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FOREST_ AND . STREAM. 
[Mav 26, 1900. 
weather,- Fly-fishing is expected to begin soon. At 
ixaiiies Lanaing, luuoselucindguiuic -Lake, the touowing 
catca was luaue on vveunciUdy: ired i:ucnarason, sai- 
niua 01 4 pounds; Vviuiaiu isye, saimon 01 4 pounds 7 
ouuccb; n.. w, xvounds, two sa.nion, 3>i and 2/2 pounds, 
'i liurboay iVir. Kounus brought m a saimon ol 4/2 pounds. 
At tiie iViiddie L>a.m hbnaig is reported good. Henry 
Jones, 01 Lowcii, has landed a trout ol 4^2 pounds, l^ast 
season he caught a hrooic trout ot 10 pounds at the same 
place. Lapt. ii, M. Kooerts, of Phiiups, iVie., secured 10 
pounds ot sahnon at Rangeiey on ihursday. A sahnon of 
7 pounds seenis to be tue Dest taken so far this season 
there. 
I'lshing was poor and unsatisfactory at Grand Lake and 
Grand Lake bireani early m the season. But with the 
wanner weather the catches are better. The following 
are a part of the catches reported: George Dovvnes, 
Calais, fifteen salmon; Charles Grant, St. Stephen, twen- 
ty-two samion; Dr. Johnson, Boston, twenty-three sal- 
mon; F. C. Pote, Calais, seven salmon; A. C. Lane, Bos- 
ton, six salmon; Dr. F. L. Shaw, Machias, thirteen sal- 
mon; Col. A. C. Hopkins and party, Boston, thirt3r-nine 
salmon; Mr. Ely, Boston, eleven salmon; Nelson J. 
Adams, Calais, nine salmon: L. E. Robinson, Boston, six- 
teen salmon. A great many brook trout have been taken in 
that section, including nineteen by C. H. Bowdoin, of 
Boston, and A. LongfelloAv, of Machias ; seventy-eight by 
Dr. Brehant and Professor Jourdanis, of Boston. 
At Bemis later reports say that the fishing is remarkably 
good. Fish Commissioner H. O. Stanley, wlio arrived 
there Fridaj^, says that the catches of salmon are most 
remarkable. Twenty years ago only four lakes in Maine 
had salmon ; now they are thriving in thirty or forty 
lakes and ponds in that State. The following catches at 
Bemis may be noted: M. C. Dizer, Boston, trout of 
and 2 14 pounds; Stewart Hartshorn, New Haven, salmon 
'of sVz, 4 and three of 2^2 pounds; R. C. Bradford and 
Frank Bradford, trout of sH, 3 and 2^ pounds, and sal- 
mon of 3}i pounds ; E. W. Rounds, Portland, seven trout 
of 2 and 2^2 pounds ; Frank P.' Thomas, ten trout of fair 
size, the largest, 35^ pounds; Franklin Hart, New Haven, 
six trout, of from i to 2^2 pounds. Late reports bring 
more catches from Haines' Landing: William L. Reed, 
of Brockton, trout of 4, 23^, 2% and 3 pounds, and salmon 
5 and 3% pounds; F. B. Richardson, Morristown, N. J., 
salmon of 4, 3H and zyi pounds ; Fred Skinner, Boston, 
salmon of 5^4 pounds; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lewis, New 
Bedford, salmon of sH and 2],'2 pounds; E. W. Nash, 
Boston, salmon of s% pounds, and several small trout; 
John N. Wells, of New York, salmon of 4]^ pounds ; A. S. 
Hinds, Portland, Me., salmon of 4V2, 3]4 and 2^ pounds, 
and two good trout ; Mrs. N. C. Thaj^er, Boston, trout of 
4% pounds; Walter Clark, salmon of sA pounds; James 
M. Well=, salmon of 4\4 pounds. 
The first salmon ever taken at Marancook, Winthrop, 
Me. was secured la'^t week by a Mr. Nason. of Lewiston. 
The fish weighed 4^A pounds. and this is remarkable when it 
is remembered that the first salmon were put into that 
lake only four vears ago. by the State Fish Commissioners. 
Fishing at Sebfc Lake, Me., i's reported verv good in- 
deed. Governor Powers and party are there. Game War- 
den T. J. Pollard, who has charge of that section, is a 
champion fisherman, having landed ten salmon in one 
day and made a total catch of twenty-four fish in three 
days. The early fisherman are off for the Jackman. Me., 
waters — Alteau. Wood. Hole and Lona: ponds. Sportsmen 
are al<;o rushmg to the waters of northern Aroo=took and 
Pf^nob^Tot conn'ics. where the snow and ice have lingered 
till within a few days. Special. 
Clear Water in Canada. 
