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and Old Fort, from there to Elliott's Point, Duncan Island, Whiskey Bay the 

 following day, returning home on the 27th. He dragged around some island anrl 

 found a trap net. 



On September Ist he went to Sailors' Encampment, dragged for nets in the 

 bay, and returned home. He also visited Bainsville, Oomwall, Eraser's Point, 

 during this month. 



On October lith he visited Tenby Bay and Milford Haven, and on the 17th 

 he went to the Soo for gasoline. On the 26th he patrolled to A and TJ line, where 

 some beavers had a large dam on a creek, causing same to flood the road; he then 

 went on to Hay Marsh, returning home the same night. 



During the year he seized about 500 yards of gill net, night lines containing 

 about 2,000 hooks, one boat, seven spars, fourteen sturgeon, five jacklights. He 

 found six people fishing illegally, and gave a good many others a warning which 

 stopped them from doing any illegal work. 



REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY PATROL BOAT " CHRISTINA 



MAO." ON" THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAKE SUPERIOR 



DURIN& THE YEAR 1914. 



This boat was rented for the season from Mr, John Maloney, of Port Arthur, 

 and was put in the charge of Capt. C. H. Boon. 



On May 9th he patrolled to Rossport, and during the remainder of the month 

 he visited Battle Island, Woodbine Harbour, Bead Island, French Harbour, Dun- 

 eaii'g Cove, Jack Fish, White Sand Rfver, Wilson's Island (where he found ducks 

 very plentiful). Burnt Harbour, Gravel River, and McKay's Harbour. He fonind 

 that the fishing was not so good as other years, but ducks seemed to be plentiful. 



On June 15th he patrolled two small streams with the row-boat, it haring 

 been reported that lime was used to drive fish out of the streams, but he found 

 this to be untrue. 



On August 25th, Captain Boon having asked to be relieved, Captain Wright 

 took charge, and on the 26th and 27th patrolled to Port Arthur. 



During September he visited Manitou Island, Sawyer's Bay, Silver Isle, Point 

 Mftgnet, Nepigon Straits, Flower Isle, Lamb Isle, Welcome Isle. 



On October 2nd he visited Pie Island with District Warden Young on board. 

 On the 5th he located a gang who had been operating nets in Canadian waters. On 

 the 7th he had one, Andrew Lassilio, fined for fishing withoilt a license on St. 

 Mary's Island. On the 18th he investigated a report of moo?e being shot in 

 Moffat Straits, but could find nothing. 



On November 2nd he seized 600 yards of gill net on the north side of Caribou 

 Island. On the 7th he patrolled to Hyder's Bay, below Green Point, with P. C. 

 Symons on board and brought in two Finlanders wlio had broken into A. Ficano's 

 net-house at Wild Goose Point and stolen four whitefish and one herring nef. He 

 secured three of the four nets and landed the prisoners in Port Arthur, who were 

 fined $25 each. On the 25th, 26th and 27th he reports heavy catches of herring. 

 On the 30th he received a report that a party of American hunters were operating 

 in the vicinity of Black Bay, but he only found a party of sur-^yors. 



On December 7th he made an inventory of everything on the boat and re- 

 turned her to Captain Maloney. 



