The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
SALOON SPORT FOR HHB Rich.
AHERfCASS PAV mar ron CAVl.
bfAN FISHIN0 RlAnTa
I'VE WHHlOss Estimate,i IA le spent tessiY
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QuHHEC, jVna ~ ~ many rich pmsrl.
eats an how enjoying their ANIMAL fallha
outings In Tie british provinces that N /.
calculated that ila combined wealth N tha
vlaillhe anglers encamtnd upon ttn sharVs
~ tn" vatloua salmon streams n thu Dsanln.
Ion would Tar eausrd tho cugnhlnad capltaI
~ al tho Canadian Imnha Five mIlIiou
dnllars IL lelleved 10 ~ q luW estimate II
"" amount spent annually IN tho Dominion
10y Visiting American anahfa.
~" lusury demanded by many ~ thseu
nateftnen Cllls for enormous expenditure.
The nteintsrs ~ thu Rea,iaouohe salmon
Club, nj Metapedia station, enjoy every
luxury ~ tho city and dress for dinner lust
az they do In New York
James j Hill % ~. Paul has gors TO his
private salmon stream on hls steam yacht,
the Waoouta, taking with him hta chef
and a fun retinuc Of servants, For ths
rent OF the fishing In this river, tho
~. John Of tho north shore Of tho gulf
several hundred miles below Quebec, Mr.. Hill
pays b Province Of Quebec Government
$500 a year. and even then he cannot wet
a line In his river until he has purchased
a salmon fishing license. costing SIS, and
required Of all non-rpsidents.
Mr.. Hill generally spends from three
weeks 10 a month on the river each year,
and In the best part Of the seesun II IL not
surprising for a single rod TO kill from six
to ten salmon Il day In the st. John.
The members Of the Restigouche Salmon
Club number about thirty and the cost OF n
share runs from $40 900 to SIS 900. Among
them are W. X. Vanderbilt. DR.. W. Seward
Webb, H.. W. de Forest, Harry Hollins and
other we'll known New Workers..
1t Is only since the passion Of salmon fish
Ing took hold upon wealthy Americans that
the sport has become 30 expensive O luxury
as 1t is now. Forty years ago the entire
~Restigouche and all Its tributaries were
leased for $3.50 a year. The angler who
paid that figure for fishing that Is now
estimated to be well worth q million dollars,
Is still in the land Of the living and at the
present time pursues salmon In q little
branch Of the Marguerite River, a tributary
Of the Saguenay, for which he pays as
much as he formerly did for the entire
fishing Of the ~Restigouche and all It's tribu-
taries.
Walter NJ. Bracket. the angler in ques-
ton, is an artist, a resident Of Boston, who
studies his fish subjects on the banks Of
his river and who received many years ago
several thousand dollars for the original set
OF the four paintings entitled "The Rise"
The Leap "The Struggle" and Landed
Bracket is So, but can still kill a salmon
in good form.
The rod and line fishing Of the Cascapedia
was leased some ten or twelve years ago for
100 a year. Now the annual rental is
nearly SIC 5000. The club which pay this
sum was formed some years ago by II. w.
de Forest OF New York. Among it's MEM
he New York horse show, and DIR. S. Weir
The Cascapedia Is one Of the most famous
streams In the world, f1sh more than
hfty pounds in weight having frequently
The largest Of these a caught some few
years ago by the Princess Louise, now
Duchess Of Argyle, when her husband, the
Marquis Of Lorne, was Commandments Of
Canada. R. G. Dun Of New York killed a
D short time before his death.
Dudley Olcott, Col. Raymond Of insur-
ance fame and his son-in-law, Mr.. Maxwell,
are among the last party Of anglers to go
Tba to p the Fhs Re- o..
preacher and author, is at present in camp
on the Ste. Marguerite River, where the
present King. Edward VII, when Prince Of
wales, once went salmon fishing and lost
he only salmon which was hooked for him.
angler on the river, having killed his thirty
eighth salmon in three weeks fishing.
Many Boston anglers are now salmon
ishing in Canadian. waters. 1vers w.
Adams, treasurer Of the American Net and
Iwine Company. has gone down to the
doisio, for the rights Of hyfshing in which
,e has paid $50 900. 1t is q beautiful stream
some splendid scores have been made
Upon it.
Some people consider it one OF the finest
'eing quite as numerous and rivalling. in
We those of the far famed C~ascapedia.
n 1884 Mr.. Adams fshed the river with his
on. Walter, and with DR.. Heber Bishop,
F. Dutton and Harry. w. Reed, all Of
and Senator Aldrioh of Rhode
sland, and in eight days their total catch
vas 1874 salmon that weighed 4,43S pounds.
That there was nothing exceptional in
his fishing is shown by the fact that Capt.
= M. Strachan in another season killed
orty SALMON to his own rod in ten days
Frank s. Hodges of Boston is fishing the
I~atashquan, a large rapid river nearly
90 miles below Quebec. which flows into the
iulf OF st. Lawrence from the north. 1t
ontains very large salmon and 80 many
. s'S' saos "ifc IOlu bblIclih IA NV
rnor-General Of Canada he and three
riends killed 2o2 fish in a few days. With
Hodges on the Nataehquan are j. K.
Williams Of New York and J. w. and r. W
Crimson of New Brunswick, N. j.
Charles Stewart Dawson Of New York Is
shing this year IN the Rviere a la Truite,
here the Rev. DR.. Van Dyke had such
God sport two years ago.
Moreton Patton Of New York is fishing
n the Trinity River and E. c. Fitch, presi-
ent of the Waltham Watch Company,
nd a party Of friends on the Romano, a
list ant river OF the Labrador coast, for
hioh they pay an annual rental Of 81 600.
There are hundreds Of American anglers
the present time in Canada and thou
lnds more who would come here for sal
ION fishing. not withstanding the enormous
tpense, II It were possible to obtain the
sceseary water. i is the great COMPETE
on for salmon fishing privileges that has
used the increase in values.
Hundreds Of other American anglers are
great trout fishing in different
arts Of Canada. but that is another story. {