The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-12-22
Carp at PunAhou.

EoTTuR G4zErTEs-l have been requested by
souie, u whom have spoken Of our experisncs
here at Punahou, to give the substance for the
benefit Of your readers.
year ago last month a small reservoir was con-
strueted Just below the spring the College
grounds, for the purpose of storing the surplus
water for use in irrigation Ii is irregular in shOpe
but may be equal to surface $50 #. by So having
an average depth Of Is or - inches Soon after it
was hlled, some one suggested that it would be a
good place for carp, and | repeated the same to
Mr C. NJ Cooke who interested himself to procure
Tor rs few Of this variety Of hsh for trial. among
others to whom he spoke WAS Mr. Allan Herbert Of
waikiki. Mr.. Herbert came to see the situation
here and aftervard, Jan LIST 1855, sent some % or
~ small carp to as.
I was absent when the Cinnamon arrived with
nsb 80 did not see them Eheu pat into the pond.
Mr. Frank Blrvick, our Superintsnt of Grounds
received Il : hsh and placed them in The pond. At
that time they varied from three to six inches In
length, he judged, and Dir. Herbert has sinre
confirmed his judgment BY y similar statement
From that date until the middle of May nothing
was seen them. At that time | found four in 3
small reservoir between the main fond and the
spring. These | melted and was astouished to find
them BY aeteal measurement from u TO Is inches
In length.
They were returned to the Larger pond and no
thing more vas noticed until the next month when
tiny nzh began to appear in the pond and its over
low. Their escape WIS Immediately preversted
and We have after seen them swimming in the pond
II great Numbers: Major Dane and myself estfmat-
Ing that We must have seen during our ualf hour
one or two thousand.
Thanksgiving morning Nov. 96th ult / eouclud-
81 to try and net few for our dinner that day
With the help Of the College boys six of the large
nsh and many of the smaller one were caught
Tue smaller we're from i've TO ten inches in length
and we're all returned TO the pond. Five of Gin
Large hsh we're kept for use The largest meas
ured p inches N length with girth measurement
Of l3l3 inches and weighed four pounds and ten
0u-ces. The others we're not measured but weigh
Cd as follows: lbs; lbs IL o. lbs. u OF, max
ing total Of Is lbs Il OF, for the five fish
Ihsy vers boiled and served with pickle sauce
and were pronounced BY all who ate them to be
eIcslleut In favor and quality. The largest one
vas seut 10 my own table and while having more
boues II It than u1llet could not be called a
very bouy fish
am greatly pleased With our experiment and
llt not been personally cuguizant of every fact
have stated. should hdvs felt as skeptical as
many Of my readers viii undoubtedly feel as to
the possibility OF such results. During 4 mart of
the year the fish have been fed the waste bread Of
the establishments bat the greater part Of the time
have has nothing II the way OF artificial food.
The overflow Of the Punabou Spring passes direct
" iutO the large reservoir through the smaller of
Ehich l have spoken, which is only about six BY
ten taei In size, and then out az the furthsst ex
treImty Of the larger. At times there has been
great amouns Of fiHtn growing IN the pond, which
mast have furnished 4 llrre share of the food.
The bottom Of the reservoir il earth left as when
e1caveted- In the early of this year, Mr.. Cooke
sent me a clipping frOm the scientific American,
the date OF which cannot give, Containing short
article an card in American waters. To show that
quote short extract from is. To illustrate the
rapid grD=th Of these fishes. a gentlemen placed
ons dozen carp, measuring from thiEe to four il
ches IN length IN a muddy pond on Orange Noun
vas drawn On and the fishes we're captured Thew
had attained the extraordinary growth of fifteen
inches within four months"
am, Very truly yoars
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