, 1874-11-28
EISYY-CULYURE.
Report OF tho United stiltes F'ish Cons
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Report OF tho United stiltcs fish Cotn-
I mission.
Taxhinaton Corresponding Of Tic Nts York Tribune,
! The unitcd statos Flph Commission, at tho
| conclusion Of their summers work, f,avo re-
turned to thts city, mud aro now engaged in
! drawing up their annual report. Tho following
facts alo a summary Of tl,olr years. lal,orH:
At ths t1nh1 or tho Commission IL Prof. s. r.
y H. =. ltocltwol|, Of this city AZ tho uoad Of
tho nhturnllsts ot tue Cofnueslon Was Prof. 4.
| i. Eerr). Of fnlo College, whoHo priuc.rai sub
jact Of Investigation is tho narino Invertebrates.
no wnH aBsfsted by Prof. 4. 1. Smith and four or
| five studcnts from tho scicnliao School
| Of New 1lasen. Wealoyan University OF
! Miadlotown, Conn.,, was represented by
tsois. Nleo and It. Hrown Gootlo
t9 tno lattor was 6pecia!y Entrusted mo lohthJ-
| oIogc3l ueparsmcnt. Irof: Hyatt. Of Hoatou, as'
ssnled tno l'oaion society OK Na1nIal nislory.
IRON ln!e, hoaitlo thtaeo already mentioned, camo
! rlol' y. e; Eaton, VIII Two y tnreo aSalstants;
from Cambridge. u. " y. raf!ow; these two
o. Align or aoaTeeu; from IAilauelphis; repro
sehtin3 tno Ffaneiin 1haiitu!e' canlo Dr: Jo-
aenh LesIy. ssna5lng nieroacop'o formations,
ana Dr. NourY chapman Ina parry "ha, tnoto-
Gavo tleir best ti1uo aud thought ali tue watm n
mohshs IN p,osecntl''E anvestlya'luna Misn tho
WOW Of aaeeeta.nlig M whether yer AK ana "nnta'nll-
hu,lop IL ttao Ky ,1ooI " iaou nhnca " !no c9as.b
ah1 'aEeD u .ne pnlsea o.a'ss uas .aAel Psaco,
ana' !. 10, ~ wnat cam1ps .ne san.o ~ aMo'
nna, also. woelnef aoy aila "nat proseotivo. pro-
h!otofy' or pfecau.ionafy measlrea a. eoon!a 10
aaoptea IN Tue premises. 70 ea1Ty 9ut tnls
na hoten;cnt ,Si.I t IN ~
| vsfsrs If D liz TIn;ts1 T. .tcsa '''' ~
a ,hoo ndc 20 ,n sno v ,wo rcccva 10 naiaros
~ onv "o ,,ov eIcoT f,air act,,aj exuonsoa. The
Secra,ar r "y y,u1 iso sr,at aro nai by Gov.
ornmont oMt Of tho appropriatlon; all thc
% oti'"rs eiyo thcir aeryiees to tto work OF lie
Commission, amnly repaid by thor contributions
tn sninncn a,,T 81 tl,o COLLECTIONS Of FAUNA nj
rn e.t etc that lLcy COLLECT for tholr seyorsi In
sttutto,,n.
tr.,a ,,1... ..,oo,,1 ,or t,o;~ h,,ao,,v+,,. t,n
La v,seu ~s ss ~ ,,;a,aant ittI 9a; vi, a"H
n., ~ n,aa 1a,J T.. Hn,,s,a nr .on ~ ~,
ho I.,.nt;as snna. ,n;a ha.rae, E "T ~, w
dnu a',a stone.a ~,tt, mn,nat,on nrioni.
.,oit.s "t'u a,,,n 10, =,
~ ~ ~. toeoa y. w c"raas t H., ~ auG .i
t tns ime Igb NJ ont tmo
a. to Wsah;ncton eI Nuv,.T1ri n ca.n,nnrd will with
" ;esod .aS nrng -, a,bt or mno yon T1.a a
Go n Hoa * tSn o. @ ~ trir eaa,a
tne paesE 10 so seeo r ~ .Hs re1;, uay aAnosb. ase
;ua w ~, v' .,,s s ~ steo1 ts'a .a,nnnt an ~
,E, sI,s Nv u.a noaaa., we ~ - i"aat -
iss ae snG seeths tho M th
sha snS ~no
wo,c co,,at,nt1y asssme1 AZ Noam,s .t',y;',o
ishes @ . tier tood er habits fi sud thotr Iub!