The ice. left Lake St. John and Lake Edward yester- 
day, the X7th inst.— the latest date to which it has been 
•known to remain for many j'ears past. The Messrs. Mc- 
Cormick, of Florida, reached their summer headquarters 
at Lake Edward last week while the ice was sail upon 
the water, and a party of Quebec anglers arrived on the 
scene as early as Saturday last. Most of the club lakes 
had been clear for some time previously. So were Lakes 
St. Charles. and Beauport. Some good 2-pound trout have 
been taken by moonlight this week in Lake Beauport. 
In Lake St. Charles the first trout was taken on Satur- 
day, May 5, A number of Quebecers are now fishing on 
the Stadacona and Laurentide Club waters, though not so 
far with very much success, as the water is cold and 
considerable quantities of snow water are still running 
into the lakes. The sim's rays have not so far been at 
all warm here, except for a day or two. Two or three 
more fine days are necessary to bring the fish to the sur- 
face of the water, and these are expected with the next 
change of the moon. By the end of next week the trout 
fishing ought to be at its best. 
Sir Thomas Hughes, ex-Lord Mayor of Liverpool, is 
up on the Stadacona Lakes with ex-Commodore H. H. 
Sharpies, of the Quebec Yacht Club. 
Mr. R. H. Brown, of New Haven, and other members 
of the Nonantum Club are expected up on their preserves 
about the end of the month. 
Mr. George E. Hart and party, of Waterbury,' Comi., 
have arrangements made for a trip to the Triton tract, to 
inaugurate Mr. Hart's new camn on Lac des Passes, 
erected during the la-t winter. More than a warm time 
is looked for at the house warming. Mr. Hart's com- 
paninn=hin on fi^^hing excursions is always at a premium, 
and Col. Chas. E. Turner. U. S. Consul-General at Otta- 
wa, is endeavoring to inveis:le him into accompanving h'm 
to the Neoigon in Julv. There are just as big fish on the 
Triton tract as any in the Nepigon. A party of Syra- 
cuopns parsed through here en route for that tract yes- 
terdav morning. It included Dr. F. W. Smith. A. E. 
Nettlf»ton. L. C. Smith and R. B. Scott. From Meriden 
the following well-known anglers have already left for 
the lakes aVnsc the bne of the Quebec & Lake S*-. John 
RaiWpv: Samuel Dodd. W. B. Hall. F. W. Curbing, 
C. P Bradlev. G. A. Fay and F. Stevenson. Dr. Porter, 
of. Bridsen'^'-t. pnd a number of others are up on their 
laK'"' near Ki=kicink. 
The, cnring fi=hing for ouan^niche 0"ght to be good in 
the eF"-lv part of next week all alono- the Roberval shore, 
as well as at the m.ou*'hs of the Ouiatchouan and Meta- 
l^pffhouan rivers. ./\-s the wa<-pr is reported very hio-h, this 
lushing ousjht to remain good for at least three weeks, and 
by that time the -ouananiche will be rising freely in the 
Grande Decharge. 
Mr. Fisher, ot Washington, has gone to the limits of the 
Metabetchouan Fish and Game Ciub. 
Ihe St. Maurice country's lakes are now all clear of 
ice, and several members of the Lauren tian and 
Shawenegan clubs are daily expected on their waters from 
New York. 
His E.xcellency the Earl of Minto, Governor-General of 
Canada, has gone fishing to the Gatineau country. 
E. T. D. Chambers. 
Quebec, May IS. 
New Jersey Fish Stocking. 
Fish and Game Protector George Riley reports to the 
Commissioners of his work from Jan. i to May i : 
'I he principal feature of the work done for the past four 
months has consisted of the distribution of bass, pickerel 
and perch, taken from the Delaware & Raritan Canal 
between Princeton and Griggstown. Mr. H. W. Dunn, 
the superintendent of the canal, kindly gave me permis- 
sion to net the entire canal and to post it on all bridges, 
forbidding any others from taking fish. Superintendent 
Dunn is particularly deserving of the thanks of your 
Commission for the many courtesies he has shown to the 
protectors and wardens during the past three years, and 
for the deep interest he has at all times taken in further- 
ing the work of stocking the waters of the State. 
The State is fortunate in having such a large supply of 
bass and pickerel in its canals every year, so easy of 
access ; but by reason of the fact that the appropriation for 
stocking purposes for the year 1899 had been exhausted 
in the purchase of fish and game, and that the Legislature 
of 1900 made no appropriation for such purposes, the canal 
could not be fished as thoroughly as it would have been 
had the money necessary thereto been at the disposal of 
this Commission. ' Ten thousand bass and pickerel can be 
secured every winter from this canal alone. Over 3,000 
bass were secured for distribution, A great many of our 
lakes need new life to restore them to their former con- 
dition. With the increase in population and the active 
interest people are now taking in angling, it is necessary 
that our lakes should be more plentifully fed in order that 
the supply may meet the demand. The extension of the 
trolley lines throughout the State gives to thousands the 
opportunity of visiting our lakes and streams at small cost. 
