Canton Dam

DELAVAN, HERRICK, SMITH, HICKS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/26/2012 at 07:37:10

Jones County Times, reprinted in the Maquoketa Excelsior, April 18, 1898

Fish and game warden, George Delavan was in the city Tuesday, and in the company with County Attorney Herrick, R. P. Smith and E. E. Hicks drove down to Canton to view the dam at that place, with a prospect of putting in a fishway there. This dam has for years deprived the Maquoketa River above that point of the fish which would otherwise have found their way up from the Mississippi, and in consequence the stream has become almost depopulated of good fish. A short time ago about 50 feet of the dam went out and when it is rebuilt our nimrods all want to see this fishway put in, so Mr. Delavan was at once notified and he came to look the situation over. If this fishway is put in the fishing in the Maquoketa River in this vicinity will become as good as it was a number of years ago when the dam went out and remained out til summer. Arrangements have been made with the owners of the dam to maintain a permanent way for fish to go through the dam, so that Mr. Delavan's visit here will be of great benefit.