Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-20

long for It. breadth. and only In the central
third of Its body is il edible. the remaining
or head aud tail portions. being composed
OF gelatinous fat. In flavor It Is recsoned
fully equal to the English sole. Any bait
which is used Tor cod will serve for this
founder.
SEw GENUS AND NEW SPECIES.
But perhaps the mos, notable discovery
of an ocean occupant. unknown before, IL
that OF the fsh called tho tile" This fi-h
Is found In immense schools, Ike cod, aud
is az once OF a new genus aud new species
These schools are found about fifty miles
of the coast. The tile IS not In the leas,
relsled TO the cod. In shape il Is some
| thing Ike a hsddock. though not of that
family. In color 1t Is gray, with bright
yellow spots; weight from 10 20 % pounds
has crest on the head like a chameleon.
/, bites freely and can be cured like cod.
/ IL 4. found southeast Of fNo-Nan's-Land.
There are no fish In our Northern waters
| like Il Ia shape. and sl more resemble. the
shcepshead and bss. OF the South. This il
| reserve iish. 10 TALL back upon when the
varieties now staple fall short II Is tn
| quality neither better nor worse than the
| average varieties heretofore known. Il is
4 most remarkable fact that the tile should
| never hAy" been discpvcr.d before In these
waters, when all It's habits and peculiaritics
are considered. Although very abundant.
| 1t is secondary TO the pole founder in this
respect, and the latter Is the most abgnd-
Az, OF is family In our waters.
An OLD YIsH N A SEw rLACE-
| Previous to the discovery OF the Spanish
msckerel, the "kingii.h" was n very popu-
| lar variety In New \ ork; In fact, It got the
| name from the idea that anon. edible fish
| Il was the king. AZ that time the kiugf N
VA. not supposed TO exist east OF BgKzafd' :
| Bay, bot Prot. Bard has found thousands
| oi theuu the present season In the weirs 81
! Proviuceiown. It, Limits are now Gxcd by
! the Professor as far north A. cape Ann,
| aud .ou.n TO the Florida coast. The King
| hsh is one or t9o pounds in weight. aud
| very excellent as well as plentiful.
The soup vas formerly supposed 10 be
| confined 10 the waters OF BuLEarrs Bay.
| and the region OF New Bedford. The com
mission has this year fixed IT, limit, at
| Cape Ann, north. and Florida. south, a. Ia
| the case oi the kiusH,h.
! Another important result or the invest,-
! gatlun or tlIr commission i the nuuIug 81
I the reason for the absence % the porgic, or
| menhSden, from certain northern waters
/ where II has been found in great abundance
I in past years. For the first time within the
/ memory OF man. the pOrgie was not to be
| found od the coast OF Maine the present
| year, and very few, compared with former
I times, have been seen about the capes or
4 extreme northern shores. Fishermen, who
/ have ln former years taken . COS. .QDO bar
rcls Ia single season, this year caught
! none. aud have crulsed from Maine to Long
| Island Sound. Ii seems that the watSrs
about the Maine coast were - colder the
the commission was established aud the
| porgie-an Intensely complicated m0rsel ui
| oiled bones-is All extremely sensitive nsh,
50 that, II 4 change Of few degrees 10 the
temperature of the water should take place
| during twenty-iour hours, tie region that
swarmed with them one day would be bar
rem the next 80 1t happened that. as In
June, july aud August comparison Of
all records Of temperature proves 1.-THE
| water was D colder thsn usual. every por-
| gle disappeared, aud Kept away for the
/ same reason that induced their departure.
| In the matter OF determining the temper
I ature OF our waters. all the keepers OF
| lighthouses and llghtships are now requlr-
! ed to make regular observations. As well
! as signal offices, etc, aud these records,
with those of the scientific and naval e.
tabiishtnents, gave wide range for final
/ accurate determination.
OTHER OPERATIONS
Another important work Of the commits
| sion the past summer has been the cXaml-
nation Of localities for propagating cod .
halibut and mackerel. Interesting experi-
ments were made at Gloucester last winter,
and l0,0o0. 900 little fish were turned into
Gloucester harbor 10 consequence. BY the
establishment and proper care OF hatching
stations Prof. Baird feels confident abund-
ance OF hsh Will result. especially Of cod
and halibut. large number OF sea her
rings were hatched year ago. requiring
very different treatment from any other
fish before experimental upon. The Pro-
fessOr considers il within the power of gov
ernment TO increase hundred fold all the
fish on our coasts. within eight or ten
years time. This matter he has referred
TO the United States government for ITS ac-
ton. and that the necessary efforts may be
made aud the idea carried into practical
elect. In Europe. already the efforts OF
governments are applied to the propagation
OF salmon, trovt and fresh-waier fishes.
Let the United States do the same with the
ocean fish. And. ia truth. our government
Is not uninterested in the premises A
large, sea-going steamer is now building
for the commission, ia which the woi and
experiments OF Matching are 10 be prosecu-
ted. This vessel will be callgd the Fish
Uawk aud .ha ,iIi ~. oonrta,sa -,
Ian NV, ~ In ,;n,. % b. - -, 49,
inc cod for next ..,son " ''' III 'a''"
The snh;sc, ~ ri, i,s ,.,...,,,. .-..,
nres.rv.tiau nv ,atrosr.,n,. ~ r. 49,,
re.se. also shares rho .,,en,ion ., ~,
comn,is.ion ~
a. AiLiAhihs. l
oA5 oiouoe'ei 'esse's now make theIr
up, u, VIZ" .iie appaiatus oi me
oDam,,,Is" u, soan',s' 'e1se,s ne,s i.Ini.n grea,
d,",Ia p,. ,i,' uo'n VI ahi'nai auu
sss'nn 49, l'ind. -, u, ~. uu,ihs . 'ne pas'
80 t'i. Ninus Vi "S' auu Aofe 'haii