The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-04
On tho "Fish Wa,yk."


HaRky and mike tho Bird for which it il
ninleo, its objects is 10, tho destruction,
bit thEincrctsc6 propagation OF food fishes
Upon the Fish Eiawk ~ cm'ricd the whole
apparttns fhr propayatiny Ash and thc
machincry and nborarory connected lnnrc
With. Tne steamer is OF nor, but tf quito
n no 'c) construction, nniikc any other vcssol
that hos cTer been launched upon The va
ters Of Delaware Bay. Tho hull IL ~ Feet
8 inches long, " lcct IN breadth and 10
fcct inches Deep. The outside IL covered,
with yellow pine plankmg 3 inches thtck
cNntk"d and cOpptrtd art, giving to IL me
n,p"aFsnt" ~ il cnsisl tn,sHrVcrr q y Ha'y'."r.
snip. INC prrpo9c cf ms construction ~
to cDahl" tho vrssc 10 rcnta,n, il necessary
ia tho warm water Of tho Guif of MctiuU
without tho submerged part of the hui bt
Coming covered Win barhaths, difficulty
always encountcrcd by ron huils ~ trrI,it
al Or seni-tropltal Waters; ant' TO rrnVcrt
Which n great Expenditure OF inarnuit, mas
boon Tnad6 dufin& tn@ Inst hf,ccn gees.
With y6ry uusutisioct"ry rtsults. J he Ssh
Hawk viii thus have ri the bu"yanry,
strength and Durability q m iron vcsSni,
With the clrnn bottom md frectt"n ffrnn
ft.|iling that chafartrri/n q wooden one
10 hOptful ffnthLis,g, vi be fhat u tht.
sbit, 6f the fuf,ft, 'fhc Vessel ms twin
screw ne object .beihg 10 Obtain the .,>,uer
nettlnd upon tht least possible d'afi If
water and also 10 aid n mmrtcrvfing the,
ship more easily than could he done
with sihgln propeller. Upon thH nain
deck forward are plsrnh ne Quarters for
nc crr%, htihg sb,Ut stiti, as are uspaly
provided for snhWA and firrfhrn On, ,nnrth-
att. Vttsns An of thr machinery on me-
main deck arc thn nDsy ii,tln stacrrrina rf
the officers aa veil as those intended frt
tn. stien'ists II the co'nu,icsi,t; w|v, di,r"'
Tic Interesting anldetatn w,rk II rLi,,l
ihg the st,awn ar'i ha'rlirG and ,a'i"e tnt
the young ish On he snrnnd ,lr"k Ia ,hr
nNt'V fufnis'md l"h'"a''ny, supplied viii
microscopes ami rlr' ine'tur ants nnntlr,l ~
The tSa,hii3Siun OF specimens Or rli,"' wr,k
rDhhtttd With the ttrrrsses ~ t"",,"go
tim. Everything connected with 'hia
htpattmcnt lg hn,,st esrrllent in constr, ~.
ton aud arrangement Forward uf th"
fhachinefy is fcuin 30 feet hong anil ~
Wldt, III which isartanen'l thn l,alclne 81
pathftis. TINS consists If u series Uf cu,"o
tatks, placed vct,rally anls,ispnn,lrd with
compass attachment lu insutr II vrit,al
p6silinn Without icgarI ~ IL" ,,l,rp -
t|ie, chip when IN r,ugl walr, 'ii,sr
tafiks are thlity inchcs deep. 'iglI."u
ifclita IN diameter al HE iut, aul th,"r
liIciits at the boitun. they ne supplied,
with clean ~aict tlrioupl, pipe. nn,l hy
iiitat's III il aj'iii i,iiiiii, h;i,t constantly
going, Tie overflow ',rlnu ca',iri r,brn,,I
Dy a suitable aYslrln uf conductors Wljlr
Tie spawn are IN these tonks they ~" k"ld
sl"#lY shaking Nil tl,e Him" hy .rl~,nluy
'n"vrh l'y a'rnin nnGlnn
SUPPOSE The nsllng SEASON. IN the i,rln
Whte iuf tSatitj'le, tU have hruun lhr
Flhli Hawk. wl,i apparatus IN ",ln, ar,,
cDtl's Of experts On h,aid. ls anripi,d a,l
1atent IL ~hein ll,t llsl, n'p rnluhi lsy q
rittH'ictItrd arrangement with The tlsnl
'l'r". "|,h" nnr ~ llnit n,,ulm,a rni,i,na
twU ilali TIM, are ~, ~ rrul'iun, hn lu,isa
shn'' neG " u ls ~ Tie ,h,y tine. -, -
lantetn " srn|a VI, u snall ,urknt, It II 10
~ 'i'glh At ihis sig''al one ul llr rIsI,
l'a"k's tv"'F, puts nIr ruinna uu'rkly ir
wl'r'" 'li" ilslri,,an 10. ~ rSluil rSi,nrIs
The epawn y, n,il, 30 'hn ras" ,rny hr. .,uI
ielm'is w" llsl, IL llri, "w,m,, md win,
them ta'h ~ Ticket. Ths r~,i,lra the
Dtate', whru n" jnrsrt''s II M i,n uIllrr ~
Washington. I" n give" sum uI nrnny.
