A sad but true-tale from the Teign

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"I well remember seeing some years ago on the
river Teign, a weir which had elevated stakes at
the foot, over or through which it was impossible
for a fish to pass : the stakes were placed there to
force them into a lock or trap by the side, which
easily admitted them, but from which they could
not escape ; and, consequently, the occupier ofthis
device had the power of taking every fish upon
this fine river, sizeable and unsizeable, seasonable
and unseasonable, the public thus lying at the
mercy of an interested individual."


Extract From:

A VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE SALMON AND CHANNEL-FISHERIES,
by
J Cornish Esq

1824
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