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The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96Smith, Hugh M. (Hugh McCormick)

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The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96

Name: The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96
Author: Smith, Hugh M. (Hugh McCormick)

Smith, Hugh M. (Hugh McCormick)

Atlantic salmon fisheries -- Maine

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   "Upanddown" Salmon weirs, Orland. Constructed of brush
   except final compartments, which are of netting with
   wooden floors. Value of set, $65


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   Salmon weir, built at Verona in 1889. The most elaborate
   net used in the Penobscot region.

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The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96

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