The Arizona sentinel., 1884-02-02
ARIZONA SENTINEL |.
Gomtp Ofiqial 4aper,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY2. 1854.

Dr. J. H. Taggart, business manager of the Arizona Fish Commission, has been forwarded to Gov. Tritle. A brief synopsis may prove of interest to our readers. After stating the dis, position of small fish received from the U. s. Commissioner about'a year ago, the report says:
 In view of the importance of speedily filling our interior wat, CTS with carp, and the Colorado with salmon and shad, and con- sidering the unsatisfactory re- suits so far obtained by cores pondence, at a meeting of the Arizona Fish Com., held in Tucr son July 18th, last, the business manager was directed to proceed to Washington and make perse- nally such arrangements with the officers of the U. s. Com. as he might be able to perfect, tending to the accomplishment of these ends.
 In compliance with this faction he went to Washington early in September. and arranged with the U. s, Com. hat a car load of young carp should be sent to supply Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona; that the quota for Arizona should be divided into three parts, one to be delivered to Com. Gosper at Albuquerque, one to Com. Rule at Benson, and one to the business mana ger at Yuma.
 It was further promised that a carload of young salmon, from the U. s. hatchery on Mac . LeOd river, Cal, should be placed  in the upper waters of the Colo rado river. probably at the U. P. crossing of Green river, unless in- vestigation then in progress should demonstrate that the un- dertaking would be failur> but which was not expected, and that a car load of had from the pres ent seasons hatch would also he placed in the Colorado River, it being thought they would thrive well here.
 On December 31St Commission CT Taggart received 350 young carp, in bad condition with the information that this lot was all that could be supplied to Arizona this season. No reasun was as- signed for being cut short, except that the messenger had begun distributing in Mississippi, with instructions to continue to Yuma. and that he had met with unex- pected losses. Of the 360 carp re- ceived, 190 survived and were distributed Jan. 5th 10 those who had applied a year ago and were not supplied. Those who still want carp will be obliged to wait for anothe- supply.
 Commissioner G0sher has since received a snpply of fish for Northern Arizona. If those first received have been properly cared for they ought to.spawn the coming season, and so furnish a supply independent of outside sources.
 The bushes manager is unable | to report definitely as to the pro- gress of any fish heretofore re- ceivcd and distributed, as no re- ports have been sent in by reel | pients. The document concludes: 1
 ''It hardly seems that the ben- cfciaries take the interest in the | matter necessary to success. In my judgement some competent | person should visit parts of the | Territory and give those who contemplate carp culture instruc- tons as to the proper c0nstruc- tion of ponds, care of fish, how to protect them from their natural enemies, etc., as by law the com missiOners are required to serve without salary, none of them have cared to undertake this duty and the snallness of the approp- ration forbade the employment of an expert"
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