461 



On the other hand the relative value per pound is : 



1. Lake Trout, lOc. 



2. Whitefish, 8c. 



3. Eels, Sturgeon, Maskinonge, Bass, Pickerel, 6c. 



4. Herring, Pike, 5c. 



5. Coarse fish, 3c. 



While these tables give some information as to the geographical distribution 

 of the principal food-fishes, further details are required in regard to the more 

 remote bodies of water. 



It is known that the Lake-of-the-Woods is chiefly characterized by its 

 abundant Sturgeon, the principal food of the numerous Canadian Indians (1,000) 

 living near its borders, and the proposition has recently bee^. made that these 

 waters should be closed to commercial enterprise and be reserved for the Indians, 

 as has been done by the United States Government for the portion under its con- 

 trol, pound-nets being prohibited to prevent wasteful fishing. In one year 46 

 tons of Sturgeon, 29 of Whitefish, 12 of Pickerel and 1 of Trout have been taken 

 from these waters, which, therefore, if properly taken care of, should form a 

 neverfaiiing source of food-supply for the population on their borders. 



42 (c). 



