Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-19

cries being maintained by the State, and
from these hatcheries nearly 100000
trout and salmon were planted in the In
laiad waters of the State last year.
Another hatchery is in process of cree
ton at Tunk pond in Hancock county,
which will save the southeastern section
of the State, which abounds with lakes
and streams which afford good sport to
hundreds of our citizens and visitors
yearly.
THE efficiency of a hatchery depends
upon constant supply of running wa
ter, which does not reach too high tenn.
perature during the summer months, and
a location which allows of quick trans
portation of it's product to neighboring
waters.
With this end in view hatchreies have
been established as follows:
At Raymond, near Sebago lake-This
hatchery is principally devoted to the
propagation of the Sebago salmon, many
of which are kept In the pools until they
are two years old and are large enough
to contend with these natural enemies
which prey upon small fish of all kinds.
At Lake Auburn-where both land
lOCkeu SdiIilOH anu NiOul are RAISED III
large numbers.
At Monmouth-This hatchery serves the
Kennebec county lakes-Maranacook An
nabessacook and Cobbosseecontee, and,
together with the Auburn and Belgrade
hatcheries the central part of the State,
also supplying all fall shipments for
trout In Penobscot, Hancock, Waldo and
Washington counties.
At Belgrade-situated TO cover the needs
of the Belgrade chain of lakes.
At Notwithstanding that great fish
ing region and some of the eastern Sec
lions.
At Moxie--which furnishes stock for
northern Somerset county and adjacent
regions.
At Oquossoc-where the famous Range
ley trout are propagated.
At Enf1eld-where, besides trout and
salmon, the togue or lake trout are rails
ed. and which serves the eastern part of
the State.
At Caribou-which assists in stocking
the numerous waters of Aroostook coun-
ty.
At Camden-which with the new hatch
cry at Tunk pond will furnish fish for
the southern and eastern sections.
At Eustis-This is a small hatchery re-
Gently acquired by the State in which fish
are to be propagated to supply the Dead
River region
These hatcheries are all admirably
adapted to their work, and the one thing
lacking In them is a sufficient number of
feeding pools wrere fish may be raised
to the yearling and two-year-old stages,
at which age they are mucn better able
to take care of themselves than they are
when liberated at the age of only a few
months. as most of them have to be at
present
The Automobile Making Trouble
THE work of the department of In
land Fisheries and Game has grown
very rapidly during the past 10 years
and especially since the advent of the
automobile.
Hundreds of hunters and fishermen
come into the State each season and,
instead of combining their fishing or
hunting to one locality as they for
merly did, they cover 4 wide range Of
territory. and our fish and game re-
sources are subjected to much greater
drain than the size of the present ap-
preparation can provide against.
With the vast number of people
who are fishing and hunting in Maine
and moving constantly from one sec
ton to another, a much larger warden
force is needed than formerly to look
after the States interest and to pro-
eide as far as possible against the de.