Show protection OF FISH THE following has been handed in with a request to burnish the information desired THISTLE utah july 5 1888 V U is fish kisser salt lake dear sir will you yon kind kindly lyell tell me what a steps te a can be taken to prohibit the use lise 01 of seine nets in the creeks in this locality there is a certain company who sends it man with a team up op bore and lie he catches all the way from noo to trout each trip ke he uses a net with such small ines meshes hes that little minnows and young trout are caught these he leaves along alaux the banks to die thus de populating our streams please notify me by return mail if any as can be done to prevent this as he be is expected back in a day or two and is going clear to the head of the different creeks also please tell me it if anything can done to prevent will owners from du dumping raping their saw dust into nebo and other creeks as that es as is well known wil kill faill an early response will be greatly appreciated I 1 sm yours very truly F C the way to prevent such shameful violations ot of law as those described in the foregoing is to so go before any justice j as of the peace in the county in which they are committed swear out oat a warrant and have the guilty individual arrested tried and punished the writer of the above letter displays a public spirit and a desire to protect fish from unlawful destruction which are commend commendable abe it if he be will collect evidence of the fact that the individual ual he reters refers to has used a seine for catching trout at any season of the year and make the necessary complaint before a magistrate the culprit can be arrested and punished or it the author of the above lett letter ej knows of the owners or operators of any by saw m 11 ll 11 who cause saw dust to fe e conveyed into iaco any mountain stream awe swear we y out a warrant and hive have jhai e yo gelty 0 of th the e violation violat ioa of fe d I 1 t e up jept should feel reluctant lue a to e too t active a c le a part apart in prose prosecuting prosecute cuti such 0 offenders 9 n c f V 1 he maybay such facts relative to their guilt as have come com e to his knowledge before the sheriff of the county or constable of the precinct in which the violations of laclave law nave occurred it would then become the duty of the officer to use every reasonable effort to vindicate the law and prevent future infractions of it the procedure in cases cages of violations of the fish and game law is precisely the same as in cases where other crimes ahmes are committed and any person ac capi I 1 able le of dt making an affidavit whether a a child ild dr or an adult f A citizen or an alien in e may albec complaint before a magistrate a an ana have a issued abr arthe the arrest arrester or the accused person iberson it t arttie is the duty pi 91 ill au residents and citi eap ol of the Teril territory tory to aid in ia main ang and e in the laws chic which b fifthe e baft e enacted 1 for the the purpose p ose of elc ard awn WP 9 vVS aph tp lood appu al awl d gape V e dad d every eoon who violate I 1 those ade laws 06 ile roy fin an enemy to SM soca jd proper sub jeor on e exercise the a ive and 4 ing power of the e lav W |