West-Jersey pioneer., 1879-03-27
THE PROPAGATION OF SALMON

| From the report of the Fish Commission
ers, which has been sent us by Major Il. j.
| Anderson, Fish Commissioner, we take the
following extracts concerning Salmon. 1t
will be noticed that there is good prospect
of the successful propagation of this deli
cious fish in the waters of our State:-
During the shad fishing season, which
closed below Trenton June 10, and above
Trenton June Is, 1878, a number OF salmon
were taken by shad fishermen at different
points on the Delaware. 1t has been I'M
possible to procure information Of all that
were taken, but sufficient number were
reported to warrant the assertion that from
fifty to one hundred were taken before June
10. All of those reported to the Commls-
sioners were larger fish than any of those
taken in the proceeding year, and ranged in
weight from twelve to twenty-five pounds,
only two or three weighing less than fifteen
pounds. After the shad season closed and
the nets were taken from the water, there
was nothing to interrupt the progress OF
the salmon from the sea to the head waters
of the stream, and doubtless many passed
up and deposited their eggs, since the Com
missioners are informed Of a number OF large
ones having been seen at different points In
the river between Trenton and Port Jer-
Wis.
In the Raritan river, one large fish was
taken near New Brunswick, in the Summer
of 1878, but none have been reported as yet
from the Passaic and Hackensack rivers.
The facts above stated concerning the
presence of salmon in the Delaware, were
deemed to go far toward demonstrating the
success of the efforts to convert that river
into a salmon stream, and the Commission
ers were encouraged to continue their work.
Accordingly in the Spring of 1878 they ap-
piled to the United States Commissioner
for three hundred thousand eggs from the
fishery in California, and received that
number for account of the State. Professor
Baird had also offered to send one hundred
and fifty thousand eggs to the West Jersey
Game Protective Society, to be Matched by
them and placed in the waters of the south
ern part of the State This Society, not be-
ing prepared to take charge of the Matching
and distribution of these eggs, proposed
through their Secretary, Benjamin w.
Richards, ESQ.,, that they be added to the
number forwarded for account of the State,
and this proposition having been accepted,
the entire lot of eggs was sent to the State
Commissioners.
In addition to this, by direction of Pro-
fessor Baird, twenty five thousand eggs
were forwarded for account of Hon. Abrm.
S. Hewitt, which the Commissioners had Of
fered to hatch, and which were intended by
Mr.. Hewitt for the purpose of stocking
some inland waters in the northern part OF
the State. Thus the number of salmon
eggs received was four hundred and seven
ty-fite thousand, with an addition of twen-
ty.five thousand to cover losses in transpor-
tation, making five thousand in ALL
An arrangement had been made with
Mrs. J. H. Slack for the use of her fish
breeding establishment at Bloomsbury, and
in October last these eggs were placed in
the Matching house. Being in excellent
condition they hatched out with loss OF
but about ten per centum, and by the lat
ter part of November the distribution COM
menced. This is work of time and has
not yet been completed, but, so far as it has
progressed, has been as follows:
To the Delaware river, at Shoemaker
Eddy (about nine miles above Delaware
Water Gap) 10000.
To Great Egg Harbor river, near Mays
Landing, Atlantic county, $4,000.
To Great Egg Rarbor river, near Wins
low Junction, Camden county, 25,OOO
To Alloways creek, near Alloways Sta
ton, Salem county, $4,000.
To Maurice river, at Millville, Cumber-
land county, $4,000.
To Mullica river, near Atsion, Burlington
county, $4,000.
To Raccoon creek, near Swedesboro,
Gloucester county, $4,000.
To Greenwood lake and Shepherds pond,
$4,000.
There are now remaining in the hatch
ing house about one hundred and twenty
five thousand fry, which are intended for
distribution in the Raritan, Hackensack
and Passaic rivers, where they will be
placed during the month Of January. The
whole number placed in the Delaware river
and it's tributaries by the present Commits
sioners is two hundred and fifty thousand
(25O, ,0O0), and two hundred and twenty-five
thousand were deposited in that river last
Winter by the late commission, making in
all four hundred and seventy five thousand
Young salmon which have been contributed
to the Delaware during the past year. 1t
has been deemed judicious by the Commits
sioners to direct their efforts toward salmon
culture more especially to the Delaware
than to any other rivers of the State, since
that river is singularly freo from dams, falls,
or distractions of any nature to interfere
with the progress of the fish to suitable
spawning grounds at the breeding season.
The other rivers of the State do not offer
equal facilities for reaching such localities
as the salmon choose for making their beds,
and therefore while they have not been
neglected the Delaware was considered the
most suitable field of operations, and the
one most likely to give the best results.
| A man dressed like peasant and bear
ing heavy burden on his shoulders, fell
against shop window in Paris and broke
sheet of plate glass worth at least 500 francs.
The proprietor seized him, but he averred
that he had no money to pay with. Two
passers-by advised the shop keeper to search
him, which was done, and on him was found
bank note for thousand francs. He
averred with feigned grief that it belonged
to his employer, but the shop keeper insist
ed on paying himself out of it, and to that
effect gave him 500 francs and sent him