Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-14

lost, until few years ago, when it was re-
discovered by Two poor French fishermen. In
the year Of 1S49, their discovery became
known to DR.. Haxo, a man of science, who
communicated the results of the experience OF
those illiteratc fishermen, to the Academy OF
Science at Paris. When his paper was read,
it produced deep sensation in that body;
and Il commission of three distinguished men
were appointed to investigate the matter and
make report. They accorded to the two
fishermen, Rehin and Remy, Of Vosges, the
merit of this valuable discovery, and the re-
port brought the matter to the attention of the
French Government, which, through the De-
partment of Agriculture and Commerce, re-
warded the fishermen with places and pensions.
An appropriation of thirty thousand frances
was also offered Messre, Berthat and Detzen,
the engineers of the Shine and Rhonc Canal,
who erected, in 1852, government estab-
lishment for artificial fish culture Six months
after its construction, the Director-General OF
Agriculture and Commerce reported that s.
302 900 eggs had been artifcially formulated,
which produced 1,6S3,20O 6sh-upwards OF
half a million of which were Trout and Sal
mon.
Within twelve or eighteen months from the
period of this deeply interesting announce
ment, large number Of works upon the sub.
iect appeared in France, Great Britain, and
other European countries; and successful ex.
periments went into operation all over Eiu.
rope. Mr.. Fry, an American gentleman, has
made collection of these works, and given
their most valuable portions, in small book
Of one hundred and Lightweight pages, which
is doubtless the most valuable treaties that
has yet beon published on the subject. 1t is
illustrated by drawings showing every stage
Of the process, from the extracting Of the eggs
from the living fish, to the rearing Of trout
and salmon six months old. These illustra
tions embrace the working apparatus for hatch
ing-the hurdles upon which the eggs are
placed in the Matching apparatus-thc float
ing apparatus for Matching in running streams
boxes for transporting the eggs-shovel
for lifting from the hurdles the fish just hatch
ed, to transfer them to the tubs or running
streams while we sec the 6sh's egg develo
ping--a salmon just hatched-one at late
stage, being fed from its um0lical bladder
young salmon reared at the College Of France
&C., &c.
1t appears that in the month of November
1851, Mr.. Gehin, one of the authors Of tn
great discovery, was commissioned by tn
French Government to make tour through
the Department Of Isere, for the purpose o
iustructing people in the process of artificial
propagation of fish. In this way, the rares
species Of trout and other French fish hav
been scattered through the waters of France
for he prepared upwards of two hundred boxe
Of eggs, which were sent in different directions
This is matter which will be appreciates
in this country. for it appeals directly to oul
dollars-and-cents genius of computation
From experiments which have been made OF
the other side of the Atlantic, it is perfect,
safe to say, that any man of piscatorial taste
may get larger revenue, every year, from {
small trout stream or pond OF clear water thai
the farmers who live on its banks can by tn
fruits of agriculture. Our sportsmen know
that nearly all the trout streams in the neigh
borhood OF our large towns have been exhaus
ted, and every body knows that, with a count
ry commanding thousands of miles ofseacoas
and innumerable inland waters and streams
salmon and trout command u higher price il
our markets than in any other country in th'
world. The Importance of this subject may
pc estimated by this process, and sold at BIZ
cents a nound and at olnost a cIa,r nrolit II
any part of the United States.