Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-22
STATE HOUSE.
Gov. Cobb is Having Busy
Time This Week.
VIII Not Visit Capitol Until
Day Of Council Meeting.
Chairman Carleton Reports Wholesale De-
struction Of Fish at Weber Pond.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
ell at q p. NJ, Thursday, June 20.

owing to the press of engagements
Tor this week and next, Governor Cobb
VIII not be at the Capitol, today, as
was expected. and will not visit Angus
Ia until the day of the meeting of the
Executive Council, Thursday, June 90.
Since Tuesday he has been in at
| tendance at the commencement exer-
| cises at BowdOin college, and on Friday
and Saturday he will be at Portland,
where he will participate in the mer-
chants exposition and military carni-
val which will be given in that city,
| commencing today. On Tuesday.
June 81. the Governor will attend the
opening of the annual session of the
| National Association of Supervisors of
State Banks, at Portland
A report has been received by Chair
man Carleton, of the commission of in
land fisheries and game. telling of the
| wholesale destruction of fish at Webber
pond, in EassalbOro, where the bodies
of white perch. fiatfish, black bass and
some landlocked salmon, are strewr
along the shores of the pond by thou
sands. Fish Warden Fred H. Clark of
Smittf1eld, who visited the pond, Tues
day, said that he had seen a great deal
of the destruction of fish, but never in
1 his experience had he seen ANYTHING
that would approach in magnitude the
i slaughter which had there been COM
rleted.
II AS to the cause of the destruction OF
the fish, there is not yet the slightest
clue. and while it is felt that perhaps
the fish may have been killed by the
use of dynamite. the destruction that
follows the use Of that explosive is sell
| dom so widespread. When dynamite
was recently used at CObbosseecontee
many smeits and a few of such other
fish as happened to be in the vicinity
at the time of the explosion were killed
but no such destruction resulted as that
quoted above. In speaking of TIE mat
ter, yesterday. Mr.. Carleton said that
he had absolutely nothing to go by In
the way of ascertaining the cause of
the slaughter. Warden Clark brought
in some of the fish. a few of which
were hardly dead, but there was no.
Thing i'm their outward appearance
which could furnish a clue to the cause
Of death.
Il peculiar coincidence in connection
with the slaughter Is the fact that just
about a year ago there was a similar
slaughter at the pond. although not
nearly as extensive. 1t occurred in
July, and was thought at the time to
have been due to dynamite. Rumors OF
a strange boat having been seen on the
pond, gave some weight to the theory
but although an attempt was made to
Iascertain the cause of the slaughter, II
yet remains a mystery.
| Whether or not the present slaughter
lis due to the same cause cannot be
said While it may have been due to
dynamite, it is thought by some people
that some substance was placed OF
| found it's way into the water of the
pond. or the stream which feeds it
that proved a poison to the fish. and
that their death was caused in that
way. The theory has also been ad-
vanced that some material may have
been washed into the pond during the
dOwnpOur of rain in Sunday night
shower, and that the death of the fish
NAV have been caused in that way
III Whatever the cause the matter will be
looked into, and the cause. il possible
determined.