Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-23
Fish COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

The Fish Commissioners held m7sting
Saturday ST their office at the Union Hotel
a full Board present. Commissioner Dibble
reported that at the State hatchery at
Shebley's rainbow trout eggs from Modoc
county were hatched, and young trout. to
tile number Of $4,000 were in good con.
dition also that Mr.. Richardson. tie man
10 charge Of the hatchery, has secured over
100 600 Tahoe silver trout eggs, ard thst the
same will be carefully cared for at the Sheb-
lev hatchery, and the young fish would De ct
an early day ready for distribution.
Complaints having been uumerously re-
cziyed OF the violation Of the State fish laws
by she use Of unlawful nets, tbs killing CT
Ash by giant powder and other means, by
parties on the Sacramento river ana hid
utsries, President Buckingham 1as d
recsed to again call the attention Of District
ATTORNEYS of the counties from whsnce the
complaints came, urging that The offenders
be arrested and punished. The President
was further directed to Riva his personal at.
tentioD 10 securing such aid as msy be re-
quired TO arrest and punish guilty parties.
In regard to the destruction of dsh in So
quei creek, Santa Cluz county, by deleser!-
Gus substances from paper-miil, the Pres1-
dent was directed to Inquire into tho matter
aud TO tske such action on behalf OF the
Commission as will prevent the further vlo-
lstion OF the law il that direction.
President Buckingham reported that he
lad been down the Sacramento IS far as Fl
role point, sind found that extensive prepare
tions were being made for fishing duricg the
close season. In the tules at different places
he found large tanks for sailing hsh, aad
those that he discovered hsd capacity for
sailing 100. 600 fish. At the Mokelumne
there are ten boats, at YhTea.nile slough
four or five, and st the Seven.mile sloush
eight or ten. a letter vas also read which
had been rscsived from q gentleman con-
nected with cannery at Co.iissvilie. IL
stated that an open patrol Of the river with
sloop or steamer will not sufHce to detect the
violators Of the lay, and that the work Inust
be done on the detective plan. The lstter
ssid: "You would be surprised to SEQ the
open preparations being made 60 fish next
August. Salt By the ton is being lsnded on
this wharf, consigned so fishermen. Large
tanks are Being built purposely TO salt fish 10,
and the open ayewal is made By the fisher
men that they Will fsh in season and out of
season. The local officer and Sheriff ara CT
no account at this place. They have been
bought to keep their eyes shut, and $40 or
$40 from each boat will mako large bribery
fund"
President Buckingham and Commissioner
Dibble vera appointed committee TO lock
into the matter thoroughly, and they wsre
authorized TO empower five deputies to assist
them during the month of August in pre-
venting the violation of the fish laws.
A petition wss received, signed ~ forty
FIVE citizsns of Humboldt couaty, asking
that salmon hatchery be established on the
waters of Eel river. Commissioner Rsdding
was authorized to answer the communication,
and say that The Commission were powerless
to grant the request, and that the matter was
one for the consideration of the Legislature.
1t was ordered that $50 posters containing
the fish laws in regard to the close season be
printed and posted at different places along
the Sacramento river and ITS tributaries.
President Buckingham stated that he had
been reliably informed that Cinnamon we're
destroying fish in the Sacramento above Red
ding by the use of giant powder.
It was ordered that $40 be appropriated for
the purpose of sending man TO that section
to look after and cause the arrest of the guilty
parties.
It was ordered thst an itemized report of
the expansss incurred should be presented at
each nesting.
Commissioner Redding reported that he
had received letter from Humboldt county,
stating that dam had beea constructed IN
Linsey creek without the necessary FISH lad
ders, and that he had written to the District
Attorney of that county to see that the law
wss conplied with.
Complaints have been received that the
fish LADDERS in the Truckee at Camp 20 wsre
being run in the interest of fishermen by be-
ing kept closed until large numbers had
gathered just below the dam, where they
could be caught quite easily.
The Commission adjourned to meet Satur-
day, August Alb, Of ! P. NJ, ct Room 40,
Union Hotel.