New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
PEopLING WASTE WATERS TO GOOD UsE

PEOPIING WASTE WATERS TO GOOD USE.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN FISH Gull
ruRIsTs AssoCIATION-THE POISONING OF
STREAMS BY Observation-Disclosures
OF THE CRAWLING TO EASTERN WATERs-THE
INCREASE IN SALMON FISHERIES.
The annual meeting of the American Fish
Cultursts' Association opened yesterday at the
office Of George Shepard Page, No. 10 Warrenst The
Hon r. d. Roosevelt occupied the chair. Among those
present we're George Shepard Page, NJ c. Edmunds OF
western Vermont, b. F. Bowles OF Springfield, Mass
C. Van wiuke, Walter Arnold of Toronto Canada Prof,
spencer +. Baird of WashiDgtOn DR.. Miner, United
States Fish Commissioner Eugene G. Blackboard Prot
O. Brown Goode Ct the Smithsonian Institute, A. 8.
Collus OF Caledonia. n. Y, Seth Green OF Rochester.
A. G. Roorback, T. c. Banks Of The American Sportsman
and Wilbur r. Parker of Meriden, Conn.
Mr.. Roosevelt, In opening the meeting welcomed the
members OF society," and referred at length to the
work done during the past year by the NewYork State
Commissioners and the Commissioners of other States
During the year fish culture had made steady progress
On every direction. fshway had been built as an ex
periment, in the Mohawk RIVER IN many streams pre-
yiously destitute OF fish the Association had planted
different species and the culture OF bsh had become
success The Treasurer's report showed balance in
the treasury OF so S. short paper entitled Poison
ing and Constructing the Waters" was read by +.
Mather Of Honeoye Falls N Y. He said that ali
country the waters OF tue streams and lakes had
been polluted by large dyeng ests lishments, and OBJ
structed by mills and nufactores. Ho concluded by
Ealing for speedy legislation on the subject AT the
close of the discussion upon this paper the association
adjourned until 1880 p. m.
The first business Of the afternoon session the
port oflhe Committee on Nomination, upon which the
old Board OF officers reelected. NJ. c. Edmouds OF
Vermont the OF that State
had successfully introduced large numbers Of salmon
into the beadwater OF the Connecticut River They also
purpose Introducing black bass into the pickere ponds
OF Vermont during the coming Spring letter from
Mr. Norris active 6sbculIuris OF Philadelphia, was
read by %. T. BoEes of Springfield Mass. The letter
referred 10 possibility Of the accmatzaton OF the
Michigan graylng in Eastern waters. The habits OF
this are directly opposite to those Of the trout the
grayIing spawning In April. while the trout deposits
its eggs In November. In order to live the graylng
must be kept in very cold water its natural haunts
being direct vicinity Of springs After reading
the communication OF Mr. Norris MI Bowles described
an excurson in Michigan in which he participated, and
which WAS devoted 10 the capture Of this fish, and
stated THAI the flesh OF the grayng white. sweet
and tender but that lacked the favor OF the
The fish sbaznds in all the streams Of Northern Michi
gan The nanistee River 10 largely populated with
.v,tng The Dost valuable fact connected with them
that In April Nay ana June when The trout IL supposed
90 be und for Kse, the graylDg s IN prime eOndltion
rssy had Csec sacssssg Ps.anSoeS ntO Ess
err waters wltes9aaliy satisfactory results -
ought Testsked with front. and that the idea Of
Introducing an Inferior hsh wrong. He said that
the trout which born In the Autumn would by the
time the grSyDg vse born be large enough dsv0ur
IL When TIE trOua Is born II swis i'm nedialey into
shallow close the shore. order TO be ont
tbe reach OF Its oldss brethren Here the young sh
FOR two or three dsys after the srsyss il ba,cSed Il
sremaus in an almost erpendlcular position. It's toll
short distance from the river bed soop "A IL
Ys capable of swimming IL s9ms into the shallow water
IA winch has already taken refuge and there
Green thought Sagn Of bringing both varieties into
the saDe Bopd De i@erseticable. Iu eossIud-
90 relate his expefieaees In hstching the Crawling
Mr. Copias SAID no had been Entrusted by Mr.
The eggs perfectly impregaatcn and the eyes
hatched witbous Difficulty and the y0uDg bs6 bad tae
sppesrspce Of being very weak Sand pnny They were
80 small that IL was only by tkrowiug strong light
mon The water that they could be distinguished AT
arst they almost transparent Ne tgp zach epots
6eaessps the position Of The eyes seiDS me only isdca-