Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-03-05

them in one of the tributaries of the
Carson, the weather at the time being
too warm to ship them to distant
parts of the State. They are so pro-
tected rs to he easily taken by seine,
and, If true our native fish are disap-
pearing from several streams in the
State, this fish will perhaps better fill
their place than Eastern brook trout.
CATFISH.
Nothing can be more satisfactory
than the evidence have of the In
crease and growth of the several lots
of catfish put in Washoe Lake and
Carson, 1'ruckee and Humboldt
rivers. Washoe Lake is so fully
stocked and the fish of that size and
vigor that further experiments would
be useless. Over 100 day have been
taken by one fisherman, none less
than fourteen inches long and weigh
ing from one pound to one and a
half pounds.
Of those planted in Carson River,
ut Schultz's Ranch, several have been
caught at Woodford's, thirty miles
up the river from where deposited,
aud others sixty miles down the river
from place of deposit; the latter hav-
ing passed through all the poisonous
, substances flowing into the river
from mining operations.
Advices from the Truckee and
Humboldt rivers warrant me in re-
porting equally rs favorably As from
those planted in Washoe Lake, and
with another years growth, or ON the
opening of the rivers in the coming
Spring, l have no hesltancy 10 stat
ing that good and profitable fishing
may be had.
Having awaited ample timc-from
two To three years-on experiments
in trnnsplanting fish into our waters
before commencing on the very lib
eral appropriation at my command,
and endesvoring to arrive at the adj
aptability of Nevada streams to GER
tain food fish, before jeopardizing a
single dollar of the State funds, and
having such positive proof of success
with catfish, opened correspondence
with several gentlemen in the eastern
counties of this State as to the public
waters in their respective localities,
character of water, native fish in
same, if any, and general disposition
of residents to protect them should |
expend State money in stocking their
streams. Answers coming so favor
ably, with pledges to organize sport
ing clubs to more vigilantly watch
and prosecute violations Of the law,
In December, 1880, distributed cat
fish and Sacramento River perch in
Washoe, Humboldt, Churchill, Ian
der, Eureka and Elko counties. In
Nye and White Pine counties
planted only catfish. The great dis
lance to Meadow Valley, in Lincoln
county, and the very cold weather at
the time Of my agents visit to the
eastern part of the State prevented
him from forwarding any fish to Lin
coin county. From the same cnuses
only portion of those forwarded to
Steptoe Valley aud Curran Creek
reached their destination in cool
In all / planted fish vt
eighty one different places. Outside
of the Truckee and Humboldt rivers,
Pine Creek and Newark Valley, the
plants were in lakes, sloughs,
streams, and larger springs, but, in
every place, public waters. The
parties receiving them being in most
cases gentlemen taking great pride in
having foreign fish introduced into
their communities, they promised
every reasonable effort to protect
them.
During the past two years no COM
plants have been made against per-
s,ns using explosives or deletenous
substances. The fatal results cited
in my last report may have been
warning to those heretofore using
them.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Complaints continue to GENE from
Walker and Humboldt rivers of OBJ.
structions in the shape of willow and