The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23

For years the HERALD has been the
only paper in Tennessee to advocate the
Stocking OF our rivers with fish. Al
though all of our streams were almost
devoid Of good fish, no other paper could
be found to agtatc the public mind on
the Important question of fish cultureI
We appealed to the Legislature without
effect, and through our Representative in
Congress TO the United States Fish Com
missioner. We are glad to see that the
last appeal was not in vain. Fish Com
missioner Baird recently sent 10000
young shad TO the Cumberland, and so,
900 to the lIolston, and now contemplates
establishing a house at or near Nashvill,
for Matching young fish. This will be al
important event in the history of oul
State and we bail it with pleasure. The
hsh, when left to itself increases in pro,
ductIon very slowly, on account of the
many enemies the young fish are subject.
cd TO. According to Seth Green, who is
authority in such matters, about % pei
cent. of fish eggs spawned in their natural
state are destroyed by their numerous
aud vcucmOUs enemies These enemies
are avoided when the eggs are Matched
artiicially, aud in this way 30 per cent.
OF the eggs are realized into healthy fish.
Man destroys more than the increase of
fish in their natural state, but when the
young are artihcially Matched and raised,
they increase rapidly in spite of all of
man s Expectations. Read the following
from the Nashville BdUHCr,
Mcsrrs. Bohcm and Chase, the Agents
of the United States Fish Com mission
accompanied by OK Senator Fowler,
Hon Horace Ii. Harrison and J. Ii.
Hamilton, Esq, visited several ueighbor-
ing streams yesterday with a view to Sc
lecting suitable one on which to cstab.
lish Matching house Those visited were
the RoSlcy, Hayes and CuCkrill, all of
whom were pronounced to be adequate
20 their wants The agents expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
Cockrill Spring at the Fair Ground,
which proved To be of the exact tens
pcrature, adapted to the Matching of the
linny tribe Ihcy stated thata Matching
house measuring sixteen feet by sixty,
could be erected thereon at a cost of
not over 81 POO. The eggs could pc
placed on shelves. made of n very fine
kind ct wire, SCI that they would not be
lost, aud the stream turned on them in
such manner rs to hatch them out all
right. The shelves being inclined, the wa
ter would run down one of them and |
then up another. Enough fish could be |
Matched out I'm tins building to stock all |
the streams in Middle Tennessee. The |
Cockrill Spring will, in all likelihood, |
be selected tor thus purpose, but not for |
Il few weeks yet.
Tbs United States Fish Commissions
erS were to leave yesterday for Europe, |
having with them several Thousand shad, |
which are 10 be deposited in the streams
al Londonderry, Ireland, and other places.
This experiment was tried year or so
ago, but proved Il failure, on account
of the fish dying. The vessel in which |
this lot are taken ont in Is supplied |
with all the apparatus necessary to in
sure their safe Matching, and this trial
promises to be successful The hatch
ing out of the shad is "a very dific "a
operation. As we stated in our issue of
yesterday many thousand salmon of the
CALIFORNIA species are go the brought here
this fall, aad I'm a. few years The streams
Of Middle Tennessee, Will very likely be
full of fish. The cause o:the failures to
raise ii>h ma our streams before, is very
apparent. just as the eggs were about
10 be hatubei ou.. the treshejS began to
ONE, and the earth from the rich land
oming dowa the river stajd when the
-fvers and streams tell completely COW
r..r e.. Z. IL |
filling them. hes$rs Bohcm and Chase
eft last nigh, IN HolyJ6e, Ma>SacLU-
ETH.