generally, In Tie rssr III shut ~ about nrly
lli's sum 10 nlnu,sl ,lra' goin, o,ul II mnkna
tlie'i, vr'y 7ruluta u, eurlyinu ,br r,n
'naslun boat with ~ The nsl I"y nml ll,o,
ate Suitable 1hrs" llIln nl,s rr ros,r
l',hth i'ass as ''c,t,"nry' ~ ,ln nsl, ,nt.h
Ing ,reirns When he elawn n,r r,,,r in
tie tanks The lm,"l,ne hus iils as, ls kcr W,
until the young ilsl, nllmat. THIS ,nnr,M
y lnkrs tiu'n thr"" w rnu ,lnys y,,,,,,,uu
lo The 'cmrrintu'cr The water In witch ihn
llsl, 't,t rd''Ehl; III" sluiius tlnp hoiru
when The whNpi ID l,rnt Il, degree ,u ~
hrgr"" Fahrenheit tn" average ,l,sn 10
eighty h"u,s. II ia anll ihnl nsi, ,skrn Il,
water NJ an ''"e,"rs Wr ,apl.ss. the i,n,poer
III tr'nlrn',r" ~ l,rn t"nr ir r,uh, ,,r
e,eps h"ins eu'llri"n' 'o ,lrs,ry tho win
cple VI life Ia The "nne Wln ho,rhrd
TIE t"'ne N'h snl'se, ul"m n ,,"tl,u nr t,,.
cgG which nlhr,rs tu them pm' 10 nhs,n,,nJ
slowly within, r",i,nl " riaM ,lo,s rl,ry
li'ist be sent |" ,hrit int,,ulrl ,lra,i,,
tlnn Within this Iinr 40 nr su,rresrul
me''nd Ui 'rr,lina thrm hna vet l,r,u ,,ia
covered. Vhns. tunna slml hn,r,,r,l in Tive
Delaware ANn iMr,MtI hW the Hn,,o,,,rutn
mia' "" rlarru, 40 s,Nn na they nrp hoirhp,l
ON b"a',i ~ ">p'"Ss haln aNl e"n, t,nnunh
tn t!nh Frnnoie,M with no little ,,o'o, IA ln,a
sloir, in'io., that thry pay lr rlnrri IN
the wnt"' nsalN heNNr the piaht ,la,s have
txtMtrd The rnnnNeeinn lmpn,, s,,,n ,r
bcain the paWina VI rr,lt'sl, w ,hr bella
ware nnd ndlh"rM Nvc,e 'rMa, whrn n,-
con,plislnd, will add m,,rh ,o the value
" NE iis''me N,n,,nds Nv threr localities
Mature lms aia,'l NE liish Commission
much N i's rtEmts 'w mr'an,ina Nv the
iood oi ns|,rs nn ins,lArt ,hn, ,nuara ,hcm
~ return At the spawning sensrn tn ,Nr
l,lace whc,r they we've hn,rhrd |, Ia ~
cnfioMs Mct, to,t Tint whuN cnns ave ,hus
placed IA the tanks on the r,Nnmisshm's
vessel, murh Target percentage M them
hatch than do of ,m>sr Deposited ", The
iish IN the ha,n'Al WY Mrr@ 'hp N,et hrds
AMI tue HN'tom " the OueaN. Ihr attention.
oi other civilized nations hns been attracted
ny what the tni,,d States 10 ,,nnn.
me Netnnn government hns invited
M esMbI'im M All nrpN,a,us anA All ,n,,
session oi ilsh ha,chnY to We mn,le III i,c
m dniiMa May M the r,cscm >rar. II Ia
eAi'eeted that m,Aels of the lish l,nWk
anu her machinery M propagation viii I've
sent, an appropriation HM Tina purpose hay