Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-11-14

tive and gamey as he ever saw them
in any other stream in May or June.
Seth Green, the celebrated marksman
and fy-thrower of this city, bought
this creek in 1884 for the purpose OF
growing trout artifciaiIy, as we'll as
naturally, "u an extended scale.
He has since prepared ponds, races,
hatch houses and Matching boxes aud
troughs for 100000 of spawn. The
pond containing the largest fish and
principal spawners was first construct
ed. A strong volume Of water passes
through it from the main stream, the
quantity received and discharged being
so regulated that there is no danger of
overfiowing. 1t enters under a wheel
which is so exactly fitted to its place
that not the smallest fish can escape,
and maintains regular motion. This
pond is seventy FIVE feet long, twelve
feet wide and four or five feet deep
Mr.. Green's dwelling is over the lower
end of this pond, which affords shade
and hiding place for the trout when
they choose to retire from view.
There are from eight to ten thou
sand fishin thispond, and water enough
for fifty times that number. A great
deal Of feed passes to them from the
stream, but they are fed every day
with beef liver chopped fine, to which
they rush in the most excited manner,
leaping out of the water, and tugging
voraciOusly two or three at time at
the same piece. They are so tame
that they will take the liver from
spoon or even from the hand, and will
even bite the hand itself, as we can
testify from the sharp experience of
their teeth.
TO lover of fish no finer sight can
be presented than the sight of this
pond, swarming with splendid trout,
as plainly visible, so clear is the water,
as if they were in the open air 1t is
a gigantic aquarium, which probably
has no rival in the world, and the mere
sight of which will we'll repay the
trouble and expense OF a long journey
But besides this main pond, Mr.. Green
has another close by it fifty by thirty
feet, which contains about 10000 two
year old trout, and still another, filled
with countless multitudes of yearlrhgs,
and lastly, long pond. or brook in
which are hundreds Of thousands Of
this years Matching.
The Matching house is a simple, in
expensive structure Of wood, forty by
| twenty feet, with posts eight feet high
1t has three screened windows, admit
ting a soft light and excluding the
Ill, 70 tl,grD 4g,l l.N
spawn and young trout are perfectly
projected from storms Of hail, which
in shallow water might in one minute
destroy thousands of young trout or
| heavy and sudden tall of rain might
wash them from the troughs where
they are kept for several weeks after
| Matching. These trOughs are three in
number.
The water is brought from the main
stream through bored logs and received
into tank six feet long, two feet
| eight inches wide and a foot and half
| deep, from whence it passes through
| six strainers into a trough running en-
| tirely across the end Of the house, and
| from thence by small gates (Which are
|
diminish the flow OF watcr) it passes
into the several Matching troughs, &c.
| These troughs are subdivided or rath-
er two are placed together, and be-
tween them are passages for convent.
entity distributing the spawn, inspect
ing the operation Of feeding and hatch
ing the young fish By wooden bars
the troughs are partitioned into small
squares.
By this arrangement the force of
the current is checked at each bar, and
the trout are prevented from budding
in a mass and becoming suffocated
The space on one side is a platform
having a stove and the various cOnve-
). niences for feeding, &c. At one end
is a pond eighteen feet square, with
about two feet depth Of water. If by
any means trout escape from. the
troughs, they cannot get beyond the
pond, and the room is ample for keep
ing millions until they are two or three
inches long. From this pond the wa
ter passes into the main stream The
Matching house and troughs, though
not extensive, are fulfilling the highest
anticipations cf their persevering and
cnterprising proprietor The bottom
of the trough is covered with small
clean gravel, over which the water
passes by gentle flow.
Thus prepared, they are ready for
the reception of the impregnated
spawn, which are spread evenly over
the gravel by dextrous movement
of the water, the spawn not being
touched or allowed TO come in contact
with any thing but the water and gravel.
t Impregnated spawn sink to the bottom,
t in water running with considerable
.. force, and will remain stationary,