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Appendix No. 37. 

 Algonquin Pkovincial Park. 



Algonquin Park, 31st October, 1913. 



Honourable Sir, — I beg to hand you my annual report of the Algonquin 

 Provincial Park for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of October, 1913. 



This was one of the finest years from a tourist's standpoint in my recollection, 

 and hundreds of visitors from Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and 

 other countries, took advantage of it to spend their holidays on our splendid lakes. 



The Park has also become popular as a winter resort, and the Highland Inn 

 was patronized to its full capacity; in fact the management at times were not 

 able to take all who wished to come. This is gratifying for several reasons. It 

 proves that real benefit is being derived from the Park as a health and pleasure 

 resort, and that one of the ends for which the Park was set aside has been accom- 

 plished; also, that the people of the Province are takings a deep interest in the 

 Provincial Park and are in sympathy with the work being done in it. 



A considerable revenue is now derived from fishing licenses and rents, as 

 well as furs taken and live animals sold, amounting for the past year to: fishing 

 licenses, $1,783; rents, $787.50'; furs, $5,424.10; live animals, $605.25; fines, $50; 

 sale of logs, $405.60; sundries, $3.50; total, $9,057.95. 



The fishing during the past season has been good and some fine specimens 

 were taken, the largest coming under my notice being a salmon trout seventeen 

 pounds in weight. Some interesting sf»ecimens were taken in Delano lake that 

 had the appearance of a hybrid, between iiie salmon and speckled trout. They 

 have the form of the speckled trout with its markings, but have a very decidedly 

 forked tail. One of these is described by Prof. Prince, of the Department of 

 Marine and fisheries, Ottawa, in the following letter: — 



Ottawa, January 19th, 1914. 

 Deae Me. Bablett: 



The specimen of peculiar trout which, you sent some time ago has been carefully 

 examined, and as I already gave you a hint, it really appears to be a hybrid, namely, 

 the brook-trout and the grey trout (or lake trout). 



The dental features and the nature of the vomer, as well as the peculiar external 

 color and the shape of the tail, all indicate a combination of two species, which as you 

 know, are now separated further than they used to be. 



The brook-trout and the lake-itrout were at one time included under the same Genus, 

 Salvelinus, but tlhey have appeared to be so distinct as to now be separated Into two 

 Genera; the grey-trout being put in the Genus Cristtvomer, a hybrid specially connected 

 with two separate Genera is a remarkable occurrence, and some mentlion of it should 

 be made in the sporting journals, as it is an exceedingly interesting occurrence. 



You will remember that more than a year ago, in June, 1912, Mr. Gall sent a speci- 

 men of a fish which was regarded as a hybrid, and when I come to see you again, I 

 should like to talk with you about the occurrence of the hybrid specimens, as the nature 

 of the egg and the feature of hybridisation are so remarkable scientifically that it is 

 worth while trying some experimental work to see if the hybrids can be produced 

 artificially. 



With all good wishes for the season, and thanking you for sending the specimens, 

 ] am, 



Yours faithfully, 



Edward E. Prince, 



Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries. 