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While inventigatsng tho qnthtions COP.
corning tho food hshes OF the hilantlc,
great attention llas boon pa,d 10 tue tood
hshea q tho l2kes and rivers: undor tue lirec-
peen eep!oyed on sho Macleod Nser. nfanch
OF the Sacramento, obtaining salmon egGs, OF
Wh!c1 ie secured some u G'uoo0ou. lnc salnono OF
lne niac.ooa arc sery vigorous Asn' growing
Weighing 90 and 10, and occasonslly 30, pounds.
ThiB hl,eees IL especially adapted 70 tho rara1or
"ntofs or tne country, and TUG eggs thus oblalned
nnVe heen alstfbatoa 10 tpo neaawato1s ot INC
nnaaaf,nana i, rosonaS sanos, Gfsa~aie ona
even tne e 'tsiaalpp.. Iney c9ne ,ofwafa m1ea
aafher tnan tliose ,Ionn tno ooiass waters OF New
Ens'and ana Z Canaaa, tue oVa 1eang oosaaaoa IN
tanSnst ana oeptemoef; aaa tho Young nsnes,
,nlly nateneu: 'n1rnoasn 10 Aoe'1 'aease MONIES IN
Noyemnor W .; ana aoa De6@nber oso .,..,,, 81, ,,.
g. " tae eoo 1ooo'Voo coo eggs obta'ncd by Mr.
Stopo. l.ooo.9uo Wefo restored 70 tAelr native
fl9ef. tnas tnah souteo Of anpply, al m,8ns nor
9o 9ned ut !4o olaof o.too.oot y. we're
ossa were ~ aens s s to Ssagsu @ ana
utan. ha!t tni1Ioh were piacea 10 tnn nateu-
ihG-n -nonae o. Pr A,oSanao! Aent, 9. Nsitimofe:
20 W ulssllou'eu o'.l Mal5taha a!,u sl1Ran ana
anosnef largo emo"nt 70 hnar !asstu!lon -
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croa rom oregon anu sea1tefoa ~ the
warmer waters o. .ne County, Mf' Cna1ies
-. AaK'ns, or nuSkePors; ,o5 M9;A naA On tno Io-
nouscot. hna r.. onsa'nea a.poo,u9o eegs from
tna; Esct lncse nsne1: aaap.ea r. lug streams
OF Ne" Ens'anu aoa Nostnora New 11sk, aro
slower 10 coming to matuflty than ne Western
sh Iaey aro sesafea @ t IN oesopSs 81 m ana Novam
February and March. l From Main. and Oregon
therefore 7oeo ogo sala'on eggs ~ ~ e. Leon lA's
xaar Ga,ereu aa atatsteutea IN nj mo F'7ofs o1
But iu addition to this: Prof: Da'rd has sue
ceedea ln obtainsng eges o. the iand-locsec Bal.
mon OF Lake Ssber, III Maine. This speclcs OF
salmon, though DOW fresh water, Ia e,.pposea to
Aro rnn up thIt4or tr1nl the ocean, bt't never to
bavo returned. they are nMali hhl. weighing
from 3 to pounds: but very flue eatlEg; l5o,-
0oo OF theso eggs 4ayo boon aecuIed and DE
ttibueed among the rsaFa OF Now Eus!atld and
Michigan that run into iakes'
me s"o @Rr.nslpal @ sources 2 OF supp'y " alag
ora are at Cass!cton. y: T., on tue Iludhon, and
llolyoko. a'nss.. on tlo connectIeut: md at
those Two l,iaeos eome 5.oooooO or v.ooooop oggs
Lave been secured. salmon eg3s are sens yet @ oss
| tic Cout1nGDs lFnOEuu6d III fnlta; bnI HlN41 Ef4