THE SALMON. 11 



than insert here a memorandum, furnished by a gen- 

 tleman in Scotland, on the 15th of October, 1847. 



" The salmon, all along the western and northern 

 shores, could be greatly increased were the proprietors 

 to take proper steps. For instance : a fishery on the 

 west coast was taken by a party, and after several 

 years' trial, it was found not to remunerate them as 

 expected, and they gave it up ; when a private gen- 

 tleman belonging to Glasgow, quite unconnected with 

 any fishery, took a long lease from the proprietors, of 

 several rivers and lakes, as well as the coast, for a 

 considerable distance. He commenced operations by 

 making a canal, with divisions in it, so as to separate 

 each pair of fish, male and female. A sufficient sup- 

 ply of water was at all times allowed to be in it, and 

 it had a gravelly bottom : this canal was cut from the 

 river. The salmon were carefully taken alive to this 

 pond or canal in a deep boat ; this had been done for 

 four seasons before, and about 150 to 200 used to be 

 caught in a week : this last season, which was the 

 fifth year, from 400 to 500 were caught ; and in one 

 week as many as 1000 were taken. The old fish 

 were properly watched by a man and dog, during the 

 whole of the winter, both by clay and night ; the dog 



