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of May, and aie taken by every means that can be contrived by man, and lie wishes 

 to say that these fish are not protected during tlieir spawning season. He con- 

 siders it a great disgrace to the makers of our fishery laws that there is no protection 

 on this beautiful fish; they are protected in American waters, why not in ours? 

 He would respectfully recommend that this fish, rainbow trout, be protected during 

 their spawning season, viz., the month of May. 



Speckled trout are plentiful along the north shore of Lake Superior, and so 

 were the anglers, who had splendid sport this season. 



Partridge are plentiful in some localities, in other places very scarce. 



Deer are plentiful and so is the wolf. He would respectfully recommend that 

 tlie bounty on wolves be raised to $30.00 ; this extra $5 would recompense the trap- 

 per for the loss of the skin. 



Moose are plentiful all along the north shore of Lake Superior, and can often 

 be seen on the shore when going along in a boat. 



Caribou are scarce; there are some to be found along the lake shore north of 

 Michipicoten. 



Black bear are not plentiful, although there has been a few killed this season 

 north of Otter Head. 



Beaver are very plentiful, and their dams can be seen on many of the streams 

 and inland lakes. 



Muskrats are plentiful although there has been a large number trapped every 

 season in that locality. 



Mink are getting to be scarce, owing to the high price paid for their pelts the 

 last three seasons. 



Otter are becoming scarce, owing to the high price offered by fur dealers for 

 their pelts, and he would respectfully recommend that resident trappers pay a 

 small license fee, say $5. If it was compulsory that all trappers should have to 

 take out a license before engaging in this business, then Wardens and Overseer 

 would know where they were located and also who was engaged in trapping. 



Wild ducks are plentiful this season, more especially in the spring and fall, 

 and there has been a large number taken by local sportsmen this season. 



Wild geese do not stop much here, and cannot say that they are very plenti- 

 ful in this locality. 



And in conclusion he would like to draw the attention of the Department to 

 the wholesale slaughter of birds and game of all kinds by Italians. These people 

 have no regard for law, and everything, bird or animal, goes to their pot ; they ai'e 

 all pot hunters and carry guns unto railroad construction work, and Sunday is 

 their day of slaughter. He would strongly recommend that all Italians who are not 

 citizens of this country pay a gun license of $5. 



Overseer W. H. S. Gordon, of Port Arthur, reports: During the present 

 season he made a number of trips to the fishing districts under his supervision to 

 ascertain the condition of the fishing in the territory covered by him. 



Port Arthur and Fort William District. 



In this section the fishermen have had a good average season. In fact some 

 of tliem report that the fishing, especially trout and whitefish, has been better than 

 for some years. The gill-net men have been fortunate, and- they report larger 

 catches than for some seasons. 



