Notes and Quertes 
Where To Go-a-Fishing. 
A wonderful progress has been. made dur- 
ing the last decade by transportation compan- 
ies, particularly those of the West,.in the 
matter of railroad literature, and the field that 
seems to be most ably filled is that of fishing 
and shooting. Nearly every transportation 
route has now its special descriptive guide 
book to its shooting grounds and fishing waters, 
and many of these publications are models of 
excellence in terseness of style and mechan- 
ical execution. The most elaborate and ele- 
gant of these is the one just issued by the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, with 
its accompanying booklet, wherein full descrip- 
tions as to fishing for the game fish of the 
West are given. The plates are mainly half- 
tones and are superb, and the text is written 
not only by experts, but in the most pleasing 
style. For the interesting article contained in 
this issue, headed, ‘‘ The Dells of the Wiscon- 
sin River,’ with its beautiful illustrations, we 
are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. George H. 
Heattord of Chicago, general passenger agent 
of this road, who will doubtless be glad to fur- 
nish any of our readers with a copy of this ele- 
gant and useful book. ’ 
Excellent Appointments. 
Ata meeting of the New York State Fish, 
Game and Forestry Commission at Albany, on 
May 7, Mr. A. N. Cheney, of Glens Falls, was 
appointed fish culturist, at a salary of $3,000 
per annum; and Mr. James Annin, of Cale- 
donia, was appointed superintendent of hatch- 
eries, salary $2,500 per annum. Further ap- 
pointments were made of game and fish pro- 
tectors and foresters, for nine counties in the 
forest preserve, as follows: Clinton county, 
Bentley S. Morrell, of Plattsburg; Essex, 
Robert Bibbe, of Minerva; Franklin, James 
W. Littlejohn, of Franklin; Fulton, Emmet 
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J. Lobdell, of Northville; Herkimer, A. B. 
Klock, of Herkimer; Lewis, Eugene Hath- 
away, of Harrisville; St. Lawrence, Archie 
Muir, of Fine; Warren, Alvin Winslow, of 
Stony Creek; Hamilton, D. G. Helms, of Long 
Lake. In view of the frequency of forest 
fires, about forty fire wardens were confirmed 
for the counties of Warren, Essex and Lewis. 
The wardens are to be paid only for the time 
when actually engaged in fighting fires in the 
woods. 
Summary of New York Fish Laws. 
The legislature at its last session enacted 
the following named laws for fishing in this 
state. Polluting streams or taking fish by 
drawing off water or by dynamite, or taking 
from a stream to stock a private pond or stream 
prohibited. No fishing through the ice in 
waters inhabited by trout or salmon. ‘Trout, 
open season from April 16 to August 31, with 
six-inch limit. Salmon trout and landlocked 
salmon, open season from May 1 to September 
30. Notrout of any kind or salmon to be trans- 
ported unless accompanied by the owner. 
Bass, pickerel, pike or wall-eyed pike, open 
season in St. Lawrence river from May 30 to 
December 31; in Lake George from August I 
to December 31, and in the rest of the state 
from May 1 to January 31. Bass, eight-inch 
limit. Mascalonge, open season from May 30 
to February 28. Fishing through the ice for 
pickerel, pike and wall-eyed pike with hook 
and line permitted during December, January 
and February in waters not inhabited by trout 
or salmon of any kind. Suckers, bullheads, 
eels and dogfish may be hooked or speared in 
any waters not inhabited by trout or salmon 
of any kind, mascalonge or bass. Minnows 
may be caught for bait with nets not exceed- 
ing forty feet in length, four feet wide, and 
having hauling ropes not exceeding thirty feet 
long. 
