fh,r,.- may l-' rad IN lts defence: II -
mod wholly Iy TOO. p"orle who ncrd the
,,,,,.v - hrtus- ant not any ~ the fish
taken ~ It aur wasted # they 10 Of any
,,lu, a, pu pugii-h Ddugh' arr generally
,i,v.it1 ru' uI,rn y -andhar, pru all others
r,y ,I..r vav ,,u, h.y 'u the Chicago mar
La, ,, or. 'Is .p'uiuuu"f kind- arr sold
~ r..'aurnrr- A. lake trout and the has
and rrt..aUuus. gu to the table. of ia"
w.l,.nv ~ q hugh rr'"
.,tr.u, Marty vii cou-i-, generally
# s,,.r r.rl. AMI 'h, -'iuc viii H. iftv f,.f
l,r,, l,v ten d--p Along it, bottom ,dy,.
nf,. b,ayy I..ri'u -luk''s 20 keep u straight
~ ,h. ya'.t and slruc ~ top ar" wu,s.,u
I,,y. iu u.afk the place vh"r" " ia- sunk
Arrr tn- '.I "dg' tuu- a roIS which b.
-r, I'D A. each end when th" haul - "a
l.. tUaGr
M" -.,,ir, - isk"n ~ a hoa, after dark
q, .,i-, ri' thaf runs NJ 'o hank wh.r'
IL i- known ~" ii-h are ,ungrrgated. II
=, g, down INTO water fifteen feet deep
,,l worked toward th" bank by men ~
i've l-,ai-. driving o." hsh l"i"re II.
Nh,u water not NOR" than Iour feet ~
d.uih q. racild lh" m'n rr out. iak, th"
r,.rs ~ their hRnd- end marrh steadily
,,sard th, lauk n ''sy go tho lower
cdyr - tN, -,.,n. j. caught and pulled for
ward forming ""r' ~ ,ach M" which tho,
All ar. t,-t,ri, ,ucd Mhru Two feet nf
,,t.t H. r,.a.t,s. 10 me- h. rushed to -hor,,
| AMI -, r-h laV" no clancr To o-raie
In. ,..-. IT %" hRul- vary Considerably
| r. NAV b., that not NOR" than a DOZEN cat
oh and blicllo Az caught. or u NAV h.'
tlni ~ fish taken a, On" haul may nurnlsrr
II "a. "a, D. veil chosen ,hr,>r or four
nm, Inv Ivr'gh' Z f-h ~ all vnric, 49,
r,r'ron 10 the Mississippi ar. ap, to b.
/ i.,lD,rd Thai no~i PCT FULLY caught
/ r- IA" buffalo. lars,r ard -ivpry fish enough.
| though not commanding high prics
There will L. also yellow and blue. ~
| channr cs'fsh dnghsh, gnsp.rgco-. ur
| drums. pick"r'l mu-kalloner has, perch
| and Cr,pp -. al.Y turtles which. IL they
| haN" suit #h"'l-, a~ saved 'ur soup. and
| y they haN" hard Shcll- ar" kfi to flnd
| their vav teck fo h" vaiei; also r,y-as'or
| ally ,-"l-
| 1ncrr T. = certain amount oi ~port and ~
| ciirrp.tt about Ginning even ~ -. amat' O. .
anger Who do-'- not d'p"nd upon the sai'
| ~ A.h u,.at fnr his hr,ad and butter On.
| never knows until the writhing twisting
fappng mas r piled on th" sandhanl
| nsi What is m IN" ss.in~
| Nth. catch H. = good one the water boib
/ With the = Struggling N-h long h~fore ,hs
m..ho- como 10 shor~, SOM xreAt has,