This traflic is becoming more frequent as the Saturday 
half-holiday becomes more. popular and is more generally 
observed. Along our shores are hundreds of cottages and 
summer resorts occupied and frequented by summer resi- 
dents, many of whom are sportsmen. The constant drain 
from these lakes and streams has already created a demand 
for bass with which to renlenish the deoleted stock, until 
now these demands have far outgrown the meager ability 
of this Comrjiission to satisfy. 
Bamegat Bay. 
Since my last report the warfare has been kept up both 
on land and water against those who violated the law. 
Several arrests were made for the illegal killing of ducks 
and unlawful fishing and several nets captured. There is 
great improvement visible, but not wdiat I hope to have it. 
As I said in my last report, I purpose to, continue the 
work until violations absolutely cease. The law on 
gill nets has been changed and will need more careful 
watching than ever; In the Fisher case, for setting nets 
illegally, the defendant had his trial on appeal postponed 
through fear of conviction, and the Gales case for shoot- 
ing ducks illegally was decided in the warden's favor. 
The Fisher case will be pressed at the next term. 
Illegal netting. Sunday gunning and shooting from sail 
vessels at ducks on the bay must stop. The wardens are 
instructed not to neglect the bay. and to enforce the law 
wherever they find it violated, 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
In the Michigan North Woods. 
Chicago, 111., May 5.— There is a tradition in the good 
old college of Ann Arbor, Mich., that once upon a time 
there was a student there whose name was J. D. Hawks, 
and that he played the part of Horatius at the Bridge. 
There was a gate which led out from the campus, a sort 
of turnstile, from which projected a long iron rod, an inch 
or so in thickness. If this rod were held in place, this 
turnstile could not be turned. Sometimes the clans of 
different classes would clash in college warfare at this 
gate, the one side seeking to turn it, the other to hold it. 
Once upon a time it chanced that a dozen or so of 
sophomores undertook to turn the gate at a time . when 
there was no one to defend it except one freshman, whose 
name was J. D. Hawks. They did not turn the gate^ The 
story goes that Hawks, "Jim Hawks," as he was called 
tben, was taken out somewhat disfigured, but successful, 
and that, though the iron rod was bent into a semi- 
circle, the gate was never turned. The stoiy is still told 
of this feat of a man who was destined to be a big man in 
every way — -big in body, big in mind and big in heart. 
He Held the Gate. 
As the years went by Mr. Hawks became a railroad 
man, and built many good pieces of road for the Michigan 
Central. At this time there was a little logging road 
running north of Bay City up into the wonderful white 
pine countr}'^ of Michigan, which made so many Michigan 
niilliouaires. This road was largely owned by Mr. Alger, 
former Secretary of W^ar. His firm used it as a logging 
road, but could not make it pay after the logging was 
done. They forfeited, and the bondholders who had put 
up the cash to a great extent, had to take back their rail- 
road. They looked about for some one who could hold 
the gate, who could stem the current of operating ex- 
penses which threatened to drown out the dwindling re- 
ceipts. They hit upon the man who once held the gate 
at Ann Arbor. Mr. Hawks became the president of the 
Detroit & Mackinac Railway. He saw something in that 
wilderness of stumps and sand. He saw that towns could 
be built UD and industries established. The city of 
Alpena, rejuvenated, strong and healthy, is one of his 
jT^Qjiurnesits to-day. He hpl4 *;he gate, He raadP ?, 
valuable- riiilroad out of what ' was once a logging*- road. 
It is his boast that you can ride over that road at night and 
not tell' where you are by the feeling of the wheels be- 
neath you. ' It is a well-built road and a profitable one. 
What it has meant for the eastern part of the Michigan 
lower' peninsula is something for the industrial men to 
say. 
Mr. Hawks did not give these facts to me, and he may 
not like to see them in print, but I cannot forbear them, 
since they carry so stfong a moral of the Forest and 
Stream sort. For in all these years of busy activity, no 
matter how much engrossed with big affairs, Mr. Hawks 
has always been a sportsman, and he has always taken 
time enough from work to get out into the fields and 
forest. He is a good shot with rifle or shotgun, and I 
can personally testify that he wields a most seductive fly- 
rod on a trout stream. 
It was this same Mr. Hawks who was host for the 
party of anglers whose tour in the north woods of Michi- 
gan was forecast some - weeks ago in these columns. 
