INTEODTJCTION. 



CHAPTER I. 



" laws are made for evil-doers." , 



I make no apology for throwing this little volume on 

 the public. The absolute necessity that attention should 

 be directed to the subject of the Salmon Fisheries of the 

 St. Lawrence, is being evidenced every day. That element 

 of food, which was once so abundant, is now becoming 

 very scarce : that, which a beneficent Creator has provided 

 for the many, is being destroyed by the few. Every year 

 sees our markets supplied with Salmon pierced with the 

 spear or "negog," the spawn literally protruding, and even 

 covering the bottom of the vessels which convey the 

 fish to our markets. 



Eeader ! If thou art a lover of fair play, thou wilt 

 aid by thy influence to bring about a better state of 

 things. 



I write for the poor who have been deprived of that 

 support which a good Providence had provided for 

 them. I write to the rich, who have influence, and I 

 beseech them to exert it in a good cause. I write to the 

 Legislature, who are as stewards, and to whose care is 



