Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
THE sHAD TRANSATLANTIC.

The shipment of young white shad which
| arrived here yesterday morning from the
East came through in the most satisfactory
| condition, not one thousand having been lost
ON the journey of over three thousand miles.
They are brought from the United States
FISH hatchery at the navy Yarl, Washington,
D. c. They were ha.ched between sunset of
the 18th instant and sunrise of the 12sh, and
at once shipped in the forenoon of the same
day, reaching here in a little less than six
| days. They were brought in twelve tin cans
of the same shape those from which milk
is delivered in our streets, but holding about
fifteen gallons each, which were kept filled
with pure, fresh water, and each can contain
ing about 70, 0O0 shad, or as was estimated,
about $40, coo in all. To keep the water
sufficiently pure for them it had to be
changed or aerated every two hours during
the six days. To accomplish this Tin tube
about two inches IN diameter, with sieve
around the end, is put down into
the cans. from which the water is
mostly drawn out. leaving the fish in tie
can. If an entire supply of fresh water is
not then put in, that which was taken out is
aerated by throwing away small portion OF
it-say one-sixth-aEd adding that amount of
new supply, and then taking up u dipperfEl
at time and holding it high up and pouring
1t back, which soon purifes 1t by the action
OF the air, when it Is returned TO the can
y large supply of fresh water had to be
brought in extra cans while coming across the
plains, as the least infusion of aikali-water
would at once destroy the whole shipment.
The work of bringing them across the CONT
nent was in charge of j. i. Ellis and G. 6.
Davenport, who were assisted by Livingston
Stone, Of the United States Fish Com
mission, aud G. B. Williams, his
clerk. Messrs. Ellis and Davenport, with
eight others, are constantly employed in
connection with the Government Fish
Commission in trans porting consignments of
different kinds OF fish TO the various portions
Of the United States. Large shipments OF
shad have already been made and deposited
in the rivers of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Virginia, Maine, Pennsylvania,
Missouri and Iowa the present season.
Those which have just been received, and
were six days old upon their arrival, are very
diminutive, and when taken up with water
IN dipper for exhibition the first suppose
ton was that there were none in it, but upon
looking closely black specks could be SEEN
which were seen to be in pairs, with a shadowy
invisible form running out from them about
quarter of an inch long, which look very
much like mosquitoes In a rain barrel two
days before they hatch. state commissioner
Redding met the party upon its arrival in
this city and gave all the aid and atten-
ton in his power. which was greatly appre-
ciated by those having the work in charge
Yesterday afternoon ne accompanied the
shipment to Iehama, leaving at 2:20 ON the
Oregon Division. and expected to arrive at
the Sacramento bridge near Tehama at about
o'clock last evening, where the train was to
stop and the fish at once placed in the river at
that point, which Will be done by first par
TALLY submerging each can and allowing the
water in them to mix with the water in the
river, when all would carefully he emptied
ont, and the procsss Of transplauting is com
pleted