Mr. Hawks took with him as his guests Messrs. Burke 
Graham, A. A. Siblev and J. T. Nichols, of Detroit; 
Messrs. W. H. Boardman and W. W. ChurchUl, both of 
New York, with the writer as representative of the only 
hot sporting paper on earth. Others of the party were 
Mr. H. S. New, of Indianapolis, and Mr. Jesse Fletcher, 
of the same city. The party was joined later in camp by 
Messrs. Ed Loud and Mr. Ammett, of Oscoda, and Mr. 
C. B. Stephens, of Detroit. The three latter were abo in- 
cluded in Mr. Hawks' broad hospitality. The host 
promised to show us a piece of wild country and a bit of 
actual trout fishing, and he certainly made good his 
promise. 
Alpena is far up to the north along Lake Huron, far 
above Saginaw and Bay City, far above" Tawas. If you 
do not know where all these points are, so much the more 
ignorant you are. They are all good places to know. You 
get to Alpena in the morning in time for breakfast, and 
in time to look around on a clean, busy, bustling, modern 
city, with paved streets and many active manufactories, 
such as tanneries, lath and shingle mills, cement works, 
etc. When the last of the Michigan pine was cut in the 
country tributary to Alpena, Alpena sat down and wept, 
for she thought the end of all things was at hand. The 
railroad came to her relief, and taught her that there were 
other things besides logs, and other transportation besides 
ttiat of sail and keel. Alpena smiled through her tears, 
"got up and went to work, and now you will not find a 
better town anywhere. 
In the "Wilderness. 
But when you have reached Alpena you have not 
reached the trout fishing, or at least the trout fishing 
which we were to have. We were to go thirty-five to 
forty miles into the heart of the former pine woods and 
make camp on the Little Wolf. This long drive seemed 
a bit ominous, but we found it not so bad as was dreaded. 
For more than twenty miles the road was a gravel pike 
and as smooth as a boulevard, a piece of domestic en- 
gineering which cost the county $100,000. It crosses where 
the old corduroy once ran, through the swamps, and over 
the swales, and across the quaking bogs of the ancient 
pine country. On either side lay the unspeakable deso- 
lation of the vanished forests. Miles and miles of it 
there were, all covered with the white standing trunks of 
dead and destroyed trees, among which lay criss-crossed 
the trunks of those trees which had fallen before the 
devastating fires. 
In all this wilderness there were but few marks of the 
hands of home building mart Here and there appeared a 
little farm among the stumps, where some citizen was 
engaged in a desperate hand-to-hand battle with a region 
even more desolate and forbidding than it had been before 
the lumbermen visited it. One could not restore in his 
mind the picture of this country as it must have been in 
the days when the primeval forest covered swamp and 
hill and vale. It lies there to-day, a strip of countrj' 
hundreds of miles across, blackened, ruined, desolate, un- 
like anything on earth. 
The first lum.berman cut out only the white pine — that 
magnificent Michigan - cork pine whose like was never 
seen. They left the slashed-off tops lying in the forest. 
Then came the fires. The human mind cannot compute 
the unspeakable amount of damage created by these fires. 
The amount of wealth destroyed was something appalling. 
You may see something of the result when you note the 
tremendous bodies of great trees lying blackened and 
rotting where they fell when their roots were burned 
away. Never in any country was the waste of raw 
material so horrible as here. 
At first the lumbermen would not use the Norway pine, 
but then they began to cut. the Norways, and at last they 
learned how to handle tim.ber which had been burned 
over, and so little by little, for nearly two score years, they 
worked away at the ancient forest until they utterly de- 
stroyed it. burning up what they did not cut down, and 
leaving enough damaged trees behind them to build an 
empire, had they been utilized in half their value. 
There was not a man present in our party who did not 
comment on these things as we rode across the desolate 
land in which we found ourselves. If forest reservations 
should prevent the repetition of this horror in some part 
of our Western woods, then let us have forest reserva- 
tions, and as many CoL Coopers as w^e can. 
Farms. 
Yet here we saw the covefiousness of the American for 
land. Even this sandy, worthless soil has been taken up 
by the homesteaders. We saw some farms already under 
the plow, some green fields and many cattle and sheep 
grazing in the distance. The stump farms of Michigan 
are gaining in value every year, and in time we shall see 
the abandoned logging country more or less monopolized 
by the ultimate industry of agriculture. In those days 
w'e shall not have a country fifty miles square — with the 
Little Wolf in the middle of it — which shall show us deer 
and trout and partridge. The little farms which are 
edging out into the logged-off country are the greatest 
enemies of the trotit and deer. The time has come for the 
■preserve idea in Michigan, and haopily one may say that 
this grows stronger and more tolerated by the average 
resident every year. 
Untouched Countrf* 
We fodev fo? twenty miles across this region scratchec| 
