, 1877-05-30
FISH CULTURE.
Tho People Of f.onfsvilio Arc Enloy1ap Ia,
uino Oocsn sl'ad, Which itun uh ths nsa'
1ttvcr In Constttrfablt Nutnher.. "aso

nEans 70 plesc,ilt1t1sts and tho Fish Commis.
days or two weeks past large numbers ~ ~ tn
laF genuine shai hare been passtng y, W tesut
the Ohio Falls, opposite our citT, md p.s osei
Al question ore makin9 their annual yisit ~
RIGS to deposit their spawn. Tie ubia iPnsa. H..
as THIS place Is about ono mila Viz
and along lilo line Of tue great railroai hE,ie, hx,,ile,
Ios thrGe-quarters Of the wnv across from iSo iSo
iee yanigu sGre T average sbogt 10
At some points. At tho lower end Of Corr SaD i.1'
and, Just above the bridge, ffsY to ssty .hs1 ~
weighing from TWO % four pounds, and went,
.as' some Of fo se s sa iiSfn .a, SEsTy 9ed9y ay and
many more arc taken. The main chanpoi. aS
Or 40 yards wide, near tte Indiana shorn I. ~ ~
deep and swift 70 do anything with selma w so
at s nn'nt sSe s*ay shsa aTs taken daily
arc ascending tho regular channel. LiuIs LonisT;Ilss
people can now get the regular EasteTna ~
Potomac 6had In tho market every day at ahots
1.ali price e o. what they would hays 70 pay fos
It haa been contendcl by somo TINT lin n,
running up over the falls nov nro not re1,,ta.
shad. so, to settle the question, lew dars
hco Mr. Paek Thomas sent one Of them by a.
Fish Commissioner at Washington, On and ai',es gs
day: 'ea''ss'
7aga, a%nsnre5os, Hao,,,,,, p: g. 4sy H. 4! ~ 1s-e,
AZ s:t VII Mhs ~ sisa ysp 1T ts ts., ss:
Of tho United 6tatcs Fish Commission. ''"
srENcEn F. BAtap,
:. This ought to satisfy tho most Incredn]ous q.
ro Erol gaiFd has bc9n acting as Unltcl States
anu has distributed millions of young jill l al
over the United statcs, md his opinion Il H. H.
highest M authority IN this country. Wv
,oa - ~, ls1a tho government turned loose about
Allegheny River at Salamanca, in lie ststc az
New York. There can bo no question tnot thu
shad nor running up over tho Ohio Falls arc
Tue prodnct Of those Put in at Salamanca dvs
and ts proof beyond all question that thc shai
WhIch Is saltwater fish, when put In tho heads
of frcsh-water streams will deacend and run to
{ae as gult or ocean, an and At Tue proper season
G5 Ts.r theg %es aesd :Std 1n ~ n G & Gs ss DSa
when young, Though tho distance bo 500 Or
1900 miles, add notwithstanding tho water ho
OF muddy character, such a. the Mlssls.
slppi snd qh5o . MyeIa. Tho PEcslens Of lbe
Gth. ssys that he has al!eadY arranged With tho
Fish Commissioner nt Washington Tor thc t!s.
tsibntion Of soma no.M or 100000 young shad
In tho hcadwAtcrs Of Kentucky streams, Which
month. aud II THO people Of tho State will ciYo
the Commission half d chance, and discountc.
nance setnfng for few years, and sec 10 ,ho
enforcement ot tho Fish lar Of Kentucky, they
"A DIVA oEp %A0 UcHGutEuk 1{ulk3 OF Tue EllOtt4
of theis commta.ionsr; and 70 do that, nshing
a. the mouths OF oil streams leading Into tLs
Ohio BY any kind Of selnes, traps, or nets on rbs
70 oe abandoned 1t once, and give tho dshs
chance TO 20 to hcadwatcra. And then vh.n
our inland streams hare become we'll stocked,
tho low may be modified aud sctning allowed j
stated times, ~ u tho custom In other States,
Last year tho State Commissioners Of Michs
gan planted In tho waters Of their State about
1000, 9oo young nsh OF vaflous kinds, including
shad. California salmon, bruoi-trout, and white.
tlsh, aud now 1t will DO but short time before
t!iesc streams, lakes, and ponds will he literally
1!tvo With the most delicious fish. Our own
ccmber BY dlstnbuttng largo number of Call-
forna salmon generally oyer tho Stato Ia head.
waters Of most OF Our principal streams. some
Of which have been heard from, and they ap.
pcar to b growing finely and in healthy condl.
FnH KENTUCKY FISH INTERESTS.
ihe following lcttcza arc expressive Of tho
Kentucky:
,4I;ss ass.ss1os. e. ~, Ms! q. 1s75nsay lat,
ass d. 'Ga' ss iss 4. a, n hs ., e. H.
stock our water: and protect our ash wefo not only
esqpstE appreciated b }o bst hat ros xes
ssst e ~ !.s.Ss s sss IT.
food to tho Watsra of ihe staio. You Inserted 4
telegram from Prof.. BAIRD to Pack Thomas, Eaq.,
=
Mr Thomas has furnished mo with letter from
Viii VII 70 H. e .sPP .s s, M sITssts ITnSi III
considerable .numbeia:. All ws waot i tins u
res': sa sSs your '.';;sses g4sss 'as
uSlTzn 8rArss CoxxIsstoy. P1.n AID Psu:
1Aomas Loalsritix. fy.-bsaa; II ; sin; IN Conarnsas
ny telegran snd letter Of yesterday. can bat coa.
upon the vsty deesI suseess u: s TIA. has a.tendea
ttu edorta Of tbs United States Fish coma!s.ioafa
introducing shad tnto thai region. There can b
thu ttas white sssa Prot M si1i. M ~ atinsisna
sgsstmsas 9' .hs tfas shsd hofs, Ind viii la
!waa .e1y fusrful last !sshou1d turn ont 70 b hs
latter spseits - several spceimeni had been tos.
kod xasG f.: t. kas , 'sFss e,
geneIallJ thought to DO a worthless !arlctT; Ihe
publish ths ngarss an about ha,Inv Pfeparud .!
the two kinds. This Law Of the tailor shad Il nofa
prolonge.l. 20 that T. end = really part q e.
y 10 great; while, In {he tfna shai, tho end d
tho lower few, when the mouth ia thut en- e%yno %
limo. Other dist!net7e features Ii tho eoler, tAs
membrane Of the scales having, usually. b''ek
sdgs.. sna In ths shape Of !he sabosb!.al boas ..
length and breadth OF lbe Mississippi ir.ton, shes
certainly should intenaity vesy greatly the Goesa.
lions Of Fish Colnmlssloncrs, and cnah!s ias
business Of hah culture to sccuss ampls eu'opefs'
lion fr9M the National and Stats legislature
81 e tha tfhsy 70 hs.o r0 ea
must bear 10 mind tho 1tro1,o possibility thai y
ths catch Of lho true sllad. The lsiots maL Gs
ytduats Of thu supposed shsl taken 10 put Jtan
have belonged. fou will uot!ee. BY lht: eIps"tt
enee. that IN tho Interest Of any state Z ~.
al necessary that the hsh ho dfpaslted Wthln P1t
ueu!Ar Eeogrephtcal limits; Indeed, II roa!a T.
much better IL all ahad vera planted IN thc aeaa
valera Of tho largo streams, 10 ~ to g1fe 8ae"s
larger ruuMaY. ,..,..
Please sccare ~ fol1y ~ ron can. the stassn ,ss
OF tho capture and Weight OF shad taken ron a.s H.
Important faets Verr truly yours. ,.
SPkHckaF. Hmm, Commlt:s1nnaIss: snaIs,,
+. B.-f0n can aAsa!o all dunbtcn thai laem
possble mistake ID regard to this tnAt1o', n
FAGk TnnAAs, Ksq., Fish Commas!ones' Iou~'
ytl!e: ky.